The Mountaineering Club Re-Opens and More Seattle Food News You Can Use This Week: August 31, 2020 Edition

by Stranger EverOut Staff

At the U-District’s Mountaineering Club (which just reopened on Friday), you can take in a view of Mount Rainier and the Space Needle while you tuck into Hama Hama oysters and PNW-inspired cocktails. Mountaineering Club via Instagram

With a new week comes lots of new announcements to fuel your appetite for food and booze, like the new Cloudburst Brewing location in Ballard, the Mountaineering Club rooftop bar inspired by the great Northwest outdoors, and new year-round vegan Salt and Straw flavors. Read on for those and more food-world updates, and for more ideas, check out our full in-person dining directory, our takeout & delivery directory, and our guide to Seattle farmers markets.

NEW OPENINGS & RETURNS
Bistro Shirley
Renee Erickson’s French-style Laurelhurst bistro is now accepting reservations for dine-in. Their menu is as Parisian cafe-like as ever, with options like tomato gazpacho, prawn confit, chicken liver mousse, Lyonnaise-style sausage, and cheese and charcuterie plates, plus end-of-summer cocktails like “La Plage” with spiced rum, falernum, pineapple, lime, and bitters.