There’s nothing worse than seeing a beloved restaurant disappear from the Seattle dining landscape. Recently, several Seattle restaurants that we love have announced permanent or temporary closures. We’ve listed them with their closing dates below, and will update this post as needed.
Keep reading for the most notable Seattle restaurants that are closing soon, plus several more that have permanently or temporarily shut their doors recently.
Closing soon:
Skillet, multiple locations
The popular diner-style restaurant chain Skillet closed its Capitol Hill and Post Alley locations on November 12 but you have until December 12 to visit Skillet Regrade before it closes as well. Three other locations remain at Seattle Center and SEA Airport. Read about the reason behind the Skillet closures.
Closed permanently:
mbar, SLU
Popular SLU rooftop bar and restaurant mbar is closing this fall after nine years, with November 1, 2025 as its last day of service. The Mama restaurant group’s announcement didn’t offer a reason, but the news came the month after they closed their Capitol Hill restaurant Mamnoon. Read more about mbar closing.
The Whale Wins, Fremont
The Whale Wins is a James Beard-award winning restaurant in Fremont that is part of Renee Erickson’s Eat Sea Creatures restaurant group. In a closing announcement on Instagram they cited “rising costs” as the main reason. They went on to say that “this decision was not an easy one to make but our lease is up in the fall and it’s feeling like this is a good time to close this chapter.” Their last day was October 28, 2025.
Mamnoon, Capitol Hill
Mamnoon was a popular Middle Eastern restaurant in Capitol Hill and the flagship restaurant of the Mama restaurant group. It closed in September after 13 years in Seattle. You’ll still be able to purchase Mamnoon products in local grocery stores. In an Instagram post announcing the closure, Mamnoon invited diners to “join us one more time as some of our old friends cook up some one time special” on their last day of service on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
Eden Hill, Queen Anne
Eden Hill was a small and highly-acclaimed restaurant in Queen Anne. They opened in 2015 and closed on their 10th anniversary. The owners said that they will be “rallying around Big Max Burger Co as a more stable, reliable, and less personal business but more importantly our family.” Their last day of service was September 4, 2025.
Rachel’s Ginger Beer, Capitol Hill
Rachel’s Ginger Beer announced the closure of their 12th Ave location this August, writing in an Instagram post that “after 10 fantastic years on capitol hill, our lease is up and we decided not to renew. rgb was born on capitol hill, and we have loved getting to know all our local guests.” Don’t worry: you can still get your Rachel’s Ginger Beer fix in Seattle. Their flagship location at Pike Place Market remains open, as well as their University Village location and their store at The Spheres. You can also purchase Rachel’s Ginger Beer at stores, bars, and restaurants around Seattle as well as via their online shop. And if you’re wondering about the Capitol Hill store’s colorful interior mural, RGB commented on their IG post that it will be saved!
Stateside and Foreign National, Capitol Hill
Stateside is a popular Vietnamese-French restaurant in Capitol Hill that suddenly closed its doors on August 4. It first opened in 2015 and since then garnered praise both locally and nationally. In an Instagram announcement, the caption simply read “Thank you Seattle!!! It’s been a great run.”
Stateside’s sibling bar Foreign National also announced its closure on Instagram just one day prior.
General Porpoise, Capitol Hill & Laurelhurst locations
Owned by the same restaurant group behind soon-to-close The Whale Wins, this doughnut shop just had its Capitol Hill and Laurelhurst locations shuttered in June 2025. You’ll still be able to visit the General Porpoise location in Pioneer Square, as well as the location in the Seattle Spheres if you’re able to snag a reservation to get inside them.
Kamp, Madison Valley
Kamp was a fun spot for good food and cocktails, soft serve, and Sunday drag brunch. They closed on July 2, 2025 after three years of service. In the closing announcement, the owners called it a “personal pause” and said they will be “sharing what’s next when the time is right.”
Closed temporarily:
Bateau, Capitol Hill
Steakhouse Bateau shut its doors for a temporary closure on June 19, along with Boat Bar. In an Instagram post about the closure of the two spaces, the restaurant group shared that they will be closed for three to six months and that they “look forward to welcoming guests and staff back to a reimagined Bateau and Boat Bar later this year.”
Boat Bar, Capitol Hill
Boat Bar closed temporarily in June along with Bateau (see above). You can expect it to reopen in three to six months.