Harry Cheadle is an Eater writer and editor who covers the Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco metro areas. He has been a journalist for 15 years and writing about food in Seattle since 2023.
The acclaimed Sea Creatures restaurant group is navigating some choppy waters. On Thursday, June 5, the group, co-owned by famed chef Renee Erickson, announced in a press release that starting June 19, it will be temporarily shuttering the connected restaurants Boat Bar and Bateau as “the company begins a planned reimagining of both restaurants.” The Capitol Hill location of its doughnut shop chain General Porpoise — which shares the space with those two restaurants — will close permanently, as will the Laurelhurst General Porpoise.
The closure of Bateau and Boat Bar is expected to last three to six months, Sea Creatures said…