This is a curated list of Seattle’s most notable and permanent restaurant and bar closures. See a closing we missed? Then drop us a line.
DOWNTOWN — JarrBar, a popular anchovy-tin-sized bar near Pike Place Market, has been on life support since March, when owner Bryan Jarr announced it would temporarily close due to rising costs and debts. In late November, Jarr said on Instagram that his behind-the-scenes efforts to find a path to reopening were unsuccessful; JarrBar is officially permanently closed, almost exactly a decade after opening. In his farewell message to guests and former staff, Jarr wrote that over the course of its tenure, “JarrBar became its own living being. Not perfect. Not polished. But full of character, highs and lows, triumphs and flaws. Just like the rest of us.”
PIKE PLACE MARKET — Not far away, venerable craft brewery Pike Brewing Company is closing its fish bar and its pub, the latter of which had been at the market for 36 years. Pike will still be brewing its beer and operating a taproom at the Seattle Convention Center, but brewery CEO Matt Lincecum (who also co-founded Fremont Brewing, now under the same ownership as Pike Brewing) told Eater Seattle that rising costs had made operating the pub unsustainable…