Capitol Hill restaurant closes unexpectedly
Aug 4, 2025, 5:13 PM

Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Photo: Emmett Anderson via Flickr Creative Commons)
(Photo: Emmett Anderson via Flickr Creative Commons)
A Capitol Hill restaurant owned by a James Beard-nominated chef has suddenly closed its doors.
Stateside, a Vietnamese-French food eatery, is no longer in service, owner Eric Johnson announced on social media.
“Thanks for the memories Seattle!!!” he .
Johnson stated a “mandatory restaurant and bar closure in Seattle has happened,” via .
“We wish we had even more food!” he added. “We鈥檙e weighing some possibilities in the meantime, but in terms of regular service, the moment we can reopen, we will. That is a guarantee. Stay safe!”聽
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The closure comes as a surprise to Seattle locals, according to . With no warning, fans had no chance for a final visit.
Although one Instagram user commented, “Are you gonna offer Take Out (please)?”
To which, Stateside replied, “stay tuned.”
Neighboring bar in Capitol Hill also closes
Foreign National, Johnson’s neighboring bar, also closed after nearly a decade, reported last week.
Johnson told Eater Seattle the closures were due to the lease being up.
In 2019, Johnson was nominated for a James Beard Award in the Best Chef in the Northwest category.
Stateside was named Seattle Met’s Restaurant of the Year in 2015. However, it received controversy for being a Vietnamese restaurant with a non-Vietnamese chef and for being a more expensive Vietnamese restaurant, Eater Seattle reported.
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