Check out the five new restaurants that opened last month in Bellingham, and two that closed
By Alyse Smith,
1 days ago
Looking for a new restaurant to try out? Whatcom County had five new restaurants open throughout September. Here are the new restaurants for you to try:
Sweet Haven Dessert Universe
Sweet Haven Dessert Universe , a sweets shop and bakery, opened in Fairhaven. The new shop is at the previous location of Sweet Bellingham, where it serves a variety of cookies, pies, espresso, pastries and cakes.
Sweet Haven is open in downtown Fairhaven on September 19, 2024, in Bellingham, Wash. Rachel Showalter/The Bellingham Herald
Operating hours have not been posted, but the shop is at 1005 Harris Ave. in Bellingham.
A ShareTea bubble tea location. ShareTea is open from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Sunday, and 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 322 36th St. in Bellingham. Bob Brawdy/bbrawdy@tricityherald.com
Visitors can enjoy a variety of brewed, milk and fruit teas, as well as other drinks.
ShareTea is open from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Sunday, and 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 322 36th St.
Bloomhaven Bottle Shop
Bloomhaven Bottle Shop , “Bellingham’s first and only non-alcoholic bottle shop,” opened Saturday, Sept. 15.
Bloomhaven Bottle Shop operates a storefront in Fairhaven at 1201 11th Street on September 19, 2024, in Bellingham, Wash. Rachel Showalter/The Bellingham Herald
The business was launched by Molly Flynn, who curated the shop’s collection of non-alcoholic spirits, beer and wine. Visitors can take a bottle to go or enjoy it at the bottle shop’s indoor seating area.
Bloomhaven Bottle Shop operates a storefront in Fairhaven at 1201 11th Street on September 19, 2024, in Bellingham, Wash. Rachel Showalter/The Bellingham Herald
Bloomhaven is open from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday at 1201 11th St., Suite 101.
Bar Two Eleven
Since The Underground Nightclub in downtown Bellingham closed last month, a new bar has opened at its location.
Bar Two Eleven opened Friday, Sept. 14, according to a Facebook post that describes the new business as Bellingham’s newest “spot for live entertainment, games, cocktails, and so much more.”
Bar Two Eleven is open at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 211 E Chestnut St. in Bellingham.
Westside Pizza
Restaurant chain Westside Pizza has opened a new location in Bellingham’s Silver Beach neighborhood.
Westside Pizza offers a dining area as well as delivery and pick-up options. Westside Pizza is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 607 Northshore Drive.
Closures
Milano’s Italian Restaurant and Fairhaven Village Tacos
Milano’s Italian restaurant and bar, along with Fairhaven Village Tacos have permanently closed, according to Facebook posts from their owner, Nancy Hassan.
The Knights of Pythias Building in Fairhaven will soon be home to Milano’s restaurant. The Italian restaurant in Glacier is moving to Fairhaven and is expected to be ready in February. Dave Gallagher/The Bellingham Herald
Both restaurants permanently closed, according to Facebook posts on Sept. 3. Milano’s Italian restaurant was at 1210 11th St. in Bellingham. The Fairhaven Village Tacos double-decker bus was located at the corner of 11th & Harris Ave.
Fairhaven Village Tacos is open for business on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Bellingham, Wash. Warren Sterling/The Bellingham Herald
Easy come and easy go. When I lived in Santa Fe, I found most restaurants downtown to be of high quality and operated by learned restaurateurs who knew what they were doing. Many of those restaurants had been around for decades! Here is a different story. Downtown Bellingham was at its peak in the 80s, with a long downward spiral after that.
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