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Matt Dillon to open Bar Sajor, London Plane in Pioneer Square

BY Alyssa Kleven  on January 3, 2013 @ 12:34 pm (Updated: 3:11 pm - 1/4/13 )

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"Me, growing up in Seattle, I was just kind of frustrated with it myself," Dillon told KIRO Radio's Let's Eat, of Pioneer Square. "I wish it was cooler, there were more things to do."(Image courtesy JamesBeard.org)
Following in the footsteps of other Seattle James Beard-award winners, Matt Dillon, owner of Sitka & Spruce, is opening another restaurant.

This time it's in his favorite Seattle neighborhood, known for it's brownstone courtyards and charming appeal. Dillon has always loved Pioneer Square.

"Me, growing up in Seattle, I was just kind of frustrated with it myself," he said of Pioneer Square. "I wish it was cooler, there were more things to do."

So he's a joining a bigger movement, reviving the area with two businesses of his own.

Dillon's Bar Sajor will debut this January, with London Plane to open sometime after.

London Plane is a creative space with Melrose Market merchant Katherine Anderson's flower stuff, and our pastries and bakery, Dillon told KIRO Radio's Let's Eat.

The space will be retail, with a cafe serving lunch. It's in the old Seafirst Bank of America building. Down the street they will offer a private dining space that businesses can use for meetings or small parties.

Let's Eat can be heard on KIRO Radio Saturday at 4 p.m., Sunday at noon. Available anytime ON DEMAND at MyNorthwest.com.

Alyssa Kleven, MyNorthwest.com Editor
Alyssa Kleven is an editor and content producer at MyNorthwest.com. She enjoys doting over her adorable dachshund Winnie - named for Arcade Fire front-man Win Butler.


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  • CH wrote...
    Now thats its legel . . . .
    January 5, 2013 5:31 am
    will it be able to smoke the good stuff?
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  • sghouse wrote...
    Dillon
    January 5, 2013 7:32 am
    you are wasting your time (and money). nobody wants to go to pioneer sqr due to the ever rising parking fees and the aggressive panhandlers infesting the area. no way would i ever take a family member to that area of town. or anywhere else in downtown seattle for that matter....
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  • hpygolkyone wrote...
    News Flash...................
    January 5, 2013 7:55 am
    Ever seen the wall to wall high-rise condo units in Seattle......30+ stories? Or the wall to wall people at Pioneer Square? Didn't think so. I wonder if any of those people who live in those condos, or who visit Pioneer Square, eat?

    Sure, parking is getting outrageous, but many people are willing to pay for it and it isn't like they are parking there all day just to eat a meal.

    I guess ONE less person eating at his restaurant won't matter that much.

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  • hpygolkyone wrote...
    Almost Forgot..........
    January 5, 2013 8:00 am
    Aren't there a few stadiums in the area? Safeco Field, Century Link and the new basketball/hockey building?

    I wonder if any of those tens of thousands of people enjoy eating?

    Also......my mistake as I was referring to the wall to wall people at Pike Place Market. My apologies.

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  • shark75 wrote...
    Nobody goes to Pioneer Square anymore
    January 5, 2013 9:23 am
    Except white trash and blacks. The neighborhood is dead...
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  • messiah101 wrote...
    Nobody goes to Pioneer Square anymore
    January 5, 2013 10:17 am
    Its too crowded (Yogi Berra)
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  • CH wrote...
    Nobody goes to Pioneer Square anymore . . . .
    January 5, 2013 11:43 am
    unless you own a gun.
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  • shark75 wrote...
    Most everyone in Pioneer Square has a gun
    January 5, 2013 12:08 pm
    Most aren't the registered owners. Go hip-hop...
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  • Snout wrote...
    Dang, I was hoping it was the other Matt Dillon.
    January 5, 2013 3:15 pm
    And no, not the metrosexual actor with the Burt from Sesame Street/neanderthal eyebrows. For a brief moment I'd hoped that they'd open something like the Longbranch, Delmoninco's or the Alefreganza with Marshall Dillon, Miss Kitty, Chester, Doc et al. Sigh. Oh well, they allowed guns in Dodge so I guess that idea's DOA.
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