Capitol Hill restaurant closes unexpectedly
Aug 4, 2025, 5:13 PM | Updated: Sep 26, 2025, 3:54 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 wrote on Facebook.
The closure comes as a surprise to Seattle locals, according to Eater Seattle. With no warning, fans had no chance for a final visit.
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Neighboring bar in Capitol Hill also closes
Foreign National, Johnson’s neighboring bar, also closed after nearly a decade, The Seattle Times 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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