Foreign National (bar)

Foreign National
Restaurant information
CitySeattle
CountyKing
StateWashington
CountryUnited States

Foreign National was a bar and restaurant in Seattle, Washington, United States.[1][2] It operated from 2016 to 2025.

Description

The bar and restaurant Foreign National was adjacent to the Vietnamese fusion restaurant Stateside; the two businesses haven been referred to as "sibling" establishments.[3][4] The 28-seat[5] bar had a large mosaic disco ball and also served Vietnamese cuisine.[6] The menu included cheeseburger bao, chicken curry puffs, and fried potatoes.[7] Among drinks was the Singapore Sling, the Expat Punch with passion fruit juice and Taittinger, and the Long Thailand Iced Tea, which had brandy, rum, rye, and Thai tea.[8]

History

Eric Johnson was the chef and owner.[9] The bar opened in 2016[10][11][12][13] and closed on July 31, 2025.[14][15]

The interior was designed by Callie Meyer.[16]

Reception

In Condé Nast Traveler's 2018 list of Seattle's fifteen best bars, Jessica Voelker wrote, "You know you've been to a great cocktail bar when you walk out feeling pleasantly disoriented, like you've just been transported to some faraway land. A little bit tiki, a little bit disco, Foreign National is such a bar."[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "One Seattle cocktail was named among the nation's best". The Seattle Times. 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  2. ^ "Is this the best new bar in Seattle?". The Seattle Times. 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  3. ^ "Stateside's New Sibling Cocktail Bar, Foreign National, Is a Dark Den of Marvelous". Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  4. ^ "The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now". Archived from the original on 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  5. ^ "Stateside's Sibling Bar Foreign National Is Just About Open". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  6. ^ "Foreign National, Seattle, Washington, U.S. – Bar Review". Condé Nast Traveler. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  7. ^ "Foreign National - Review - Capitol Hill - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2022-01-21. Archived from the original on 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  8. ^ Zappia, Corina. "$6 Pho, Meet Your Expat Buddy, the $15 Singapore Sling". The Stranger. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  9. ^ "Cocktail in Profile: The Foreign National Cocktail". Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  10. ^ "Stateside's Eric Johnson Is Opening a Cocktail Lounge Next Door". Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  11. ^ Steinman, Alexis (2016-08-03). "Seattle's Stateside Team Opens The Chic Cocktail Bar, Foreign National". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  12. ^ Hill, Megan (2016-02-12). "Stateside's Forthcoming Next-Door Bar Will Be Called Foreign National". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  13. ^ Hill, Megan (2016-06-27). "Celebrated Stateside Team Opening Bar Next Door Tomorrow". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  14. ^ "Celebrated Seattle cocktail bar announces sudden closure". The Seattle Times. 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  15. ^ "Say goodbye to the Foreign National as Stateside's neighbor bar shuts down". CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News. 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  16. ^ "A Designer Refashions a Garage With Asian Funk". SURFACE. 2016-10-18. Archived from the original on 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  17. ^ Voelker, Jessica (2018-05-15). "15 Best Bars in Seattle". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2025-08-01.

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