Downtown Bellingham’s newest eatery is a cocktail bar with Neapolitan pizza
Bellingham’s newest eatery is now open, taking over the previous location of Starla’s and serving a similar menu of specialty pizza.
Pendino, a craft cocktail bar serving specialty Neopolitan pizza, is holding a soft opening from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, according to the restaurant’s website.
“We’ll be running a limited opening menu featuring our starting lineup of pizzas, cocktails, wine and a few surprises while we dial everything in,” a May 6 Instagram post from the restaurant states.
The new restaurant took over Starla’s previous location after it closed in March. It is run by Corey Silversmith, previous co-owner of Makeworth Coffee in downtown Bellingham, according to an April 1 post on Starla’s Instagram.
Although Pendino followed Starla’s footsteps in crafting pizza in the Herald Building, the eatery brings a new ambiance to the location.
“The Pendino name comes from my great-grandfather — from Naples, Italy — where restaurants weren’t just places to eat, but places to stay. Where conversations stretched longer than expected. Where strangers became friends. Where time softened around the table,” a March 4 Instagram post states on Pendino’s profile.
According to the restaurant’s Instagram bio, the official grand opening is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12.
Pendino’s is located at 1149 N State St. in downtown Bellingham, inside the historic Herald Building.
