A look at Whatcom County’s restaurant openings, closings in November
Looking for a new restaurant to try out? Whatcom County saw three new eateries open in November, as one restaurant closed.
New Whatcom County restaurants
Mercurys Coffee Co.
Mercurys Coffee Co., a drive-through espresso stand serving unique drinks, snacks and more, officially opened Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 1100 E Sunset Dr., the previous location of Big Foot Java near Sunset Square.
Mercurys Coffee Co. is a chain of espresso stands in Washington, with locations in Bellevue, Everett, Kirkland, Woodinville, Bothell, Fall City, Redmond and Sammamish.
Mercurys Coffee Co. in Bellingham is open from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at 1100 E Sunset Dr. in Bellingham.
The Den
The Den, a new bar in downtown Bellingham created by the owners of Wild Buffalo House of Music, opened on Friday, Nov. 21.
The new bar, nicknamed “Bellingham’s living room” space, is located at 1319 Commercial St. in downtown Bellingham.
“The bar is named and themed after my favorite room at my grandparent’s house. The Den was a place to come together, to eat snacks, and reconnect with friends and family before and after dinner,” according to a Facebook post from one of its owners, Craig Jewell on Nov. 17.
The Den will be open from 4 p.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
Kebabji
Kebabji, the newest addition to Bellis Fair mall’s food court, opened Monday, Nov. 24, serving Mediterranean dishes and roasted meats.
The new restaurant is located in Bellis Fair’s food court. The Bellis Fair mall is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at 1 Bellis Fair Parkway.
Closed Whatcom County restaurant
Carnal
Carnal, the downtown Bellingham restaurant known for its live-fire cooking, steaks, sourdough pizza nights and pasta, closed permanently on Nov. 1.
Co-owner Skip Williamson announced the restaurant was listed for sale in August in order to pursue a line of meat stick snacks.
“After five amazing years and more than 130,000 guests, we’ve decided to put the Carnal restaurant space up for sale so we can focus on expanding our premium meat snack line — born in our kitchen — to a nationwide audience,” Carnal co-owner Skip Williamson told The Herald in August. “We’ll be taking Carnal’s food program on the road with pop-ups and residencies in Austin, New York and Los Angeles, while making sure the space here gets passed to the right next owner.
Carnal was located at 1234 N State St. in downtown Bellingham.
