Plum Bistro

Plum Bistro
The restaurant's exterior, 2022
Restaurant information
Closed	January 2025 (2025-01)
Food type	Vegan
Street address	1429 12th Ave Seattle
City	Seattle
County	King
State	Washington
Country	United States
Coordinates	47°36′49.8″N 122°19′1.4″W
Website	plumbistro.com

Plum Bistro was a Black-owned restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2] The business was Makini Howell's flagship restaurant.

Plum Chopped was a sibling establishment. Both businesses closed permanently in January 2025

History

Plum Chopped was a sibling establishment. Plum Bistro and Plum Chopped closed permanently in January 2025.[3][4][5]

Reception

BuzzFeed named Plum Bistro one of 24 "bucket list" vegan restaurants in 2015.[6] Modern Farmer named the business one of the 15 best vegan restaurants in the country in 2018.[7] Aimee Rizzo included the restaurant in The Infatuation's 2020 overview of "The Best Mac & Cheese In Seattle",[8] as well as a 2022 list of "The Best Restaurants For Vegan Food In Seattle".[9] Seattle Metropolitan included Plum Bistro in a 2022 list of the city's 100 best restaurants.[10] Shape named Plum Bistro one of the top 10 upscale vegan restaurants in the United States.[11]

See also

• List of Black-owned restaurants
• List of defunct restaurants of the United States
• List of vegetarian restaurants

References

1. "Black-Owned Restaurants in Seattle: A Diner's Guide". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
2. "Plum Bistro - Capitol Hill - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2022-08-22. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
3. "Goodbye to Plum and 20 years of vegan good eats and memories on Capitol Hill". CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News. 2025-01-06. Archived from the original on 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
4. Luna, Ruby de (2025-01-07). "These Black-owned Seattle businesses are closing their doors in 2025". www.kuow.org. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
5. Cheadle, Harry (2025-01-13). "One of Seattle's Most Famous Vegan Restaurants Just Closed Permanently". Eater Seattle. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
6. Paul, Lauren (July 5, 2015). "24 Vegan Restaurants That Belong On Your Culinary Bucket List". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
7. Ben Yehuda, Anna (November 26, 2018). "15 of the Best Vegan Restaurants in America". Modern Farmer. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
8. "The Best Mac & Cheese In Seattle - Seattle". The Infatuation. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
9. "The Best Vegan Restaurants In Seattle - Seattle". The Infatuation. April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
10. "Seattle's 100 Best Restaurants". Seattle Metropolitan. November 3, 2022. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
11. Yolen-Cohen, Malerie. "Top 10 Upscale Vegan Restaurants in America". Shape. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

External links

• Official website