ʔálʔal Café | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | November 29, 2022 |
Owner(s) | Chief Seattle Club |
Food type | Indigenous |
Street address | 122 2nd Avenue S |
City | Seattle |
County | King |
State | Washington |
Postal/ZIP Code | 98104 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 47°36′05″N 122°19′53″W / 47.6013°N 122.3314°W |
Website |
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The ʔálʔal Café ( ALL-all) is a restaurant in Pioneer Square, Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. It opened in 2022. [1] [2]
The name ʔalʔal (stylized as "ʔálʔal") means "home" in Lushootseed. The café operates on the ground floor of a Chief Seattle Club housing complex for people of Native descent. [3] The interior features Native artworks, including a mural which depicts the transition from the pre-Columbian era to modern society. [4] The restaurant has high ceilings and "rustic" tree-trunk tables. It uses dark blue mugs stamped with the cafe's name. [5]
According to Anthony Monzon of KSTW, the business aims to "[reclaim] and [reintroduce]" Indigenous cuisine of the Americas "in a modern café setting". The menu has included blue corn mush with wojape, wild rice bowls with berry vinaigrette, braised bison tacos with pickled onions, Northwest salmon, cornbread, [5] and coffee. [6] [7] Many ingredients are sourced from Native producers. [8] [9]
ʔálʔal Café opened on November 29, 2022. [1] [4] The business is owned and operated by the nonprofit organization Chief Seattle Club, which provides services for Indigenous people living in urban areas. Profits from the café support the organization. [8]
In Eater Seattle's 2023 overview of the city's ideal eateries for remote work, Harry Cheadle called ʔálʔal a "gem" and a "beautiful" space. [5]