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