Hamdi (restaurant)

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Hamdi
Hamdi (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Food type Turkish
Street address4012 Leary Way NW
City Seattle
County King
StateWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 47°39′23″N122°21′43″W / 47.6564°N 122.362°W / 47.6564; -122.362
Website hamdiseattle.com

Hamdi is a Turkish restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] [2]

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History

Hamdi started as a pop-up restaurant in 2021, [3] [4] before operating as a brick and mortar establishment in Ballard in November 2022. [5] [6] [7] Hamdi is owned by Berk Güldal and Katrina Schult. [8] The 50-seat restaurant operates in the space that previously housed Tarsan i Jane. [9] In 2023, four former employees filed a lawsuit over wage theft. [10] [11]

Reception

Allecia Vermillion included Hamdi in Seattle Metropolitan 's list of the city's best new restaurants of 2023. [12] The business was also included in Esquire 's 2023 list of the nation's 50 best new restaurants and Eater Seattle 's 2024 list of the city's 38 "essential" restaurants. [13] [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tomky, Naomi (September 3, 2021). "Hamdi brings hospitality, Turkish cuisine and whole lamb to Seattle". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Hamdi - Review - Fremont - Seattle". The Infatuation . December 21, 2022. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ Stewart, Jade Yamazaki (April 20, 2022). "Bainbridge's Hitchcock Restaurant Is Turning Into an Inventive Seafood Restaurant". Eater Seattle . Vox Media . Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ Stewart, Jade Yamazaki (June 23, 2022). "The Most Anticipated Restaurants Opening in Seattle This Summer". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Jade Yamazaki (September 1, 2022). "A Chef With a Michelin-Starred Background Opens a Ballard Turkish Restaurant". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ballard's new Turkish restaurant Hamdi opens this month – My Ballard". www.myballard.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ "10 new restaurants to anticipate in Seattle, Bellevue, Edmonds and Burien". The Seattle Times . December 29, 2022. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ Callaghan, Adam H. (November 9, 2022). "Damn, Ballard's New Turkish Restaurant Sure Booked Out Fast". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ "A hot Turkish spot leads our list of 31 new restaurants in Seattle". The Seattle Times. December 17, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ Cheadle, Harry (March 13, 2023). "Owners of Ballard's Famed Turkish Restaurant Hamdi Accused of Wage Theft". Eater Seattle. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ Luna, Ruby de (July 13, 2023). "Canlis sued for wage theft". www.kuow.org. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Seattle's Best New Restaurants of 2023". Seattle Metropolitan . Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America 2023". Esquire. November 28, 2023. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  14. ↑ "The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle". Eater Seattle. April 10, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
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