Mamnoon (restaurant)

Mamnoon
The Mamnoon restaurant before opening for its final day of operation on September 14, 2025.
Restaurant information
Location	1508 Melrose Avenue, Seattle, King, Washington, United States
Coordinates	47°36′52″N122°19′40″W / 47.6144°N 122.3277°W / 47.6144; -122.3277
Other locations	Mamnoon Street, Mbar
Website	https://nadimama.com/mamnoon

Mamnoon (stylized in lowercase as mamnoon) was a restaurant on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington, United States. It opened in 2012 and closed permanently after a final day of service on September 14, 2025.

Description

The restaurant Mamnoon served Levantine (also described as Iranian, Lebanese, ^[1] Middle Eastern, Persian, and Syrian) ^{[2] [3] [4]} cuisine on Seattle's Capitol Hill. ^{[5] [6] [7]} It was described as "modern-industrial". ^[8] The menu included flatbreads, meat kebabs, ^[9] hummus, ^[10] pumpkin dumplings, chicory salad with sour mint dressing, and labneh cheesecake. ^[11]

History

Wassef ^[12] and Racha Haroun opened the restaurant in November 2012. ^{[5] [13] [14]}

The restaurant's new menu covers in 2014 were designed by Tina Randolph. ^[15] Mamnoon launched brunch service in 2016. ^[16]

Carrie Mashaney, ^[17] Garrett Melkonian, and Jason Stratton were chefs. ^{[18] [19] [20]} Stratton became executive chef in 2015. ^[21]

Anar and Mbar, which opened in 2016, have been described as sibling establishments. ^{[22] [23] [24]}

In 2025, Mamnoon announced plans to close permanently on September 14. ^{[5] [25] [26] [4]}

Reception

Mamnoon was named Restaurant of the Year by Seattle Metropolitan in 2013. ^[27] Seattle Magazine described the restaurant as "chic and delicious" in 2013. ^[28]

See also

• Food portal

• List of defunct restaurants of the United States
• List of Lebanese restaurants
• List of Middle Eastern restaurants

References

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2. "Mamnoon's Mideast cuisine is fresh and fragrant". The Seattle Times. 2013-03-08. Archived from the original on 2025-08-26. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
3. Delaplaine, Andrew (2020-09-05). Seattle - The Delaplaine 2021 Long Weekend Guide. Gramercy Park Press.
4. "Groundbreaking Syrian Restaurant Mamnoon to Close in September". Seattle Metropolitan . Archived from the original on 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
5. "Seattle restaurant to close after 13 years, wishing 'we could continue'". The Seattle Times. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
6. Saunders, Hannah (2022-11-17). "At center of Middle Eastern food and drink family, Capitol Hill's Mamnoon marks 10 years on Melrose". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog . Archived from the original on 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
7. "Mamnoon - Review - Capitol Hill - Seattle". The Infatuation . 2022-01-21. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
8. Dall'Asen, Nicola (2017-10-05). "Mamnoon". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
9. Lonely Planet Seattle. Lonely Planet. 2017-04-01. ISBN   978-1-78701-027-7.
10. Williams, Allison (2019-06-18). Moon Seattle. Avalon Publishing. ISBN   978-1-64049-210-3.
11. Fodor's Seattle. Fodor's Travel. 2023-04-25. ISBN   978-1-64097-594-1.
12. "Client Challenge". Financial Times . Archived from the original on 2025-03-05. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
13. "Mamnoon restaurant preserved jobs — and its mission — by focusing on a line of specialty foods". The Seattle Times. 2021-04-20. Archived from the original on 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
14. "This Is Exciting: Mamnoon Opens Today". Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
15. writer, Providence Cicero is a freelance (2014-10-15). "More art at Mamnoon". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
16. Hill, Megan (2016-06-16). "Mamnoon Launches Brunch This Weekend on Capitol Hill". Eater Seattle. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
17. Hill, Megan. "Carrie Mashaney Is Now Mamnoon's Executive Chef". Eater Seattle.
18. "Cooking with Lebanese Pepper Paste". Seattle magazine. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
19. Mag, Seattle (2022-07-08). "Mamnoon's Jason Stratton dishes on "Top Chef"". Seattle magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
20. "How Is Jason Stratton Changing Mamnoon? | Seattle Restaurants". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
21. "Jason Stratton Now Executive Chef at Mamnoon | Seattle Restaurants". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
22. "mamnoon owners bring Middle Eastern flavors to Amazon". Northwest Asian Weekly . 2016-01-18. Archived from the original on 2025-06-16. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
23. "Mamnoon's Rooftop Sibling Mbar Is Open". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
24. "Mamnoon's Owners Will Open Anar in Amazon's New Doppler Building | Seattle Restaurants". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
25. "Capitol Hill's Mamnoon will close after 13 years on Melrose". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog . 2025-08-25. Archived from the original on 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
26. Cheadle, Harry (2025-08-25). "Prominent Middle Eastern Restaurant Mamnoon Is Closing". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2025-08-26. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
27. "Restaurant of the Year 2013: Mamnoon". Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
28. "Sensational Middle Eastern Food at Mamnoon". Seattle Magazine. 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2025-08-25.

External links

• Media related to Mamnoon (restaurant) at Wikimedia Commons