Merchant's Cafe

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Merchant's Cafe
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The restaurant's exterior, 2008
Merchant's Cafe
Restaurant information
Street address109 Yesler Way
City Seattle
StateWashington
Postal/ZIP Code98104
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 47°36′5.7″N122°20′0.4″W / 47.601583°N 122.333444°W / 47.601583; -122.333444

Merchant's Cafe is a restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. Located at the corner of James and Yesler since 1890, the reportedly haunted restaurant bills itself as the city's oldest. [1]

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The restaurant is slated to close temporarily during January to March 2025. [2]

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References

  1. Craighead, Callie (2020-02-25). "Then and now: 16 historic Seattle restaurants still open today". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  2. "Seattle's Latest Restaurant Closings - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2025-01-10.