Seabird (restaurant)

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Seabird
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Seabird (restaurant)
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Location133 Winslow Way East #100, Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
Coordinates 47°37′29″N122°31′14″W / 47.6247°N 122.5206°W / 47.6247; -122.5206
Website seabird.fish

Seabird was a fine dining restaurant on Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States. [1] [2] It closed permanently after service on September 28, 2025.

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Description

The fine dining restaurant Seabird operated on Bainbridge Island, Washington. [3] According to Eater Seattle , the restaurant had "an emphasis on local and sustainable seafood and produce". [4]

History

Seabird opened in June 2022, [5] [6] operating in the space that previously housed Hitchcock. [7]

Seabird closed permanently after service on September 28, 2025. [8] [9] [10]

Reception

Seabird was included in Esquire 's list of the nation's best new restaurants in 2022 [11] and Bon Appétit 's list of the 24 best new restaurants of 2023. [12] [13]

See also

References

  1. "Brendan McGill Opens Seafood Restaurant Seabird on Bainbridge Island". Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  2. "Restaurant on WA island was named a top U.S. eatery — but here's what our critic thinks". The Seattle Times. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  3. "Hitchcock now Seabird with fine dining". Bainbridge Island Review. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  4. Friedman, Jay (2024-04-05). "How to Spend an Incredible Food-Filled Day on Bainbridge Island". Eater Seattle. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  5. "Brendan McGill's Hitchcock Becomes Seabird, a New Local Seafood Restaurant". Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  6. Stewart, Jade Yamazaki (2022-06-13). "Inside Seabird, Brendan McGill's Ambitious Bainbridge Island Seafood Restaurant". Eater Seattle. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  7. Stewart, Jade Yamazaki (2022-04-20). "Bainbridge's Hitchcock Restaurant Is Turning Into an Inventive Seafood Restaurant". Eater Seattle. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  8. Sutich, Jason (2025-08-21). "Seabird restaurant on Bainbridge Island to permanently close". MyNorthwest.com. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  9. "Acclaimed Seattle chef says his Bainbridge Island spot was a 'swing and a miss'". The Seattle Times. 2025-08-20. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  10. Cheadle, Harry (2025-08-20). "Famed Bainbridge Island Restaurant Seabird Is Closing in September". Eater Seattle. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  11. "Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America, 2022". Esquire. 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  12. Sontag, Elazar (2023-09-13). "BA's 24 Best New Restaurants of 2023". Bon Appétit. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  13. "Bainbridge Island restaurant Seabird named among best eateries in U.S." The Seattle Times. 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2025-09-06.