Seasons change and so does the Fremont business scene. We said goodbye to old friends and welcomed new ones. If you have any tips on businesses opening or closing, send them to editor@fremontneighbor.com.
Saying goodbye
Cracklmi (709 N 35th St) has closed its Fremont restaurant. Its Ballard location at 5605 22nd Ave NW remains open. Salty Blue is moving into the Fremont space.
Revel (401 N 36th St) will serve its last meal Dec. 20 after 16 years, owners Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi announced on Instagram. The pair opened Revel in 2010 as a more casual sibling to their restaurant Joule, The Seattle Times reported. The final weeks will feature a menu of fan favorites, including the corned lamb and Dungeness crab noodle.
Yubəč (513 N 36th St), the Native art boutique, will close later this month, according to a United Indians of All Tribes Foundation representative. The shop is a sister store to the Sacred Circle Gift Shop at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, and its sales support the foundation’s programs. The representative said a new shop is planned at the Northwest Native Canoe Center, the foundation’s long-awaited Lake Union Park project that founder Bernie Whitebear began pushing for in 1970.
New arrivals
Belinda The Bold (4032 Stone Way N) pairs size-inclusive clothing and accessories with brow and lash services. Clothing runs from extra-small to 3X, and the shop stocks work from female designers and makers, according to its website. Beauty services include waxing, tinting, lifts, threading, microblading, and lash extensions.
Big Bud Press (3501 Fremont Ave N) opened Nov. 7 to big crowds in the former Show Pony space after a delay from its planned spring opening. The Los Angeles clothing label’s Fremont shop is its first store in the Pacific Northwest. Big Bud Press sells unisex everyday clothing made in the U.S.
Cobblers NW (3509 Evanston Ave N) opened in September in the longtime home of Dave Page, Cobbler, a shop known for decades among climbers and hikers for boot repair. Owner Tony Cunningham says on the shop’s website that some of the previous staff stayed on. The shop resoles hiking, mountaineering, and telemark boots, restores Birkenstocks, repairs dress shoes, and sews zippers and seams on bags and leather goods.
Circle Wellness (1326 N Northlake Way) brings a private, self-guided thermal spa to the north shore of Lake Union, following the company’s flagship location in Vancouver. Each circuit includes an open-air shower, a cedar soaking tub, a sauna with Himalayan salt walls, a cold plunge, and a heated riverstone bed. Sessions are fully private and clothing-optional.
Kora (3624 Stone Way N) is a yoga studio built around unheated classes, letting strength and steadiness build without added heat, according to its website. Classes are intentionally small. Students reserve their mat spot ahead of time and arrive to props already set out.
Kiln (837 N 34th St) has opened a 27,000-square-foot coworking space. It offers shared desks, dedicated desks, private offices, team studios, meeting rooms, and event space, according to its website. Memberships start at $350 a month for a shared desk, and private offices start at $1,900 a month.
Labcorp (3601 Fremont Ave N #412) offers routine lab work, drug testing, and other screenings at its Fremont patient service center. It’s open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and closed weekends, according to the company’s website. Walk-ins are welcome, and appointments can be booked online.
Nolu Hall (3400 Stone Way N) opened in October in the space that held Purple Café and Wine Bar. Heavy Restaurant Group, which also owns Purple, replaced the cafe with a food hall housing four in-house concepts: Mallard Smashburgers, Corners Tavern Style Pizza, Parcel Grain Bowls, and Bad Mouse Wine Bar. It also has a game room with two pool tables and shares an entrance with Hushy’s next door.
Savor (3427 Fremont Pl N) is a curated secondhand clothing shop from owner Meghan, who previously ran booths at the Fremont Sunday Market and Magnolia market. The name reflects the shop’s goal of encouraging customers to slow down and enjoy finding pieces that feel like their own, according to its website.
Wubblys’ Paint and Sip Studio (1058 N 39th St) offers painting classes for all skill levels three times a day, every day except Tuesday. When classes aren’t running, the studio doubles as a hangout with coffee, hot cocoa, beer, and wine. “Any time there’s not a class happening, people are welcome to come in and hang out in the space, treat it kinda like a coffee shop,” event coordinator Joshua Kingsley told Fremont Neighbor in an email.
Coming soon
Salty Blue (709 N 35th St) is moving into the former Cracklmi space. Owner Xenos Nair opened the original Salty Blue in Renton in 2021. The menu features Australian-style fish and chips, according to Salty Blue’s website. Salty Blue plans to open in the former Cracklmi space at the beginning of the year, the restaurant told Fremont Neighbor.
Status unknown
West Brew Suite G (513 N 36th St) has kept its doors closed since the summer. Its social media accounts have been quiet, and no upcoming dates are listed. (Update: A “for sale” sign is now posted on the building. The listing it links to offers an asset sale of an existing bar and live music venue in Suite G, with an asking price of $99,000.)
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