The owner of Hangar Cafe in Georgetown is bringing his experience to northwest Seattle.
Owner Justin Taft plans to open The Ridgeback Cafe in the old Renick Printing space at 500 N.W. 65th St, next door to Slave to the Needle. Taft tells us that the new cafe will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu will include crepes, waffles sandwiches, soups, salads, beer, wine, desserts and Stumptown Coffee. It will be a family-friendly cafe with mid-century style. “I plan on opening in June sometime, don’t know when yet,” Taft says, “I can’t wait to be a part of Ballard!!”
The Ridgeback Cafe to open on 65th
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I am really looking forward to this, since I live just a few blocks away and would like such a place to wander to….
I live down the street and I say: YAY!!! Sounds great.
Excellent! I used to live up the hill from the Hangar, and it’s one of the few things I miss from my south end days!
Some real competition for Cafe Bambino