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Barnacle, from Renee Erickson and partners, is an aperitivo bar adjacent to The Walrus and the Carpenter.

Seattle Weekly Food and Drink Editor Nicole Sprinkle declares Matt Dillon's The London Plane, "a Wes Anderson film for the palate" in her recent review. Peeking into the kitchen from the Pioneer Square spot's balcony, she writes, "It looks as if a CSA cherry-picked all its very best produce, then a food stylist came in and prepared it for a layout in a Martha Stewart Living spread."

The headline "Dulces is back, with old faves to please an older crowd" tells you just about all you need to know. For kicks: 1. This week, Seattle Times critic Providence Cicero reviews Dulces Bistro & Wine. 2. After operating locations in Madrona and downtown, Carlos Kainz and Julie Guerrero opened the restaurant four months back in Capitol Hill. 3. Kainz "holds a lady's chair when seating...

This week, The Stranger's Bethany Jean Clement had a foodgasm at Roux, the new Creole restaurant from Matthew Lewis. Among the things she ate? Uh, it seems like maybe everything on the menu. But a few of her favorites were the fried rabbit saddle, which leant its goodness to the column title, "Better than fried chicken," head-on shrimp and cheddar grits, and enough bougie booze drinks to wash...

As a complement to Eater's Heatmap on where to grab a bite right now, it's time to hone in on where the dedicated tipplers are currently killing their livers with craft cocktails. Here, in alphabetical order, is a beacon of bars currently creating a stir. Four new additions make the list: Aragona, Brimmer & Heeltap, Miller's Guild and Roux.