Restaurants opening soon in Kirkland

The counts above come from the public record and are tallied each month in the openings ledger.

Soft launch

None right now. Every named Kirkland spot on our list has opened, and the next ones are below.

The next wave

Kirkland food businesses with permits, inspections, or liquor applications on file, but no name yet. For each one: the concept, how far along it is, and the month its latest signal landed.

• Restaurant × 2 · Kirkland · Build-out complete, fixtures and staff are next, signals dated August 2026 – September 2026

• Restaurant · Kirkland · Liquor application filed, expect a bar program, signal dated July 2026

• Restaurant × 3 · Kirkland · Building out, signals dated July 2026 – September 2026

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How we know what's opening

How do we know a restaurant is opening in Kirkland before it's announced? Restaurants leave a paper trail months before opening day: building permits for the kitchen build-out, a business license, health inspections, and liquor applications. We read the King County record every week and fuse those filings into one row per business. Every date shown is the date on the filing itself.

When will each of these restaurants open? We publish an opening date only when the business states one itself, on its own site or social pages. For everything else we show how far along the record says it is: a completed build-out or a health inspection usually means weeks out, an early permit usually means months.

How current is this list? It is rebuilt from the King County record every week, and this page was last updated October 12, 2026. Once a spot opens, it moves to the Kirkland openings page.

How can I get a list of new businesses before they open in King County? MorningSheet reads the King County permit and license filings and sends each new business, with the owner's direct line where we have verified it, to one sales rep per territory, exclusive for 7 days. There is a free sample of this week's top leads, and the first month is free with no card.

Already open? See every recent Kirkland opening, or the full new businesses in Kirkland feed.