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Discover a place not held solely by where it sits in the world, nor the season you’ve found yourself in- but as it has always been, by the landscape of its people.
 

reservations

Dec & Jan are now open

Join us for a seasonal tasting menu of 9-12 curated courses. This experience journeys through the Pacific Northwest identity to discover the flavors of our Filipino ancestry. Enjoy the story behind each dish – from the precolonial roots of our cuisine, to the historical context of Filipino Americans today.

We accommodate all preferences, aversions, allergies, and restrictions, creating each individual's tasting menu to ensure an inclusive and enjoyable experience for everyone. We require dining notes at least 4 days before reservation. Please let us know through your dining survey after booking.

We do two seatings a night. 5:30pm & 8:30pm Wed-Fri and 5:00pm & 8:00pm Sat.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Please see our FAQ for more info on how to transfer, diner’s insurance, and more. The cost of the tasting menu will fluctuate by season based on current market prices.

 

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  • Our menu is always changing. We take into account each individual diner’s dietary preferences, aversions, and restrictions to provide the best experience possible. Beyond individual needs, the menu also changes seasonally and sometimes even daily depending on what ingredients are available.

    We source all our ingredients from the Pacific Northwest, creating all our “soy” sauces, fish sauces, bagoongs, vinegars and more in house. We are dedicated to building community equity using products from small local BIPOC, woman-led and family-owned farms, and from small businesses in our south end neighborhood.

    We encourage guests to order their pairings ahead of time to allow for beginning the experience on time. All wine pairings are discounted if pre-ordered. You are always welcome to contact us after booking to add anything to your reservation.

  • Our beverage pairing includes wines, cider, and sometimes a beer. We love partnering with boutique PNW producers who share our value of sustainability and thinking about the future generations on the planet we leave behind. We’re so excited to share some the last bottles—many being less than 500 cases and some are the very last available anywhere.

    Both wine and juice pairings are available at time of booking. Like our tasting menu, we take into account all beverage preferences and aversions.

    Beverage pairing: A combination of wines, ciders, and occasionally beer to match each course. Beverage pairings are $87 when added in advance, pairings added night of are $97.

    Juice pairing: Our non-alcoholic option, five juices thoughtfully created to match each course. They are all made in-house using seasonal produce cold-infused with dehydrated and preserved local herbs. Juice pairings are $71. *The juice pairing must be purchased in advanced—in order to reduce food waste we only make what's needed for the dinner. All our juices are pasteurized.

  • Archipelago is dedicated to building community equity. Given the limited number of guests we can serve, it is crucial that we are able to keep seats filled in order to pay our staff and to continue sourcing from our small local producers.

    You can always get a full refund if you are able to transfer your reservation to another diner. Otherwise, ALL SALES ARE FINAL, there are no cancellations, no refunds. The work that goes into each dinner starts long before your reservation date. Again, we are maintaining this policy to ensure that we are able to pay our staff and producers and to reduce any food waste.

    However, we want you to feel ok about staying home if you are ill. To do this, we will be offering dining insurance. Like travel insurance, this will allow guests to cancel at the last minute if they aren't feeling well. This will result in a full refund minus the cost of the insurance. Our hopes are that this pool of funds will offset the cost of cancelled dinners while enabling sick folks to stay home.

    *Please note that dining insurance must be purchased with booking, we will not add it to your reservation after.

    **If a transfer is requested within a week of the reservation, a 8% service charge will be applied if we assist in reaching out to the waitlist.

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frequently asked questions

  • Inclusion comes in all shapes and forms, and that doesn’t stop at what we consume. We take into account ALL preferences, aversions, allergies, and restrictions. We hate to refer to them as restrictions as they often open up the doors to creativity and exploration of new products, but whatever you’d like to refer to them as, we will accommodate. It is very important to us that everyone can enjoy every single course and pairing. Whatever it is you need, we will take care of you.

    Please note that we need all dining notes provided through the dining survey AT LEAST 4 DAYS PRIOR to the reservation date.

  • Archipelago is dedicated to building community equity. Given the limited number of guests we can serve, it is crucial that we are able to keep seats filled in order to pay our staff, to continue our small local producers sourcing from our small local producers, as well minimize food waste.

    You can always get a full refund if you are able to transfer your reservation to another diner. Otherwise, there are NO CANCELLATIONS, NO REFUNDS . The work that goes into each dinner starts long before your reservation date. Again, we are maintaining this policy to ensure that we are able to pay our staff and producers and to reduce any food waste.

    However, we know we've recently come through a pandemic and want you to feel ok about staying home if you are ill. To do this, we will be offering dining insurance. Like travel insurance, this will allow guests to cancel at the last minute if they aren't feeling well and to receive a full refund. Our hopes are that this pool of funds will offset the cost of cancelled dinners while enabling sick folks to stay home.

    **We are happy to assist with transfers. If a transfer is requested within two weeks of the reservation, a 8% service charge will be applied if we assist in reaching out to the waitlist.

  • Please contact us with the name and email address of the person you would like to transfer to and we will facilitate the transfer on Tock.

    If you do not have anyone to transfer to, please contact us and we are happy to reach out to our waitlist on your behalf.

    PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRANSFER YOUR RESERVATION YOURSELF AFTER YOU’VE REACHED OUT TO US TO CONTACT OUR WAITLIST FOR YOU. We will give the waitlist guest priority.

    *Please keep in mind that each guest will get a meal crafted to their restrictions and allergies. If you transfer the reservation 4 days or less before the reservation, that guest will not be able to customize their meal.

    **If a transfer is requested within two weeks of the reservation, a 8% service charge will be applied if we assist in reaching out to the waitlist.

  • To be mindful of the health of our community, and we want to make sure folks can feel ok about staying home if they are ill. This non-refundable insurance will get you a FULL REFUND for the cost of your dinner and help us offset the cost of these necessary last minute cancelations. Insurance is needed per person in your party. Must be purchased at time of booking, we will not add it after.

    This insurance covers

    • Illness or injury

    • Flight cancellations and delays

    • Family emergencies

  • Our service charge is in place for our team, ensuring that they receive thriveable wages and access to comprehensive health insurance for themselves and their children. Our team has access to HSA plans, 401k with company matching, travel opportunities, paid time off, paid sick leave, and more. Our 20% Service Charge is retained by the House and distributed as such: 40% goes towards employee benefits, 30% goes towards employee pay, 30% goes towards team operational costs.

  • Since all guests are served at the same time we will need to begin dinner within the 10 min after the doors are opened. Those who arrive more than 20 min late will begin their meal at the course they arrive at.

  • Yes. The reservation is completely transferable but please keep in mind that each guest will get a meal crafted to their restrictions and allergies. If you transfer the reservation 4 days or less before the reservation, that guest will not be able to customize their meal.

    Please note, however, that selling reservations for greater than face value may be illegal in your area. Anyone who purchases a reservation from another patron should take care to ensure that they have a received a formal transfer of the reservation through the restaurant’s official website. Any reservations purchased on the secondary market are at the purchaser’s risk. We cannot accept responsibility for forgeries or misrepresentations.

  • We unfortunately cannot accept any parties larger than 4. Due to our limited seating, we cannot guarantee that parties of 5 or more will be seated together.

    Also, because all guests are seated and served at the same time, we also do this to create a balance of energy in the room. It can be awkward experience for a small group to be with a very large one, as it can sometimes feel like they’re crashing someone else’s party. To ensure the comfort of all guests, we have found that maxing at 4 is the perfect size, allowing for at least 3 parties at each seating.

  • Winter is upon us and that means we might get some snow. If it does snow and dinner is running as scheduled, our no-cancellation/no-refund policy does not change as work on your menus begin days in advance. However, if you had purchased diner's insurance, the diner's insurance policy would also still stand, providing you with a full refund minus the cost of the non-refundable insurance.

    We are very very prepared for snow and have never needed to close, but if for some reason we are required to shut down, thats on us. We would then provide full refunds.

  • We release two months at a time to allow for building each season’s schedule around the needs of our team (vacations, elective surgeries, school breaks, etc). If you have questions about future months please feel free to reach out, but we unfortunately won’t know the schedule until we get closer to its release date.


    December and January open Nov 1st at 2pm

    February and March open Jan 2nd at 2pm (this change is to allow our team to have New Years off)

    April and May open Mar 1st at 2pm

    June and July open May 1st at 2pm

    August and September open Jul 1st at 2pm

    October and November open Sept 1st at 2pm

  • There is a waitlist for each night. You can sign up for multiple nights if you wish.

    If you are able to sign up for the waitlist, it means that night is fully booked. We will reach out to parties on the waitlist when a current reservation holder requests to transfer their seats. This can happen at any time, from shortly after you sign up to the day of your desired date.

    To keep things fair, we try to reach out to the list in the order folks signed up. However, if we get a request to transfer the same week as the reservation, we will contact a group of waitlist parties and then it is first come first serve.



  • We are not offering gift cards at this time.

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community leader seats

We are giving away seats to individuals who hold us up and push us forward. Nominate someone you’d like to celebrate.

We are so thankful to this community for showing up and supporting us—allowing us to not just survive, but to grow, thrive, and to become “a creative part of life.”  Every night at our table, we share stories about the individuals who have helped shape this region we call home.  We know there are so many out there right now, doing the difficult work to protect, uplift, and share… and we want them at our table.

Identity: celebrating the personal and unique journeys that reveal the wealth of resonance in our diverse community.
Culture: celebrating the shared manifestations of our collective creative and intellectual achievements.
Empowerment: celebrating the opening of doors, the uplifting of a people, and the building of strength and space.

These three pillars are ones that build a strong foundation for a thriving community. Please share with us someone who you know who holds us up.

We will seat winners as long as funds are available and hope to be able to seat these amazing individuals throughout the year. The nominees chosen will be given a seat for themselves and one for someone to share the experience with. They will be able to book whatever date they’d like for whichever season they desire before reservations open to the public. Please feel free to contact us if you have more questions.

*Please note that we will be prioritizing those who may struggle with financial access to our experience.