Established in 2003 as a novel “Non-Smoking Cocktail Lounge” West 5 announced today that Feb. 12, 19 years to the month after they opened, will be their last day.

They said on social media:

Owner Dave Montoure, who founded the restaurant at 4539 California Ave SW,  was hopeful he could keep going if his lease was renewed but said the building owners raised the cost beyond what he could afford and in the face of the pandemic and short staff he chose to close.

Montoure, who grew up in West Seattle opened a seafood restaurant, Kettlefish in Silverdale in 2019. He was named Westsider of the year in 2016 by the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce. 

Montoure shared,

"If this was a voluntary decision we'd remain open. But this was put upon us."

Looking Back

West 5 Opened as a “Non Smoking Cocktail Lounge”, the first of its kind in Seattle. 

Our only televised event was West Seattle Little League’s appearance in the 2019(?) LL World Series.

Since 2003 we’ve served up (give or take) 24,738 Mai Tais, 31,968 orders of Mac N Cheese and 17,298 BLTs. 

Through the years we’ve tried to remain true, through trend and folly, as a ‘great place to meet’

Thank you for gathering under our crown to create and provide memories

Too Many To Thank

We are thankful for our deep community partnerships: WS Senior Center, WS Food Bank & Helpline, Chamber, Historical Society, ArtsWest, our local schools and many others. Thank you for continuing to make WS special.

And to our great peers in the WS indie restaurant community - you are awesome. 

West 5 Alumni. Sincerest Gratitude & Muchas Gracias

To all of you who put on the apron, thank you. Special thanks to the current crew for hanging on through hard times. 

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• Closing Feb 12, 2022
• Until then: Mon-Sat 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
• Inventory Sale (online) Feb 7, 2022
• Fixtures Sale & Auction TBA