Last week, Renee Erickson and partners announced their latest venture: Barnacle, a wine bar and restaurant that will act as a kind of supplemental extension to the perpetually busy Walrus and the Carpenter.

According to the announcement, made via Facebook, Barnacle will feature an extensive selection of wines by the glass, house-made charcuterie, seafood offerings, tartines, cheeses, beer and old world cocktails. The restaurant will seat 25 at a long bar and a private banquet.

Seattle Met has more details. Writer Allecia Vermillion, who talked to Erickson, says Barnacle will be taking over part of the Dutch Bike Co. (moving to a new, more spacious location on Leary Ave) and will act in part as a waiting space for Walrus. If you've ever tried to go to Walrus, you'll know there's often an hour-plus wait.

For Erickson and co., Barnacle presents a new opportunity to expand their menu offerings. Vermillion writes, "There’s no stove and no hood, so the food menu will be ultra-simple, she says. But, you know—Renee Erickson’s version of ultra-simple. She and Walrus chef Eli Dahlin are devising a menu of pickled and canned, smoked fish (this is a thing), caviar, and a salad of marinated Alaskan octopus that Erickson already thinks will be a staple on the Barnacle menu."

Barnacle will open by the end of the summer, hopefully, Vermillion writes.

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