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Poulsbo café adding Bainbridge location

A popular Winslow café has moved. A busy Poulsbo café is expanding to take its place.

Roosters Café closed its Bjune Drive location this month and moved in with Thuy’s Pho House on Madison Avenue.

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Emma and Wanda Winker

Roosters will be replaced on Bjune by Cups Espresso Café, which opened its first shop on Poulsbo’s Front Street in 2012. Cups owners hope to open on Bainbridge by mid-February.

Business at Cups in Poulsbo has grown 60 percent in the past three years, according to a news release. Owners Wanda and Sean Winker were looking for an opportunity to launch a second shop on the island.

“We’re excited to expand our operations to Bainbridge Island,” Wanda Winker said in the release.

“We have lived on Bainbridge more than six-years and it has been our goal to find the ideal location to serve our community with the same success we’ve had in Poulsbo.”

The Bainbridge Cups will offer the same selection of food and beverages as its Poulsbo counterpart, including Caffé Umbria espresso, beer, wine, pastries, quiche, strata, and sandwiches. Catering will be available.

See the Cups website and Facebook page for more updates.

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Bakery and café opens in downtown Poulsbo

11221393_880309165391838_2150552062052619352_nAnyone looking for a fresh-baked treat or a full “lumberjack breakfast” has a new eatery to try in Poulsbo.

The Fat Apple Bakery and Café held a “very soft” opening Wednesday  at 18996 Front Street, a space formerly home to Liberty Bay Bakery. 

Fat Apple is open for breakfast and lunch. Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Manager Karin Buchanan said the café is focused on delivering fresh food in generous portions.

“Everything is house made,” Buchanan said, “the breads, the pastries. We roast our own turkey breast, roast beef and ham …”

Fat Apple is a brick-and-mortar successor to Barb’s Sweets and Treats, a farmers market stand run by Barbara Wilson. Wilson leased the Front Street space earlier this year.

The new bakery and café is operating on a limited menu for now, as staff get the kitchen dialed in. An official grand opening will likely be held in August.

Check the Fat Apple page on Facebook for updates.

Saisons Boutique closing in Poulsbo

SaisonsBoutique_2502_largeAfter 13 years in business, Poulsbo’s Saisons Boutique will begin the process of closing down this weekend.

The Front Street gift shop will begin a liquidation sale Saturday that will continue for the next two months.

Saisons had been listed for sale for most of the year but no buyer was found, according to a news release. Owners Erin and Richard Whitson said they were ready to move on to new things.

Saisons Boutique is located at 18833 Front Street NE, Poulsbo. You can read a Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal profile of the business here.

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