‘Terima kasih’ — Kedai Makan’s long Capitol Hill journey coming to an end at 15th and Pine — for now

(Image: Kedai Makan)

Kedai Makan’s long, flavorful path across Capitol Hill may not be ending but its days atop the Hill at 15th and Pine are coming to an end.

The Malaysian restaurant that started 15 years ago as a stand at the Broadway farmers market announced its final day of service at its current Capitol Hill location is coming later this month:

Our Capitol Hill lease is coming to an end, and Sunday, November 15 will be our last day of service there. To everyone who shared a meal, a celebration, or a quiet weeknight with us — terima kasih. You made this neighborhood feel like home.

In the announcement, ownership said they are “exploring the possibility of staying in Capitol Hill” at a new location and that the Kedai Makan location in Belltown will remain open.

Farther Capitol Hill wandering for Kedai Makan would be part of its long story.

The restaurant reopened at 15th and Pine in 2023 under new owners after founders Kevin Burzell and Alysson Wilson decided they were ready to step away. The couple had grown the Malaysian favorite on Bellevue Ave as part of its decade-long path from the Capitol Hill farmers market to years of brick and mortar service along E Olive Way.

Veteran restaurateurs Khampaeng “KP” Panyathong with Joe and Lucy Ye ditched the Money Frog concept they were collaborating on and took over Kedai Makan to move it into the 15th and Pine space. According to city permits, the Ye team has been the sole ownership since 2025.

Kedai Makan’s first brick and mortar location was a counter space along E Olive Way (Image: CHS)

Before the short-lived Money Frog and Kedai Makan’s three-year run in the space, the corner was home to Shota Nakajima’s debut foray on Capitol Hill, the upscale Naka which eventually became Adana. Before Nakajima, French gastropub Le Zinc held down the corner.

The area is home to a cluster of food and drink where 15th meets Pike/Pine including Plenty of Clouds, Travis Post and Lisa Zack’s Sichuan concept that opened in 2018 at the corner, and Brandon Barnato’s pizza and salumi rich Bar Cotto.

The stretch is also now home to 2023-born Sakana Sushi and another member of the class of 2023, Thailand, Japan and Hong Kong-inspired dessert shop Coché Valley. Across E Pine from Kedai Makan, the 2024-born knitting hangout Stitch Cafe has, sadly, closed.

Neighbors have another week to say goodbye — for now? — to Kedai Makan’s many years of Chili Pan Mee, Nasi Lemak, and Roti Jala on Capitol Hill. Its final day of service will be November 15th.

Kedai Makan is located at 1449 E Pine. Learn more at kedaimakansea.com.

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