According toFodor's, Poppy served "mainly seasonal new American cuisine with occasional Asian accents" from a "bright, airy" space on Broadway onCapitol Hill, Seattle.[4]Eater Seattle said the restaurant served "Northwest ingredients weaved into Indian cuisine, including Tandoori chicken with cilantro slaw and paneer with maitake mushrooms, all bolstered by marvelous soups, spices, vegetables, and naan".[3]Lonely Planet considered the menufusion cuisine.[5]
Poppy's signature was the dailythali, or "a tray of 10 complimentary dishes intended as a main course for one". Included are mashed chickpeas with parsley and preserved lemon, eggplant soup with coconut yogurt,[6] poached oysters,[7] and Doubanjiang braised pork shoulder.[1][8]
Chef Jerry Traunfeld closed the restaurant in 2021 and relocated toPalm Springs, California.[10][11][12] Rebecca and Nathan Lockwood, who own nearby Italian restaurant Altura, purchased the space to open the restaurant Carrello.[3][13]
