Nordo's Culinarium

Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo


A theatrical group with culinary inclinations, Cafe Nordo marries two themes in one – food and theater – putting on inspired plays-cum-dinner shows where the performers double as the waitstaff. It’s a unique formula first hatched in 2009 when the then-homeless group put on occasional plays in Fremont’s Theo Chocolate factory.

Finding a permanent home in 2015 in Pioneer Square, the newly christened Nordo’s Culinarium guarantees a wonderfully surreal night out – with plenty of good food too.


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5. Pioneer Square Historical District

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7. Pioneer Square Park

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