With warmer weather on the horizon, Bellingham’s Portal Container Village will open for the season at the waterfront on May 3. The 2024 tenant lineup was released on April 3 via Facebook.
The Portal features an eclectic mix of retail, dining and entertainment options, with most businesses operating from metal shipping containers. Most of this year’s tenants are established, but visitors do have several new additions to look forward to.
One of the new establishments, Bin 13 Wine Bar, will operate from two 20-foot containers and feature a rooftop deck. Zeeks Pizza will also open a new location in one 40-foot and two 20-foot containers, with plans to remain open year-round. Bin 13 and Zeeks Pizza join an existing lineup of Kulshan Trackside, Our Kitchen, Rain or Shine Riviera Club and The Selkie Scoop.
Nana Js will also reopen at The Portal as a food truck. The Indian and curry restaurant announced a move from its State Street brick-and-mortar on March 21. Other food truck options include New Public Food Truck, Galley2GoToo – Fish and Chips, IncrediBowl and Ah! Chihuahua Taco Truck.
The Portal also features E-bike bike rentals at Sun-E-Land Bikes, mini golf at Portal Putt and two rotating retail shops. The nearby Waterfront Pump Track is open year-round. Portal Putt opens on May 25 with nine extra holes, according to its Facebook page.
According to the Port of Bellingham, most of The Portal’s tenants signed a 10-year lease, and the Port plans to further expand the container village in 2025. Visit portofbellingham.com for more information and a calendar of events. Check with individual retailers before going in person for updated openings.
A previous version of this story misspelled the name of Portal Putt. The story was updated to reflect this change on Thursday, April 4 at 8 a.m. Cascadia Daily News regrets this error.
Cocoa Laney is CDN’s lifestyle editor; reach her at cocoalaney@cascadiadaily.com; 360-922-3090 ext. 128.
