Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo
Hand-shaved barley noodles are the specialty of Shanghai Garden and, frankly, they trounce all expectations you might ordinarily have of a noodle. They’re…
Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo
Hand-shaved barley noodles are the specialty of Shanghai Garden and, frankly, they trounce all expectations you might ordinarily have of a noodle. They’re…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
One of the best oyster houses in Seattle overhangs the water on Pier 56. The oyster menu lists over 30 different varieties plucked from practically every…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
Proof that some of the best culinary ideas are almost ridiculously simple, this Pike Place Market hole-in-the-wall takes that New England favorite (clam…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
Instantly impressive with its high ceiling, lofty mezzanine floor and spectacular tower of wine bottles, the Purple Cafe almost always seems to fill its…
Belltown & Seattle Center
As any Italian food snob will tell you, it's very hard to find authentic home-spun Italian cuisine this side of Sicily. Thus extra kudos must go to La…
Seattle
The best – or at least biggest – hangover breakfast in the world is at Beth’s, and you can get it all day long in an agreeably greasy space decorated with…
The CD, Madrona & Madison Park
Sometimes it feels as if Seattle has got as many upscale Italian restaurants as Turin, all of them peddling the same modern Italian-American staples:…
Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo
It's worth the trip to SoDo to visit Cafe con Leche in its colorful abode, a former food truck that has sprouted foundations. Sit down and dig into the…
Queen Anne & Lake Union
If you’re down to your last few dollars and dying for something to eat, don’t panic! Dick’s is calling you. Welcome to the only fast-food joint in Seattle…
Belltown & Seattle Center
Dahlia Lounge specializes in hallmarks of Tom Douglas restaurants, which caused a boom in Seattle's dining scene in the '90s: locally grown produce, an…
The CD, Madrona & Madison Park
Occupying the intersection once inhabited by old-school CD institution Catfish Corner, Fat’s is considered by most to be a credible replacement. Wisely,…
Belltown & Seattle Center
Snaring 90% of its ingredients from within a 360-mile radius, this restaurant follows its ambitious ‘locavore’ manifesto pretty rigidly. The farms where…
Northwestern Washington & the San Juan Islands
You've gotta love a place whose menu instructs, 'Tequila pairing is highly recommended.' This busy Mexican joint in a residential neighborhood serves…
Northwestern Washington & the San Juan Islands
The size of the cinnamon buns here beggars belief, and their quality (there are several flavors including seasonal fruit) is equally good. Factor in a 10…
Seattle
There are really only two words you need to know about Shultzy's – beer and sausages. The most obvious common denominator between the two is 'German' and…
Ballard & Discovery Park
Reading the menu at Señor Moose is like a mini lesson in Mexican culinary geography. Each of the traditional dishes is described along with the region it…
Bellingham
Bellingham's long-standing community food co-op has a deli and hot food bar that sells fresh, organic, fair-trade and guilt-free food. Vegetarian- and…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
Once the place for Seattle fine dining, the Georgian at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel discontinued its dinner service in 2016. Its elegantly attired…
Ballard & Discovery Park
Out in western Ballard near the Shilshole Bay Marina, Ray’s is all about placid Olympic Peninsula views, nautical decor and an exhaustive fresh-fish menu…
Olympic Peninsula
Organic, local and sustainably produced ingredients are used to create unique wood-fired pizzas (try the pork sausage and kimchi) and delectable mains…
Seattle
Slink inside Mamnoon for an unusual and wonderfully memorable voyage to the culinary Levant. This Capitol Hill spot specializes in Middle Eastern fusion…
Seattle
About as wide as a train carriage, with permanently steamed-up windows, an open-kitchen lunch counter, and flames leaping up from beneath the constantly…
Central Washington
This homey, bright-yellow former church, built by the German Lutherans in 1923, is now an unconventional restaurant that serves urban-hipster-worthy food…
Southeastern Washington
Widely lauded fine dining in the Marcus Whitman Hotel; try to bag the chef's table in the kitchen, where you'll get a special meal prepared for you as you…
Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast
A legendary local cafe-pub now owned by Portland's McMenamin brothers, who have maintained its authentic wood-panel interior. There's a snug, a long bar…
Washington Coast
On top of the Adrift Hotel, this sleek new restaurant-bar feels fancy without being pretentious. Try the spicy fisherman's stew or a wood-fired pizza…
Seattle
Drop in at this sunny cafe in rainy Seattle for a taste of modern Aussie brunch food. We're talking big hunks of sourdough bread smothered in smashed…
Olympic Peninsula
The heritage building is filled with eclectic bric-a-brac, art and plants, while the grill cooks up tasty seafood, meat and veggies. Dine indoors or near…
Shelburne Hotel Pub & Dining Room
Washington Coast
Newly redesigned, the Shelburne has a formal dining room (open weekends only) and a more casual pub, both of which showcase inventive Northwest cuisine…
Seattle
Although a bagel and a crossword puzzle seems like a quintessentially New York morning, Eltana brought the tradition to Seattle. The bagels are baked in a…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
The 'three girls' in this pioneering business in Pike Place Market first set up shop in 1912, eight years before women in the USA got the vote. Times have…
Olympic Peninsula
The Silverwater provides a romantic atmosphere in the not-too-fancy setting of a classic Port Townsend Victorian-era building. Renowned for its creatively…
Seattle
Tiny Kamonegi and its head chef and owner Mutsuko Soma are currently all the rage on the Fremont dining scene. The specialties here are soba noodles and…
Seattle
Slightly off the beaten path in the South Park neighborhood, this old-timey tavern expertly serves up a classic and nationally lauded char-broiled tavern…
Seattle
Here, an experienced Vietnamese American restaurant owner serves French-influenced, contemporary American food in small but perfectly proportioned sizes…
Central Washington
It looks dirty and it's parked humbly in front of Delaney's Lost Sock Laundromat, but this little taco shack churns out some of very Latino Yakima's best…
Seattle
Originally from Vancouver, BC, this Suika izakaya-style bar and restaurant took over a space that was formerly a well-loved restaurant on Capitol Hill. It…
Washington Coast
Ask anyone where to eat on the Long Beach Peninsula and they will point you here. The cute, narrow restaurant inhabits the historic Seaview train depot,…
Seattle
Agrodolce feels more like a restaurant with a southern Italian bent than a southern Italian restaurant per se, though all the basic premises of Puglian…
Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast
A semifancy food court that brings together some of Olympia's best bites, this market hall lets you choose among (or combine!) fresh oysters at Chelsea…