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Dahlia Lounge
Owner Tom Douglas began fusing flavors at this Seattle institution in the late 1980s and single-handedly made Seattleites more sophisticated; his empire has grown a lot since then, but the flagship restaurant remains a local favorite. There's a bakery next door where you can pick up one of the Dahlia's fabulous desserts to go. Reservations are recommended.
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Mee Sum Pastries
This little storefront window is famed for its giant hum bao - eminently portable meat- or vegetable-filled steamed buns that make a great snack or small meal.
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Noodle Ranch
In the same block as Mama's, this old standby looks like a modernized greasy diner but serves pan-Asian noodle dishes, many of them vegetarian. The tofu spring rolls, green curries and pad Thai are worth trying if you need some cheap, effective stomach-padding before (or after) your bar crawl.
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Ruby
The menu at this attractive space next to Flowers reflects the room's Casablanca feel, with fragrant jasmine rice bowls (around US$8 to around US$9 ), a ginger-onion-chili breakfast omelet (around US$6 ) and soups like yellow dhal with tofu, spinach, lemon, garlic and ginger, or lemongrass miso with shiitake mushrooms. The bar is hopping at night, and drinks are large and well-crafted.
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Shanghai Garden
Hand-shaved green barley noodles are the specialty of Shanghai Garden, and the sugar-pea vines are also a favorite. If you're used to heavy, greasy Chinese food, you're in for a revelation.
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Wild Ginger
Seattle was more or less introduced to the satay bar by this popular Indonesian restaurant, where throngs of diners sit and sample bite-size, skewered bits of fiery grilled chicken, vegetables or scallops, luscious soups and daily specials. More substantial dishes include Burmese curry crab and cinnamon-and-anise-spiced duck. The bar is a happening place, and there's a live music venue, the Triple Door, downstairs.
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