Seattle Restaurants

  1. Agua Verde Cafe

    Overlooking Portage Bay from the southern base of University Avenue, Agua Verde Café is a little gem serving fat tacos full of lemony cod, shellfish or portabella mushrooms, plus other Mexican favorites. There's usually a wait for a table, but you can have a drink and wait on the deck, or order from the walkup window. You can rent kayaks in the same building, in case you want to work off your dinner.

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  2. La Carta De Oaxaca

    This lively place near the Ballard Locks serves the cuisine of Oaxaca, particularly black mole sauce - try the mole negro Oaxaqueno , the house specialty. You can sample the same stuff on tamales, or go for a combination of various small plates. Seating is mostly picnic-style, and there's a full bar - handy considering there's usually a wait for a table.

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  3. Mama's Mexican Kitchen

    Wildly popular, California-style Mama's Mexican Kitchen is always packed. But that's no surprise for a place that serves scrumptious burritos, huge combination plates and killer margaritas (cheapest during happy hour from to Monday to Saturday). It's in a great location for people-watching, but the kitsch Mexican artifacts plastering the walls are equally absorbing. Velvet Elvises!

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  4. Rancho Bravo

    A taco stand in the parking lot of Winchell's Donuts, Rancho Bravo serves cheap, filling tacos and burritos that are pretty good anytime and awesome at .

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