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:…
Must-see restaurants in Seattle
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Seattle
While the burritos and tacos at El Chupacabra probably wouldn't be described as authentic, they are still pretty darned good, especially when combined…
Ballard & Discovery Park
What started as a food stand at Fremont Sunday Market has become this always-packed little restaurant that offers (it claims) the first Puerto Rican…
Seattle
Once owned by Seattle restaurant mogul Ethan Stowell, this upscale pizza spot changed ownership in 2018, but the excellent pizza menu and superlative wine…
Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo
Usually mentioned near the top of the list of best places for dim sum in the ID, Jade Garden offers a good range of delicacies with everything from…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
Say bonjour to Le Pichet, just up from Pike Place Market, a cute and very French bistro with pâtés, cheeses, wine, chocolat and a refined Parisian feel…
The CD, Madrona & Madison Park
There’s fast food and then there’s fast food. This is the good kind. Ezell’s was started by a transplanted Texan in 1984 right here in the CD. Its crispy,…
Queen Anne & Lake Union
Although the name might read like the sobriquet of an avant-garde play, Re:public (don’t forget the colon), situated on the corner of Republican St, is…
Belltown & Seattle Center
While the Mediterranean-inspired stone finishes and overall sleek design touches of CÔBA give this place an expensive feel, the Vietnamese food on offer…
Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo
Repeating a mantra that flows freely from the lips of many Seattleites, this well-regarded venture is perhaps best described as a cocktail bar that also…
Seattle
So what flavor will it be today? The orange habanero cookie dough, or maybe honey lavender? The seasonal flavors are wild at Molly Moon's, where lines…
Ballard & Discovery Park
Across the Ballard Bridge in the Fishermen’s Terminal, Chinook’s is where fish practically leap out of the water and into the kitchen. You can’t get it…
Seattle
Spud is as much a piece of West Seattle history as the Log House Museum or the Alki Point Lighthouse, having been in the fish-and-chip business since 1935…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
Famous for its gourmet seafood brunch, which includes mouthwatering poached eggs with Dungeness crab and crab-butter hollandaise, Etta’s is a reliable and…
Seattle
Chef Eric Donnelly's seafood-focused restaurant in Fremont features an extensive menu that uses seasonal ingredients throughout. The space feels like a…
Seattle
One of the Hill's most engaging dining experiences is this subterranean Nepalese restaurant on Broadway whose extensive menu mixes in a few Indian and…
Seattle
You can find what is possibly Seattle's most popular burger in this urban legend in Phinney Ridge, the second incarnation of a restaurant that originally…
Belltown & Seattle Center
Despite being open until last call, Ohana has the laid-back, friendly feel of a family-run establishment. Many come for the jumbo tiki drinks and interior…
Seattle
Some of the best ramen in Seattle's northern neighborhoods can be enjoyed at modern, but unpretentious, Nuna. There are nine varieties to choose from …
Belltown & Seattle Center
Bright and airy – and almost within the shadow of the Space Needle – the Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar is the perfect pit stop on a day of sightseeing. Off…
Seattle
With its bright turquoise seating booths and sunny interior, Rumba exhibits a breezy Caribbean vibe. Indeed, you might just think you’ve died and gone to…
