Must-see restaurants in Central Washington

  • Red Pickle

    Central Washington

    Ellensburg's favorite food truck now has a bricks-and-mortar location, inside an old filling station (formerly D&M Coffee). There's no sign, so it's extra…

  • München Haus

    Central Washington

    The Haus is 100% alfresco, meaning that the hot German sausages and pretzels are essential stomach warmers in winter, while the Bavarian brews will cool…

  • Watershed Cafe

    Central Washington

    Farm to table, locally sourced – all the right buzzwords can be found at this friendly and elegant little cafe. There's a focus on local seafood, but…

  • Birchfield Manor Restaurant

    Central Washington

    The revered Birchfield is a dining experience offered in an intimate 1910 B&B. While the accommodations are considered top end, the food is even better…

  • Yellow Church Cafe

    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…

  • Tacos Los Primos #2

    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…

  • Andreas Keller

    Central Washington

    The definitive Leavenworth experience lurks in this cavernous rathskeller (basement tavern), with a genuine Oktoberfest atmosphere inspired by lederhosen…

  • Pavz Cafe Bistro

    Central Washington

    Ah, oui! If another lick of accordion music will send you screaming for the mountains, tuck instead into this wee French cafe serving delicious crepes,…

  • Wine O’Clock

    Central Washington

    Chic wine bar with a patio serving flatbread pizzas, cheese plates and light meals to nibble alongside wine flights from the Bunnell Family Cellar winery…

  • Rail Station & Ale House

    Central Washington

    Cozy up in this stone-and-timber repurposed station house that pumps out eight great beers on tap, excellent burgers, sandwiches, salads and bar snacks…

  • Visconti's

    Central Washington

    Head south (figuratively speaking) from Bavaria to Visconti's, where you may think you've reached Italy, so good is the ravioli – and the wines.

  • South

    Central Washington

    Sick of sausages and sauerkraut? Escape to South, where the Mexican menu with Cuban and Peruvian inflections is cool and creative but always true to its…

  • Tastebuds Coffee & Wine

    Central Washington

    The idea goes something like this: take an aromatic European-style coffee bar, chuck in a few cool Northwest furnishings (fireplace, wooden accents,…

  • Owl Soda Fountain

    Central Washington

    A classic old-fashioned soda fountain of 1950s vintage, with lurid color schemes, peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches, and humongous milkshakes plunked…

  • Inna's Cuisine

    Central Washington

    If you're craving borscht, piroshki or good old-fashioned Ukrainian dumplings, the search ends here. Run by a Ukrainian couple from Odessa, Inna's is…

  • Essencia Artisan Bakery

    Central Washington

    Head to this homey bakery that's always full of locals for creative sandwiches (the likes of ginger roast beef or Brie and chicken), soups, salads, panini…

  • Bern's Tavern

    Central Washington

    In Prosser, a setting worthy of a mid-century movie, your best stop for lunch, beer and burgers is charmingly divey Bern's.