Must-see restaurants in Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

Cocktails are having a moment as the alcoholic libation du jour in Seattle and nowhere is that more clear than at Heartwood, a handsome restaurant and bar…

Short of teleporting over to Paris, this is about as Gallic as a Seattleite can get. Inside Café Campagne's effortlessly elegant interior you can live…

Artisanal beer, artisanal coffee…next up, Seattle brings you artisanal cheese and it's made as you watch in this always-crowded Pike Place nook, where you…

A tour of the Pacific Rim – via China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Seattle, of course – is the wide-ranging theme at this highly popular downtown…

Piroshky Piroshky knocks out its delectable sweet and savory Russian pies and pastries in a space about the size of a walk-in closet. Get the savory…

Often hidden behind a queue for the riotously popular Pike Place Chowder, this theatrical sales counter is staffed by wise-cracking servers who wouldn’t…

Matt’s, now run by a former Pike Place Market fish-thrower, is perched above the bustle of the market with views out over the famous clock. Most of the…

The treasured British crumpet has been given a distinct American twist with lavish toppings such as pesto, wild salmon or lemon curd at this casual Pike…

A restaurant like no other, the Pink Door is probably the only place in the US (the world?) where you can enjoy fabulous linguine alle vongole (pasta with…

It's all about the fish at the Steelhead, one of Pike Place Market's posher posts. The fish-and-chips are a given, but you're better off trying the more…

This tiny Pike Place Market storefront houses two casual dining juggernauts: Cafe Lieto and Biscuit Bitch. The former specializes in strong coffee, while…

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…

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…

Instantly impressive with its high ceiling, lofty mezzanine floor and spectacular tower of wine bottles, the Purple Cafe almost always seems to fill its…

Once the place for Seattle fine dining, the Georgian at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel discontinued its dinner service in 2016. Its elegantly attired…

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…

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…

Famous for its gourmet seafood brunch, which includes mouthwatering poached eggs with Dungeness crab and crab-butter hollandaise, Etta’s is a reliable and…

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…

It's hard to walk past this bakery in Pike Place – part of the market's furniture since the early 1980s – and not stop. Not surprisingly, the cinnamon…