Recommended New American Restaurants near Seattle

Canon

Jamie Boudreau’s Canon has dark upholstery, an antique cash register, a bar stained with Angostura bitters (on purpose), and such an extensive and beautiful li…
928 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-552-9755
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Licorous

Licorous is the restaurant Lark's femme little sister, and the advice to ladies of yore preparing to go out—get completely dressed, then remove one acces…
928 12th Ave
Central District
(206) 325-6947
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Damn the Weather

Bryn Lumsden (who has tended bar at Rob Roy, Vessel, and Vito’s, and was also in the band Fleet Foxes) teamed up with Jay Kuehner (beloved from Sambar) and Eli…
116 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-555-1234
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Plum Bistro

Plum Bistro is a pleasantly upscale, 100 percent vegan restaurant. Even for a lifelong vegetarian, a visit to Plum can feel like a taste-test in a laboratory o…
1429 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-838-5333
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Tavern Law

From the gentlemen of Belltown’s well-reputed, extremely popular Spur Gastropub, Tavern Law is an upscale cocktail lounge with a vigorous speakeasy theme (incl…
1406 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-322-9734
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Good Bar

Another new addition to Pioneer Square, Good Bar’s name implies what its menu hopes to deliver: simple, straightforward food and classic cocktails. Wine and be…
240 Second Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-624-2337
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Central Saloon

This is Seattle's oldest bar, and it knows how to party.
207 First Ave S #1
Pioneer Square
206-622-0209
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The Coterie Room

The Coterie Room is an official Big Deal, and it looks marvelous with its impressive crystal chandelier and lush wall of living plants. A large mirror on one w…
2137 Second Ave
Belltown
206-956-8000
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C. C. Attle's

Every bear's favorite bar—known for drinks strong enough to put hair on your chest—is back and probably better than ever in the former home of Cafe Metropoli…
1701 E Olive Way
Seattle
206-726-0565
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Skillet Capitol Hill

The Capitol Hill outpost of Skillet diner offers breakfast, lunch and dinner, each good. People go crazy for the gargantuan cinnamon roll, the "Serious Toast" …
1400 E Union St
Capitol Hill
206-512-2001
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Tavolàta

Another Ethan Stowell pasta spot, this Belltown restaurant is in a more accessible, less-precious setting, with many similar dishes as Rione. On my last stop, …
2323 Second Ave
Belltown
206-838-8008
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Re:Public

While it’s not a great idea to have a colon in a restaurant name—especially when people will have to say the word “colon” in order to explain it—this South Lak…
429 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
206-467-5300
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Tilikum Place Café

A European-inspired/new American take on cafe classics, including buzzworthy Dutch baby pancakes.

Reservations fill up weeks in advance.
407 Cedar St
Belltown
206-282-4830
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Black Bottle

If architecture firms have cafeterias, they probably look like this. People are here to hang out rather than hit on each other relentlessly, and they’re here t…
2600 First Ave
Belltown
206-441-1500
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Sol Liquor Lounge

At this small bar, the juice is fresh and the liquor is excellent. Sol Liquor's aesthetic is sort of tiki, kind of stylized colonial Singapore, or maybe upscal…
607 Summit Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-860-1130
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Single Shot

Single Shot is on the west slope of Capitol Hill, on Summit next to Top Pot, and the narrow, shotgun-style space looks great. It's where photographer Spike Maf…
611 Summit Ave E
Seattle
206-420-2238
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Smith

Smith is a pub-with-upscale-grub on Capitol Hill’s 15th Avenue, brought to you by Linda of Linda’s/King’s Hardware/Oddfellows Cafe. The hunting-lodge interior …
332 15th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-709-1900
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Cheeky Cafe

Cheeky Cafe gives grandma’s comfort food a multicultural kick in the ass. Nestled at the base of a condominium—with the generally forgettable but pleasant deco…
1700 S Jackson St
Central District
206-322-9895
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Boat Street Kitchen

This obscurely located but lovely French-ish bistro is a longtime favorite for good reason. Especially nice, weather permitting: sweet, quiet outdoor seating f…
3131 Western Ave, Ste 301
Uptown
206-632-4602
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