Grand Central Baking Company
Grand Central has been making high-quality, yummy bread and baked goods for a long, long time, and comes with a presidential seal of approval: Obama ate a turk…
214 1st Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-622-3644
Pioneer Square
206-622-3644
Local 360
Local 360’s interior conjures up a union dining-and-drinking hall, but the name refers to the fact that almost everything served comes from within a 360-mile r…
2234 First Ave
Belltown
206-441-9360
Belltown
206-441-9360
Analog Coffee
Analog calls itself "a modern American coffee shop," and the slightly faded and very Instagrammable flag near the main counter reinforces this description. The…
235 Summit Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-678-7443
Capitol Hill
206-678-7443
Hook & Plow
Hook & Plow is at the Marriott Waterfront, which describes it as "American"—it's where Todd English's Fish Club and then Restaurant 2100 (no one knows) used to…
2100 Alaskan Way
Seattle Waterfront
(206) 256-1040
Seattle Waterfront
(206) 256-1040
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
Capitol Hill
206-512-2001
Homegrown Sustainable Sandwich Shop
We’ll let Homegrown speak for itself: “Our goal at Homegrown is not only to create sandwiches out of sustainable ingredients but also to make sandwich creation…
208 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
South Lake Union
Americana
It used to be El Greco, then it was Table 219—now it is called Americana. It remains devoted to "comfort food with a gourmet twist," meaning wild boar enchilad…
219 Broadway E
Seattle
206-328-4604
Seattle
206-328-4604
Portage Bay Cafe
A tasty place to go for an all-American, local/organic/sustainable-focused breakfast or brunch, including cage-free eggs from Olympia, hams and sausages made i…
391 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-462-6400
South Lake Union
206-462-6400
Macrina Cafe and Bakery
Macrina is often cited as Seattle's best bakery, and for good reason.
2408 First Ave
Belltown
206-448-4032
Belltown
206-448-4032
Ba Bar
You can get yourself fed—with the one of the city’s best bowls of pho, no less—from the morning till the wee hours at this stylish Vietnamese mini-chain, with …
500 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
(206) 623-2711
South Lake Union
(206) 623-2711
Harry's Fine Foods
The funky little corner store on Bellevue and Mercer that held down the North Capitol Hill neighborhood for years has been reborn as an airy, chic cafe. Owner …
601 Bellevue Avenue E
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Cafe Barjot
The light-filled little former home of Chico Madrid has been reborn as Cafe Barjot, run by beloved-by-all Wylie Bush of neighborhood favorite Joe Bar, just fiv…
711 Bellevue Ave E
Seattle
206-457-5424
Seattle
206-457-5424
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
Capitol Hill
206-709-1900
SkyCity at the Space Needle
"The view of Seattle from the Space Needle--the view of Seattle absent the Space Needle--could be Any City, USA, which allows you to fantasize about all the ot…
400 Broad St
Uptown
206-905-2100
Uptown
206-905-2100
Cafe Kanape
For 10 years, Sabine Ruthensteiner owned Contour downtown. Now she runs this Eastern European cafe that serves open-faced sandwich canapes—"They're much pretti…
700 Broadway E Suite D
Seattle
206-708-1210
Seattle
206-708-1210
Coastal Kitchen
Coastal Kitchen's menu changes quarterly, with different geographical themes but a continuing "fish-forward attitude"—serving solely sustainably raised and cau…
429 15th Ave E
Seattle
206-322-1145
Seattle
206-322-1145
Citizen
Citizen is a very cute cafe in the eastern part of lower Queen Anne with crepes, sandwiches, and a careful selection of inexpensive wine (bottles of which are …
706 Taylor Ave N
Uptown
(206) 284-1015
Uptown
(206) 284-1015
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
Uptown
206-632-4602
Monsoon
With its tranquil room, excellent service, and elegant Pacific Northwest/Vietnamese cuisine, Monsoon has quietly continued to be delicious since 1999. Dinner i…
615 19th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-325-2111
Capitol Hill
206-325-2111