Virginia Inn
The Virginia Inn, a Seattle institution since 1903, has a lovely old-fashioned interior with an antique mahogany bar, as well as great patio seating on First A…
1937 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-728-1937
Pike Place Market
206-728-1937
Palace Kitchen
Hands down the best of Tom Douglas’s 436 Seattle restaurants, the Palace Kitchen will please both out-of-town visitors and jaded locals. It’s a longtime (since…
2030 Fifth Ave
Belltown
206-448-2001
Belltown
206-448-2001
Quinn's Pub
The people behind Restaurant Zoe created this Capitol Hill gastropub, offering (relatively) affordable, prettied-up versions of country foods people have been …
1001 E Pike St
Seattle
206-325-7711
Seattle
206-325-7711
Pink Door
The light in the rosy dining room makes everyone look good, but it’s the outdoor deck with its Puget Sound view that draws giant crowds when the weather’s righ…
1919 Post Alley
Pike Place Market
206-443-3241
Pike Place Market
206-443-3241
Oddfellows Cafe + Bar
Created by bar maven Linda Derschang (of Linda's, etc.), Oddfellows is a crowd-pleasing Capitol Hill fixture. The space—a giant, high-ceilinged, beautifully be…
1525 10th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-325-0807
Capitol Hill
206-325-0807
Seatown Market & Fishfry
Tom Douglas's Seatown Seabar & Rotisserie next to Pike Place Market has reopened as Seatown Market & Fishfry, serving clam and bacon chowder, salmon burgers, o…
2010 Western Ave
Pike Place Market
206-436-0390
Pike Place Market
206-436-0390
Lark
After 12 years on 12th Avenue, beloved Seattle restaurant Lark moved into an expansive new space in the nearby historic Central Agency building in December 201…
952 E Seneca St
Central District
206-323-5275
Central District
206-323-5275
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
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
Nue
Nue offers street-food inspired small plates from around the world using modern cooking techniques (liquid nitrogen ice cream, anyone?). The opening menu inclu…
1519 14th Ave
Seattle
206-257-0312
Seattle
206-257-0312
Quality Athletics
Quality Athletics, near the Seattle stadia, looks slick; trophies, medicine balls, and a wall of lockers provide minimalist sporty credibility. What you won’t …
121 S King St
SoDo
206-420-3015
SoDo
206-420-3015
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
Anthony's Bell Street Diner
Anthony's is a local seafood chain with a family-friendly vibe. People are partial to the crab cakes and the stiff drinks.
2201 Alaskan Way
Seattle Waterfront
206-448-6688
Seattle Waterfront
206-448-6688
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
South Lake Union
206-467-5300
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
Belltown
206-441-1500
Herb & Bitter Public House
Herb & Bitter Public House, from Jesus Escobor (who also owns Rocco's in Belltown) occupies the space that was home to Than Brothers Pho for many years. It’s b…
516 Broadway E
Seattle
206-708-6468
Seattle
206-708-6468
