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
Cantina Leña
The newest restaurant in the Tom Douglas empire, “inspired by the rustic cooking of Mexico.” The kitchen is built around a wood-fired pit and grill and feature…
2101 Fifth Ave
Belltown
206-519-5723
Belltown
206-519-5723
Bimbos Cantina
Bimbo's has fat, tasty burritos and pretty good everything else. Sometimes crowded, which means a wait, and sometimes the service is infuriatingly slow, but th…
1013 E Pike St
Seattle
206-322-9950
Seattle
206-322-9950
Poquitos
An upscale Mexican concept featuring 14,000 hand-painted tiles with craft/artisanal/etc. cocktails, handmade tortillas, queso fundido, and an enclosed patio wi…
1000 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-453-4216
Capitol Hill
206-453-4216
Casco Antiguo
A Mexican restaurant and cantina in Pioneer Square opened by Harvey Ward Allen (owner of neighboring Altstadt) and run by Rodolfo Riveron, former chef of Capit…
119 Occidental Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-538-0400
Pioneer Square
206-538-0400
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
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
Capitol Hill
206-552-9755
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
Capitol Hill
206-838-5333
Barrio
The Heavy Restaurant Group—that is, downtown's, Kirkland's, Woodinville's, and Bellevue's Purple Cafe and Wine Bars, as well as Lot No. 3 in Bellevue and The C…
1420 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-588-8105
Capitol Hill
206-588-8105
Cafe Nordo
The Culinarium serves as the "crossroads between the culinary and performing arts." Chef Nordo serves up some delicious modern foods. Programs include live cab…
109 S Main St
Pioneer Square
206-579-6215
Pioneer Square
206-579-6215
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
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
Nacho Borracho
It can be argued with some confidence that the most urban intersection in Seattle is Broadway and East John Street, particularly at rush hour, when big-city cr…
209 Broadway E
Capitol Hill
206-466-2434
Capitol Hill
206-466-2434
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
