TRACE
Replacing the W Hotel’s Earth & Ocean—which produced such chefs as Lark’s Johnathan Sundstrom, Brian McCracken and Dana Tough of the Coterie Room/etc., and Mar…
1112 Fourth Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-264-6000
Downtown Seattle
206-264-6000
Stateside
One of the best restaurants in Seattle, Stateside is consistently great, wearing its Vietnamese-French mash-up on its sleeve. The crispy duck fresh rolls are d…
300 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Mamnoon
Mamnoon serves upscale and bold, perfectly seasoned Lebanese/Syrian food, including a selection of delicious, freshly baked flat and leavened breads. If you do…
1508 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-906-9606
Capitol Hill
206-906-9606
Japonessa Sushi Cocina
The restaurant that replaced Union downtown: Japonessa Sushi Cocina. The head chef: Billy Beach, formerly of Umi Sake House and Kushibar (the owner also runs i…
1400 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-971-7979
Pike Place Market
206-971-7979
Lola
"The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business within downtown Seattle has forced us to make this incredibly difficult decision to temporarily close our loca…
2000 Fourth Ave
Belltown
206-441-1430
Belltown
206-441-1430
Cafe Campagne
Cafe Campagne is exceedingly pleasant, with soft yellow lights, blond-wood banquettes, framed vintage prints on the walls, and attentive waitstaff. The menu is…
1600 Post Alley
Pike Place Market
206-728-2233
Pike Place Market
206-728-2233
Le Pichet
Downtown’s Le Pichet is the more expensive cousin of Cafe Presse. It has many of the same dishes (often at different times), and it turns out, what you pay doe…
1933 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-256-1499
Pike Place Market
206-256-1499
Lady Yum
Joining its sibling locations in Kirkland and Sea-Tac Airport, this is Lady Yum's newest Seattle-proper spot. The concept is both a macaron lover's dream and a…
2130 6th Ave Seattle
Belltown
866-523-9986
Belltown
866-523-9986
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 …
550 12th Ave
Central District
206-328-2030
Central District
206-328-2030
Wild Ginger McKenzie
The well-known pan-Asian restaurant Wild Ginger will open its third location in South Lake Union on August 18, inside a luxury apartment building called McKenz…
2208 8th Ave
Belltown
Belltown
Rose Temple
In the former space of the defunct delicatessen/speakeasy By the Pound, business partners and Westward alums Austin Polley and Benjamin Smith have soft-opened …
1801 E Olive Way
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Roquette
Star bartender Erik Hakkinen (formerly of Pike Place's Zig Zag Cafe) opened this romantic new French-inspired Belltown bar, featuring interpretations of the Ne…
2232 First Ave
Belltown
Belltown
Omega Ouzeri
I had some laudable toast points at Omega a few months ago. Besides that, this bright, casual spot in Capitol Hill offers up refreshing, semi-pricey Greek fare…
1529 14th Ave
Seattle
206-257-4515
Seattle
206-257-4515
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
Tamarind Tree
Despite its large size, International District’s Tamarind Tree has a cozy, romantic atmosphere. It’s good for date nights, friend nights, and birthday parties.…
1036 S Jackson St, Suite A
Yesler Terrace
206-860-1404
Yesler Terrace
206-860-1404
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
Star Fusion & Bar
This Mongolian restaurant features plenty of lamb and beef, plus Japanese fusion dishes like ramen, poke, sushi, and homemade potstickers.
538 Broadway E
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
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
Red Cow
Remember Cremant, June, and/or Restaurant Bea? Ethan Stowell now runs Red Cow, his French brasserie, in the (great) Roy McMakin–designed space. The specialty o…
1423 34th Ave
Central District
206-454-7932
Central District
206-454-7932