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
314 Pie
314 Pie is a food truck that serves Aussie-style 5-inch savory/meat pies, plus a few dessert pies, made by two guys who aren’t Australian. They’ve got steak an…
Downtown Seattle
Outlier
Hats off to Chef Shawn Applin, whose media preview menu for Outlier proved to be a genuine pleasure, from perfectly al dente carrots in the Vadouvan curry, to …
1101 4th Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-624-7755
Downtown Seattle
206-624-7755
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…
999 3rd Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-624-1329
Downtown Seattle
206-624-1329
ʔálʔal Café By Chief Seattle Club
This Indigenous fast-casual cafe highlights pre-colonial ingredients such as Great Plains’ bison, the Southwest’s Three Sisters, and Northwest salm…
122 Second Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-635-5099
Pioneer Square
206-635-5099
Cafe Paloma
Friendly, casual Paloma makes Mediterranean food with the emphasis on Turkey, as in lovely little Turkish meatballs in a bright tomato sauce. Much of the food …
93 Yesler Way
Pioneer Square
206-405-1920
Pioneer Square
206-405-1920
Delicatus
Considering the rough-hewn wooden walls and reclaimed artisan-chic flair, it looks like Quinn’s wandered down from Capitol Hill, had drunken sex with Jimmy Joh…
103 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-623-3780
Pioneer Square
206-623-3780
Altstadt Bierhalle & Brathaus
Altstadt, owned by former Belltown street taco entrepreneur Lex Petras, is arguably Seattle’s first stab at upscale German food. And it hits the mark. Certainl…
209 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-602-6442
Pioneer Square
206-602-6442
The Pastry Project
This nonprofit founded by two former Molly Moon's employees provides pastry and bakery job training to individuals with a barrier to entry. They offer boxes of…
165 South Main Street
Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square
Salumi
Salumi's storefront in Pioneer Square is world-famous and duly mobbed (and rightfully so). It used to be owned by Armando Batali before his daughter Gina took …
404 Occidental Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-621-8772
Pioneer Square
206-621-8772
Taylor Shellfish Farms Oyster Bar
The good people here aim to provide you with the freshest oysters, clams, mussels, geoducks, and scallops, brought to Seattle throughout the week directly from…
410 Occidental Ave S
Pioneer Square
360-229-2111
Pioneer Square
360-229-2111
Staple & Fancy Mercantile
Brought to you by Ethan Stowell (Anchovies & Olives, How to Cook a Wolf, Tavolàta, and more) Staple & Fancy has a local, seasonal, Italianate “staple” menu wit…
4739 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-789-1200
Ballard
206-789-1200
Mighty-O Donuts
People love Mighty-O's certified organic, preservative-free, zero-trans-fat, un-artificially-colored-or-flavored, cholesterol-free vegan doughnuts. They can be…
1555 NW Market St
Ballard
206-547-0335
Ballard
206-547-0335
Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery
Autumn Martin, former Canlis pastry chef and Theo head chocolatier (and fourth-generation Washingtonian), makes all-organic desserts from carefully sourced, lo…
5427 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-453-3792
Ballard
206-453-3792
Li'l Woody's
Li’l Woody’s serves good burgers made with Painted Hills beef, with the basic model starting at less than $5 (and it serves them until 3 a.m. on Fridays and Sa…
2040 NW Market St
Ballard
Ballard
Cupcake Royale
Cupcake Royale was started in 2003 in Seattle as the first cupcake bakery and cafe outside of New York City, and has since expanded from the original Capitol H…
2052 NW Market St
Ballard
206-883-7656
Ballard
206-883-7656
8oz. Burger and Co.
Joining its Capitol Hill cousin of the same name and owner, Ballard's 8oz. Burger has proven to be just as popular as its first location. The menu is roughly t…
2409 NW Market St
Ballard
206-641-9184
Ballard
206-641-9184