Jemil's Big Easy
New Orleans native Jemil Aziz Johnson—chef/owner way back when of La Louisiana in the Central District—captains this mobile Cajun/Creole emporium. It's "The Re…
Downtown Seattle
206-428-8305
Ben Paris
Named after the late Seattle sportsman and entrepreneur (who used to run a famous restaurant of the same name in the same location) during the early 20th centu…
130 Pike St
Pike Place Market
206-999-3971
Pike Place Market
206-999-3971
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
Patagōn
This upscale Argentinian-inspired restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the ground floor of the downtown Charter Hotel Seattle. Executive chef Anth…
1610 2nd Avenue
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-256-7500
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-256-7500
Jeepney
The team behind the lovely speakeasy Knee High Stocking Company has a colorful walk-up window serving the same great menu of Filipino-inspired comfort food, in…
1356 E Olive Way
Seattle
206-979-7049
Seattle
206-979-7049
Oriental Mart
Other Filipino restaurants have sadly come and gone, but Oriental Mart in Pike Place Market remains. Good thing, because this 30-plus-year establishment offers…
1506 Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market
206-622-8488
Pike Place Market
206-622-8488
Where Ya At Matt
Where Ya At gets its name from the New Orleans greeting “Where yat?”—owner/cook (and New Orleans native) Matt Lewis spells it out because he thinks it looks be…
Various locations
Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square
Biscuit Bitch at Caffé Lieto
Do not plan to do any heavy lifting or swimming for several hours after you've ingested one of Biscuit Bitch's nigh-monstrous (and yummy) creations, like the "…
1909 1st Ave
Pike Place Market
206-441-7999
Pike Place Market
206-441-7999
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
Biscuit Bitch
Do not plan to do any heavy lifting or swimming for several hours after you've ingested one of Biscuit Bitch's nigh-monstrous (and yummy) creations, like the "…
2303 3rd Ave
Belltown
206-728-2219
Belltown
206-728-2219
Crawfish King
Crawfish, clams, mussels, crab legs, lobster, Dungeness, prawns--you'll find it all here and more, plus an assortment of macarons which pair oddly well with se…
725 S Lane St
Chinatown-International District
206-623-3622
Chinatown-International District
206-623-3622
Deluxe Bar & Grill
The Deluxe Bar and Grill has been in the same location since 1962, and along the way has managed to amass a very loyal following. People especially like the sa…
625 Broadway E
Seattle
206-324-9697
Seattle
206-324-9697
Communion
Chef Kristi Brown of That Brown Girl Cooks and her son and business partner Damon Bomar opened their much-anticipated "Seattle soul food" restaurant Communion …
2350 E Union St
Central District
206-257-4227
Central District
206-257-4227
Cafe Weekend
This Central District cafe serves coffee and espresso drinks, pastries, and candy. Seattle-based confectionary Tokara supplies Cafe Weekend with a selection of…
851 Hiawatha Place S
Central District
Central District
Mecca
On one side, the Mecca is an old-timey counter-and-booth-style diner, for those times when only dependable diner food can hit the spot—and dependable it is. On…
526 Queen Anne Ave N
Uptown
206-285-9728
Uptown
206-285-9728
Fat’s Chicken & Waffles
Marcus Lalario (Li’l Woody’s, 95 Slide) has taken over the Central District space that was home to Catfish Corner for nearly 30 years, given it a structural up…
2726 E Cherry St
Central District
(206) 602-6863
Central District
(206) 602-6863
The Fry Guys
This new takeout-only kitchen gives crispy potatoes their rightful place in the spotlight, serving both regular and crinkle-cut fries loaded with various toppi…
1740 First Ave S
SoDo
206-305-3910
SoDo
206-305-3910