Rhododendron
The Rhododendron Cafe is the full-service restaurant and bar located within The Inn at Virginia Mason. They offer breakfast and brunch, lunch, dinner and drink…
1006 Spring St
First Hill
206-223-7654
First Hill
206-223-7654
Pane Pane
Pane Pane makes weirdly cheap sandwiches downtown using cured meat, sauces, and bread all made in-house. If they're not quite as "gourmet" as billed, they're s…
304 Union St
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-623-7263
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-623-7263
Frye Art Museum
For decades, the Frye, founded in the early 20th century by a Seattle meat-packing family, was a sleepy place full of gilt frames and orthopedic shoes. In rece…
704 Terry Ave
First Hill
206-622-9250
First Hill
206-622-9250
Bottega Italiana
Authentic gelateria Bottega Italiana opened in 2003 in Pike Place Market by native Italians Luca Guerrieri, Antonella Ragazzi, and David Arato. The owners are …
1425 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-343-0200
Pike Place Market
206-343-0200
The Bookstore Bar & Cafe
Attached to the posh Alexis Hotel, this cozy, book-lined bar and cafe has lots of dark wood and a wide-ranging menu of small plates from PBS sweetheart Caprial…
1007 First Ave
Seattle Waterfront
206-624-3646
Seattle Waterfront
206-624-3646
Contour
For those who embrace the late-night Pioneer Square scene (that is to say, the dense fabric of dance-centric clubs and DJ spots littering the neighborhood with…
807 First Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-447-7704
Downtown Seattle
206-447-7704
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
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
Panera Bread
It's a chain, and the interior has all the appeal of a conference room, but they do give a lot of money to Food Lifeline, so that's nice. Their mission is "a l…
1620 Broadway
Seattle
(206) 302-7634
Seattle
(206) 302-7634
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
Central Saloon
This is Seattle's oldest bar, and it knows how to party.
207 First Ave S #1
Pioneer Square
206-622-0209
Pioneer Square
206-622-0209
Grand Central Baking Company
Grand Central has been making high-quality, yummy bread and baked goods for a long, long time, and comes with a presidential seal of approval: Obama ate a turk…
214 1st Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-622-3644
Pioneer Square
206-622-3644
Eggs and Plants
An unassuming vegetarian café doesn’t exactly seem like a magnet to Seattle lunch-hunters, but the ordinary Belltown storefront holds a magical world of Middle…
2229 5th Ave
Belltown
206-448-2050
Belltown
206-448-2050
Wakefield Bar
Owned by a collective of industry veterans, Wakefield is pouring beer, wine, and cocktails, with a focus on local distillers. The food is by chef Thomas Dodd, …
2318 Second Ave
Belltown
206-770-7824
Belltown
206-770-7824
Macrina Cafe and Bakery
Macrina is often cited as Seattle's best bakery, and for good reason.
2408 First Ave
Belltown
206-448-4032
Belltown
206-448-4032
La Parisienne French Bakery
La Parisienne is owned by the Morin family, from Paris, France. The charming person you will likely find behind the counter is Christine Morin; her husband, Pa…
2507 Fourth Ave
Belltown
206-728-5999
Belltown
206-728-5999
2421 1st Ave
Belltown
206-441-1677
Belltown
206-441-1677
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
Holy Cannoli
At Holy Cannoli—home of "Detroit's Finest Italian Delicacies"—Detroit native Adrienne Bandlow brings Seattle "the delicious food regional to the area that I gr…
2720 Third Ave
Belltown
206-841-8205
Belltown
206-841-8205
