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
Piroshki on Madison
The piroshki—savory pies, filled with things like chicken, cabbage, rice, and mushrooms, as well as potatoes and cheese—here are wonderful. But the borscht—a h…
1219 Madison St
First Hill
206-624-1295
First Hill
206-624-1295
Meet Korean BBQ
This upscale Korean BBQ restaurant called Meet Korean BBQ, from the owner of Chan and Bacco Cafe focuses on premium meats like wagyu beef and Kurobuta pork. Th…
500 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-695-2621
Capitol Hill
206-695-2621
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
Life On Mars
This relaxed, 70s-inspired bar from John Richards (John in the Morning on KEXP), Amy Richards, Steve Severin (Neumos, Barboza, The Runaway) and Leigh Sims (Wak…
722 E Pike St
Seattle
206-323-9166
Seattle
206-323-9166
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
Anar
Anar, from the owners of Capitol Hill’s excellent Mamnoon, is also steeped in Middle Eastern flavors and traditions, but with a decidedly healthy focus: house-…
2040 Sixth Avenue
Belltown
Belltown
Ben & Esther's
The popular Portland-based vegan Jewish deli chain Ben & Esther's serves bagels (available with dairy-free schmears or as sandwiches with toppings lik…
907 E Pike Street
Seattle
Seattle
Cinnamon Works
This Pike Place scratch-bakery staple, which has been around over 35 years, features cookies, quick breads, muffins, rolls, and more and has plenty of gluten-f…
1536 Pike Pl
Pike Place Market
(206) 583-0085
Pike Place Market
(206) 583-0085
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
Piroshky Piroshky
This Pike Place Market staple serves glorified Russian hot pockets, and they’re fucking delicious. They’ve got sweet and savory options. Of the sweet, it’s har…
1908 Pike Place
Pike Place Market
206-441-6068
Pike Place Market
206-441-6068
Rub with Love Shack
This Tom Douglas sandwich shack is based on the proprietary spice blend of smoked paprika, brown sugar, kosher salt, black pepper, and thyme that T-Doug create…
2010 Western Ave
Pike Place Market
206-436-0390
Pike Place Market
206-436-0390
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
Plum Chopped
Chop't is the newest project from chef and owner Makini Howell, who is also behind Plum Bistro, Sugar Plum, Plum Pantry, Quickie Too, and the Plum Burgers food…
1429 12th Ave
Seattle
206-838-5333
Seattle
206-838-5333
Momiji
The team behind Umi Sake House and Kushibar present Momiji in the former Dawson Plumbing location on 12th between Pike and Pine. According to Seattle Metropoli…
1522 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-457-4068
Capitol Hill
206-457-4068
Dumpling Tzar
Dumpling Tzar, located in the 12th Avenue Arts building on Capitol Hill, is the second location of the popular Fremont spot that serves Russian beef-and-potato…
1630 12th Ave
Seattle
206-466-6561
Seattle
206-466-6561
Maneki Restaurant
In its 100-plus years of existence, Maneki has only had one major interruption to business: when it shut down because the US government sent Japanese Americans…
304 Sixth Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-622-2631
Chinatown-International District
206-622-2631
Katsu-ya Seattle
The menu at this popular Japanese sushi chain features dishes like crispy rice with spicy tuna, yellowtail sashimi with jalapeño, Japanese ceviche, creamy popc…
122 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
206-580-0080
South Lake Union
206-580-0080
Mountaintops Coffee
This new coffee shop in the Insignia Tower building from the people behind Fulcrum Coffee features espresso, specialty drinks, egg sandwiches, open-faced toast…
590 Bell St
Belltown
206-995-8779
Belltown
206-995-8779
Umi Sake House
Umi Sake House is stylish—a combination of the uber-modern sterility of the Bada Lounge, which used to occupy the space, and the wood of a Japanese teaho…
2230 First Ave
Belltown
206-374-8717
Belltown
206-374-8717