Lotus Asian Kitchen & Lounge
Across from Vito’s—where the First Hill Bar & Grill finally retired after 34 glorious, divey years—Lotus is brought to us by Ridgley Kuang, owner of Green Leaf…
901 Madison St
First Hill
206-623-6333
First Hill
206-623-6333
Frolik Kitchen + Cocktails
Five stories up in the Motif Seattle hotel, Frolik has downtown Seattle's largest outdoor patio at 4,000 square feet, with ping-pong and shuffleboard tables pl…
1415 Fifth Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-971-8015
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-971-8015
Bernard's on Seneca
Bernard's is a strange but great 1970s/medieval bar and lounge with edible German and American food, located in the subterranean reaches of downtown's Hotel Se…
317 Seneca St
Downtown Seattle
206-623-5110
Downtown Seattle
206-623-5110
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…
1211 Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-457-4148
Capitol Hill
206-457-4148
Hard Rock Cafe
If you call, you might get this answer: "Hard Rock Cafe, this is Pete—how can I rock you?" The staff here is so upbeat, it ought to be illegal. The upsca…
116 Pike St
Pike Place Market
206-204-2233
Pike Place Market
206-204-2233
Von's 1000 Spirits
Von’s 1000 Spirits Gusto Bistro (formerly just Von's, at Sixth and Pine serves burgers (they call them “Hamburgs”), pizza (they call them “Frics” in the French…
1221 First Ave
Seattle Waterfront
206-621-8667
Seattle Waterfront
206-621-8667
The Grill from Ipanema
Ipanema is an all-you-can-eat rodizio dining experience, around $40 per person at dinner, crazed wedding-reception atmosphere included. The buffet salads excee…
1225 First Ave
Seattle Waterfront
206-957-8444
Seattle Waterfront
206-957-8444
Garage
Come to Garage for bowling and billiards (cheap during the daily happy hour) in a pretty, late 1920s setting with unusual and above-average pub food that inclu…
1130 Broadway
Seattle
206-322-2296
Seattle
206-322-2296
Mee Sum Pastry
Pike Place Market is a jewel box, and Mee Sum Pastry is my favorite gem. The small take-out-only shop sells cheap Chinese eats: barbecue pork sticks, crab rang…
1526 Pike Pl
Pike Place Market
206-682-6780
Pike Place Market
206-682-6780
Uli's Famous Sausage
This artisan sausage and meat shop founded by German master butcher Uli Lengenberg is an enduring Pike Place favorite.
1511 Pike Pl
Pike Place Market
206-839-1000
Pike Place Market
206-839-1000
Lowell's
Located in the Pike Place Market, Lowell’s has unbeatable waterfront views on all three floors. It also serves excellent Bloody Marys starting at 7 a.m., as we…
1519 Pike Place
Pike Place Market
206-622-2036
Pike Place Market
206-622-2036
Kebab
This takeout window connected to Whisky Bar offers snacks like gyros, Polish sausages, and the Kebabwich ("think Philly steak and cheese—only better!") for the…
2000 2nd Ave
Belltown
206-443-4490
Belltown
206-443-4490
Rhein Haus
Twentysomethings jostle for position around this prefab German beer hall's sprawling main bar. Inoffensive pick-up lines and mini bottles of Underberg are swif…
912 12th Ave
Central District
206-325-5409
Central District
206-325-5409
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
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
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
New Star Seafood Restaurant
Although the name implies it does seafood (and it does--very well), there's more to New Star than creatures of the ocean. If you want something different, cons…
516 S Jackson St
Chinatown-International District
206-622-8801
Chinatown-International District
206-622-8801
Dick's Drive-In Restaurant
Dick’s is an old-school drive-in burger joint, open late and super cheap. The burgers are flat and, to be honest, sometimes a tiny bit gristly, and the fries a…
115 Broadway E
Capitol Hill
206-323-1300
Capitol Hill
206-323-1300