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
Sugar Bakery & Cafe
Created by Stephanie Crocker (no relation to Betty) and her husband, John McCaig, Sugar Bakery makes cakes, pies, pastries, cookies, coffee, soups, and sammies…
1014 Madison St
First Hill
206-749-4105
First Hill
206-749-4105
Top Pot Doughnuts
Top Pot’s got 40 kinds of lusty, busty, rich doughnuts approved by President Barack Obama, and the cafes are comfortable triumphs of design. Also: good drip co…
1206 Madison Street
First Hill
206-708-7244
First Hill
206-708-7244
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
Café Frieda
This cafe inside the Frye Art Museum features scratch-made sandwiches, salads, and seasonal soups, in addition to coffee from Caffe Vita, pastries from Macrina…
704 Terry Ave
First Hill
206-432-8210
First Hill
206-432-8210
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…
1531 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-682-0935
Capitol Hill
206-682-0935
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
Qin Xi'an Food
Edmonds’ Qin brings their raved-about, hand-pulled biang biang noodles (named for the onomatopoeia of the sound of the noodles being slapped on the counter as …
1203 Pine St
Capitol Hill
(206) 332-0220
Capitol Hill
(206) 332-0220
Kafe Berlin
Kafe Berlin is a German-influenced cafe located fittingly on the first floor of the German Heritage Building on First Hill. They serve German sausages and pret…
613 Ninth Ave
First Hill
206-623-4242
First Hill
206-623-4242
Trubistro
The Seattle company Trucup, which produces low-acid coffee for people who aren't able to drink coffee due to health issues and distributes it online and to hos…
610 Terry Avenue
First Hill
First Hill
Ghost Note Coffee
The Broadcast Coffee on Bellevue Avenue in Capitol Hill is now Ghost Note Coffee. Broadcast's coffee will still be served, however, as the new owners plan to i…
1623 Bellevue Ave
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Linda's Tavern
Under the baleful watch of a taxidermied buffalo, Capitol Hill has hung out at Western-themed Linda's with shots and pitchers of beer for two-plus decades now,…
707 E Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-325-1220
Capitol Hill
206-325-1220
Espresso Vivace
Espresso Vivace and its founder, David Schomer, changed the way Americans drink espresso. Schomer opened Vivace in 1988 and then published a coffee manifesto i…
532 Broadway Ave E
Capitol Hill
(206) 860-5869
Capitol Hill
(206) 860-5869
Betsutenjin Ramen
A ramen spot popular for its bone broth and green tea mochi waffles, among other things.
954 East Union St
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Frankie & Jo's
Located within The Stranger's coveted two-block radius, Frankie & Jo's offers 10 different variations of plant-based ice cream, plus one sorbet (Beet Strawberr…
1010 E Union St
Capitol Hill
206-257-1676
Capitol Hill
206-257-1676
Drip Tea
This buzzy bubble tea cafe billing itself as "Seattle's hypebeast boba shop" caters to a trendy, Supreme-collecting crowd with drink names like "Post Melona" (…
1416 10th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-457-4374
Capitol Hill
206-457-4374
Lost Lake Cafe & Lounge
Capitol Hill finally has a place to eat that is open all day and all night (besides the iconic but less-than-delicious IHOP). This 24-hour diner in the former …
1505 10th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-323-5678
Capitol Hill
206-323-5678