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
JarrBar
JarrBar, from Bryan Jarr (who previously co-owned the late, great Madison Park Conservatory), was inspired by the many small neighborhood tabernas Jarr encount…
1432 Western Ave
Pike Place Market
206- 209 - 2239
Pike Place Market
206- 209 - 2239
The James Moore
Nestled cozily within the historic Moore Hotel, the James Moore (named after the developer tycoon himself) is an elegant spot that offers a mix of cocktails, l…
1920 2nd Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-443-0899
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-443-0899
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
Spice Box
The menu at this Indian restaurant includes samosas, pakoras, soups, salads, a special house curry with a spiced onion-based gravy, butter masala, rogan josh (…
1520 Broadway
Seattle
206-353-1699
Seattle
206-353-1699
Kastoori Grill
In the former 94 Stewart space, Nepalese sisters Bina and Sudha Bogati serve Nepalese, Tibetan, and Indian cuisine claiming to be the most authentic in Seattle…
94 Stewart St
Pike Place Market
206-973-3434
Pike Place Market
206-973-3434
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
Country Dough
A meal at Cheng Biao Yang’s tiny sliver of Pike Place Market involves a cascading set of choices. Do you want a crunchy grilled flatbread sandwich? Or the thic…
1916 Pike Place #14
Pike Place Market
206-728-2598
Pike Place Market
206-728-2598
One World
The Seattle Culinary Academy's One World Restaurant will never serve strawberries in January, but my duck confit (a duck leg poached slowly in its own fat) wit…
1701 Broadway, Room BE2120
Seattle
206-934-5424
Seattle
206-934-5424
Nirmal’s
There’s a dearth of good Indian food in Seattle; after eight years in New York, I was spoiled. But Nirmal’s in Pioneer Square is nearly as good as what you fin…
106 Occidental Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-388-2196
Pioneer Square
206-388-2196
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
Yeti Bar at Annapurna Cafe
Two years ago, the understated (and fabulous) Annapurna Cafe added a boozier street-level counterpart to its subterranean curry den. Situated next to the Capit…
1833 Broadway
Seattle
206-320-7770
Seattle
206-320-7770