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
Foreign National
From the owners of the upscale Vietnamese-influenced Stateside, Foreign National, located next door, serves cocktails such as a “Long Thailand” iced tea and “d…
300 E Pike Street
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Stateside
One of the best restaurants in Seattle, Stateside is consistently great, wearing its Vietnamese-French mash-up on its sleeve. The crispy duck fresh rolls are d…
300 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
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
Salt and Straw
This artisan Portland ice creamery has attracted a loyal cult following. Flavors are often made in collaboration with local producers, like Rachel's Ginger Bee…
714 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
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
Molly Moon's Ice Cream
Molly Moon’s offers gourmet handmade ice cream, with special flavors rotating seasonally and an unchanging list of “classics,” including Scout mint, salted car…
917 E Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-708-7947
Capitol Hill
206-708-7947
Manao Thai Street Eats
Manao Thai Street Eats has a cartoonishly cute interior and a menu that, despite the name, will be familiar to anyone who's ever been to an indoor Thai restaur…
1222 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-556-2964
Capitol Hill
206-556-2964
Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery
Autumn Martin, former Canlis pastry chef and Theo head chocolatier (and fourth-generation Washingtonian), makes all-organic desserts from carefully sourced, lo…
1650 E Olive Way
Capitol Hill
206-258-2591
Capitol Hill
206-258-2591
Dough Joy
The vegan and queer-owned doughnut shop Dough Joy, which owners Christopher Ballard and Sean Willis call "Seattle’s only 100% plant-based yeast-raised do…
1316 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Regent Bakery & Cafe
Regent stocks their brightly lit cases with cakes (green tea mousse), pastries (chocolate croissant, fruit tarts, stuff with hot dogs sticking out), and other …
1404 E Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-743-8866
Capitol Hill
206-743-8866
Plenty of Clouds
Couple Lisa Zack and Travis Post have opened a Chinese restaurant called Plenty of Clouds, in the former space of Ethan Stowell's recently closed restaurant An…
1550 15th Ave
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Hello Robin
From Molly Moon Neitzel and Oddfellows Whoopie Pie Bake-Off champion Robin Wehl Martin, Hello Robin is a bakery and ice cream shop featuring cookies, from clas…
522 19th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-735-7970
Capitol Hill
206-735-7970