Cuoco
"'Cuoco' is the Italian word for 'cook,' and the inspiration for showing off our chefs in an open kitchen," says Tom Douglas. Cuoco is his 101st restaurant (ap…
310 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-971-0710
South Lake Union
206-971-0710
Caffe Torino
Caffe Torino is a self-described “snippet of Northern Italian coffee and culinary traditions,” run by a real Italian person.
422 Yale Ave
South Lake Union
206-682-2099
South Lake Union
206-682-2099
Rigoletto
Rigoletto is in a huge, antique-industrial-posh space in Amazon’s new bedroom community, one block south of Mercer and two blocks west of I-5—closer to Fierabe…
420 Pontius Ave N
South Lake Union
206-494-9225
South Lake Union
206-494-9225
Mochinut South Lake Union
This mochi donut shop offers flavors like strawberry, churro, black sesame, chai tea latte, Nutella almond, and mango. The shop also serves chewy Korean-style …
400 Fairview Ave N #110
South Lake Union
206-566-6998
South Lake Union
206-566-6998
The Berliner
Local guy Victor Twu became such a fan of the doner kebab—the Turkish version of a gyro, served on the street in Berlin—that he opened this doner shop in a spa…
428 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
206-838-5032
South Lake Union
206-838-5032
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…
590 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-995-8296
South Lake Union
206-995-8296
Willmott's Ghost
Named after a plant christened in honor of English horticulturist Ellen Ann Willmott, this much-anticipated new Italian restaurant inside the Amazon Spheres fr…
2100 Sixth Ave
South Lake Union
206-900-9650
South Lake Union
206-900-9650
Ephesus
Ephesus seduces with its Turkish food, soft folk music, gracious service, and massive, comforting wooden chairs (some made from barrels). A few plants twine ar…
5245 California Ave SW
West Seattle
206-937-3302
West Seattle
206-937-3302
Salvadorean Bakery & Restaurant
You’ll need to studiously avoid the two heaving pastry cases on either side of you as you order your meal at the counter of this White Center bakery. Focus! Be…
1719 SW Roxbury St
White Center
206-762-4064
White Center
206-762-4064
Bizzarro Italian Cafe
The eccentric Italian cafe in Wallingford, beloved for its wacky decor and its handmade pasta, has opened a second location in the former space of Noble Barton…
9635 16th Ave SW
White Center
206-453-4441
White Center
206-453-4441
Tinello
Radici—formerly Tinello—is a smallish, sleekish Italian place with an open kitchen in Pioneer Square run by Rudy LaValle of the late Rialto Pasta Bar. Rob Mill…
314 Second Ave S
White Center
206-467-4541
White Center
206-467-4541
9th and Hennepin Donuts
With a name inspired by a Tom Waits song, this shop from Justin Newstrum fries up seasonally inspired doughnuts to order.
5604 Delridge Way SW
West Seattle
206-459-5012
West Seattle
206-459-5012