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
Japonessa Sushi Cocina
The restaurant that replaced Union downtown: Japonessa Sushi Cocina. The head chef: Billy Beach, formerly of Umi Sake House and Kushibar (the owner also runs i…
1400 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-971-7979
Pike Place Market
206-971-7979
Cupcake Royale
Cupcake Royale was started in 2003 in Seattle as the first cupcake bakery and cafe outside of New York City, and has since expanded from the original Capitol H…
108 Pine St
Pike Place Market
206-443-8674
Pike Place Market
206-443-8674
Shug's Soda Fountain and Ice Cream
A retro-style, pastel-colored dream of a shop, all built around a restored 1930s-era soda fountain, featuring egg creams, sodas made with housemade syrups, 15 …
1525 First Avenue
Pike Place Market
206-602-6420
Pike Place Market
206-602-6420
Sweet Alchemy
This WSDA-certified creamery is focused on small-batch, organic, locally sourced ice cream. The shop sources its milk from the family-owned farm Fresh Breeze O…
1424 11th Ave
Seattle
206-482-1700
Seattle
206-482-1700
Shake Shack
The highly anticipated first Seattle location of Danny Meyer's wildly popular fast-casual burger chain features locally inspired menu items like the Montlake D…
2115 Westlake Avenue
Belltown
206-279-2313
Belltown
206-279-2313
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
Katsu-ya Seattle
The menu at this popular Japanese sushi chain features dishes like crispy rice with spicy tuna, yellowtail sashimi with jalapeño, Japanese ceviche, creamy popc…
122 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
206-580-0080
South Lake Union
206-580-0080
Insomnia Cookies
A Philadelphia-based chain called Insomnia Cookies, which offers nighttime delivery and late-night hours to sate nocturnal cookie cravings, is set to open a lo…
2224 First Ave
Belltown
Belltown
Musashi's
This spot is a favorite for its shockingly good deals on sushi and chirashi bowls.
512 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-829-0277
Chinatown-International District
206-829-0277
House of Hong
Dim sum joint also featuring a stage where performances are put on during major events and holidays.
409 Eighth Ave
Chinatown-International District
206-622-7997
Chinatown-International District
206-622-7997
Matsu
This new upscale sushi restaurant from the team behind Umi Sake House and Momiji in the former space of the recently closed high-end Korean steakhouse Girin se…
501 Stadium Pl S
SoDo
206-257-4259
SoDo
206-257-4259
Jade Garden
Some say Jade Garden makes Seattle’s best dim sum, and they just might be right. It’s big and bright and loud and always crowded—expect to wait on weekends at …
424 Seventh Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-622-8181
Chinatown-International District
206-622-8181
Purple Dot Cafe
Well-loved dim sum spot serving up the classics. Try the black pepper steak with rice or the baked spaghetti.
515 Maynard Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-496-0112
Chinatown-International District
206-496-0112
Eastern Cafe
This spacious, high-ceilinged ID spot has coffee, tea, sandwiches, crepes, and gelato, plus beer, wine, and cocktails, too.
510 Maynard Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-623-1776
Chinatown-International District
206-623-1776
Honey Court
Dim sum and seafood place open until the wee hours, serving goods like shumai, entire lobsters, sizzling rice soup, and salt-and-pepper squid.
516 Maynard Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-292-8828
Chinatown-International District
206-292-8828
Duk Li Dim Sum
Duk Li does not make the best dim sum in Seattle—that you will find at Jade Garden and Monsoon (the latter is more expensive, but a thousand percent less frant…
664 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
206-340-6122
Chinatown-International District
206-340-6122
Sushi Blossom
A new delivery-only sushi concept has cropped up in Chinatown-International District's Little Saigon. Offerings include nigiri, sashimi, donburi bowls, and ass…
1222 S Weller St Ste A
Chinatown-International District
425-900-2835
Chinatown-International District
425-900-2835
Northwest Tofu
Besides making tofu and soy milk in-house, Northwest Tofu serves very good dim sum—cooked to order instead of off a cart—in their small dining room every day. …
1913 S Jackson St
Central District
206-328-8320
Central District
206-328-8320
Moto Pizza
Chef Lee Kindell runs this pizzeria serving naturally fermented Detroit-style pies, made with a trusty 100-year-old sourdough starter. For dessert, there's hou…
3131 Western Ave
Belltown
Belltown