Union Square Grill
A snug little bar below street level where the staff is ultra professional and the clientèle is mostly professional, too. And it's a good meeting point for ACT…
621 Union St
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-224-4321
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-224-4321
The Brooklyn Seafood, Steak & Oyster House
The Brooklyn offers seafood and steak served amid old-school-style elegance—it’s bustling in the oyster-bar front, cushioned (albeit with dated upholstery) in …
1212 Second Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-224-7000
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-224-7000
Bateau
The focus at Bateau is grass-fed beef from chef Renee Erickson’s 30-acre Whidbey Island farm. Butchered and dry-aged in house, the beef is then cooked in cast-…
1040 E Union St
Capitol Hill
206-900-8699
Capitol Hill
206-900-8699
Square One Bistro
The Seattle Culinary Academy's Square One Bistro, located right next door to their restaurant One World, is committed to high-quality, local cuisine, but at ev…
1701 Broadway, Room BE2120
Seattle
206-934-5424
Seattle
206-934-5424
QQ Taiwanese Bites
This sister restaurant to Facing East Taiwanese Restaurant in Bellevue features similar offerings, like pork bao, bubble tea, and most excitingly, their popula…
2325 6th Ave
Belltown
206-420-3408
Belltown
206-420-3408
Skillet Capitol Hill
The Capitol Hill outpost of Skillet diner offers breakfast, lunch and dinner, each good. People go crazy for the gargantuan cinnamon roll, the "Serious Toast" …
1400 E Union St
Capitol Hill
206-512-2001
Capitol Hill
206-512-2001
Henry's Taiwan Plus
The stinky tofu is just as stinky (and delicious) here as at Rocking Wok, both owned by the Henry of the restaurant's name. Come for the tofu, stay for the fri…
504 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-624-2611
Chinatown-International District
206-624-2611
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
Buenos Aires Grill
The Buenos Aires Grill is about as close as you can come to authentic Argentinian food in Seattle, of the tourist trap “5 Essential Stops on the Buenos Aires T…
2328 First Ave
Belltown
206-448-3114
Belltown
206-448-3114
Harbor City
If the line is too long at Jade Garden, mosey over to Harbor City, where the dim sum staples are more or less exactly the same. When the servers roll those ste…
707 S King St
Chinatown-International District
(206) 621-2228
Chinatown-International District
(206) 621-2228
Smith
Smith is a pub-with-upscale-grub on Capitol Hill’s 15th Avenue, brought to you by Linda of Linda’s/King’s Hardware/Oddfellows Cafe. The hunting-lodge interior …
332 15th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-709-1900
Capitol Hill
206-709-1900
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
Skillet Counter
Located in the Seattle Center Armory, Skillet's "counter" location includes draft beer and keg wine on tap, expanded menus, and more. Their establishment boast…
305 Harrison St
Uptown
206-428-6311
Uptown
206-428-6311
Canlis
Richie-riches, businesspeople, and gourmands love this mid-century marvel of a restaurant with its amazing view of Lake Union. Chef Brady Williams balances cla…
2576 Aurora Ave N
East Queen Anne
206-283-3313
East Queen Anne
206-283-3313
Tenth West
Tenth West (formerly The Icebox Grocery) is a charming grocery/cafe owned by Brigid McVeigh and Linda Hegg, who used to own The Dish in Ballard. The sandwiches…
1903 10th Ave W
West Queen Anne
206-708-6742
West Queen Anne
206-708-6742
Big Time Brewery & Alehouse
The quintessential college bar, the Big Time has big wooden tables and offers affordable, hearty food for lean students and rich, dark beers for everyone. The …
4133 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-545-4509
Northeast Seattle
206-545-4509
Dim Sum House
The dim sum at this small, nondescript Beacon Hill spot is cooked to order instead of from carts, which might be less fun, but they make it quick and it comes …
4860 Beacon Ave S
Greater Duwamish
206-725-1867
Greater Duwamish
206-725-1867
Jak's Grill
Local mini-chain Jak’s consistently makes some of the area’s best steaks (and they all come with salad and potatoes, too, so the wallet-devastation is lessened…
3701 NE 45th St
Northeast Seattle
(206) 985-8545
Northeast Seattle
(206) 985-8545
Jak's Grill
Local mini-chain Jak’s consistently makes some of the area’s best steaks (and they all come with salad and potatoes, too, so the wallet-devastation is lessened…
4548 California Ave SW
Junction
206-937-7809
Junction
206-937-7809
Joy Palace
Some claim that the dim sum at cavernous Joy Palace is the best in Seattle, rivaling Jade Garden; it's at least easier to get a table at weekend brunchtime.
6030 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S
Rainier Valley
206-723-4066
Rainier Valley
206-723-4066
