Anar
Anar, from the owners of Capitol Hill’s excellent Mamnoon, is also steeped in Middle Eastern flavors and traditions, but with a decidedly healthy focus: house-…
2040 Sixth Avenue
Belltown
Belltown
Marination
Downtown’s Marination is the fifth Hawaiian-influenced venture from Kamala Saxton and Roz Edison, the women behind the Marination Mobile food truck, Capitol Hi…
2000 Sixth Ave
Belltown
206-327-9860
Belltown
206-327-9860
Skillet Regrade
The fourth location of Skillet, the popular diner that serves fresh, locally-sourced comfort food, doesn’t stray from the familiar. There’s the burger with ba…
2050 Sixth Ave
Belltown
(206) 512-2002
Belltown
(206) 512-2002
RAZZíS PIZZERíA
Great GF pizza is hard to find, but there are a few places I definitely frequent. The first is obvious: Razzi’s Pizzeria, its locations in Downtown and Greenwo…
1314 Howell St
Belltown
(206) 588-2425
Belltown
(206) 588-2425
FOB Poke Bar
This made-to-order, build-your-own poke spot with super-fresh ingredients offers a selection of bases like rice, greens or tortilla chips; mix-ins like jalapen…
220 Blanchard St
Belltown
206-728-9888
Belltown
206-728-9888
Eggs and Plants
An unassuming vegetarian café doesn’t exactly seem like a magnet to Seattle lunch-hunters, but the ordinary Belltown storefront holds a magical world of Middle…
2229 5th Ave
Belltown
206-448-2050
Belltown
206-448-2050
Mountaintops Coffee
This new coffee shop in the Insignia Tower building from the people behind Fulcrum Coffee features espresso, specialty drinks, egg sandwiches, open-faced toast…
590 Bell St
Belltown
206-995-8779
Belltown
206-995-8779
Local Vegan
This new all-vegan restaurant from the team behind Local 360 offers a seven-course plant-based tasting menu for $68, with courses like kale chips, wild mushroo…
2234 First Ave
Belltown
206-441-9360
Belltown
206-441-9360
Connect Lounge
This Belltown bar hopes to thaw the Seattle freeze by encouraging patrons to talk to to each other with communal tables, conversation starters, and phone boxes…
2330 Second Ave
Belltown
206-728-6409
Belltown
206-728-6409
Fort St. George
Both the atmosphere—the J-pop and the view of downtown—and the karaage of Fort St. George in the International District are magical. At the end of the restaura…
601 S King St, Suite 202
Chinatown-International District
206-382-0662
Chinatown-International District
206-382-0662
World Pizza
Fifteen years after they shut their Belltown shop down, brothers Adam Cone and Aaron Crosleycone (he got married and got a new combo-name) reopened World Pizza…
672 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-682-4161
Chinatown-International District
206-682-4161
GoPoké
In a city whose poké scene is blowing up on a daily basis, GoPoké sets the standard and sets itself apart through its ultra-fresh fish (flown in daily from Haw…
625 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-799-9560
Chinatown-International District
206-799-9560
Aloha Plates
Located within the bustling food courts of Uwajimaya, Aloha Plates serves up what the name implies: Hawaiian food staples, such as heaping portions of Loco Moc…
511 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
206-624-9156
Chinatown-International District
206-624-9156
Uwajimaya Village Food Court
The Asian food superstore Uwajimaya also boasts an excellent and cheap food court with Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Hawaiian cuisines, plus…
503 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
206-624-6248
Chinatown-International District
206-624-6248
Chu Minh Tofu & Veggie Deli
With great regret and no small measure of nausea, we retracted our recommendation of Chu Minh Tofu in March 2013.
1043 S Jackson St
Chinatown-International District
206-723-6095
Chinatown-International District
206-723-6095
Karaage Setsuna
This popular Japanese-Hawaiian spot serves crispy fried chicken, loco moco, butter-soy sauce fries, and other comforting favorites.
2429 2nd Ave
Belltown
206-448-3595
Belltown
206-448-3595
5 Point Cafe
The Five Point is inarguably one of Seattle’s best dive bars. The floppy, salty fries have never seen the inside of a freezer, and if you like an old-school op…
415 Cedar St
Belltown
206-448-9991
Belltown
206-448-9991
The Lucky Diner
From the former executive chef of unbelievably-still-in-Pike-Place-Market Cutter's Bayhouse, the Lucky Diner serves old-school diner food until 4 a.m. on week…
2630 1st Ave
Belltown
206-805-0133
Belltown
206-805-0133