Meskel
Meskel stands out among the sea of Ethiopian restaurants with an atmosphere unlike any other—or rather, three atmospheres. In the main restaurant, on the upper…
2605 E Cherry St
Central District
206-860-1724
Central District
206-860-1724
Cafe Selam
For years, I've turned to the Central District's Cafe Selam for my ful needs. Here the ful is satiny smooth and spicy—the fava beans are lightly pureed with ol…
2715 E Cherry St
Central District
206-328-0404
Central District
206-328-0404
Bistro Turkuaz
Bistro Turkuaz serves delicious Turkish food. A family runs it, and Mom does the cooking: Everything is fresh and homemade. Half the menu is small dishes: bake…
1114 34th Ave
Central District
206-324-3039
Central District
206-324-3039
Cafe Soleil
A small, casual neighborhood cafe run by Kuri Teshome, serving Ethiopian takes on classic American breakfast-y and brunch-y foods.
1400 34th Ave
Central District
206-325-1126
Central District
206-325-1126
Homer
This highly anticipated restaurant from former Sitka and Spruce chef Logan Cox features a Mediterranean- and Middle Eastern-inspired wood-fired menu, with gril…
3013 Beacon Ave S
Greater Duwamish
206-785-6099
Greater Duwamish
206-785-6099
Cafe Turko
Along with their two sons, Gencer and Süreyya Gökeri turned their Fremont-based Turkish import business into a full-blown restaurant, serving enough rainbow hu…
754 N 34th St
Fremont
206-284-9954
Fremont
206-284-9954
How to Cook a Wolf
Chef and restaurateur Ethan Stowell is opening a new location of his Queen Anne-based Italian restaurant How to Cook a Wolf (named in tribute to a book of the …
4200 E Madison St
Madison Park
206-309-8700
Madison Park
206-309-8700
Eltana Wood-Fired Bagel Cafe
Eltana’s bagels are hand-rolled for chewy deliciousness, wood-fired for more handsomeness, and smaller than most, along the lines of the bagels found in Montre…
3920 Stone Way N
Wallingford
206-420-1293
Wallingford
206-420-1293
Aladdin's Gyro-cery and Deli
Aladdin Gyrocery’s falafel and gyro sandwiches are perfect student food: cheap, fast, filling, portable. That the gyros happen to be delicious is an adde…
4143 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-632-5253
Northeast Seattle
206-632-5253
Don't Yell At Me
This curiously named bubble tea shop owned by Taiwanese celebrity Yako Chan offers a variety of beverages as well as bubble waffles.
4511 The Ave
University District
206-588-0719
University District
206-588-0719
Kezira Cafe
Our friend Jill says Kezira Cafe, which used to be Solom, is "still Ethiopian—still really good Ethiopian, in fact, and festively painted purple and orange now…
5100 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
(206) 588-1024
Rainier Valley
(206) 588-1024
Happy Lemon
This Taiwanese chain is known for its boba drinks and bubble waffles.
6014 Martin Luther King Jr Way S
Hillman City
206-402-3033
Hillman City
206-402-3033
Mykonos Greek Grill
People really, really love the fresh and authentic Greek fare and the friendly, prompt service. On the menu: classic appetizers (tzaziki, skordalia), feta-rich…
310 NE 72nd St
Green Lake
206-523-8929
Green Lake
206-523-8929
Hangry Panda
This Taiwanese bubble tea shop serves drinks like Hong Kong milk tea and "panda milk" (black sesame swirled with milk and topped with salted cream cheese foam)…
7815 Aurora Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-531-8335
Phinney Ridge
206-531-8335
Sazon Kitchen
The team behind the pop-up Sazon Tacos has opened a brick-and-mortar location called Sazon Kitchen for breakfast and brunch. The restaurant features Baja-style…
7301 15th Ave NW
Loyal Heights
206-717-2827
Loyal Heights
206-717-2827