Agua Verde Cafe
Begin by paddling away from the Agua Verde Paddle Club with someone you like. Proceed in tandem to marvel at the water, at the Montlake Bridge as seen from ben…
1303 NE Boat St
Northeast Seattle
206-545-8570
Northeast Seattle
206-545-8570
Red Star Taco Bar
Started by three bartenders who met while working at the nearby Ballroom, Red Star Taco Bar across the street from the Lenin statue in Fremont is clearly a cap…
513 N 36th St
Fremont
206-258-3087
Fremont
206-258-3087
Tacos El Asadero
It wouldn’t be so bad mistaking this place for the similarly named El Asador a few blocks north. That’s a taco truck (and a very good one). But what you’re loo…
3517 Rainier Ave S
Mount Baker
206-722-9977
Mount Baker
206-722-9977
Cafetal Quilombo
This family-run Mexican coffee shop slings fresh pastries as well as tamales, tacos, tortas, tostadas, burritos, and more.
4343 15th Ave S
Greater Duwamish
206-602-6412
Greater Duwamish
206-602-6412
Kisaku
Kisaku is an upscale sushi place that will deliver one of the better meals you’ve had in a long time. This is pristine seafood, in the hands of experts who kno…
2101 N 55th St
Wallingford
206-545-9050
Wallingford
206-545-9050
Fonda La Catrina
Fonda la Catrina, and its adjacent fish-focused sister restaurant El Sirenito, are true Georgetown gems. Fonda serves contemporary, slightly fancier versions o…
5905 Airport Way S
Greater Duwamish
206-767-2787
Greater Duwamish
206-767-2787
Mashiko
Mashiko’s sushi is all sustainably harvested, the only place in Seattle that can boast that. The rolls are creative, the atmosphere’s on the upscale side, and …
4725 California Ave SW
Junction
206-935-4339
Junction
206-935-4339
Corazon Taqueria
Where the little Puerto Rican place El Pilon used to be in Columbia City, it's a taqueria that's friendly and notably cheap, with very tasty food that's made w…
5303 Rainier Ave S, Suite B
Rainier Valley
206-557-7921
Rainier Valley
206-557-7921
Frelard Tamales
“We’ve never been a sit-down restaurant,” says co-owner Osbaldo Hernandez, who started Frelard Tamales in 2015 with his husband Dennis Ramey. The couple had no…
6412 Latona Ave NE
Green Lake
Green Lake
El Moose
Things people especially love at El Moose: the Mexican breakfasts and the tortilla soup. The former includes excellent chilaquiles, superlative huevos ranchero…
5242 Leary Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-5568
Ballard
206-784-5568
Moshi Moshi Sushi
Moshi Moshi’s salient feature is the Tree, a two-story-high artificial cherry tree with LED-illuminated blossoms. It would be especially amazing if you were st…
5324 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
(206) 971-7424
Ballard
(206) 971-7424
La Carta de Oaxaca
Seattle’s first and foremost Oaxacan restaurant remains as popular as ever, winning Seattle’s collective heart with bolder, more adventurous offerings than you…
5431 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-782-8722
Ballard
206-782-8722
Tarasco Mexican Restaurant
Tarasco is a neighborhood joint with reportedly standard-issue Mexican food, but the friendly staff, pool tables, enthusiastic karaoke, and general lack of pre…
1452 NW 70th St
Ballard
206-782-1485
Ballard
206-782-1485
Gordito's Healthy Mexican Food
If volume is your dining priority, you can hardly do better than this cheap and cheerful Mexican joint's famous $10.85 "grande burrito," more commonly known as…
213 N 85th St
Greenwood
206-706-9352
Greenwood
206-706-9352
La Conasupo Market
In central Mexico, Sunday morning belongs to barbacoa—traditional slow-roasted lamb cooked overnight in a pit. The closest thing to driving into the hills of H…
8532 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
206-782-0533
Greenwood
206-782-0533
Taqueria Tequila
A well-loved local spot, Taqueria Tequila is noted for fresh ingredients, good prices, and a no-bullshit, cafeteria-style atmosphere. Its adjoining bar serves …
301 NW 85th St
Greenwood
206-784-4699
Greenwood
206-784-4699
Tiko Riko
Stranger reader Kate M. would like you to know that in addition to Guanaco's and the Salvadorean Bakery, "there is another option for fresh, hand-crafted pupus…
10410 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
206-784-0203
Greenwood
206-784-0203
Jebena Cafe
Jebena already leads the highly competitive race for best Ethiopian restaurant in town based solely on the merits of using the freshest ingredients, the best c…
1510 NE 117th St
North Seattle
206-365-0757
North Seattle
206-365-0757
