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
Sweetgrass Food Co.
At Sweetgrass Food Co., a quick-service downtown restaurant that opened fall of 2015, you can order amaranth grits with fennel and kale for a sit-down breakfas…
1923 7th Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-602-6656
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-602-6656
Union
This gay bar and cocktail lounge comes from gay-bar-scene-dream-team Steve Nyman and Nathan Benedict (former owners of Inside Passage and Thumper’s) and …
1009 E Union St
Seattle
206-328-1318
Seattle
206-328-1318
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
2421 1st Ave
Belltown
206-441-1677
Belltown
206-441-1677
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
Olympia Pizza & Spaghetti House
Olympia's Queen Anne location offers Greek dishes, plus pizzas and ginormous pastas.
1500 Queen Anne Ave
East Queen Anne
206-285-5550
East Queen Anne
206-285-5550
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
Joule
Joule relocated from its original location on 45th into a refurbished warehouse on Stone Way in late 2012; chef/owners Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi’s Korean-in…
3506 Stone Way N
Wallingford
206-632-1913
Wallingford
206-632-1913
Bugis
This University District spot specializes in Korean fusion comfort food such as pork belly bowls, chicken katsu cheese bowls, army stew (also known as budae ji…
4241 University Way
Northeast Seattle
206-547-1918
Northeast Seattle
206-547-1918
Citra
University District denizens seem to love this boba and dessert shop for its cute atmosphere and green tea or taro frozen yogurt and elaborately be-toppinged s…
4730 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-327-9012
Northeast Seattle
206-327-9012
Broadfork Cafe
The owners who previously bought the U-District location of Chaco Canyon Cafe have re-opened the place as their own venture, with a similarly organic, sustaina…
4757 12th Ave NE
Northeast Seattle
206-522-6966
Northeast Seattle
206-522-6966
The Dish
The Dish Cafe (with locations in Green Lake and Ballard) serves "simple, wholesome food for breakfast and lunch," and has been doing so for the past 15 years. …
4358 Leary Way NW
Fremont
206-782-9985
Fremont
206-782-9985
BOPBOX
This new veg-friendly spot in Georgetown serves up modern Korean-inflected customizable grain bowls, with options for black or white rice, proteins, and toppin…
5633 Airport Way S
Greater Duwamish
206-257-4787
Greater Duwamish
206-257-4787
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
Tempero Do Brasil
Seattle’s oldest Brazilian restaurant is located in a U-District house, and on any given Saturday night, there are a few dozen people packed into its “living r…
5628 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-523-6229
Northeast Seattle
206-523-6229
Ciudad
A collaboration between two high-profile Seattle entrepreneurs, Marcus Lalario (95 Slide, Alive & Well, Fat’s Chicken and Waffles) and chef Matt Dillon (Sitka …
6118 12th Ave S
Greater Duwamish
206-717-2984
Greater Duwamish
206-717-2984