Pink Door
The light in the rosy dining room makes everyone look good, but it’s the outdoor deck with its Puget Sound view that draws giant crowds when the weather’s righ…
1919 Post Alley
Pike Place Market
206-443-3241
Pike Place Market
206-443-3241
Molly Moon's Ice Cream
Molly Moon’s offers gourmet handmade ice cream, with special flavors rotating seasonally and an unchanging list of “classics,” including Scout mint, salted car…
917 E Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-708-7947
Capitol Hill
206-708-7947
Upper Bar Ferd’nand
Upper Bar Ferd’nand, like its sibling Bar Ferd’nand in Melrose Market, is a wine bar and bottle shop serving small-batch wine from family-owned wineries around…
1424 11th Ave
Seattle
206-693-2434
Seattle
206-693-2434
Delicatus
Considering the rough-hewn wooden walls and reclaimed artisan-chic flair, it looks like Quinn’s wandered down from Capitol Hill, had drunken sex with Jimmy Joh…
103 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-623-3780
Pioneer Square
206-623-3780
Carmelo's Tacos
This family-owned, Mexico City-style taqueria inside Hillcrest Market has a menu of tacos, including asada, al pastor, campechano (a blend of chorizo, asado, p…
110 Summit Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-659-0159
Capitol Hill
206-659-0159
Local 360
Local 360’s interior conjures up a union dining-and-drinking hall, but the name refers to the fact that almost everything served comes from within a 360-mile r…
2234 First Ave
Belltown
206-441-9360
Belltown
206-441-9360
Tia Lou's
Mexican restaurant by day, crazy Belltown bar by night.
2218 First Ave
Belltown
206-733-8226
Belltown
206-733-8226
Analog Coffee
Analog calls itself "a modern American coffee shop," and the slightly faded and very Instagrammable flag near the main counter reinforces this description. The…
235 Summit Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-678-7443
Capitol Hill
206-678-7443
Hook & Plow
Hook & Plow is at the Marriott Waterfront, which describes it as "American"—it's where Todd English's Fish Club and then Restaurant 2100 (no one knows) used to…
2100 Alaskan Way
Seattle Waterfront
(206) 256-1040
Seattle Waterfront
(206) 256-1040
Lil' Woody's South Lake Union
Lil' Woody's South Lake Union outpost, popular especially among the Amazon crowd. This location is the first of all Lil' Woody's to feature a bar, with cocktai…
1091 Thomas St Ste C
South Lake Union
206-457-5070
South Lake Union
206-457-5070
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
Americana
It used to be El Greco, then it was Table 219—now it is called Americana. It remains devoted to "comfort food with a gourmet twist," meaning wild boar enchilad…
219 Broadway E
Seattle
206-328-4604
Seattle
206-328-4604
Cuoco
"'Cuoco' is the Italian word for 'cook,' and the inspiration for showing off our chefs in an open kitchen," says Tom Douglas. Cuoco is his 101st restaurant (ap…
310 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-971-0710
South Lake Union
206-971-0710
Cactus
This local chain offers a blend of Southwestern, Mexican and Spanish cuisine, including tacos, enchiladas, and a selection of tapas-style small plates, as well…
426 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-913-2250
South Lake Union
206-913-2250
Re:Public
While it’s not a great idea to have a colon in a restaurant name—especially when people will have to say the word “colon” in order to explain it—this South Lak…
429 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
206-467-5300
South Lake Union
206-467-5300
La Cocina y Cantina
La Cocina y Cantina offers Mexican-American standards (think combo plates, lots of melted cheese, big margaritas) in a standard American Mexican restaurant set…
432 Broadway E
Seattle
206-323-1675
Seattle
206-323-1675
Harry's Fine Foods
The funky little corner store on Bellevue and Mercer that held down the North Capitol Hill neighborhood for years has been reborn as an airy, chic cafe. Owner …
601 Bellevue Avenue E
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Cafe Barjot
The light-filled little former home of Chico Madrid has been reborn as Cafe Barjot, run by beloved-by-all Wylie Bush of neighborhood favorite Joe Bar, just fiv…
711 Bellevue Ave E
Seattle
206-457-5424
Seattle
206-457-5424
Cafe Kanape
For 10 years, Sabine Ruthensteiner owned Contour downtown. Now she runs this Eastern European cafe that serves open-faced sandwich canapes—"They're much pretti…
700 Broadway E Suite D
Seattle
206-708-1210
Seattle
206-708-1210