Union Square Grill
A snug little bar below street level where the staff is ultra professional and the clientèle is mostly professional, too. And it's a good meeting point for ACT…
621 Union St
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-224-4321
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-224-4321
Rumba
This Capitol Hill bar cuts across a continent, bringing sun-starved Seattleites directly to the shores of the Caribbean Sea. The bar snakes around the room lik…
1112 Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-583-7177
Capitol Hill
206-583-7177
The Brooklyn Seafood, Steak & Oyster House
The Brooklyn offers seafood and steak served amid old-school-style elegance—it’s bustling in the oyster-bar front, cushioned (albeit with dated upholstery) in …
1212 Second Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-224-7000
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-224-7000
Where Ya At Matt
Where Ya At gets its name from the New Orleans greeting “Where yat?”—owner/cook (and New Orleans native) Matt Lewis spells it out because he thinks it looks be…
Various locations
Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square
Bateau
The focus at Bateau is grass-fed beef from chef Renee Erickson’s 30-acre Whidbey Island farm. Butchered and dry-aged in house, the beef is then cooked in cast-…
1040 E Union St
Capitol Hill
206-900-8699
Capitol Hill
206-900-8699
Captain Blacks
Right next door to the Stumbling Monk, Captain Blacks is a bar with two decks, a slight nautical theme, and fried chicken and waffles (yes!). The oyster po' bo…
129 Belmont Ave E
Seattle
206-327-9549
Seattle
206-327-9549
Buenos Aires Grill
The Buenos Aires Grill is about as close as you can come to authentic Argentinian food in Seattle, of the tourist trap “5 Essential Stops on the Buenos Aires T…
2328 First Ave
Belltown
206-448-3114
Belltown
206-448-3114
Manu's Bodega
A new outpost of Pioneer Square's Manu's Bodega, known for their delicious Dominican sandwiches.
1509 E Madison St
Central District
682-2175
Central District
682-2175
Ezell's Famous Chicken
What might be the best fried chicken in the country, sold over-the-counter (and on wheels). Oprah has it FedExed directly to her mouth. Also: dinner rolls so g…
501 23rd Ave
Central District
206-324-4141
Central District
206-324-4141
Communion
Chef Kristi Brown of That Brown Girl Cooks and her son and business partner Damon Bomar opened their much-anticipated "Seattle soul food" restaurant Communion …
2350 E Union St
Central District
206-257-4227
Central District
206-257-4227
Fat’s Chicken & Waffles
Marcus Lalario (Li’l Woody’s, 95 Slide) has taken over the Central District space that was home to Catfish Corner for nearly 30 years, given it a structural up…
2726 E Cherry St
Central District
(206) 602-6863
Central District
(206) 602-6863
Paseo Caribbean Food
Pretty much the only game in town where you can get roast pork done Cuban style, i.e., meat that falls apart to melt in your mouth. It’s a little sweet, but so…
1760 1st Ave S
SoDo
420-7781
SoDo
420-7781
Cafe Con Leche
What used to be the Paladar Cubano truck on 90th and Aurora reopened without wheels as Cafe Con Leche, serving home-style Cuban food in Sodo. The pressed/grill…
2901 First Ave S
SoDo
206-682-7557
SoDo
206-682-7557
Canlis
Richie-riches, businesspeople, and gourmands love this mid-century marvel of a restaurant with its amazing view of Lake Union. Chef Brady Williams balances cla…
2576 Aurora Ave N
East Queen Anne
206-283-3313
East Queen Anne
206-283-3313
Oak
This Beacon Hill place that can contain children and also has a cocktail lounge for grown-ups. The Oak's beer comes from local breweries; its menu focuses on o…
3019 Beacon Ave S
Beacon Hill
206-353-7070
Beacon Hill
206-353-7070
Restaurant Roux
Restaurant Roux is the sit-down place from Where Ya at Matt's Matthew Lewis, named after the combination of hot butter and flour that starts out lots of recipe…
4201 Fremont Ave N
Fremont
206-547-5420
Fremont
206-547-5420
Paseo Caribbean Food
Pretty much the only game in town where you can get roast pork done Cuban style, i.e., meat that falls apart to melt in your mouth. It’s a little sweet, but so…
4225 Fremont Ave N
Fremont
206-545-7440
Fremont
206-545-7440
Pam's Kitchen
Roti and curry are the stars of Pam Jacob’s Wallingford kitchen, which turns out plate after plate of meat, potato and chickpeas that have been stewed in…
1715 N 45th St
Wallingford
206-696-7010
Wallingford
206-696-7010
Ezell's Famous Chicken
What might be the best fried chicken in the country, sold over-the-counter (and on wheels). Oprah has it FedExed directly to her mouth. Also: dinner rolls so g…
4436 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-686-3772
Rainier Valley
206-686-3772
