W Hotel Seattle
The swank W invites you to "lounge in the Living Room, our main floor with a jaw-dropping, three-story fireplace covered in nearly 1,000 stainless steel tiles …
1112 Fourth Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-264-6000
Downtown Seattle
206-264-6000
Life On Mars
This relaxed, 70s-inspired bar from John Richards (John in the Morning on KEXP), Amy Richards, Steve Severin (Neumos, Barboza, The Runaway) and Leigh Sims (Wak…
722 E Pike St
Seattle
206-323-9166
Seattle
206-323-9166
Anar
Anar, from the owners of Capitol Hill’s excellent Mamnoon, is also steeped in Middle Eastern flavors and traditions, but with a decidedly healthy focus: house-…
2040 Sixth Avenue
Belltown
Belltown
Ben & Esther's
The popular Portland-based vegan Jewish deli chain Ben & Esther's serves bagels (available with dairy-free schmears or as sandwiches with toppings lik…
907 E Pike Street
Seattle
Seattle
Cinnamon Works
This Pike Place scratch-bakery staple, which has been around over 35 years, features cookies, quick breads, muffins, rolls, and more and has plenty of gluten-f…
1536 Pike Pl
Pike Place Market
(206) 583-0085
Pike Place Market
(206) 583-0085
Hula Hula
Hula Hula is a tiki-themed drinking paradise: bamboo wainscoting, thatched roofing around the bar, pufferfish made into lamps, and surfboards etc. stuck to the…
1501 E Olive Way
Capitol Hill
206-284-5003
Capitol Hill
206-284-5003
Plum Bistro
Plum Bistro is a pleasantly upscale, 100 percent vegan restaurant. Even for a lifelong vegetarian, a visit to Plum can feel like a taste-test in a laboratory o…
1429 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-838-5333
Capitol Hill
206-838-5333
Plum Chopped
Chop't is the newest project from chef and owner Makini Howell, who is also behind Plum Bistro, Sugar Plum, Plum Pantry, Quickie Too, and the Plum Burgers food…
1429 12th Ave
Seattle
206-838-5333
Seattle
206-838-5333
Mountaintops Coffee
This new coffee shop in the Insignia Tower building from the people behind Fulcrum Coffee features espresso, specialty drinks, egg sandwiches, open-faced toast…
590 Bell St
Belltown
206-995-8779
Belltown
206-995-8779
Insomnia Cookies
A Philadelphia-based chain called Insomnia Cookies, which offers nighttime delivery and late-night hours to sate nocturnal cookie cravings, is set to open a lo…
2224 First Ave
Belltown
Belltown
Jade Garden
Some say Jade Garden makes Seattle’s best dim sum, and they just might be right. It’s big and bright and loud and always crowded—expect to wait on weekends at …
424 Seventh Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-622-8181
Chinatown-International District
206-622-8181
Hong Kong Bistro
A Chinese restaurant with dim sum, pan-fried noodles, and hot pots. Try the lobster over sticky rice and a mango freeze smoothie--better than any bubble tea yo…
507 Maynard Ave S, Ste 511C
Chinatown-International District
206-682-1922
Chinatown-International District
206-682-1922
Purple Dot Cafe
Well-loved dim sum spot serving up the classics. Try the black pepper steak with rice or the baked spaghetti.
515 Maynard Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-496-0112
Chinatown-International District
206-496-0112
Aloha Plates
Located within the bustling food courts of Uwajimaya, Aloha Plates serves up what the name implies: Hawaiian food staples, such as heaping portions of Loco Moc…
511 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
206-624-9156
Chinatown-International District
206-624-9156
Adey Abeba
Traditional Ethiopian cuisine (including breakfast!) in a lovely room. Meat-eating fans praise the stews and doro wat; vegetarians love the veggie combination.
2123 E Union St
Central District
206-322-1617
Central District
206-322-1617
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
Seattle Fish Guys
As you could probably surmise, the Fish Guys (owned by the husband-and-wife team Salvador (Sal) Panelo and Desiree Chinn, formerly of Pike Place's City Fish) s…
411 23rd Ave S
Central District
206-485-7388
Central District
206-485-7388
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