Stateside
One of the best restaurants in Seattle, Stateside is consistently great, wearing its Vietnamese-French mash-up on its sleeve. The crispy duck fresh rolls are d…
300 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
DeLaurenti Specialty Food & Wine
DeLaurenti has sold amazing cheeses, wines, and specialty foods at the corner of First and Pike in the Pike Place Market for approximately 1,000 years. If you …
1435 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-622-0141
Pike Place Market
206-622-0141
Market House Meats
Seattle is lucky to have Market House Meats, the brining mecca and corned beef meat market with the hand-painted signs on the corner of Minor and Howell. Found…
1124 Howell St
Belltown
206-624-9248
Belltown
206-624-9248
Tat's Delicatessen
There’s nothing scientific or precise about Tat’s enormous, sloppy sandwiches; they’re just slapped together with the belief that more is always better. And at…
159 Yesler Way
Pioneer Square
206-264-8287
Pioneer Square
206-264-8287
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
Ba Bar
You can get yourself fed—with the one of the city’s best bowls of pho, no less—from the morning till the wee hours at this stylish Vietnamese mini-chain, with …
550 12th Ave
Central District
206-328-2030
Central District
206-328-2030
Salumi
Salumi's storefront in Pioneer Square is world-famous and duly mobbed (and rightfully so). It used to be owned by Armando Batali before his daughter Gina took …
404 Occidental Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-621-8772
Pioneer Square
206-621-8772
Portage Bay Cafe
A tasty place to go for an all-American, local/organic/sustainable-focused breakfast or brunch, including cage-free eggs from Olympia, hams and sausages made i…
391 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-462-6400
South Lake Union
206-462-6400
Tamarind Tree
Despite its large size, International District’s Tamarind Tree has a cozy, romantic atmosphere. It’s good for date nights, friend nights, and birthday parties.…
1036 S Jackson St, Suite A
Yesler Terrace
206-860-1404
Yesler Terrace
206-860-1404
Bang Bang Cafe
If sisters/owners Miki and Yuki Sodos can’t put you in a good mood for the day, nothing will. Excellently pulled espresso: check. Excellent sandwiches, soups, …
2460 Western Ave
Belltown
206-448-2233
Belltown
206-448-2233
Pho Bac Súp Shop
Three of the children of the founders of pho institution Pho Bac have opened a hip, neon-adorned new location with pho, a full bar, and bites like prawn cevich…
1240 S Jackson St
Central District
(206) 568-0882
Central District
(206) 568-0882
Hue Ky Mi Gia
Hue Ky Mi Gia’s fried butter chicken wings have been talked up so much that it’s hard not be skeptical of such praise—the restaurant now has three booths in Ce…
1207 S Jackson St, Suite 101
Chinatown-International District
206-568-1268
Chinatown-International District
206-568-1268
Bun & Oc
Bun & Oc is a Vietnamese restaurant serving all of the comforting classics, plus dishes you may not have yet tried--like snail soup. In fact, the restaurant is…
1306 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-860-1556
Chinatown-International District
206-860-1556
Ada's Technical Books
This beautiful, smart, science-obsessed bookshop—where Horizon Books used to be on Capitol Hill's 15th Avenue East—sells technical electronic manuals, computer…
425 15th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-322-1058
Capitol Hill
206-322-1058
Kkokio Korean Fried Chicken Asian Fusion
And there it was. A new Korean fried chicken joint on Rainier Avenue. It's called Kkokio. It opened here four days before my birthday, February 4. Now was the …
810 Rainier Ave Street
Central District
206-323-5570
Central District
206-323-5570
Monsoon
With its tranquil room, excellent service, and elegant Pacific Northwest/Vietnamese cuisine, Monsoon has quietly continued to be delicious since 1999. Dinner i…
615 19th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-325-2111
Capitol Hill
206-325-2111
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
Grand Central Baking Company
Grand Central has been making high-quality, yummy bread and baked goods for a long, long time, and comes with a presidential seal of approval: Obama ate a turk…
1616 Eastlake Ave E
South Lake Union
206-957-9505
South Lake Union
206-957-9505
Scoop Du Jour Ice Creamery
Scoop du Jour, which has a long history in the Madison Park neighborhood, serves brightly colored local sherberts and ice creams, as well as lunch fare like bu…
4029 E Madison St
Madison Park
206-325-9562
Madison Park
206-325-9562