Zaika
This colorful Indian fusion bar and restaurant aims to bring an Indian influence to the happy hour scene, with cocktails and bites like apricot chicken seekh k…
1100 Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-432-9355
Capitol Hill
206-432-9355
Spice King
This Seattle outpost of the Renton-based Indian restaurant Spice King features the same menu of Indian staples, including samosas, pakoras, curries, tandoori, …
213 Pike St
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-623-3525
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-623-3525
Spice Box
The menu at this Indian restaurant includes samosas, pakoras, soups, salads, a special house curry with a spiced onion-based gravy, butter masala, rogan josh (…
1520 Broadway
Seattle
206-353-1699
Seattle
206-353-1699
Kastoori Grill
In the former 94 Stewart space, Nepalese sisters Bina and Sudha Bogati serve Nepalese, Tibetan, and Indian cuisine claiming to be the most authentic in Seattle…
94 Stewart St
Pike Place Market
206-973-3434
Pike Place Market
206-973-3434
Nirmal’s
There’s a dearth of good Indian food in Seattle; after eight years in New York, I was spoiled. But Nirmal’s in Pioneer Square is nearly as good as what you fin…
106 Occidental Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-388-2196
Pioneer Square
206-388-2196
Shewa-Ber
This Ethiopian restaurant and Eritrean restaurant serves crispy kitfo rolls (crispy injera rolls filled with ground beef and cooked in Ethiopian herbal butter)…
1801 S Jackson St
Atlantic
425-223-9000
Atlantic
425-223-9000
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
Meesha
This Fremont restaurant from Indian chef Preeti Agarwal specializes in contemporary Indian fare made with local and seasonal Pacific Northwest ingredients.
127 N 36th St
Fremont
206-632-0135
Fremont
206-632-0135
Bananas Grill
The bad news is the Link’s Columbia City Station needs more restaurants. The good news is that the two located next to it don’t suck. One of these, Bananas Gri…
4556 Martin Luther King Jr Way S
Rainier Vista
206-420-4839
Rainier Vista
206-420-4839
Itto's Tapas
This Moroccan restaurant serves up carefully crafted small plates and tapas; it's a good choice for all types of eaters, and has plenty of options for vegetari…
4160 California Ave SW
Junction
206-420-6676
Junction
206-420-6676
Taste of India
Indian flavors this amped-up usually come accompanied by an afterpool of oiliness. But at Taste of India in the U-District—some say the best Indian restaurant …
5517 Roosevelt Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-528-1575
Northeast Seattle
206-528-1575
Safari Njema Restaurant
Chef Jane Kagira runs Safari Njema, serving food from across the continent in Kenya. Kagira works magic with the Indian-influenced spices woven into Kenya’s cu…
5041 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-723-3058
Rainier Valley
206-723-3058
Spice Waala
The Indian street food spot Spice Waala, which began its life as a farmers market stand and opened its first brick-and-mortar restaurant in Capitol Hill in 201…
2008 NW 56th St
Ballard
Ballard
Mama Sambusa
Our friend Jill says: "Yesterday [June 18, 2011] I was handed a flyer by a stout, fierce woman in a bright pink al-amira, who pointed to the flyer and boomed, …
8300 Rainier Ave S
Brighton
206-356-2911
Brighton
206-356-2911
Masala of India Cuisine
A Seattle all-time favorite for Indian food.
507 NE Northgate Way, Bldg G
Maple Leaf
206-417-1118
Maple Leaf
206-417-1118
Jebena Cafe
Jebena already leads the highly competitive race for best Ethiopian restaurant in town based solely on the merits of using the freshest ingredients, the best c…
1510 NE 117th St
North Seattle
206-365-0757
North Seattle
206-365-0757