Uwajimaya Village Food Court
The Asian food superstore Uwajimaya also boasts an excellent and cheap food court with Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Hawaiian cuisines, plus…
503 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
206-624-6248
Chinatown-International District
206-624-6248
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
Roaring Bowl
Located near Metropolitan Market in Lower Queen Anne, Roaring Bowl specializes in you-cook-it-at-your-table Japanese shabu shabu, with the thin slices of meat,…
516 First Ave N
Uptown
206-258-4914
Uptown
206-258-4914
East African Imports and Restaurant
This Ethiopian restaurant inside a cheerful import shop at 23rd and Jackson is run by Berhane Amanuel and Megan Eyre, who grind and blend their own spices (wit…
306 23rd Ave S #104
Central District
206-322-7717
Central District
206-322-7717
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
Cafe Goldinblack
It’s rare to see a menu with both pastrami sandwiches and kalbi beef, but this Korean-influenced, east-meets-west sandwich shop doesn’t stop there: They also s…
621 Queen Anne Ave NE
Uptown
206-466-2737
Uptown
206-466-2737
Cafe Soleil
A small, casual neighborhood cafe run by Kuri Teshome, serving Ethiopian takes on classic American breakfast-y and brunch-y foods.
1400 34th Ave
Central District
206-325-1126
Central District
206-325-1126
Citra
University District denizens seem to love this boba and dessert shop for its cute atmosphere and green tea or taro frozen yogurt and elaborately be-toppinged s…
4730 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-327-9012
Northeast Seattle
206-327-9012
Kezira Cafe
Our friend Jill says Kezira Cafe, which used to be Solom, is "still Ethiopian—still really good Ethiopian, in fact, and festively painted purple and orange now…
5100 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
(206) 588-1024
Rainier Valley
(206) 588-1024
Kimchi House
If you want traditional Korean food—the mix-it-yourself rice dish bibimbap or the spicy soup soon dubu jigae—you’re in luck here. If you want some fusiony Kore…
5809 24th Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-5322
Ballard
206-784-5322
Kalbi Grill Express
Two weeks after it opened, an SUV crashed into this Greenwood Korean place; PhinneyWood.com has crash-y photos. No one was hurt, there was no structural damage…
8202 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
206-457-5930
Greenwood
206-457-5930
Sunset Cafe
Serving a mix of traditional Ethiopian dishes and American diner fare (chicken and waffles, pancakes, hot wings), the deeply beloved Sunset Cafe and Deli is ru…
8115 Rainier Ave S
Dunlap
(206) 722-0342
Dunlap
(206) 722-0342
