Batch Baking Company
This small-batch, dessert-focused bakery bakes up sweet palmiers, salted caramels, cookies, brownies, and their own take on nostalgic classics like Oreos Nutte…
808 12th Ave
Central District
Central District
Rhein Haus
Twentysomethings jostle for position around this prefab German beer hall's sprawling main bar. Inoffensive pick-up lines and mini bottles of Underberg are swif…
912 12th Ave
Central District
206-325-5409
Central District
206-325-5409
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
Pistil Books
An indie bookstore that is sadly now mostly online-only, barring a few open events a year.
1415 E Union St
Central District
Central District
Bar Cotto
Next door to his restaurant Anchovies & Olives, Ethan Stowell's smallish, windowed Bar Cotto serves salumi (including culatello, porchetta, and three kinds of …
1546 15th Ave
Central District
206-838-2878
Central District
206-838-2878
Banh Cuon Tan Dinh Deli
Tan Dinh’s banh mi are said by some to be the best in town. Our investigation found that the pork version could use a few more veggies, but the bread was soft …
1212 S Main St
Central District
206-726-9990
Central District
206-726-9990
R & M Dessert Bar
This new dessert-centric bar from couple Rod Gambassi and Marc Adams (the titular “R & M”) features showstopping cakes and bakes, a full service cafe, and a wa…
601 E Pike St 101
Central District
206-351-9993
Central District
206-351-9993
The Boat (Pho Bac)
Dating back to 1982, Pho Bac is O.G. pho chain in Seattle (as they put it: "Best phở in Seattle. Maybe. Don't really know. Who cares, just eat it"). This iconi…
1314 S Jackson St
Central District
206-323-4387
Central District
206-323-4387
Chuck's Hop Shop - Central District
Well-known and well-loved beer shop with something for everyone, from its hops to its food truck, with ice cream on rotation for the kiddos and those with swee…
2001 E Union St
Central District
206-538-0743
Central District
206-538-0743
Cheeky Cafe
Cheeky Cafe gives grandma’s comfort food a multicultural kick in the ass. Nestled at the base of a condominium—with the generally forgettable but pleasant deco…
1700 S Jackson St
Central District
206-322-9895
Central District
206-322-9895
Broadcast Coffee
Independent coffee roaster with locations in Roosevelt and the Central District.
1918 E Yesler Way
Central District
206-322-0807
Central District
206-322-0807
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
Northwest Tofu
Besides making tofu and soy milk in-house, Northwest Tofu serves very good dim sum—cooked to order instead of off a cart—in their small dining room every day. …
1913 S Jackson St
Central District
206-328-8320
Central District
206-328-8320
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
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
