Lotus Asian Kitchen & Lounge
Across from Vito’s—where the First Hill Bar & Grill finally retired after 34 glorious, divey years—Lotus is brought to us by Ridgley Kuang, owner of Green Leaf…
901 Madison St
First Hill
206-623-6333
First Hill
206-623-6333
Dough Zone Dumpling House
Dough Zone specializes in juicy Chinese dumplings like xiao long bao (tender little meatballs and a puddle of broth encased in a delicate wrapper), q-bao (fat,…
815 Pine St
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-682-6666
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-682-6666
Din Tai Fung
People love this Taiwanese franchise for its soup dumplings.
600 Pine St #403
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-682-9888
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-682-9888
Mee Sum Pastry
Pike Place Market is a jewel box, and Mee Sum Pastry is my favorite gem. The small take-out-only shop sells cheap Chinese eats: barbecue pork sticks, crab rang…
1526 Pike Pl
Pike Place Market
206-682-6780
Pike Place Market
206-682-6780
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
Kau Kau
Offering cheap Chinese food at its finest, Kau Kau’s atmosphere is the perfect balance of interesting/odd decor and unpretentious functionality. The counter up…
656 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-682-4006
Chinatown-International District
206-682-4006
House of Hong
Dim sum joint also featuring a stage where performances are put on during major events and holidays.
409 Eighth Ave
Chinatown-International District
206-622-7997
Chinatown-International District
206-622-7997
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
Tai Tung
Recommended by Tom Douglas himself, this family-run gem is one of the oldest Chinese restaurants in the ID, having been around since 1935. Try the dependable a…
655 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-622-7372
Chinatown-International District
206-622-7372
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
Shanghai Garden
People are crazy about the hand-shaved noodles here, especially the bright-green barley ones. They also have decent soup dumplings (the kind with the soup insi…
524 Sixth Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-625-1688
Chinatown-International District
206-625-1688
Harbor City
If the line is too long at Jade Garden, mosey over to Harbor City, where the dim sum staples are more or less exactly the same. When the servers roll those ste…
707 S King St
Chinatown-International District
(206) 621-2228
Chinatown-International District
(206) 621-2228
Plenty of Clouds
Couple Lisa Zack and Travis Post have opened a Chinese restaurant called Plenty of Clouds, in the former space of Ethan Stowell's recently closed restaurant An…
1550 15th Ave
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Duk Li Dim Sum
Duk Li does not make the best dim sum in Seattle—that you will find at Jade Garden and Monsoon (the latter is more expensive, but a thousand percent less frant…
664 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
206-340-6122
Chinatown-International District
206-340-6122
663 Bistro
663 Bistro might not have a perfect health department record, but many Seattleites, including chef Tom Douglas, love the authentic Cantonese fare, especially t…
663 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
206-667-8760
Chinatown-International District
206-667-8760
Ocean Star
Formerly Sun Ya, Ocean Star carries on the delicious tradition of dim sum and good Chinese food, offering classics such as walnut shrimp, egg tarts, and fresh …
605 Seventh Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-623-1670
Chinatown-International District
206-623-1670
Sichuanese Cuisine
The best down-home Szechuan food in the city, by far. You can be full for $10 and feast for $20, and the whole time be eating classic Chinese dishes like ma po…
1048 S Jackson St
Yesler Terrace
206-489-4572
Yesler Terrace
206-489-4572
Szechuan Noodle Bowl
A brightly lit, no-nonsense source of fabulous Sino-starch, the Bowl specializes in all things doughy, from bowls of ropy noodles to hand-pleated gyoza to scal…
420 Eighth Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-623-4198
Chinatown-International District
206-623-4198