Lark
After 12 years on 12th Avenue, beloved Seattle restaurant Lark moved into an expansive new space in the nearby historic Central Agency building in December 201…
952 E Seneca St
Central District
206-323-5275
Central District
206-323-5275
The Chieftain
The Chieftain is another Irish-themed pub from the couple who own Finn MacCool's in the U-District and McGilvra's in Madison Park. The name is not about neighb…
908 12th Ave
Central District
206-324-4100
Central District
206-324-4100
Licorous
Licorous is the restaurant Lark's femme little sister, and the advice to ladies of yore preparing to go out—get completely dressed, then remove one acces…
928 12th Ave
Central District
(206) 325-6947
Central District
(206) 325-6947
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
Madison Pub
Madison Pub is a remarkably popular little watering hole, and its patrons are quite loyal. It is rumored to be the friendliest and least stressful gay bar on a…
1315 E Madison St
Central District
(206) 325-6537
Central District
(206) 325-6537
Diesel
Diesel has “bears, bikers, bubbas, buddies, and bad-ass bartenders.”
1413 14th Ave
Central District
206-322-1080
Central District
206-322-1080
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
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
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
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
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
Wonder Coffee and Sports Bar
Wonder Coffee and Sports Bar is a slick-looking hybrid of a cafe, Ethiopian restaurant, burger joint, sports bar, dessert place, and karaoke/live jazz venue in…
1800 S Jackson St
Central District
206-538-0044
Central District
206-538-0044
The Neighbor Lady
The good people of the Twilight Exit run the Neighbor Lady, where Thompson’s Point of View used to be. Its “urban-bordello” theme includes old-fashionedy patte…
2308 E Union St
Central District
206-695-2072
Central District
206-695-2072
Twilight Exit
Now in its third location, the Twilight remains as great as ever in terms of hanging-colored-orb light fixtures, ’70s decor, from-scratch diner-style food (inc…
2514 E Cherry St
Central District
206-324-7462
Central District
206-324-7462
Cafe Weekend
This Central District cafe serves coffee and espresso drinks, pastries, and candy. Seattle-based confectionary Tokara supplies Cafe Weekend with a selection of…
851 Hiawatha Place S
Central District
Central District
Seattle Fish Guys
As you could probably surmise, the Fish Guys (owned by the husband-and-wife team Salvador (Sal) Panelo and Desiree Chinn, formerly of Pike Place's City Fish) s…
411 23rd Ave S
Central District
206-485-7388
Central District
206-485-7388
Fat’s Chicken & Waffles
Marcus Lalario (Li’l Woody’s, 95 Slide) has taken over the Central District space that was home to Catfish Corner for nearly 30 years, given it a structural up…
2726 E Cherry St
Central District
(206) 602-6863
Central District
(206) 602-6863