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
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
Piroshky Piroshky
This Pike Place Market staple serves glorified Russian hot pockets, and they’re fucking delicious. They’ve got sweet and savory options. Of the sweet, it’s har…
1908 Pike Place
Pike Place Market
206-441-6068
Pike Place Market
206-441-6068
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
New Star Seafood Restaurant
Although the name implies it does seafood (and it does--very well), there's more to New Star than creatures of the ocean. If you want something different, cons…
516 S Jackson St
Chinatown-International District
206-622-8801
Chinatown-International District
206-622-8801
Pacific Cafe Hong Kong Kitchen
Head to the ID's Pacific Cafe for Hong Kong-style dishes that we promise you won't be able to find anywhere else in the city. Here are a few examples: chicken …
416 5th Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-682-0908
Chinatown-International District
206-682-0908
Henry's Taiwan Plus
The stinky tofu is just as stinky (and delicious) here as at Rocking Wok, both owned by the Henry of the restaurant's name. Come for the tofu, stay for the fri…
504 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-624-2611
Chinatown-International District
206-624-2611
Regent Bakery & Cafe
Regent stocks their brightly lit cases with cakes (green tea mousse), pastries (chocolate croissant, fruit tarts, stuff with hot dogs sticking out), and other …
1404 E Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-743-8866
Capitol Hill
206-743-8866
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
Canton Wonton House
A less-than-no-frills but friendly ID soup spot, Canton Wonton House specializes in homemade dumplings, with a nice long list of noodle soups and congees, all …
608 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
206-682-5080
Chinatown-International District
206-682-5080
Honey Court
Dim sum and seafood place open until the wee hours, serving goods like shumai, entire lobsters, sizzling rice soup, and salt-and-pepper squid.
516 Maynard Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-292-8828
Chinatown-International District
206-292-8828
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
Ho Ho Seafood
A monthly trip to Ho Ho in the ID has become a ritual. Hey, it was good enough for Beast Mode, so it’s good enough for me. The restaurant is almost always empt…
653 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
206-382-9671
Chinatown-International District
206-382-9671