Iconiq
With Chef Toshiyuki Kawai at the helm, Iconiq (iconic + unique) meshes together French cooking techniques with Japanese flavors and ingredients. The resulting …
1421 31st Ave S
Mount Baker
206-568-7715
Mount Baker
206-568-7715
Oak
This Beacon Hill place that can contain children and also has a cocktail lounge for grown-ups. The Oak's beer comes from local breweries; its menu focuses on o…
3019 Beacon Ave S
Beacon Hill
206-353-7070
Beacon Hill
206-353-7070
The Velvet Elk
This speakeasy-esque neighborhood hangout from the owners of the Feed Store is a cozy space for craft cocktails and bites like hummus, olives, and cheese plate…
3605 S McClellan St
Mount Baker
Mount Baker
Tacos El Asadero
It wouldn’t be so bad mistaking this place for the similarly named El Asador a few blocks north. That’s a taco truck (and a very good one). But what you’re loo…
3517 Rainier Ave S
Mount Baker
206-722-9977
Mount Baker
206-722-9977
Empire Espresso
Empire Espresso is a little piece of locally owned awesomeness in Columbia City featuring great coffee (from Seattle Coffee Works), great panini, beer and wine…
3829 S Edmunds St A
Rainier Valley
206-659-0588
Rainier Valley
206-659-0588
Rookies Sports Bar and Grill
Chill, family-friendly Rookies (that’s several Rookies, no apostrophe, not the possession of a person named Rookie) in Columbia City has a little of ever…
3820 S Ferdinand St
Rainier Valley
206-722-0301
Rainier Valley
206-722-0301
Lottie's Lounge
This unimposing neighborhood bar offers a decent selection of sensible happy hour bargains and an assortment of healthy-ish appetizers. Lottie's also offers a…
4900 Rainier Ave S
Columbia City
206-725-0519
Columbia City
206-725-0519
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
The five Tutta Bellas (Tuttas Bella?) specialize in certified Neapolitan pies: thin-’n’-blistery crust made with fresh ingredients, from the hammy prosciutto e…
4918 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-721-3501
Rainier Valley
206-721-3501
Bongos Cafe
Bongos serves delicious Caribbean food with zero pretensions, and the restaurant, tucked into a triangular plot of land on Aurora, just off Green Lake, is prac…
6501 Aurora Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-420-8548
Phinney Ridge
206-420-8548
NW Peaks Brewery & Taproom
A taproom and nano-brewery producing small, limited-edition batches of beer.
5718 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-725-2337
Rainier Valley
206-725-2337
Red Mill Burgers
Justly famous for the gigantic, aromatic heaps of freshly fried bacon that await crisscrossing on the burgers at each location, family-owned Red Mill isn’t gou…
312 N 67th St
Phinney Ridge
206-783-6362
Phinney Ridge
206-783-6362
Molly Maguires
This friendly neighborhood pub, located on a quiet street in Ballard, features hearty nourishment in the form of lamb stew, shepherd's pie, thick soda bread wi…
610 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
206-789-9643
Phinney Ridge
206-789-9643
The Blue Glass
“Global comfort food,” with the additional comfort of a full bar, from the owner of the Tractor Tavern.
704 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
206-420-1631
Phinney Ridge
206-420-1631
The Dray
Ballard's excellent pub/bottle shop/cafe is paneled in wood, but it's not wood-paneled in a '70s-rec-room way. The reclaimed fir planks are a toasty cedar colo…
708 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
206-453-4527
Phinney Ridge
206-453-4527
Mai Thaiku
Good Thai food abounds in Seattle, but Phinney Ridge’s Mai Thaiku leads the charge to greatness. While the kitchen dabbles expertly in popular favorites like p…
6705 Greenwood Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-706-7807
Phinney Ridge
206-706-7807
