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
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
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
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
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
Hue Ky Mi Gia
Hue Ky Mi Gia’s fried butter chicken wings have been talked up so much that it’s hard not be skeptical of such praise—the restaurant now has three booths in Ce…
1207 S Jackson St, Suite 101
Chinatown-International District
206-568-1268
Chinatown-International District
206-568-1268
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
Dim Sum House
The dim sum at this small, nondescript Beacon Hill spot is cooked to order instead of from carts, which might be less fun, but they make it quick and it comes …
4860 Beacon Ave S
Greater Duwamish
206-725-1867
Greater Duwamish
206-725-1867
Xi'an Noodles
Xi’an Noodles specializes in biang biang noodles, wide, handmade noodles that are a speciality of China’s Shaanxi province. If you’re lucky you might catch a g…
5259 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-522-8888
Northeast Seattle
206-522-8888
Chiang's Gourmet
Chiang’s has four menus: an Americanized Chinese menu, with all the usual suspects; a traditional Chinese menu, full of authentic dishes that you probably didn…
7845 Lake City Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-527-8888
Northeast Seattle
206-527-8888
Facing East Taiwanese Restaurant
While it’s located in Bellevue’s Belgate Plaza, Facing East is the antithesis of strip-mall dining. The reason you’re at Facing East is the pork burgers, for t…
1075 Bellevue Way
Northwest Bellevue
425-688-2986
Northwest Bellevue
425-688-2986
Young's Restaurant
Tucked away just off the main strip of White Center's historic business district is Young's Restaurant, one of the area's standout staples. The restaurant is p…
9413 16th Ave SW
South Delridge
206-762-3438
South Delridge
206-762-3438
Little Ting's Dumplings
Thick, hearty dough unapologetically smashes around the bold, flavorful meat of the homey Northern Chinese-style dumplings that earn this Broadview strip-mall …
14411 Greenwood Ave N
Broadview
206-363-3866
Broadview
206-363-3866
Happy Lamb Hot Pot
The longstanding Asian tradition of hot pot—communal dining in which diners share the responsibility and pleasure of cooking meats and veggies in a bubbling ca…
1411 156th Ave NE
Crossroads
425-653-1625
Crossroads
425-653-1625
