Town Hall Seattle
Town Hall is a fantastic organization that hosts book talks and lectures, and more rarely concerts and podcasts recordings, for very low prices—usually $5. Cur…
1119 Eighth Ave
First Hill
206-652-4255
First Hill
206-652-4255
Primo
Primo is a pizza place located in the most beautiful room in town—gorgeous domed ceiling, a sparkling chandelier, detailed dark woodwork, pretty pillars. The h…
1106 Eighth Ave
First Hill
206-547-7466
First Hill
206-547-7466
Fireside Room at Sorrento Hotel
Bring a date (or your grandparents) and sink into the inviting and timelessly opulent lounge inside the classic Sorrento Hotel. Many things here are tasseled a…
900 Madison St
First Hill
206-622-6400
First Hill
206-622-6400
George's Sausage and Delicatessen
In a city that’s shy on the flavors of Central Europe, George’s Polish shop delivers on that meaty, smoky feel that every deli should have. While you’re pickin…
907 Madison St
First Hill
206-622-1491
First Hill
206-622-1491
Temporarily Closed
Vito's Restaurant & Lounge
After a sad absent spell, Vito’s reopened in the fall of 2010, returned to its old-school Italiano-style glory by Hideout/Vital 5 maestro Greg Lundgren, with d…
927 Ninth Ave
First Hill
206-397-4053
First Hill
206-397-4053
The Hideout
The art bar that makes the best drinks, covers the walls (literally) in local art, and leaves sketchbooks on the bar for the idle drinker, founded and run by G…
1005 Boren Ave
First Hill
206-903-8480
First Hill
206-903-8480
Mediterranean Kitchen
Lebanese chef Kamal Aboul-Hosn has been bringing his excellent Middle Eastern food to the people of Seattle for more than 30 years. In Mediterranean Kitchen's …
103 Bellevue Way NE
First Hill
425-462-9422
First Hill
425-462-9422
Top Pot Doughnuts
Top Pot’s got 40 kinds of lusty, busty, rich doughnuts approved by President Barack Obama, and the cafes are comfortable triumphs of design. Also: good drip co…
1206 Madison Street
First Hill
206-708-7244
First Hill
206-708-7244
Piroshki on Madison
The piroshki—savory pies, filled with things like chicken, cabbage, rice, and mushrooms, as well as potatoes and cheese—here are wonderful. But the borscht—a h…
1219 Madison St
First Hill
206-624-1295
First Hill
206-624-1295
Frye Art Museum
For decades, the Frye, founded in the early 20th century by a Seattle meat-packing family, was a sleepy place full of gilt frames and orthopedic shoes. In rece…
704 Terry Ave
First Hill
206-622-9250
First Hill
206-622-9250
Buddha Ruksa
A West Seattle (and possibly citywide) obsession. People come just for the crispy garlic chicken (dubbed “crack chicken” by many)—fried chicken sautéed in plen…
3520 SW Genesee Street
West Seattle
206-937-7676
West Seattle
206-937-7676
Ephesus
Ephesus seduces with its Turkish food, soft folk music, gracious service, and massive, comforting wooden chairs (some made from barrels). A few plants twine ar…
5245 California Ave SW
West Seattle
206-937-3302
West Seattle
206-937-3302
Salvadorean Bakery & Restaurant
You’ll need to studiously avoid the two heaving pastry cases on either side of you as you order your meal at the counter of this White Center bakery. Focus! Be…
1719 SW Roxbury St
White Center
206-762-4064
White Center
206-762-4064
Proletariat Pizza
White Center’s Proletariat—“By the people, for the people”—bakes pies topped with the usual suspects, as well as more bourgeoisie stuff (prosciutto, egg). They…
9622 16th Ave SW
White Center
206-432-9765
White Center
206-432-9765
Full Tilt Ice Cream
The various Full Tilts offer a rotating menu of more than a dozen flavors—including raspberry ripple, toasted coconut, corn and chili, vanilla bean, and mint c…
9629 16th Ave SW
White Center
206-767-4811
White Center
206-767-4811
Bok a Bok
If you are familiar with White Center, you know Bok Bok—a chicken-centric Korean place located there—has gotta serve some pretty fine fare to get people to mak…
1521 SW 98th St, Suite D
White Center
206-693-2493
White Center
206-693-2493
Li'l Woody's White Center
Local burger chain Lil Woody's already has locations in Capitol Hill, Ballard and South Lake Union--and now it's expanded to White Center's Business District, …
9807 16th Ave SW
White Center
206-403-1294
White Center
206-403-1294
Pho 99
This unassuming spot in a White Center strip mall is serving up some of the best (if not the best!) pho in the city. The difference between good and great pho …
9828 15th Ave SW
White Center
(206) 762-4699
White Center
(206) 762-4699
