Eggs and Plants
An unassuming vegetarian café doesn’t exactly seem like a magnet to Seattle lunch-hunters, but the ordinary Belltown storefront holds a magical world of Middle…
2229 5th Ave
Belltown
206-448-2050
Belltown
206-448-2050
Dumpling Tzar
Dumpling Tzar, located in the 12th Avenue Arts building on Capitol Hill, is the second location of the popular Fremont spot that serves Russian beef-and-potato…
1630 12th Ave
Seattle
206-466-6561
Seattle
206-466-6561
Connect Lounge
This Belltown bar hopes to thaw the Seattle freeze by encouraging patrons to talk to to each other with communal tables, conversation starters, and phone boxes…
2330 Second Ave
Belltown
206-728-6409
Belltown
206-728-6409
MBar
Fourteen floors above fellow spinoff restaurant Kai Market sits MBar, the second restaurant for Mamnoon owners Wassef and Racha Haroun. Where Mamnoon offers mo…
400 Fairview Ave N
South Lake Union
206-457-8287
South Lake Union
206-457-8287
Petra Mediterranean Bistro
Petra Mediterranean Bistro promises you "the chance to experience the authentic tastes of Jordan, Lebanon, Greece, Turkey, and Northern Africa" in an upscale s…
2501 Fourth Ave
Belltown
206-728-5389
Belltown
206-728-5389
Halal Guys
Anyone who's ever enjoyed street cart chicken drizzled with creamy white sauce in New York is probably familiar with the Halal Guys, a Middle Eastern street fo…
333 8th Avenue North
South Lake Union
South Lake Union
Aviv Hummus Bar
This Israeli restaurant offers five types of hummus with various toppings, from falafel to onions and mushrooms, as well as pita, cucumber salad, pickles, and …
107 15th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-323-7483
Capitol Hill
206-323-7483
Corvus & Co.
Amid dark wood and scarlet curtains, bartenders at Corvus & Co. mix cocktails with names like “blackbird,” “wolf whistle,” and “antivenom.” (Corvus is the gen…
601 Broadway E
Seattle
206-420-8488
Seattle
206-420-8488
PB Kitchen at Polish Home Association
Seattle’s Polish community center comes to life on Friday nights, when a catering company takes over the Capitol Hill kitchen and opens to the public as a rest…
1714 18th Ave
Miller Park
206-322-3020
Miller Park
206-322-3020
Cook Weaver
After fatefully meeting on Craigslist, owners Zac Reynolds and Nile Klein bridged their culinary talent and experience (Reynolds is the chef and Klein is the m…
806 East Roy Street
Capitol Hill
206-324-0599
Capitol Hill
206-324-0599
Tanoor
This family-owned Lebanese restaurant based in Sammamish has opened its first Seattle restaurant in the former space of Dexter Brewhouse. Due to celiac disease…
803 Dexter Ave N
South Lake Union
206-457-5272
South Lake Union
206-457-5272
Mashawi Mediterranean Cuisine
"Mashawi" means "to barbecue or cook food over fire," and you already know what Mediterranean cuisine means. This family-owned place where Asian Breeze used to…
366 Roy St
Uptown
206-282-0078
Uptown
206-282-0078
Bistro Turkuaz
Bistro Turkuaz serves delicious Turkish food. A family runs it, and Mom does the cooking: Everything is fresh and homemade. Half the menu is small dishes: bake…
1114 34th Ave
Central District
206-324-3039
Central District
206-324-3039
Fez on Wheels
Fez promises middle Eastern food that transcends the usual falafel-centric paradigm, featuring ultra-smooth Israeli-style hummus, spicy North African–inspired …
Various locations
Wallingford
206-432-0415
Wallingford
206-432-0415
Homer
This highly anticipated restaurant from former Sitka and Spruce chef Logan Cox features a Mediterranean- and Middle Eastern-inspired wood-fired menu, with gril…
3013 Beacon Ave S
Greater Duwamish
206-785-6099
Greater Duwamish
206-785-6099
Za'aTar Seattle
Named for the Middle Eastern spice mix (which can be Romanized with or without that apostrophe, so clearly the owners aren’t ones to take the easy road), the Z…
Traveling
Interbay
425-495-1609
Interbay
425-495-1609