May has been designated as Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, which highlights the AANHPI community's many contributions to American culture. Trailblazing immigrants helped make Seattle the place it is today, and the city continues to be home to a vibrant AANHPI food scene. One way to show your gratitude is to support these businesses during May and all year long. There are too many wonderful AANHPI-owned restaurants in Seattle to list, but to get you started, we've curated this list of some of our all-time favorites. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide.

Archipelago Like List
A 2022 James Beard Award finalist Like List , this high-end restaurant from chef Aaron Verzosa (formerly of Modernist Cuisine and Harvest Vine) and his wife Amber Manuguid focuses on a Pacific Northwest approach to Filipino cooking, using local and seasonal ingredients.
Beacon Hill
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Atulea Like List
This extremely photogenic tea shop owned by married couple Kathy Wang and Vince Shi offers ceremonial-grade matcha, boba milk tea, and cheese tea.
Capitol Hill
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BOPBOX and Made In House Like List Like List
For a nourishing, flavorful, feel-good meal, look no further than Georgetown's family-run eatery BOPBOX and its Fremont sibling Made In House. Both establishments specialize in Korean-inspired bowls loaded with scratch-made ingredients like kimchi and crispy kale tempura. Get the refreshing chia honey gingerade for added bliss.
Georgetown, Fremont
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Cakes of Paradise Bakery Like List
You'll find a rainbow of tropical cakes in sunny flavors like lilikoi, guava, mango, and haupia at this beloved Hawaiian bakery in Georgetown.
Georgetown
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The Chicken Supply Like List
In 2021, chef Paolo Campbell transformed the former Opus Co. Like List  space into his "dream restaurant," a Filipino fried chicken joint. The spot offers, of course, crispy battered poultry (thighs, drumsticks, skewers, and wings), as well as beans and rice, marinated vegetables, house-made pickles, coconut collard greens, cold pancit, crispy potatoes, garlic rice, and butter mochi. Things sell out quickly, so be sure to pre-order.
Phinney Ridge
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Cloud Cafe
Like List Beacon Hill at last has a pho destination to call its own, thanks to this relatively new Vietnamese spot. The menu features spring rolls, pork belly bao, fried rice, vermicelli noodles, bánh mì, pho, and drinks including beer, coffee, boba, and milk tea.
Beacon Hill
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E-Jae Pak Mor Like List
Sporting a cheerful pink neon sign, this Thai spot recently soft opened in the former Great State Burger space in the International District, with an initial menu of khao soi, Thai beef noodle soup, khao man gai, congee, and its namesake specialty, khao kriep pak mor (a type of steamed rice-skin dumpling, often served as a street food snack in Thailand).
Chinatown-International District
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Fuji Bakery
Baker Taka Hirai spent three years at Joël Robuchon’s three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Tokyo before helping start Fuji Bakery in Seattle. He is no longer with the company, but his expertise is still reflected in its work: They use a particular European cultured butter, and they make their own yeast. Japanese-meets-French offerings include curry buns, green tea Danishes, and baguette sandwiches with fillings such as smoked salmon, milk cream, and mentaiko butter, while the straight-up French stuff—croissants, tiny quiches, etc.—is better than what you’ll find at some so-called French bakeries.
Chinatown-International District, Interbay
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Hello Em Like List  
Pho Bac co-owner Yenvy Pham's coffee shop in Little Saigon serves Vietnamese coffee, panini-style banh mi sandwiches, and Vietnamese-inspired baked goods.
Chinatown-International District
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Hood Famous Cafe + Bar Like List
James Beard-nominated founder Chera Amlag's beloved bakeshop is rightfully famous for its Filipino-inspired specialties such as ube cheesecake and coconut buko pie (which The Stranger's Jas Keimig says tastes like "love" and "coming home"). The bar features a coffee program with breakfast and snacks by day and a drink menu with cocktails in flavors like tamarind, guava, and ube by night.
Chinatown-International District
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Joule and Revel
Like List Husband-and-wife team Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi fell in love while working for the celebrated French chef Alain Ducasse and have opened four restaurants together over the years, racking up six James Beard nominations for Best Chef: Northwest in the process. Their Fremont restaurant Revel serves Korean-inspired comfort food, while their Wallingford spot Revel specializes in Korean dishes prepared with French techniques.
Wallingford, Fremont
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Kamonegi and Hannyatou Like List Like List
Chef Mutsuko Soma's pint-sized spot Kamonegi has racked up national accolades (including James Beard nominations) for its tempura and handmade soba noodles, which Soma painstakingly makes from scratch using Washington buckwheat. The entire process takes her two to three hours. As Stranger contributor Naomi Tomky wrote, "[Soma] marries the old-school noodle-making technique with local ingredients, and uses her own wildly creative culinary mind to produce dishes like sake poached shrimp on foie gras tofu and curry mozzarella soba bowls." Kamonegi's next-door sibling bar, Hannyatou, is also worth a visit in its own right for its enviable sake selection and inventive snacks like Top Ramen chips, Spam and chicken liver mousse, "okonomi-latkes" (an okonomiyaki-latke hybrid), and yuzu-ginger parfaits. 
Fremont
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Kkokio
Like List This Korean-style fried chicken joint serves bánh mì and fried chicken with options like honey snow powder, cheese powder, and kalbi glaze.
Central District
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Maneki  Like List
Maneki is pure comfort food, serving izakaya-style dishes and very reasonably priced sushi. In its 100-plus years of existence, Maneki has only had one major interruption to business (other than COVID): when it shut down because the US government sent Japanese Americans to internment camps during World War II. After the war, in 1946, internees returned to the city and reclaimed their belongings from a space in the NP Hotel that has since been the restaurant’s home. 
Chinatown-International District
Dine-in

Marination
Kamala Saxton and Roz Edison's Hawaiian-Korean chain Marination is beloved for its their island-inspired fare, including kalbi beef tacos, kimchi fried rice, loco moco, Spam sliders, and more. The "aloha tots" (tater tots topped with kalua pork, kimchi sauce, Japanese mayo, and a fried egg) are especially crave-worthy.
Downtown, West Seattle, Columbia City
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Matcha Man Ice Cream & Taiyaki Like List
This popular pop-up-turned-shop is known for its eye-catching specialties like taiyaki (Japanese fish-shaped waffles) and soft serve in flavors like matcha and ube.
Georgetown
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Meesha and Kricket Club Like List Like List
Indian chef Preeti Agarwal's Fremont restaurant Meesha has racked up acclaim for its contemporary Indian fare made with local and seasonal Pacific Northwest ingredients. In 2021, Agarwal launched her "refined but casual" sibling restaurant Kricket Club, which serves street food inspired by Mumbai and New Delhi, with Indian-style snacks like papdi chaat (masala potatoes with moong sprouts and tamarind chutney) and larger dishes like awadhi dum biryani (slow-cooked goat, fragrant basmati rice, and burani raita), plus desserts and drinks. There's even a "bread bar" with paratha, roti, and kulcha.
Fremont, Ravenna
Dine-in

Musang Like List  
James Beard Award semifinalist Melissa Miranda's Filipinx pop-up-turned-restaurant has become a nationally acclaimed sensation and has been featured on chef Marcus Samuelsson's No Passport Required. Besides serving dreamy dishes like beef mechado and ginataan, Musang is also admirably community-focused and maintains a kitchen to provide meals for those in need.
Beacon Hill
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Musashi's Like List
This no-frills staple is a favorite for its high-value sushi and chirashi bowls.
Chinatown-International District, Wallingford
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Ohsun Banchan Deli and Cafe
Like List Sara Upshaw, who runs the local food blog Kimchi Halfie and published the cookbook Korean Barbecue at Home in late 2021, runs this counter-service neighborhood shop with house-made banchan items (all gluten-free and 50% vegan), as well as pantry items and beverages.
Pioneer Square
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Onibaba
Like List The family-owned Japanese gem Tshukishinbo Like List   LIKE  ADD TO A LIST , which closed last year, quietly opened its long-awaited restaurant Onibaba in the same space last week. The new spot specializes in upscale onigiri with 18 varieties ranging from shrimp tempura to ume (sour plum), as well as ochazuke, a simple Japanese dish made by pouring tea over cooked rice. The owners also plan to open a two-story restaurant called Kakurenbo Like List   LIKE  ADD TO A LIST with a Japanese bar and sushi counter next door.
Chinatown-International District
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Paju Like List
Just a stone's throw from SIFF Uptown, this modern Korean restaurant specializes in shareable, seasonally influenced plates like chicken wings, beef tartare, crispy pancakes, fried rice, and mushrooms with kimchi and truffle aioli, with panna cotta and creme brulee for dessert.
Queen Anne
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Patrick's Cafe and Bakery
Like List This cozy neighborhood bakery is owned by Hawaiian-born Patrick Choy, whose family owned Sam Choy's Kaloko (which won a James Beard America's Classics award) and who was previously responsible for corporate food and beverage programs for Marriott and Starbucks. His baked goods are locally sourced whenever possible. (Don't miss the cinnamon rolls, one of his specialties.)
White Center
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Phnom Penh Noodle House
It’s all about the noodles at this three-decades-old International District mainstay, Cambodian food that touches on the flavors of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, too.
Chinatown-International District
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Pho Bac
Seattle's definitive pho institution has been run by the Pham family since its birth in 1982. Their newer downtown location serves bánh mì with house-baked bread and features a treehouse-like upstairs bar slinging craft cocktails with Viet-inspired flavors like fish sauce, pandan, and cà phê trung (Vietnamese egg coffee). The hip, neon-adorned spinoff Pho Bac Súp Shop also features a full bar and is next to the chain's iconic "red boat" location, which now serves the Pham family's take on the classic Vietnamese dish cơm gà mắm tỏi (garlicky chicken with rice)—their version features half of a Cornish hen drenched in fried garlic, with chrysanthemum chayote salad, pandan rice, and broth. Other menu items include bánh kẹp (Vietnamese waffles) with toppings like caramelized pineapple, banana pandan, a whipped "coconut cloud," and salty peanuts.
Various locations 
Pickup, delivery, dine-in

Ping's Dumpling House Like List
Devotees adore this time-honored Chinatown staple for its juicy soup dumplings, noodles, buns, soups, wok-fried dishes, and more.
Chinatown-International District
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Rondo, Tamari Bar, and Hi Life
Like List Like List Like List We're big fans of Capitol Hill's bustling, izakaya-inspired spots Rondo and Tamari Bar, which both feature wildly delicious Japanese fare (including many rotating specials) and drinks (including whiskey highball made with a Suntory Whisky Toki Highball machine. Owner Makoto Kimoto also opened the spot Hi Life on Bainbridge Island last year, serving up dreamy bento boxes and poké bowls.
Capitol Hill, Bainbridge Island
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Sankaku Like List
Named for the Japanese word for "triangle," this onigiri cafe and bar (previously a pop-up) officially opened inside Capitol Hill's Melrose Market at the beginning of January. The Stranger's Jas Keimig writes, "On a recent afternoon visit, I had two of Sankaku's classic onigiris: the ume konbu (salty pickled plum with konbu, a type of edible kelp) and the tuna mayo (flaky albacore tuna doused in kewpie mayo with sesame seeds). Unlike traditional onigiri that has all the filling in a compacted center, Sankaku disperses it throughout the ball so that each bite is a delicate mix of rice and filling...I found myself in a satisfying rhythm of rice ball, cucumber, rice ball, cucumber, ascending to a kind of textural heaven."
Capitol Hill
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Sohn Mat By Tae Like List
Food lovers all over Seattle (and beyond) mourned when the nationally lauded hand roll counter By Tae Like List , which earned a spot in Bon Appetit's list of the 50 best new restaurants in the country in 2019 and received a James Beard nomination in early 2020, announced that it was departing its pint-sized Chophouse Row space in early 2021. Much to the delight of its many fans, the restaurant returned in a new incarnation on Beacon Hill last year. The revival, Sohn Mat By Tae, is a casual bar specializing in comfort food alongside cold beers, sake, soju, and cocktails, with a bigger space that includes a kitchen, bar, yard, and wood fire.
Beacon Hill
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Szechuan Noodle Bowl Like List
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 scallion pancakes. Nearly everything served here possesses a deeply satisfying chew, and everything’s real cheap, too.
Chinatown-International District
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Tai Tung Like List
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 and decadent hum baos (sweet stuffed buns), which never fail in their flavor. Also of note: Bruce Lee apparently worked here when he lived in Seattle many years ago. This place is consistent, friendly, historic and cheap.
Chinatown-International District
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Taku
Like List Top Chef: Portland fan-favorite Shota Nakajima's late-night bar Taku is inspired by the street food of Osaka. The spot features karaage chicken, marinated, battered, and twice-fried, which Shota's mom made for him growing up. There are also kegged cocktails, boilermakers, and Suntory Whisky highballs.
Capitol Hill
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Taneda
Like List Chef Hideaki Taneda, who previously has spent time at I Love Sushi and is a co-owner of Fremont Bowl, runs this elegant, seasonally inspired sushi bar in an intimate space inside Broadway Alley. The restaurant serves only coursed meals, including sushi and kaiseki (a traditional multi-course Japanese cuisine) in omakase style (chef's selections). Reservations book up months in advance.
Capitol Hill
Dine-in

Toyoda Sushi  Like List
Toyoda is the hidden gem of Lake City; its existence is a well-kept secret, spread mostly by word of mouth. The fish is unbelievably fresh and creamy: For whole seconds, it is impossible to focus on anything except this heavenly taste, as if you have just seen the Holy Virgin outlined on a piece of pickled ginger. You will feel capable of such a vision.
Lake City
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Yoroshiku and Indigo Cow
Like List Like List The Stranger's Angela Garbes wrote in 2016, "It was pouring rain the day I visited Yoroshiku, and as I slurped my way through a bowl of spicy miso ramen, I couldn't think of anything I'd rather be eating. Every spoonful of broth—salty, nutty, and just a little bit funky—was also fiery, but in a smoldering kind of way, building as I worked my way through the dish. Rich, buttery slices of chashu (braised pork belly) offset the heat, as did sweet yellow-corn kernels and a scattering of crunchy sesame seeds." Yoroshiku owner Keisuke Kobayashi also opened the pint-sized ice creamery Indigo Cow, which he believes to be the country's first Hokkaido-style soft-serve shop, in 2021. The spot's lone flavor, Hokkaido milk, showcases the Japanese region's famed dairy, prized for its creamy, sweet, pure flavor, along with toppings like house-made fruit syrups, shiratama kuromitsu kinako (a blend of mochi, brown sugar syrup, and roasted soybean powder), and a Theo Chocolate Like List dark chocolate "wall" (think magic shell but more intense).
Wallingford
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Young Tea
Like List This boba shop, which moved from Chinatown to Wallingford in 2021, serves some of the finest bubble tea in town, with impeccably sourced ingredients and house-made syrups.
Wallingford
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Watson's Counter
Like List We mourned when the cult-favorite Ballard cafe and restaurant Watson's Counter, known as much for its quality coffee as for its menu items like gochujang chicken wings and Fruity Pebbles-encrusted French toast, closed its doors at the end of March. Fortunately, this story has a happy ending—the business recently reopened in the former Addo Like List space. The menu remains the same except for the exciting addition of soft serve ice cream.
Ballard
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WeRo Like List
Wes Yoo, who had bought the Ballard cocktail bar The Gerald Like List two years earlier, reconnected with his love of Korean comfort food in 2020 during the advent of the pandemic. Inspired by the food he ate growing up in Seoul, he started a Korean takeout pop-up, which quickly gained a loyal following. Yoo has since reopened the Gerald as WeRo (a Korean word meaning "comfort," "upwards," and "to the stomach"), serving modern Korean food and cocktails. The updated menu features 24-hour-roasted Yukon gold potatoes (a tribute to the kind often found at Korean highway rest stops), jeon (savory kimchi pancakes), fried wings, ssam platters, and duck bibimbap. The space is also home to Bapshim by Wero Like List , a fast-casual lunch service serving customizable Korean rice bowls. 
Ballard
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