RylieCakes
After searching far and wide for something to sate her sweet tooth for five years after going gluten-free and finding nothing that fit the bill, celiac baker R…
Downtown Seattle
206-380-3414
Biscuit Box
Danielle Custer, formerly of grilled-cheese truck Monte Cristo (and, long ago, head chef at the great 727 Pine), now has her new truck, Biscuit Box, out on the…
Across town
Downtown Seattle
Downtown Seattle
314 Pie
314 Pie is a food truck that serves Aussie-style 5-inch savory/meat pies, plus a few dessert pies, made by two guys who aren’t Australian. They’ve got steak an…
Downtown Seattle
Bernard's on Seneca
Bernard's is a strange but great 1970s/medieval bar and lounge with edible German and American food, located in the subterranean reaches of downtown's Hotel Se…
317 Seneca St
Downtown Seattle
206-623-5110
Downtown Seattle
206-623-5110
Temporarily Closed
Mighty-O Donuts
People love Mighty-O's certified organic, preservative-free, zero-trans-fat, un-artificially-colored-or-flavored, cholesterol-free vegan doughnuts. (If you wan…
1000 Second Avenue
Downtown Seattle
206-420-7118
Downtown Seattle
206-420-7118
Mint Café Mediterranean Kitchen
A downtown lunch spot offering casual Mediterranean fare: gyros, falafel, kotfte kebab, and baklava for dessert.
713 Second Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-349-8537
Downtown Seattle
206-349-8537
Blarney Stone
This downtown Irish hangout serves typical pub grub, but their sidewalk seating is a good spot for a perfectly poured Guinness on a warm evening. The happy hou…
1416 First Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-448-8439
Downtown Seattle
206-448-8439
Collins Pub
This government wonk hangout has a microbrew list as long as your arm, good burgers, and lots of booths. The atmosphere’s more adult-contemporary than ye-olde-…
526 Second Ave
Pioneer Square
206-623-1016
Pioneer Square
206-623-1016
Cafe Paloma
Friendly, casual Paloma makes Mediterranean food with the emphasis on Turkey, as in lovely little Turkish meatballs in a bright tomato sauce. Much of the food …
93 Yesler Way
Pioneer Square
206-405-1920
Pioneer Square
206-405-1920
Fuel
Pioneer Square's Fuel is a brick loft soaked in neon lights and local sports memorabilia. Watch the game on the glowing flat-screen televisions that hang, some…
164 S Washington St
Pioneer Square
206-405-FUEL
Pioneer Square
206-405-FUEL
Temporarily Closed
Lady Yum
Macaron maven Megan Wagstaff of Lady Yum has opened her fourth and largest fanciful shop in Pioneer Square. The space, which is three times bigger than the oth…
116 S. Washington St.
Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square
Flatstick Pub Seattle
Flatstick Pub says it only has two rules: "drink local and have fun." They give you the tools to accomplish these with an indoor, nine-hole mini golf course (r…
240 2nd Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-682-0608
Pioneer Square
206-682-0608
Central Saloon
This is Seattle's oldest bar, and it knows how to party.
207 First Ave S #1
Pioneer Square
206-622-0209
Pioneer Square
206-622-0209
Grand Central Baking Company
Grand Central has been making high-quality, yummy bread and baked goods for a long, long time, and comes with a presidential seal of approval: Obama ate a turk…
214 1st Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-622-3644
Pioneer Square
206-622-3644
Altstadt Bierhalle & Brathaus
Altstadt, owned by former Belltown street taco entrepreneur Lex Petras, is arguably Seattle’s first stab at upscale German food. And it hits the mark. Certainl…
209 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-602-6442
Pioneer Square
206-602-6442
The Pastry Project
This nonprofit founded by two former Molly Moon's employees provides pastry and bakery job training to individuals with a barrier to entry. They offer boxes of…
165 South Main Street
Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square
The Berliner
Local guy Victor Twu became such a fan of the doner kebab—the Turkish version of a gyro, served on the street in Berlin—that he opened two doner shops in space…
221 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-838-0339
Pioneer Square
206-838-0339