Lotus Asian Kitchen & Lounge
Across from Vito’s—where the First Hill Bar & Grill finally retired after 34 glorious, divey years—Lotus is brought to us by Ridgley Kuang, owner of Green Leaf…
901 Madison St
First Hill
206-623-6333
First Hill
206-623-6333
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
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
Foreign National
From the owners of the upscale Vietnamese-influenced Stateside, Foreign National, located next door, serves cocktails such as a “Long Thailand” iced tea and “d…
300 E Pike Street
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Stateside
One of the best restaurants in Seattle, Stateside is consistently great, wearing its Vietnamese-French mash-up on its sleeve. The crispy duck fresh rolls are d…
300 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Six Arms
A beer and pub-grub standby with hodge-podge decor on Capitol Hill.
300 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-223-1698
Capitol Hill
206-223-1698
Meet Korean BBQ
This upscale Korean BBQ restaurant called Meet Korean BBQ, from the owner of Chan and Bacco Cafe focuses on premium meats like wagyu beef and Kurobuta pork. Th…
500 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-695-2621
Capitol Hill
206-695-2621
The Pine Box
Headed by Ian Roberts (a founder of Seattle Beer Week and former bar manager at Brouwer’s), the Pine Box enlivens its (gorgeous) mortuary setting with more tha…
1600 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-588-0375
Capitol Hill
206-588-0375
Knee High Stocking Co.
Knee High Stocking Co. is a tiny bar on Olive Way that's a speakeasy, but, you know, with a liquor license. There's no sign, and reservations (by text message …
1356 Olive Way
Capitol Hill
206-979-7049
Capitol Hill
206-979-7049
Linda's Tavern
Under the baleful watch of a taxidermied buffalo, Capitol Hill has hung out at Western-themed Linda's with shots and pitchers of beer for two-plus decades now,…
707 E Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-325-1220
Capitol Hill
206-325-1220
Capitol Cider
Capitol Cider is a handsome, old-fashionedy pub serving lots of kinds of hard cider—30 on tap—along with the usual drinky suspects, plus non-holier-than-thou g…
818 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-397-3564
Capitol Hill
206-397-3564
Montana
Montana is a no-nonsense cocktail bar where the Buck used to be (with a less virulent Old West theme). Owners Rachel Marshall (Oddfellows, Delancey, and the Ra…
1506 E Olive Way
Capitol Hill
206-327-9362
Capitol Hill
206-327-9362
Unicorn
The Unicorn, with its absurd name, rampant stripes, salvaged carousel panels, and menagerie of taxidermy, is insane. The bar serves Jell-O shots, and the place…
1118 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-325-6492
Capitol Hill
206-325-6492
Bait Shop
From the maker of Linda’s Tavern, King’s Hardware, Smith, and Oddfellows, this bar where the Jade Pagoda (and then, briefly, Bako) used to be is nautical theme…
606 Broadway E
Capitol Hill
206-420-8742
Capitol Hill
206-420-8742