Oak
This Beacon Hill place that can contain children and also has a cocktail lounge for grown-ups. The Oak's beer comes from local breweries; its menu focuses on o…
3019 Beacon Ave S
Beacon Hill
206-353-7070
Beacon Hill
206-353-7070
Tacos El Asadero
It wouldn’t be so bad mistaking this place for the similarly named El Asador a few blocks north. That’s a taco truck (and a very good one). But what you’re loo…
3517 Rainier Ave S
Mount Baker
206-722-9977
Mount Baker
206-722-9977
Ezell's Famous Chicken
What might be the best fried chicken in the country, sold over-the-counter (and on wheels). Oprah has it FedExed directly to her mouth. Also: dinner rolls so g…
4436 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-686-3772
Rainier Valley
206-686-3772
Safari Restaurant
The blue-and-white awning claims African and Mediterranean food, however, the menu at this Columbia City place is inspired by the east African nation of Kenya.
5041 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206- 778-8116
Rainier Valley
206- 778-8116
Safari Njema Restaurant
Chef Jane Kagira runs Safari Njema, serving food from across the continent in Kenya. Kagira works magic with the Indian-influenced spices woven into Kenya’s cu…
5041 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-723-3058
Rainier Valley
206-723-3058
Taco City Taqueria
This Columbia City taqueria serves up street tacos, burritos, protein bowls, and quesadillas.
5212 Rainier Ave S
Columbia City
206-717-2170
Columbia City
206-717-2170
Afrikando Banadir
Fans of departed so-nice-they-named-it-twice Afrikando Afrikando, rejoice: Chef Jacques Saar is back, in the former Banadir space on Rainier, close to downtown…
5212 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-448-5183
Rainier Valley
206-448-5183
Corazon Taqueria
Where the little Puerto Rican place El Pilon used to be in Columbia City, it's a taqueria that's friendly and notably cheap, with very tasty food that's made w…
5303 Rainier Ave S, Suite B
Rainier Valley
206-557-7921
Rainier Valley
206-557-7921
Emma's BBQ
Hillman City gets a new BBQ joint, Emma's BBQ. It has all the good-but-not-good-for-you things you expect from a BBQ place—in giant portions.
5303 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-413-1523
Rainier Valley
206-413-1523
418 Public House
418 Public House is a second pub from the guy behind Capitol Hill’s superlative Summit, with a similar, simple mission: nothing fancy, just a good place to dri…
418 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
206-783-0418
Phinney Ridge
206-783-0418
Raiz
Chef Ricardo Valdes (who has previously worked at Delancey and the London Plane and started the walk-up window El Xolo inside Nacho Borracho) and his friend Ke…
500 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
Phinney Ridge
The Dray
Ballard's excellent pub/bottle shop/cafe is paneled in wood, but it's not wood-paneled in a '70s-rec-room way. The reclaimed fir planks are a toasty cedar colo…
708 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
206-453-4527
Phinney Ridge
206-453-4527
The Goat on Greenwood
The Goat serves southern comfort dinners every day. Play pinball while you drink and eat.
6722 Greenwood Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-784-3535
Phinney Ridge
206-784-3535
The Yard Cafe
Brought to you by the people of Ballard's excellent pub/bottle shop/cafe the Dray (spell it backward!), the Yard has 12 rotating beers on tap, Mexican food, an…
8313 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
206-588-1746
Greenwood
206-588-1746
Gordito's Healthy Mexican Food
If volume is your dining priority, you can hardly do better than this cheap and cheerful Mexican joint's famous $10.85 "grande burrito," more commonly known as…
213 N 85th St
Greenwood
206-706-9352
Greenwood
206-706-9352
