I Love My GFF
This food cart serves entirely gluten-free quinoa bowls, with or without free-range chicken. Also—GF chocolate chip cookies for dessert. It’s usually parked in…
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
Charlotte Restaurant & Lounge
This Pacific Northwest-focused restaurant inside the Lotte Hotel serves dishes like Anderson Valley lamb and Hama Hama oyster ceviche. The restaurant provides …
809 5th Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-800-8117
Downtown Seattle
206-800-8117
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
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
Anar
Anar, from the owners of Capitol Hill’s excellent Mamnoon, is also steeped in Middle Eastern flavors and traditions, but with a decidedly healthy focus: house-…
2040 Sixth Avenue
Belltown
Belltown
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
RAZZíS PIZZERíA
Great GF pizza is hard to find, but there are a few places I definitely frequent. The first is obvious: Razzi’s Pizzeria, its locations in Downtown and Greenwo…
1314 Howell St
Belltown
(206) 588-2425
Belltown
(206) 588-2425
Pennyroyal
At Pennyroyal, you’ll find aged spirits, punches, and snacks. Chef Walter Pisano, who runs downtown’s Tulio restaurant, created the menu.
2000 Second Ave
Belltown
206-826-1700
Belltown
206-826-1700
Pittsburgh Lunch and Superette
Named after a 1960s-era soup kitchen that used to occupy Pioneer Square's Pioneer Building, this charming cafe and corner store offers an update on classic Ame…
90 Yesler Way
Pioneer Square
(206) 816-0522
Pioneer Square
(206) 816-0522
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
Whisky Bar
The Whisky Bar has relocated to where Splash Lounge—and before that, V-Bar Noodle Bar & Lounge—failed to thrive, (and where, sigh, Saito's sushi was for so lon…
2122 Second Ave
Belltown
206-443-4490
Belltown
206-443-4490
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
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
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