85°C Bakery Cafe
Known as the "Starbucks of Taiwan," this wildly popular Taiwanese bakery and cafe chain offers affordable pastries and sweets, including fluffy brioche and cre…
501 S Jackson St
Chinatown-International District
206-467-5540
Chinatown-International District
206-467-5540
Fuji Bakery
Baker Taka Hirai spent three years at Joel Robuchon’s three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Tokyo before helping start Fuji Bakery in Seattle. He is no longer w…
526 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-623-4050
Chinatown-International District
206-623-4050
A Piece of Cake
APOC serves cake, pastries, and Chinese bakery items. They have a 35-cent surcharge for credit cards.
514 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-623-8284
Chinatown-International District
206-623-8284
Hood Famous Cafe and Bar
The beloved Ballard bakeshop, famous for its Filipino-inspired specialties such as ube cheesecake, has expanded to the International District with a new locati…
500 Fifth Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-485-7049
Chinatown-International District
206-485-7049
Evergreens
Salads! Evergreens makes them with produce that’s sourced “hyperlocally” in the “biggest bowls in town.” They have unfortunately cutesy names—“The Cobbsby Show…
504 Fifth Ave S #107b
Chinatown-International District
206-485-7377
Chinatown-International District
206-485-7377
Eastern Cafe
This spacious, high-ceilinged ID spot has coffee, tea, sandwiches, crepes, and gelato, plus beer, wine, and cocktails, too.
510 Maynard Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-623-1776
Chinatown-International District
206-623-1776
Yummy House Bakery
Bakery located in the heart of the International District specializing in wedding and birthday cakes, plus Chinese pastries like durian cream puffs. They also …
522 Sixth Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-340-8838
Chinatown-International District
206-340-8838
Dochi
Get ready for crispy, chewy doughnuts: Dochi, a mochi doughnut pop-up hailing from Orlando, has opened a store inside the Uwajimaya Village food court. Co-owne…
503 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
425-503-5559
Chinatown-International District
425-503-5559
Uwajimaya Village Food Court
The Asian food superstore Uwajimaya also boasts an excellent and cheap food court with Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Hawaiian cuisines, plus…
503 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
206-624-6248
Chinatown-International District
206-624-6248
Chu Minh Tofu & Veggie Deli
With great regret and no small measure of nausea, we retracted our recommendation of Chu Minh Tofu in March 2013.
1043 S Jackson St
Chinatown-International District
206-723-6095
Chinatown-International District
206-723-6095
Beard Papa's
"The BEST place to get cream puffs." EMILY NOKES
600 5th Avenue South
Chinatown-International District
206-623-0892
Chinatown-International District
206-623-0892
Saigon Deli
Broke, flush, carnivorous, vegetarian—for every type of eater in Seattle there is Saigon Deli, home to the most perfect $5 bánh mì. The sandwich comes stuffed …
1237 S Jackson St
Chinatown-International District
206-322-3700
Chinatown-International District
206-322-3700
Thanh Son Tofu
This restaurant serves a panoply of everything soy-based: Not only tofu dishes, but soy milk and desserts as well. They're not strictly vegetarian, though—meat…
1248 S King St, Suite B
Chinatown-International District
206-320-1316
Chinatown-International District
206-320-1316
Pono Ranch
Pono is Hawaiian for, roughly, “a state of harmony or balance.” Near the north end of the Ballard Bridge, Pono Ranch is, roughly, an organic cafe—one with a “h…
4502 Shilshole Ave NW
Ballard
206-258-2162
Ballard
206-258-2162
Mean Sandwich
This joint near Ballard Bridge serves big, hot sandwiches on Macrina buns, plus fried potato skins and bread pudding.
1510 NW Leary Way
Ballard
206-789-9999
Ballard
206-789-9999
The Other Coast Cafe
The “other” coast is the East Coast (get it?!). The meats are thin-sliced and tasty, the lettuce etc. is fresh, and the bread is great (baguette-ish but withou…
5315 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-789-0936
Ballard
206-789-0936
Vietnam Cafe and Sandwich
The name is pretty self-explanatory. Try any of the tofu dishes, and pick a sunny day to go--they have outdoor seating which is perfect for people-watching.
5701 15th Ave NW
Ballard
206-783-0836
Ballard
206-783-0836
Corner Spot Ballard
Former Zig Zag Cafe co-owner Kacy Fitch is behind this new neighborhood bar in the former space of the Crooked Nail. There's a menu of soups, salads, sandwiche…
1556 NW 56th St
Ballard
206-432-9528
Ballard
206-432-9528
Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery
Autumn Martin, former Canlis pastry chef and Theo head chocolatier (and fourth-generation Washingtonian), makes all-organic desserts from carefully sourced, lo…
5427 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-453-3792
Ballard
206-453-3792