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
Sugar Bakery & Cafe
Created by Stephanie Crocker (no relation to Betty) and her husband, John McCaig, Sugar Bakery makes cakes, pies, pastries, cookies, coffee, soups, and sammies…
1014 Madison St
First Hill
206-749-4105
First Hill
206-749-4105
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
Kafe Berlin
Kafe Berlin is a German-influenced cafe located fittingly on the first floor of the German Heritage Building on First Hill. They serve German sausages and pret…
613 Ninth Ave
First Hill
206-623-4242
First Hill
206-623-4242
Pie Bar
Brought to you by the owner of the late Seattle Pie Company and her identical twin, Pie Bar serves beer, wine, cider, stout floats, and pie-infused martinis (?…
1361 E Olive Way
Capitol Hill
206-300-1100
Capitol Hill
206-300-1100
Oddfellows Cafe + Bar
Created by bar maven Linda Derschang (of Linda's, etc.), Oddfellows is a crowd-pleasing Capitol Hill fixture. The space—a giant, high-ceilinged, beautifully be…
1525 10th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-325-0807
Capitol Hill
206-325-0807
Rubinstein Bagels
Many Seattleites scorn the city's dearth of quality bagels, but baker Andrew Rubinstein is aiming to change that with his bagel company Rubinstein Bagels, wher…
2121 6th Ave
South Lake Union
206-550-1666
South Lake Union
206-550-1666
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…
1650 E Olive Way
Capitol Hill
206-258-2591
Capitol Hill
206-258-2591
Mala & Satay
This stylish Vietnamese fast-casual spot from the team behind Meekong Bar and Mekong Village serves pho, rice and noodle bowls, and banh mi with customizable o…
210 Fairview Ave N
South Lake Union
206-466-2013
South Lake Union
206-466-2013
Dough Joy
The vegan and queer-owned doughnut shop Dough Joy, which owners Christopher Ballard and Sean Willis call "Seattle’s only 100% plant-based yeast-raised do…
1316 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Regent Bakery & Cafe
Regent stocks their brightly lit cases with cakes (green tea mousse), pastries (chocolate croissant, fruit tarts, stuff with hot dogs sticking out), and other …
1404 E Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-743-8866
Capitol Hill
206-743-8866
Standard Bakery
Standard Bakery, which began as a weekly pop-up in the Central District, grew into a full brick-and-mortar shop in South Lake Union. Owner Josh Grunig’s signat…
400 Fairview Ave N
South Lake Union
South Lake Union
Mochinut South Lake Union
This mochi donut shop offers flavors like strawberry, churro, black sesame, chai tea latte, Nutella almond, and mango. The shop also serves chewy Korean-style …
400 Fairview Ave N #110
South Lake Union
206-566-6998
South Lake Union
206-566-6998
Serious Biscuit
Located inside South Lake Union’s Serious Pie (and formerly known as Dahlia Workshop), Serious Biscuit makes biscuit sandwiches as big as your face, with optio…
401 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
206-436-0050
South Lake Union
206-436-0050