Caffe Lieto
By day, Caffe Lieto is a pleasant little place for coffee and comfort food, but on Friday and Saturday nights from 10 pm to 2:30 a.m., it’s home to the Biscuit…
1909 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-441-7999
Pike Place Market
206-441-7999
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
Oasis Tea Zone
Oasis is a bubble tea shop and cafe with locations in the ID, the U-District and Renton. This one has arcade games too. Play a few rounds of your favorite old-…
519 6th Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-447-8098
Chinatown-International District
206-447-8098
Purple Dot Cafe
Well-loved dim sum spot serving up the classics. Try the black pepper steak with rice or the baked spaghetti.
515 Maynard Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-496-0112
Chinatown-International District
206-496-0112
5 Point Cafe
The Five Point is inarguably one of Seattle’s best dive bars. The floppy, salty fries have never seen the inside of a freezer, and if you like an old-school op…
415 Cedar St
Belltown
206-448-9991
Belltown
206-448-9991
The Lucky Diner
From the former executive chef of unbelievably-still-in-Pike-Place-Market Cutter's Bayhouse, the Lucky Diner serves old-school diner food until 4 a.m. on week…
2630 1st Ave
Belltown
206-805-0133
Belltown
206-805-0133
Cafe Kanape
For 10 years, Sabine Ruthensteiner owned Contour downtown. Now she runs this Eastern European cafe that serves open-faced sandwich canapes—"They're much pretti…
700 Broadway E Suite D
Seattle
206-708-1210
Seattle
206-708-1210
Wonder Coffee and Sports Bar
Wonder Coffee and Sports Bar is a slick-looking hybrid of a cafe, Ethiopian restaurant, burger joint, sports bar, dessert place, and karaoke/live jazz venue in…
1800 S Jackson St
Central District
206-538-0044
Central District
206-538-0044
Mecca
On one side, the Mecca is an old-timey counter-and-booth-style diner, for those times when only dependable diner food can hit the spot—and dependable it is. On…
526 Queen Anne Ave N
Uptown
206-285-9728
Uptown
206-285-9728
Pel Meni Dumpling Tzar
Pel Meni makes Russian dumplings near the statue of Lenin, with two options: beef or potato. Each order comes topped with sour cream and spices, with a slice o…
3516 Fremont Pl
Fremont
206-588-2570
Fremont
206-588-2570
The Backdoor at Roxy's
The Backdoor at Roxy's is, well, entered through the back door of Roxy's Deli. There you will find chandeliers, frescoes, mirrors, statuettes, and so forth, wi…
462 N 36th St
Fremont
206-632-7322
Fremont
206-632-7322
Arthur's
Arthur's, a new Australian restaurant/bar/cafe/shuffleboard hall, is officially open in Admiral Junction. I stopped by for the soft opening, and can report tha…
2311 California Ave SW
North Admiral
206-829-8235
North Admiral
206-829-8235
Pinky's Kitchen
Freddie Rivas (Rancho Bravo Tacos) and Andrew Bray (former Bizzarro owner) bring you another reason to hang out in a Wallingford parking lot. This “pig ’n’ chi…
210 NE 45th St
Wallingford
206-867-5209
Wallingford
206-867-5209
Sureshot Cafe
Dominic Holden says, "The coffee here is pretty much the best, and their punk rock thing reminds me of the Black Cat, Puss-Puss, the Globe, and other much-miss…
4505 University Ave NE
Northeast Seattle
206-632-3100
Northeast Seattle
206-632-3100
The Bridge
After losing its former home (because condos), the Bridge moved to the old Chuck and Sally’s Tavern location. While they’re no longer right next to the West Se…
6301 California Ave SW
Fairmount Park
206-402-4606
Fairmount Park
206-402-4606
Bitterroot BBQ
Bitterroot, in the old Acme Rubber Stamp Shop on the corner by Hattie’s Hat, uses an in-house smoker and picturesque stacks of applewood to very good effect, e…
5239 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-588-1577
Ballard
206-588-1577