Frolik Kitchen + Cocktails
Five stories up in the Motif Seattle hotel, Frolik has downtown Seattle's largest outdoor patio at 4,000 square feet, with ping-pong and shuffleboard tables pl…
1415 Fifth Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-971-8015
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-971-8015
Japonessa Sushi Cocina
The restaurant that replaced Union downtown: Japonessa Sushi Cocina. The head chef: Billy Beach, formerly of Umi Sake House and Kushibar (the owner also runs i…
1400 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-971-7979
Pike Place Market
206-971-7979
Hard Rock Cafe
If you call, you might get this answer: "Hard Rock Cafe, this is Pete—how can I rock you?" The staff here is so upbeat, it ought to be illegal. The upsca…
116 Pike St
Pike Place Market
206-204-2233
Pike Place Market
206-204-2233
Sushi Maki
Sushi Maki is as tiny as it is good, so plan ahead to (most likely) carry your sushi out instead of eating it there.
1633 Bellevue Ave
Capitol Hill
206-264-0725
Capitol Hill
206-264-0725
Von's 1000 Spirits
Von’s 1000 Spirits Gusto Bistro (formerly just Von's, at Sixth and Pine serves burgers (they call them “Hamburgs”), pizza (they call them “Frics” in the French…
1221 First Ave
Seattle Waterfront
206-621-8667
Seattle Waterfront
206-621-8667
Relish Burger Bistro
The burger bar inside the Westin, where Coldwater Grill used to be, wants to get away from “the stigma of the hotel restaurant.”
1900 Fifth Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-256-7600
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-256-7600
Garage
Come to Garage for bowling and billiards (cheap during the daily happy hour) in a pretty, late 1920s setting with unusual and above-average pub food that inclu…
1130 Broadway
Seattle
206-322-2296
Seattle
206-322-2296
Linda's Tavern
Under the baleful watch of a taxidermied buffalo, Capitol Hill has hung out at Western-themed Linda's with shots and pitchers of beer for two-plus decades now,…
707 E Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-325-1220
Capitol Hill
206-325-1220
Nijo
Nijo's tiny, modern bar, is very purple. The chef is from Mashiko, but the location is on a dull block that tends to be an energy vortex. A glass clamshell hol…
83 Spring St
Seattle Waterfront
206-340-8880
Seattle Waterfront
206-340-8880
Easy Joe's American Pub
Formerly located on north Capitol Hill in the Cassis/XO Bistro/Tidbit Bistro/Skelly and the Bean space, Easy Joe's is going for an "American pub" experience, p…
704 First Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-623-3440
Downtown Seattle
206-623-3440
Kebab
This takeout window connected to Whisky Bar offers snacks like gyros, Polish sausages, and the Kebabwich ("think Philly steak and cheese—only better!") for the…
2000 2nd Ave
Belltown
206-443-4490
Belltown
206-443-4490
Dick's Drive-In Restaurant
Dick’s is an old-school drive-in burger joint, open late and super cheap. The burgers are flat and, to be honest, sometimes a tiny bit gristly, and the fries a…
115 Broadway E
Capitol Hill
206-323-1300
Capitol Hill
206-323-1300
Union
This gay bar and cocktail lounge comes from gay-bar-scene-dream-team Steve Nyman and Nathan Benedict (former owners of Inside Passage and Thumper’s) and …
1009 E Union St
Seattle
206-328-1318
Seattle
206-328-1318
Lil' Woody's South Lake Union
Lil' Woody's South Lake Union outpost, popular especially among the Amazon crowd. This location is the first of all Lil' Woody's to feature a bar, with cocktai…
1091 Thomas St Ste C
South Lake Union
206-457-5070
South Lake Union
206-457-5070
Skillet Capitol Hill
The Capitol Hill outpost of Skillet diner offers breakfast, lunch and dinner, each good. People go crazy for the gargantuan cinnamon roll, the "Serious Toast" …
1400 E Union St
Capitol Hill
206-512-2001
Capitol Hill
206-512-2001
Wasabi Sushi & Izakaya
Wasabi Sushi & Izakaya (formerly Wasabi Bistro) has been serving good (if not outstanding) sushi in its sleek Belltown spot for approximately forever. It's the…
2311 Second Ave
Belltown
206-441-6044
Belltown
206-441-6044
LOCAL Public Eatery
Popular with Amazon employees and non-Amazonians alike, this SLU pub is a solid gathering spot for happy hour. Folks also like the customizable Bloody Mary bar…
404 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-257-1888
South Lake Union
206-257-1888