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
Wakefield Bar
Owned by a collective of industry veterans, Wakefield is pouring beer, wine, and cocktails, with a focus on local distillers. The food is by chef Thomas Dodd, …
2318 Second Ave
Belltown
206-770-7824
Belltown
206-770-7824
Americana
It used to be El Greco, then it was Table 219—now it is called Americana. It remains devoted to "comfort food with a gourmet twist," meaning wild boar enchilad…
219 Broadway E
Seattle
206-328-4604
Seattle
206-328-4604
Maslow's
Maslow's takes its name from psychologist Abraham Maslow's pyramid hierarchy of human needs. As one of the newest projects from FareStart, Maslow's joins fello…
380 Boren Ave N
South Lake Union
206-588-4020
South Lake Union
206-588-4020
Anthony's Bell Street Diner
Anthony's is a local seafood chain with a family-friendly vibe. People are partial to the crab cakes and the stiff drinks.
2201 Alaskan Way
Seattle Waterfront
206-448-6688
Seattle Waterfront
206-448-6688
MBar
Fourteen floors above fellow spinoff restaurant Kai Market sits MBar, the second restaurant for Mamnoon owners Wassef and Racha Haroun. Where Mamnoon offers mo…
400 Fairview Ave N
South Lake Union
206-457-8287
South Lake Union
206-457-8287
Re:Public
While it’s not a great idea to have a colon in a restaurant name—especially when people will have to say the word “colon” in order to explain it—this South Lak…
429 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
206-467-5300
South Lake Union
206-467-5300
Single Shot
Single Shot is on the west slope of Capitol Hill, on Summit next to Top Pot, and the narrow, shotgun-style space looks great. It's where photographer Spike Maf…
611 Summit Ave E
Seattle
206-420-2238
Seattle
206-420-2238
Herb & Bitter Public House
Herb & Bitter Public House, from Jesus Escobor (who also owns Rocco's in Belltown) occupies the space that was home to Than Brothers Pho for many years. It’s b…
516 Broadway E
Seattle
206-708-6468
Seattle
206-708-6468
Smith
Smith is a pub-with-upscale-grub on Capitol Hill’s 15th Avenue, brought to you by Linda of Linda’s/King’s Hardware/Oddfellows Cafe. The hunting-lodge interior …
332 15th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-709-1900
Capitol Hill
206-709-1900
SkyCity at the Space Needle
"The view of Seattle from the Space Needle--the view of Seattle absent the Space Needle--could be Any City, USA, which allows you to fantasize about all the ot…
400 Broad St
Uptown
206-905-2100
Uptown
206-905-2100
Bar Vacilando
From the owners of Belltown’s “gastrotavern” Black Bottle, Bar Vacilando is a neighborhood bar with a generous selection of cocktails, wine, and beer, as well …
405 15th Avenue East
Seattle
206-420-1584
Seattle
206-420-1584
Solo
Solo is a good place to have a drink and a snack before going to see a show at Seattle Center or On the Boards—conveniently, their happy hour goes from 5-7 pm,…
200 Roy St
Uptown
206-213-0080
Uptown
206-213-0080
Cafe Goldinblack
It’s rare to see a menu with both pastrami sandwiches and kalbi beef, but this Korean-influenced, east-meets-west sandwich shop doesn’t stop there: They also s…
621 Queen Anne Ave NE
Uptown
206-466-2737
Uptown
206-466-2737
The Sitting Room
The Sitting Room feels like a European cafe—it’s cozy in winter and airy in summer, and it has you-look-gooood lighting and a zinc-topped bar. It’s a fine plac…
108 W Roy St
Uptown
206-285-2830
Uptown
206-285-2830
Ten Sushi
Where the Genki Sushi above the QFC on Mercer used to be, it’s another, better conveyor-belt place run by former Genki manager and sushi chef Shinichiro Takaha…
500 Mercer St
Uptown
206-453-3881
Uptown
206-453-3881
Bottlehouse
Bottlehouse is a wine bar and “shoppe” located upstairs from Madrona’s urban winery, Wilridge (which makes special Bottlehouse blends). The motto: “Dwell, Drin…
1416 34th Ave
Central District
206-708-7164
Central District
206-708-7164
Iconiq
With Chef Toshiyuki Kawai at the helm, Iconiq (iconic + unique) meshes together French cooking techniques with Japanese flavors and ingredients. The resulting …
1421 31st Ave S
Mount Baker
206-568-7715
Mount Baker
206-568-7715
How to Cook a Wolf
How to Cook a Wolf is the Upper Queen Anne branch of Ethan Stowell’s lauded upscale Italianate restaurant empire. The name is the title of an M.F.K. Fisher boo…
2208 Queen Anne Ave
East Queen Anne
206-838-8090
East Queen Anne
206-838-8090