Terra Plata
From Tamara Murphy—former chef/owner of Brasa, organizer of Burning Beast,—Terra Plata’s menu is world-ranging deliciousness made with local/sustainable/etc. f…
1501 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-325-1501
Capitol Hill
206-325-1501
Frye Art Museum
For decades, the Frye, founded in the early 20th century by a Seattle meat-packing family, was a sleepy place full of gilt frames and orthopedic shoes. In rece…
704 Terry Ave
First Hill
206-622-9250
First Hill
206-622-9250
Tavolàta (Capitol Hill)
The second location of Tavolàta, the popular Belltown restaurant from prolific restaurateurs Ethan and Angela Stowell, this one on Capitol Hill. The Stowells a…
501 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-420-8355
Capitol Hill
206-420-8355
Salt and Straw
This artisan Portland ice creamery has attracted a loyal cult following. Flavors are often made in collaboration with local producers, like Rachel's Ginger Bee…
714 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
DeLaurenti Specialty Food & Wine
DeLaurenti has sold amazing cheeses, wines, and specialty foods at the corner of First and Pike in the Pike Place Market for approximately 1,000 years. If you …
1435 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-622-0141
Pike Place Market
206-622-0141
Matt's in the Market
Matt's is an intensely pleasant place to be, overlooking the Pike Place Market with views of the big clock and glinting slices of the Sound—there aren't too ma…
94 Pike St
Pike Place Market
206-467-7909
Pike Place Market
206-467-7909
Cupcake Royale
Cupcake Royale was started in 2003 in Seattle as the first cupcake bakery and cafe outside of New York City, and has since expanded from the original Capitol H…
108 Pine St
Pike Place Market
206-443-8674
Pike Place Market
206-443-8674
Lola
"The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business within downtown Seattle has forced us to make this incredibly difficult decision to temporarily close our loca…
2000 Fourth Ave
Belltown
206-441-1430
Belltown
206-441-1430
Palace Kitchen
Hands down the best of Tom Douglas’s 436 Seattle restaurants, the Palace Kitchen will please both out-of-town visitors and jaded locals. It’s a longtime (since…
2030 Fifth Ave
Belltown
206-448-2001
Belltown
206-448-2001
Quinn's Pub
The people behind Restaurant Zoe created this Capitol Hill gastropub, offering (relatively) affordable, prettied-up versions of country foods people have been …
1001 E Pike St
Seattle
206-325-7711
Seattle
206-325-7711
Pink Door
The light in the rosy dining room makes everyone look good, but it’s the outdoor deck with its Puget Sound view that draws giant crowds when the weather’s righ…
1919 Post Alley
Pike Place Market
206-443-3241
Pike Place Market
206-443-3241
116 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-555-1234
Pioneer Square
206-555-1234
Plum Bistro
Plum Bistro is a pleasantly upscale, 100 percent vegan restaurant. Even for a lifelong vegetarian, a visit to Plum can feel like a taste-test in a laboratory o…
1429 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-838-5333
Capitol Hill
206-838-5333
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
Salumi
Salumi's storefront in Pioneer Square is world-famous and duly mobbed (and rightfully so). It used to be owned by Armando Batali before his daughter Gina took …
404 Occidental Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-621-8772
Pioneer Square
206-621-8772
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
Portage Bay Cafe
A tasty place to go for an all-American, local/organic/sustainable-focused breakfast or brunch, including cage-free eggs from Olympia, hams and sausages made i…
391 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-462-6400
South Lake Union
206-462-6400
Bang Bang Cafe
If sisters/owners Miki and Yuki Sodos can’t put you in a good mood for the day, nothing will. Excellently pulled espresso: check. Excellent sandwiches, soups, …
2460 Western Ave
Belltown
206-448-2233
Belltown
206-448-2233
Paseo Caribbean Food
Pretty much the only game in town where you can get roast pork done Cuban style, i.e., meat that falls apart to melt in your mouth. It’s a little sweet, but so…
1760 1st Ave S
SoDo
420-7781
SoDo
420-7781