The Whale Wins
At Renee Erickson’s the Whale Wins, almost everything is wood-fired, and while the menu may seem simple, North African flavors add interest. Of note: marrow bo…
3506 Stone Way N
Wallingford
206-632-9425
Wallingford
206-632-9425
Joule
Joule relocated from its original location on 45th into a refurbished warehouse on Stone Way in late 2012; chef/owners Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi’s Korean-in…
3506 Stone Way N
Wallingford
206-632-1913
Wallingford
206-632-1913
Little Gull Grocery
Josh Henderson (Skillet) runs dockside Westward on north Lake Union, with Zoi Antonitsas (formerly of Madison Park Conservatory) heading up the kitchen.
Adjoi…
2501 N Northlake Way
Wallingford
206-552-8215
Wallingford
206-552-8215
Westward
Formerly helmed by Joshua Henderson, who recently sold the restaurant to restaurateur Renee Erickson, this waterfront restaurant is a little bit Northwest, a l…
2501 N Northlake Way
Wallingford
206-552-8215
Wallingford
206-552-8215
Eltana Wood-Fired Bagel Cafe
Eltana’s bagels are hand-rolled for chewy deliciousness, wood-fired for more handsomeness, and smaller than most, along the lines of the bagels found in Montre…
3920 Stone Way N
Wallingford
206-420-1293
Wallingford
206-420-1293
Drunken Chicken
This new pop-up in the Juisala storefront serves two varieties of the popular Hainanese dish chicken rice: classic khao mun gai (poached chicken) and the epony…
4401 Wallingford Ave N
Wallingford
Wallingford
Silver Tray
Super-friendly husband-and-wife team Apple and Lucky Buamanee, who emigrated from Thailand in 2001, bought Lotus Thai when the owners retired in early 2013. Af…
2101 N 45th St
Wallingford
(206) 632-2300
Wallingford
(206) 632-2300
Grand Central Baking Company
Grand Central has been making high-quality, yummy bread and baked goods for a long, long time, and comes with a presidential seal of approval: Obama ate a turk…
1601 N. 45th St.
Wallingford
Wallingford
Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai
Jhanjay has some of the best fake meat in the city. Unlike other restaurants that use the overprocessed spongy fake meat, Jhanjay makes its own in-house: thick…
1718 N 45th St
Wallingford
206-632-1484
Wallingford
206-632-1484
Sisi Kay Thai Eatery & Bar
This Thai spot in the former place of the gilded, ornate Thai restaurant May in Wallingford serves everything from usual suspects like crispy garlic chicken an…
1612 N 45th St
Wallingford
206-659-4382
Wallingford
206-659-4382
Pono Ranch
Pono is Hawaiian for, roughly, “a state of harmony or balance.” Near the north end of the Ballard Bridge, Pono Ranch is, roughly, an organic cafe—one with a “h…
4502 Shilshole Ave NW
Ballard
206-258-2162
Ballard
206-258-2162
PCC Ballard
Ballard now has its very own PCC, with the community-owned natural food market's first-ever fast-casual restaurant housed inside. The 24,000-square-foot store …
1451 NW 46th St
Ballard
206-547-1222
Ballard
206-547-1222
Mean Sandwich
This joint near Ballard Bridge serves big, hot sandwiches on Macrina buns, plus fried potato skins and bread pudding.
1510 NW Leary Way
Ballard
206-789-9999
Ballard
206-789-9999
Barnacle
Renee Erickson’s teeny-tiny, Euro-style bar is attached to her renowned restaurant the Walrus & the Carpenter (making it the best-named place ever). Its short …
4743 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-706-3379
Ballard
206-706-3379
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Renee Erickson runs this celebrated Ballard oyster bar, which also serves local clams and mussels, craft cocktails, frites, and specialty meats, and everybody …
4743 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-395-9227
Ballard
206-395-9227
Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers
Pretty much everybody knows about Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers. The restaurant, which began as a festival booth in 1987 and took over the old Ballard S…
5305 15th Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-4440
Ballard
206-784-4440
Bramling Cross
The menu at Ethan Stowell’s Bramling Cross runs the gamut from familiar pub fare (chicken wings, burgers, wedge salad) to less expected items like raw oysters,…
5205 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-420-8192
Ballard
206-420-8192