Maximilien
A few steps past the fish-throwing insanity at Pike Place Market, you’re greeted in French in a dim, quiet room, its walls covered in antique mirrors, its view…
81 Pike St Suite A
Pike Place Market
206-682-7270
Pike Place Market
206-682-7270
Cafe Campagne
Cafe Campagne is exceedingly pleasant, with soft yellow lights, blond-wood banquettes, framed vintage prints on the walls, and attentive waitstaff. The menu is…
1600 Post Alley
Pike Place Market
206-728-2233
Pike Place Market
206-728-2233
Marination
Downtown’s Marination is the fifth Hawaiian-influenced venture from Kamala Saxton and Roz Edison, the women behind the Marination Mobile food truck, Capitol Hi…
2000 Sixth Ave
Belltown
206-327-9860
Belltown
206-327-9860
Virginia Inn
The Virginia Inn, a Seattle institution since 1903, has a lovely old-fashioned interior with an antique mahogany bar, as well as great patio seating on First A…
1937 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-728-1937
Pike Place Market
206-728-1937
Hula Hula
Hula Hula is a tiki-themed drinking paradise: bamboo wainscoting, thatched roofing around the bar, pufferfish made into lamps, and surfboards etc. stuck to the…
1501 E Olive Way
Capitol Hill
206-284-5003
Capitol Hill
206-284-5003
La Rue Creperie + Espresso
Married couple Alex Villa and Danae Alexander have opened this hip Parisian-style creperie and espresso bar in a small space below the building occupied by the…
1525 E Olive Way
Seattle
Seattle
Marmite Seattle
The latest offering from Bruce Nafalty of Le Gourmand fame, Marmite joins and collaborates with Amandine Bakeshop, his wife Sara’s side of the mini Chophouse R…
1424 11th Ave
Seattle
206-755-8606
Seattle
206-755-8606
Citizen
Citizen is a very cute cafe in the eastern part of lower Queen Anne with crepes, sandwiches, and a careful selection of inexpensive wine (bottles of which are …
706 Taylor Ave N
Uptown
(206) 284-1015
Uptown
(206) 284-1015
Boat Street Kitchen
This obscurely located but lovely French-ish bistro is a longtime favorite for good reason. Especially nice, weather permitting: sweet, quiet outdoor seating f…
3131 Western Ave, Ste 301
Uptown
206-632-4602
Uptown
206-632-4602
Red Cow
Remember Cremant, June, and/or Restaurant Bea? Ethan Stowell now runs Red Cow, his French brasserie, in the (great) Roy McMakin–designed space. The specialty o…
1423 34th Ave
Central District
206-454-7932
Central District
206-454-7932
Marination Ma Kai
Marination’s brick-and-mortar location at the Alki water-taxi dock (“ma kai” means “near the sea” in Hawaiian) has all the island-fusion favorites familiar to …
1660 Harbor Ave SW
North Admiral
206-328-8226
North Admiral
206-328-8226
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
Le Coin
This restaurant in Fremont from chef Josh Delgado, an alum of Hood Canal's Alderbrook Resort and Spa, offers a modern American update on classic French cuisine…
4201 Fremont Ave N
Fremont
Fremont
Temporarily Closed
Bistro Shirlee
After acquiring several restaurants from Josh Henderson, including Saint Helens, Westward, and Great State Burger, Renee Erickson and business partner Jeremy P…
3600 NE 45th St
Northeast Seattle
206-775-7050
Northeast Seattle
206-775-7050
Ramen Ramen
This new ramen pop-up from Sam Choy’s Poke to the Max cofounder Max Heigh is operated out of a food truck in the parking lot of the Hawaiian restaurant's Raini…
5300 Rainier Ave S
Hillman City
Hillman City
Nell's
Since 1999, Nell's has been serving European-inspired New American cuisine made with local/seasonal ingredients, making Philip Mihalski pretty much a granddadd…
6804 E Green Lake Way N
Green Lake
206-524-4044
Green Lake
206-524-4044
Barkada
Tom Douglas alum Brian Madayag has opened a Pacific Island seafood-focused getaway in Edmonds, with tropical tiki cocktails and frosty adult slushies to comple…
622 5th Ave S
The Bowl of Edmonds
(425) 670-2222
The Bowl of Edmonds
(425) 670-2222