Cafe Lago
Cafe Lago in Montlake has been making handmade pasta, thin-crust wood-fired pizza, and all that for more than 20 years (which makes a lot of places look a litt…
2305 24th Ave E
Montlake
206-329-8005
Montlake
206-329-8005
418 Public House
418 Public House is a second pub from the guy behind Capitol Hill’s superlative Summit, with a similar, simple mission: nothing fancy, just a good place to dri…
418 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
206-783-0418
Phinney Ridge
206-783-0418
Raiz
Chef Ricardo Valdes (who has previously worked at Delancey and the London Plane and started the walk-up window El Xolo inside Nacho Borracho) and his friend Ke…
500 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
Phinney Ridge
The Dray
Ballard's excellent pub/bottle shop/cafe is paneled in wood, but it's not wood-paneled in a '70s-rec-room way. The reclaimed fir planks are a toasty cedar colo…
708 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
206-453-4527
Phinney Ridge
206-453-4527
Petit Pierre Bakery
Celine Patisserie, run by husband-and-wife team Alexei and Daniela Bucos, is a Greenwood/Phinney newcomer that serves a bit of everything. Lunch items like ham…
6801 Greenwood Ave N Unit 113A
Phinney Ridge
206-258-6572
Phinney Ridge
206-258-6572
The Yard Cafe
Brought to you by the people of Ballard's excellent pub/bottle shop/cafe the Dray (spell it backward!), the Yard has 12 rotating beers on tap, Mexican food, an…
8313 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
206-588-1746
Greenwood
206-588-1746
Gordito's Healthy Mexican Food
If volume is your dining priority, you can hardly do better than this cheap and cheerful Mexican joint's famous $10.85 "grande burrito," more commonly known as…
213 N 85th St
Greenwood
206-706-9352
Greenwood
206-706-9352
La Conasupo Market
In central Mexico, Sunday morning belongs to barbacoa—traditional slow-roasted lamb cooked overnight in a pit. The closest thing to driving into the hills of H…
8532 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
206-782-0533
Greenwood
206-782-0533
Taqueria Tequila
A well-loved local spot, Taqueria Tequila is noted for fresh ingredients, good prices, and a no-bullshit, cafeteria-style atmosphere. Its adjoining bar serves …
301 NW 85th St
Greenwood
206-784-4699
Greenwood
206-784-4699
Rosticeria y Cocina El Paisano
This Mexican place is sister to a nearby butcher shop so meat—from chicken to goat to maybe pig testicles—abounds. There’s also seafood. They’ll put it in a ta…
9615 15th Ave SW
White Center
206-763-2418
White Center
206-763-2418
Bizzarro Italian Cafe
The eccentric Italian cafe in Wallingford, beloved for its wacky decor and its handmade pasta, has opened a second location in the former space of Noble Barton…
9635 16th Ave SW
White Center
206-453-4441
White Center
206-453-4441