Ba Bar
You can get yourself fed—with the one of the city’s best bowls of pho, no less—from the morning till the wee hours at this stylish Vietnamese mini-chain, with …
550 12th Ave
Central District
206-328-2030
Central District
206-328-2030
Loving Hut
The Loving Hut lives up to half its name, serving an all-vegan menu full of dishes titled like I Will Forever Love You Cake in decidedly sleek, un-hut-like env…
1226 S Jackson St
Central District
206-299-2219
Central District
206-299-2219
Cheeky Cafe
Cheeky Cafe gives grandma’s comfort food a multicultural kick in the ass. Nestled at the base of a condominium—with the generally forgettable but pleasant deco…
1700 S Jackson St
Central District
206-322-9895
Central District
206-322-9895
Ezell's Famous Chicken
What might be the best fried chicken in the country, sold over-the-counter (and on wheels). Oprah has it FedExed directly to her mouth. Also: dinner rolls so g…
501 23rd Ave
Central District
206-324-4141
Central District
206-324-4141
Northwest Tofu
Besides making tofu and soy milk in-house, Northwest Tofu serves very good dim sum—cooked to order instead of off a cart—in their small dining room every day. …
1913 S Jackson St
Central District
206-328-8320
Central District
206-328-8320
The Neighbor Lady
The good people of the Twilight Exit run the Neighbor Lady, where Thompson’s Point of View used to be. Its “urban-bordello” theme includes old-fashionedy patte…
2308 E Union St
Central District
206-695-2072
Central District
206-695-2072
Moonlight Cafe
Sometimes, through a weird confluence of perfect spices and glutinous magic, fake meat is better than actual meat. This is the case with Moonlight Cafe. The Vi…
1919 S Jackson St
Central District
206-322-3378
Central District
206-322-3378
Communion
Chef Kristi Brown of That Brown Girl Cooks and her son and business partner Damon Bomar opened their much-anticipated "Seattle soul food" restaurant Communion …
2350 E Union St
Central District
206-257-4227
Central District
206-257-4227
Med Mix
The Mediterranean restaurant, which closed after its 23rd and Union location was burned to the ground in an arson fire in 2013, re-opened in the Central Distri…
2204 S Jackson St
Central District
(206) 325-5642
Central District
(206) 325-5642
Meskel
Meskel stands out among the sea of Ethiopian restaurants with an atmosphere unlike any other—or rather, three atmospheres. In the main restaurant, on the upper…
2605 E Cherry St
Central District
206-860-1724
Central District
206-860-1724
Fat’s Chicken & Waffles
Marcus Lalario (Li’l Woody’s, 95 Slide) has taken over the Central District space that was home to Catfish Corner for nearly 30 years, given it a structural up…
2726 E Cherry St
Central District
(206) 602-6863
Central District
(206) 602-6863
Wood Shop BBQ
Founded by a Kansan and a Texan, Woodshop BBQ is a Central District barbecue joint offering meat by the pound (all smoked with solid Hickory), tasty sides, and…
2513 S Jackson St
Central District
206-485-7381
Central District
206-485-7381
Bistro Turkuaz
Bistro Turkuaz serves delicious Turkish food. A family runs it, and Mom does the cooking: Everything is fresh and homemade. Half the menu is small dishes: bake…
1114 34th Ave
Central District
206-324-3039
Central District
206-324-3039
Alicia Fusion Bistro
Peter Kuang—of the beloved Green Leaf in the ID and Belltown and First Hill’s Lotus—runs Alicia Fusion Bistro. It’s in Leschi, near Daniel’s Broiler, and it’s …
200 Lake Washington Blvd Ste B
Central District
206-324-6388
Central District
206-324-6388
Simply Soulful
Beloved soul food cafe Simply Soulful, known for its signature sweet potato pies and other comforting specialties, is slated to move out of its current Madison…
2401 S Jackson St
Central District
Central District
