Chan
Korean-born chef and entrepreneur Heong Soon Park says that his restaurant Chan's name means "all the food except for the rice." He's making locally sourced Ko…
724 Pine Street
Pike Place Market
425-658-2626
Pike Place Market
425-658-2626
Bimbos Cantina
Bimbo's has fat, tasty burritos and pretty good everything else. Sometimes crowded, which means a wait, and sometimes the service is infuriatingly slow, but th…
1013 E Pike St
Seattle
206-322-9950
Seattle
206-322-9950
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
Carmelo's Tacos
This family-owned, Mexico City-style taqueria inside Hillcrest Market has a menu of tacos, including asada, al pastor, campechano (a blend of chorizo, asado, p…
110 Summit Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-659-0159
Capitol Hill
206-659-0159
Nue
Nue offers street-food inspired small plates from around the world using modern cooking techniques (liquid nitrogen ice cream, anyone?). The opening menu inclu…
1519 14th Ave
Seattle
206-257-0312
Seattle
206-257-0312
Olympia Pizza & Spaghetti House
Olympia's Queen Anne location offers Greek dishes, plus pizzas and ginormous pastas.
1500 Queen Anne Ave
East Queen Anne
206-285-5550
East Queen Anne
206-285-5550
BluWater Bistro Leschi
This waterfront standard uses its gorgeous view to ratchet up menu prices for the very average fare, which makes the daily happy hour, featuring discount food …
102 Lakeside Ave
Central District
206-328-2233
Central District
206-328-2233
Homegrown Sustainable Sandwich Shop
We’ll let Homegrown speak for itself: “Our goal at Homegrown is not only to create sandwiches out of sustainable ingredients but also to make sandwich creation…
2201 Queen Anne Ave N
West Queen Anne
877-567-9240
West Queen Anne
877-567-9240
Canlis
Richie-riches, businesspeople, and gourmands love this mid-century marvel of a restaurant with its amazing view of Lake Union. Chef Brady Williams balances cla…
2576 Aurora Ave N
East Queen Anne
206-283-3313
East Queen Anne
206-283-3313
Evolution Revolution: COMING SOON
Formerly the head chef on the National Geographic Explorer, Singyn Hunter brings ideas from obscure corners of the globe (their website mentions Antarctica, wh…
Various Locations
Wallingford
206-605-1755
Wallingford
206-605-1755
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
Art of the Table
At the heart of Wallingford’s Art of the Table is the Supper Club—weekend reservations-only dinner parties (either communal or private-table seating) with loca…
3801 Stone Way N
Wallingford
206-282-0942
Wallingford
206-282-0942
Ma'ono
In Hawaiian, “ono” means “delicious,” and “ma” is a prefix that means going toward, facing, or making. Ma’ono in West Seattle is the reincarnation of the marve…
4437 California Ave SW
Junction
206-935-1075
Junction
206-935-1075
La Carta de Oaxaca
Seattle’s first and foremost Oaxacan restaurant remains as popular as ever, winning Seattle’s collective heart with bolder, more adventurous offerings than you…
5431 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-782-8722
Ballard
206-782-8722
Birrieria Tijuana
The heart of Birrieria Tijuana's menu is, of course, the birria: beef slow-simmered with spices and chiles until it is so gloriously sloppy and greasy and napk…
1111 SW 128th St
Salmon Creek
253-259-9465
Salmon Creek
253-259-9465