Stateside
One of the best restaurants in Seattle, Stateside is consistently great, wearing its Vietnamese-French mash-up on its sleeve. The crispy duck fresh rolls are d…
300 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Linda's Tavern
Under the baleful watch of a taxidermied buffalo, Capitol Hill has hung out at Western-themed Linda's with shots and pitchers of beer for two-plus decades now,…
707 E Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-325-1220
Capitol Hill
206-325-1220
Athenian Seafood Restaurant and Bar
The food is nothing to write home about, but it's worth shoving your way through the Pike Place Market tourists gawping at fish to get to the old-school, unfan…
1517 Pike Pl
Pike Place Market
206-624-7166
Pike Place Market
206-624-7166
Long Provincial Vietnamese Restaurant
From the owners of the enormously popular Tamarind Tree, Long is another, fancier Vietnamese spot. “Long” is pronounced laong—it’s Vietnamese for dragon. The J…
1901 2nd Ave
Pike Place Market
(206) 443-6266
Pike Place Market
(206) 443-6266
Skillet Regrade
The fourth location of Skillet, the popular diner that serves fresh, locally-sourced comfort food, doesn’t stray from the familiar. There’s the burger with ba…
2050 Sixth Ave
Belltown
(206) 512-2002
Belltown
(206) 512-2002
Lowell's
Located in the Pike Place Market, Lowell’s has unbeatable waterfront views on all three floors. It also serves excellent Bloody Marys starting at 7 a.m., as we…
1519 Pike Place
Pike Place Market
206-622-2036
Pike Place Market
206-622-2036
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
Skillet Capitol Hill
The Capitol Hill outpost of Skillet diner offers breakfast, lunch and dinner, each good. People go crazy for the gargantuan cinnamon roll, the "Serious Toast" …
1400 E Union St
Capitol Hill
206-512-2001
Capitol Hill
206-512-2001
Fort St. George
Both the atmosphere—the J-pop and the view of downtown—and the karaage of Fort St. George in the International District are magical. At the end of the restaura…
601 S King St, Suite 202
Chinatown-International District
206-382-0662
Chinatown-International District
206-382-0662
Green Leaf
There’s a reason this Vietnamese joint is usually packed, and that it has opened successful branches outside of its original International District location, i…
418 8th Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-340-1388
Chinatown-International District
206-340-1388
Portage Bay Cafe
A tasty place to go for an all-American, local/organic/sustainable-focused breakfast or brunch, including cage-free eggs from Olympia, hams and sausages made i…
391 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-462-6400
South Lake Union
206-462-6400
Tamarind Tree
Despite its large size, International District’s Tamarind Tree has a cozy, romantic atmosphere. It’s good for date nights, friend nights, and birthday parties.…
1036 S Jackson St, Suite A
Yesler Terrace
206-860-1404
Yesler Terrace
206-860-1404
Vietnam House
Next door to Tamarind Tree is a more casual, family-friendly spot that’s serving up some of the best authentic, no-fuss Vietnamese cuisine in the city. It’s co…
1038 S Jackson St
Yesler Terrace
(206) 325-0180
Yesler Terrace
(206) 325-0180
Dong Thap Noodles
In a city already filled with excellent bowls of highly affordable pho and bún, Dong Thap distinguishes itself with its rice noodles, which are made daily at t…
303 12th Ave S, Ste A
Yesler Terrace
206-325-1122
Yesler Terrace
206-325-1122
Pho Cyclo Cafe
Pho Cyclo’s pho costs more, but the broth is subtler and the atmosphere’s a step up. The cold bun noodle bowls with pork and/or shrimp and/or other savory good…
406 Broadway E
Seattle
206-329-9256
Seattle
206-329-9256
Pho Bac Súp Shop
Three of the children of the founders of pho institution Pho Bac have opened a hip, neon-adorned new location with pho, a full bar, and bites like prawn cevich…
1240 S Jackson St
Central District
(206) 568-0882
Central District
(206) 568-0882
Hue Ky Mi Gia
Hue Ky Mi Gia’s fried butter chicken wings have been talked up so much that it’s hard not be skeptical of such praise—the restaurant now has three booths in Ce…
1207 S Jackson St, Suite 101
Chinatown-International District
206-568-1268
Chinatown-International District
206-568-1268
Huong Binh Restaurant
A much-loved diner-style place in the ID, Huong Binh unceremoniously serves very good traditional Vietnamese combos—rice noodles with shrimp skewers or half a …
1207 S Jackson St
Chinatown-International District
206-720-4907
Chinatown-International District
206-720-4907
Saigon Deli
Broke, flush, carnivorous, vegetarian—for every type of eater in Seattle there is Saigon Deli, home to the most perfect $5 bánh mì. The sandwich comes stuffed …
1237 S Jackson St
Chinatown-International District
206-322-3700
Chinatown-International District
206-322-3700
Than Brothers
Diner-style Than Brothers is devoted to pho and pho alone, and they have it down to a science—it’s cheap, hot, and reportedly good at each and every one of the…
527 Broadway E
Seattle
206-568-7218
Seattle
206-568-7218