The Comfort Zone
Talya Miller and her daughter, LaShon Lewis, co-own this soul food restaurant in the Royal Esquire Club building in Columbia City, where they serve up fried ca…
5016 Rainier Ave S
Columbia City
206-246-2800
Columbia City
206-246-2800
LEMS: Life Enrichment Bookstore
Once the only Black-owned bookstore in the Pacific Northwest, LEMS closed its doors after its original owner, Vickie Williams, passed away in 2017. Now it's ba…
5023 Rainier Ave S
Columbia City
206-722-1700
Columbia City
206-722-1700
Safari Njema Restaurant
Chef Jane Kagira runs Safari Njema, serving food from across the continent in Kenya. Kagira works magic with the Indian-influenced spices woven into Kenya’s cu…
5041 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-723-3058
Rainier Valley
206-723-3058
Kezira Cafe
Our friend Jill says Kezira Cafe, which used to be Solom, is "still Ethiopian—still really good Ethiopian, in fact, and festively painted purple and orange now…
5100 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
(206) 588-1024
Rainier Valley
(206) 588-1024
Afrikando Banadir
Fans of departed so-nice-they-named-it-twice Afrikando Afrikando, rejoice: Chef Jacques Saar is back, in the former Banadir space on Rainier, close to downtown…
5212 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-448-5183
Rainier Valley
206-448-5183
Kawayan Grill
Owners Julieta Tuazon and Edwin Tablit want their mix of American and Filipino dishes to give you lutong bahay—a taste of home, whether it’s tuna melts or oxta…
5300 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-723-6179
Rainier Valley
206-723-6179
Emma's BBQ
Hillman City gets a new BBQ joint, Emma's BBQ. It has all the good-but-not-good-for-you things you expect from a BBQ place—in giant portions.
5303 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-413-1523
Rainier Valley
206-413-1523
Delish Ethiopian
Family-owned Hillman City spot serving generous portions of things like lentils, tibs, fresh cheese, and spongy injera.
5701 Rainier Ave S
Hillman City
206-723-3821
Hillman City
206-723-3821
3.14 Bakery
Located in a former kickboxing studio, 3.14 Bakery serves as many baked goods as there are digits in pi. Try a button—their take on the muffin top, serve…
9602 16th Ave SW
White Center
206-420-4784
White Center
206-420-4784
Good Day Donuts
Former Vendemmia head chef Erik Jackson and wife Alison Odowski's new neighborhood doughnut shop Good Day Donuts is now open, in the former space of erstwhile …
9823 15th Ave SW
White Center
White Center
Endolyne Joe's
A can't-miss "Eat at Joe's" neon sign leads to you the West Seattle outpost of Chow Foods (5 Spot, Hi-Life), with the restaurant group's usual rotating regiona…
9261 45th Ave SW
West Seattle
206-937-5637
West Seattle
206-937-5637
