Salt and Straw
This artisan Portland ice creamery has attracted a loyal cult following. Flavors are often made in collaboration with local producers, like Rachel's Ginger Bee…
714 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Cupcake Royale
Cupcake Royale was started in 2003 in Seattle as the first cupcake bakery and cafe outside of New York City, and has since expanded from the original Capitol H…
108 Pine St
Pike Place Market
206-443-8674
Pike Place Market
206-443-8674
Shug's Soda Fountain and Ice Cream
A retro-style, pastel-colored dream of a shop, all built around a restored 1930s-era soda fountain, featuring egg creams, sodas made with housemade syrups, 15 …
1525 First Avenue
Pike Place Market
206-602-6420
Pike Place Market
206-602-6420
Cantina Leña
The newest restaurant in the Tom Douglas empire, “inspired by the rustic cooking of Mexico.” The kitchen is built around a wood-fired pit and grill and feature…
2101 Fifth Ave
Belltown
206-519-5723
Belltown
206-519-5723
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
Poquitos
An upscale Mexican concept featuring 14,000 hand-painted tiles with craft/artisanal/etc. cocktails, handmade tortillas, queso fundido, and an enclosed patio wi…
1000 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-453-4216
Capitol Hill
206-453-4216
Casco Antiguo
A Mexican restaurant and cantina in Pioneer Square opened by Harvey Ward Allen (owner of neighboring Altstadt) and run by Rodolfo Riveron, former chef of Capit…
119 Occidental Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-538-0400
Pioneer Square
206-538-0400
Sweet Alchemy
This WSDA-certified creamery is focused on small-batch, organic, locally sourced ice cream. The shop sources its milk from the family-owned farm Fresh Breeze O…
1424 11th Ave
Seattle
206-482-1700
Seattle
206-482-1700
Shake Shack
The highly anticipated first Seattle location of Danny Meyer's wildly popular fast-casual burger chain features locally inspired menu items like the Montlake D…
2115 Westlake Avenue
Belltown
206-279-2313
Belltown
206-279-2313
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
Barrio
The Heavy Restaurant Group—that is, downtown's, Kirkland's, Woodinville's, and Bellevue's Purple Cafe and Wine Bars, as well as Lot No. 3 in Bellevue and The C…
1420 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-588-8105
Capitol Hill
206-588-8105
Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery
Autumn Martin, former Canlis pastry chef and Theo head chocolatier (and fourth-generation Washingtonian), makes all-organic desserts from carefully sourced, lo…
1650 E Olive Way
Capitol Hill
206-258-2591
Capitol Hill
206-258-2591
Cactus
This local chain offers a blend of Southwestern, Mexican and Spanish cuisine, including tacos, enchiladas, and a selection of tapas-style small plates, as well…
426 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-913-2250
South Lake Union
206-913-2250
El Farol
Formerly known as Jalisco but still under the same ownership, El Farol offers Mexican-American standards (think combo plates, various pollo dishes, etc.) in a …
1467 E Republican St
Seattle
206-325-9005
Seattle
206-325-9005
Plaza Garibaldi
Despite the Italian-sounding name, family-owned Plaza Garibaldi serves Mexican food in lower Queen Anne, following in the footsteps of the previous tenant, Jal…
129 First Ave N
Uptown
206-397-4088
Uptown
206-397-4088
Moto Pizza
Chef Lee Kindell runs this pizzeria serving naturally fermented Detroit-style pies, made with a trusty 100-year-old sourdough starter. For dessert, there's hou…
3131 Western Ave
Belltown
Belltown