Kau Kau
Offering cheap Chinese food at its finest, Kau Kau’s atmosphere is the perfect balance of interesting/odd decor and unpretentious functionality. The counter up…
656 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-682-4006
Chinatown-International District
206-682-4006
Paseo Caribbean Food
Pretty much the only game in town where you can get roast pork done Cuban style, i.e., meat that falls apart to melt in your mouth. It’s a little sweet, but so…
1760 1st Ave S
SoDo
420-7781
SoDo
420-7781
Pam's Kitchen
Roti and curry are the stars of Pam Jacob’s Wallingford kitchen, which turns out plate after plate of meat, potato and chickpeas that have been stewed in…
1715 N 45th St
Wallingford
206-696-7010
Wallingford
206-696-7010
Island Soul Restaurant
Owner Theo Martin has created a space that is as much a community gathering spot as it is a restaurant. But make no mistake, the people come hungry for the Car…
4869 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-329-1202
Rainier Valley
206-329-1202
Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers
Pretty much everybody knows about Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers. The restaurant, which began as a festival booth in 1987 and took over the old Ballard S…
5305 15th Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-4440
Ballard
206-784-4440
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
Bitterroot BBQ
Bitterroot, in the old Acme Rubber Stamp Shop on the corner by Hattie’s Hat, uses an in-house smoker and picturesque stacks of applewood to very good effect, e…
5239 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-588-1577
Ballard
206-588-1577
Bongos Cafe
Bongos serves delicious Caribbean food with zero pretensions, and the restaurant, tucked into a triangular plot of land on Aurora, just off Green Lake, is prac…
6501 Aurora Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-420-8548
Phinney Ridge
206-420-8548
Rainier Restaurant and BBQ
It’s not on Rainier, and it’s not barbecue—it’s on Martin Luther King Jr Way, and the food is Vietnamese. The vast menu is filled with good, authentic Vietname…
6400 Martin Luther King Jr Way S
Brighton
206-760-1090
Brighton
206-760-1090
Geo's Cuban To Go
Geo heaps all that shiny chickeny stew on the Cuban roll, which is flown in from Tampa’s legendary La Segunda bakery. This roll looks like French bread a…
9891 Aurora Ave N
Greenwood
206-801-6974
Greenwood
206-801-6974
Smokin' Pete's BBQ
In the controversial world of Seattle barbecue, some people swear by Smokin' Pete's.
15009 Aurora Ave N.
Shoreline
206-783-0454
Shoreline
206-783-0454
