Dough Zone Dumpling House
Dough Zone specializes in juicy Chinese dumplings like xiao long bao (tender little meatballs and a puddle of broth encased in a delicate wrapper), q-bao (fat,…
815 Pine St
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-682-6666
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-682-6666
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
Mee Sum Pastry
Pike Place Market is a jewel box, and Mee Sum Pastry is my favorite gem. The small take-out-only shop sells cheap Chinese eats: barbecue pork sticks, crab rang…
1526 Pike Pl
Pike Place Market
206-682-6780
Pike Place Market
206-682-6780
Betsutenjin Ramen
A ramen spot popular for its bone broth and green tea mochi waffles, among other things.
954 East Union St
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
Cafe Campagne
Cafe Campagne is exceedingly pleasant, with soft yellow lights, blond-wood banquettes, framed vintage prints on the walls, and attentive waitstaff. The menu is…
1600 Post Alley
Pike Place Market
206-728-2233
Pike Place Market
206-728-2233
Le Pichet
Downtown’s Le Pichet is the more expensive cousin of Cafe Presse. It has many of the same dishes (often at different times), and it turns out, what you pay doe…
1933 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-256-1499
Pike Place Market
206-256-1499
Marmite Seattle
The latest offering from Bruce Nafalty of Le Gourmand fame, Marmite joins and collaborates with Amandine Bakeshop, his wife Sara’s side of the mini Chophouse R…
1424 11th Ave
Seattle
206-755-8606
Seattle
206-755-8606
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
Roquette
Star bartender Erik Hakkinen (formerly of Pike Place's Zig Zag Cafe) opened this romantic new French-inspired Belltown bar, featuring interpretations of the Ne…
2232 First Ave
Belltown
Belltown
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
Jade Garden
Some say Jade Garden makes Seattle’s best dim sum, and they just might be right. It’s big and bright and loud and always crowded—expect to wait on weekends at …
424 Seventh Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-622-8181
Chinatown-International District
206-622-8181
Plenty of Clouds
Couple Lisa Zack and Travis Post have opened a Chinese restaurant called Plenty of Clouds, in the former space of Ethan Stowell's recently closed restaurant An…
1550 15th Ave
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
La Parisienne French Bakery
La Parisienne is owned by the Morin family, from Paris, France. The charming person you will likely find behind the counter is Christine Morin; her husband, Pa…
2507 Fourth Ave
Belltown
206-728-5999
Belltown
206-728-5999
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
Bakery Nouveau
This beloved bakery is owned by William and Heather Leaman. William was the captain of Seattle’s 2005 World Cup of Baking team, and offers crazy-making artisan…
137 15th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-858-6957
Capitol Hill
206-858-6957
618 Broadway E
Seattle
206-922-3326
Seattle
206-922-3326
Boat Street Kitchen
This obscurely located but lovely French-ish bistro is a longtime favorite for good reason. Especially nice, weather permitting: sweet, quiet outdoor seating f…
3131 Western Ave, Ste 301
Uptown
206-632-4602
Uptown
206-632-4602
Belle Epicurean
Belle Epicurean specializes in really, really good sweet and savory brioche buns (aka Belle’s Buns), which come in flavors such as double cherry, blackberries …
3109 E Madison St
Washington Park
206-466-1320
Washington Park
206-466-1320
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
Joule
Joule relocated from its original location on 45th into a refurbished warehouse on Stone Way in late 2012; chef/owners Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi’s Korean-in…
3506 Stone Way N
Wallingford
206-632-1913
Wallingford
206-632-1913