Jemil's Big Easy
New Orleans native Jemil Aziz Johnson—chef/owner way back when of La Louisiana in the Central District—captains this mobile Cajun/Creole emporium. It's "The Re…
Downtown Seattle
206-428-8305
Mamnoon
Mamnoon serves upscale and bold, perfectly seasoned Lebanese/Syrian food, including a selection of delicious, freshly baked flat and leavened breads. If you do…
1508 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-906-9606
Capitol Hill
206-906-9606
Miss Cafe
This Turkish restaurant features authentic dishes like stuffed pides, lahmacun , and baklava, with dough made in-house daily and fresh ingredients.
1523 First Ave
Pike Place Market
(267) 475-3235
Pike Place Market
(267) 475-3235
Where Ya At Matt
Where Ya At gets its name from the New Orleans greeting “Where yat?”—owner/cook (and New Orleans native) Matt Lewis spells it out because he thinks it looks be…
Various locations
Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square
Lola
"The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business within downtown Seattle has forced us to make this incredibly difficult decision to temporarily close our loca…
2000 Fourth Ave
Belltown
206-441-1430
Belltown
206-441-1430
Biscuit Bitch at Caffé Lieto
Do not plan to do any heavy lifting or swimming for several hours after you've ingested one of Biscuit Bitch's nigh-monstrous (and yummy) creations, like the "…
1909 1st Ave
Pike Place Market
206-441-7999
Pike Place Market
206-441-7999
Evergreens
Salads! Evergreens makes them with produce that’s sourced “hyperlocally” in the “biggest bowls in town.” They have unfortunately cutesy names—“The Cobbsby Show…
2070 6th Ave
Belltown
206.294.3168
Belltown
206.294.3168
Bounty Kitchen
This health-minded local restaurant serving soups, salads, sandwiches, and juices made with fresh ingredients has opened a location in the Denny Triangle.
801 Lenora Street
Belltown
206-200-7820
Belltown
206-200-7820
Cafe Paloma
Friendly, casual Paloma makes Mediterranean food with the emphasis on Turkey, as in lovely little Turkish meatballs in a bright tomato sauce. Much of the food …
93 Yesler Way
Pioneer Square
206-405-1920
Pioneer Square
206-405-1920
Eltana Wood-Fired Bagel Cafe
Eltana’s bagels are hand-rolled for chewy deliciousness, wood-fired for more handsomeness, and smaller than most, along the lines of the bagels found in Montre…
1538 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-724-0660
Capitol Hill
206-724-0660
Al Bacha
Inexpensive Mediterranean joint with shawarma, gyros, and falafel.
819 E Denny Way
Seattle
(206) 413-5870
Seattle
(206) 413-5870
Union
This gay bar and cocktail lounge comes from gay-bar-scene-dream-team Steve Nyman and Nathan Benedict (former owners of Inside Passage and Thumper’s) and …
1009 E Union St
Seattle
206-328-1318
Seattle
206-328-1318
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
Biscuit Bitch
Do not plan to do any heavy lifting or swimming for several hours after you've ingested one of Biscuit Bitch's nigh-monstrous (and yummy) creations, like the "…
2303 3rd Ave
Belltown
206-728-2219
Belltown
206-728-2219
Omega Ouzeri
I had some laudable toast points at Omega a few months ago. Besides that, this bright, casual spot in Capitol Hill offers up refreshing, semi-pricey Greek fare…
1529 14th Ave
Seattle
206-257-4515
Seattle
206-257-4515
Americana
It used to be El Greco, then it was Table 219—now it is called Americana. It remains devoted to "comfort food with a gourmet twist," meaning wild boar enchilad…
219 Broadway E
Seattle
206-328-4604
Seattle
206-328-4604