Rub with Love Shack
This Tom Douglas sandwich shack is based on the proprietary spice blend of smoked paprika, brown sugar, kosher salt, black pepper, and thyme that T-Doug create…
2010 Western Ave
Pike Place Market
206-436-0390
Pike Place Market
206-436-0390
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
Jack's BBQ
Jack's BBQ, the barbecue joint owned by former Microsoft employee and barbecue nerd Jack Timmons (who's spent time at the BBQ Summer Camp at the Meat Sciences …
228 Ninth Ave N
South Lake Union
South Lake Union
Wood Shop BBQ
Founded by a Kansan and a Texan, Woodshop BBQ is a Central District barbecue joint offering meat by the pound (all smoked with solid Hickory), tasty sides, and…
2513 S Jackson St
Central District
206-485-7381
Central District
206-485-7381
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
Kamp Social House
This Madison Valley bar hopes to lure the "sober-curious" with an inclusive menu that features non-alcoholic options for cocktails, beer, and wine alongside al…
2800 E Madison
Madison Valley
Madison Valley
Jack’s BBQ
A serious barbecue nerd, Jack Timmons grew up in Texas, then moved to Seattle, then went back to Texas to engage in some serious barbecue scholarship—including…
3924 Airport Way S
Industrial District
206-467-4038
Industrial District
206-467-4038
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
Pecos Pit Barbecue (West Seattle)
The second location of Sodo’s beloved Pecos Pit Barbecue, this one with both indoor and outdoor seating, as well as a view (on sunny days) of Mount Rainier. Th…
4400 35th Ave SW
Fairmount Park
206-708-7691
Fairmount Park
206-708-7691
S/T Hooligans
This bar in the former home of the Leary Traveler slings hearty, Southern-influenced gastropub grub with Northwest ingredients, including chipotle-garlic fries…
4354 Leary Way NW
Fremont
206-659-4754
Fremont
206-659-4754
Flying Apron
Bake shop for gluten-free sweets like cupcakes & cookies plus savories like bread, pizza & lasagna. Opening sometime before January 2019.
4709 California SW
Junction
Junction
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
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
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
Carolina Smoke
In the quest for great barbecue in the Pacific Northwest, some say this is the best. Others, predictably, disagree.
23806 Bothell Everett Hwy Ste A
Bothell
425-949-8672
Bothell
425-949-8672
