Japonessa Sushi Cocina
The restaurant that replaced Union downtown: Japonessa Sushi Cocina. The head chef: Billy Beach, formerly of Umi Sake House and Kushibar (the owner also runs i…
1400 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-971-7979
Pike Place Market
206-971-7979
Nijo
Nijo's tiny, modern bar, is very purple. The chef is from Mashiko, but the location is on a dull block that tends to be an energy vortex. A glass clamshell hol…
83 Spring St
Seattle Waterfront
206-340-8880
Seattle Waterfront
206-340-8880
Jup Jup Jup Thai Restaurant
The name means "kiss kiss kiss," and the place is from the people of the well-liked local Racha Thai chain (in the space where Chili Basil and, before that, Th…
209 Broadway E
Yesler Terrace
206-420-3700
Yesler Terrace
206-420-3700
Maneki Restaurant
In its 100-plus years of existence, Maneki has only had one major interruption to business: when it shut down because the US government sent Japanese Americans…
304 Sixth Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-622-2631
Chinatown-International District
206-622-2631
Umi Sake House
Umi Sake House is stylish—a combination of the uber-modern sterility of the Bada Lounge, which used to occupy the space, and the wood of a Japanese teaho…
2230 First Ave
Belltown
206-374-8717
Belltown
206-374-8717
Wasabi Sushi & Izakaya
Wasabi Sushi & Izakaya (formerly Wasabi Bistro) has been serving good (if not outstanding) sushi in its sleek Belltown spot for approximately forever. It's the…
2311 Second Ave
Belltown
206-441-6044
Belltown
206-441-6044
Shiro's
As of April 2014, the marvelous sushi master Shiro isn't at Shiro's anymore—he sold his interest in the business to partners, including one from the less-than-…
2401 Second Ave
Belltown
206-443-9844
Belltown
206-443-9844
Bahn Thai
A popular Queen Anne Thai spot. People love the lunch combo ($11.75) that includes pad Thai noodles, soup, Jasmine rice, and a fried vegetarian roll. There is …
409 Roy St
Uptown
206-283-0444
Uptown
206-283-0444
Marinepolis Sushi Land
Marinepolis, a restaurant under the Sushi Land chain, offers decent conveyer-belt sushi a few blocks away from the Space Needle. Because of this, they have a s…
803 Fifth Ave N
Uptown
206-267-7621
Uptown
206-267-7621
Racha
You’re in Lower Queen Anne and you want a safe bet for some pad thai? Go to Racha. It’s littered with yuppies, but the food’s delicious.
23 Mercer St
Uptown
206-281-8883
Uptown
206-281-8883
Shiki
Owner Ken Yamamoto is one of the only chefs in Washington State certified to handle fugu—the blowfish with the poisonous liver. If you like taking your life in…
4 W Roy St
Uptown
206-281-1352
Uptown
206-281-1352
Siam on Eastlake
Same great Thai food as the original legendary Broadway location (and as the second, less-legendary and also-now-defunct Lake Union location), offered in a sna…
1629 Eastlake Ave E
South Lake Union
206-322-6175
South Lake Union
206-322-6175
Ten Sushi
Where the Genki Sushi above the QFC on Mercer used to be, it’s another, better conveyor-belt place run by former Genki manager and sushi chef Shinichiro Takaha…
500 Mercer St
Uptown
206-453-3881
Uptown
206-453-3881
Ying Thai Kitchen
A family-owned and operated Thai spot in Queen Anne.
2220 Queen Anne Ave N
East Queen Anne
206-285-8424
East Queen Anne
206-285-8424
Sushi Kappo Tamura
Sushi Kappo Tamura owner/sushi chef Taichi Kitamura emphasizes sustainable fish. The sushi is among the best in town. Commensurately, the prices are on the hig…
2968 Eastlake Ave E
Eastlake
206-547-0937
Eastlake
206-547-0937
ZapVerr
In the former Tawon Thai space in Fremont, ZapVerr makes the Issan-style cuisine of northeastern Thailand. As for the name: “‘Zap' in Thai means delicious. ‘Ve…
3410 Fremont Ave N
Fremont
(206) 632-2898
Fremont
(206) 632-2898
Jai Thai
The bar scenes at the Fremont, Belltown, and Broadway Jais are all slightly different, but commonalities include fresh Thai snacks, cute servers, and happy hou…
3423 Fremont Ave N
Fremont
206-632-7060
Fremont
206-632-7060
