Benihana
At global chain/Seattle institution Benihana, the chefs bow to you from behind your communal tabletop grill, and then prepare, before your eyes, an Asian feast…
1200 Fifth Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
(206) 682-4686
Pike Pine Retail Core
(206) 682-4686
Sushi Kanpai
Located near the corner of Eighth and Marion, Sushi Kanpai has reasonably priced sushi that people like quite a bit.
900 Eighth Ave
First Hill
206-588-2769
First Hill
206-588-2769
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
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
RAZZíS PIZZERíA
Great GF pizza is hard to find, but there are a few places I definitely frequent. The first is obvious: Razzi’s Pizzeria, its locations in Downtown and Greenwo…
1314 Howell St
Belltown
(206) 588-2425
Belltown
(206) 588-2425
Plum Bistro
Plum Bistro is a pleasantly upscale, 100 percent vegan restaurant. Even for a lifelong vegetarian, a visit to Plum can feel like a taste-test in a laboratory o…
1429 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-838-5333
Capitol Hill
206-838-5333
U:Don
Chef/owner Tak Kurachi specializes in house-made Sanuki-style udon noodles made with organic wheat flour imported from Japan; you go along a laboratory-style c…
1640 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-466-1471
Capitol Hill
206-466-1471
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
Fort St. George
Both the atmosphere—the J-pop and the view of downtown—and the karaage of Fort St. George in the International District are magical. At the end of the restaura…
601 S King St, Suite 202
Chinatown-International District
206-382-0662
Chinatown-International District
206-382-0662
Maekawa Bar
Tucked away upstairs on King Street next door to its better-known sister, Fort St. George, this small International District Izakaya (Japanese style gastropub)…
601 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-622-0634
Chinatown-International District
206-622-0634
World Pizza
Fifteen years after they shut their Belltown shop down, brothers Adam Cone and Aaron Crosleycone (he got married and got a new combo-name) reopened World Pizza…
672 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-682-4161
Chinatown-International District
206-682-4161
Healeo
Vegetarians and vegans love this sleek cafe's lunch offerings (soup, gluten-free pizza, tahini-tofu bowls, and so forth), juices, and smoothies. They also have…
1520 15th Ave
Seattle
206-453-5066
Seattle
206-453-5066
Just Crepes
This shop beneath the monorail makes a selection of reportedly yummy Japanese-style crepes (like chicken satay or banana/Nutella), and despite its name, it als…
2502 5th Ave
Belltown
206-456-5506
Belltown
206-456-5506
Northwest Tofu
Besides making tofu and soy milk in-house, Northwest Tofu serves very good dim sum—cooked to order instead of off a cart—in their small dining room every day. …
1913 S Jackson St
Central District
206-328-8320
Central District
206-328-8320
