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
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
Patagōn
This upscale Argentinian-inspired restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the ground floor of the downtown Charter Hotel Seattle. Executive chef Anth…
1610 2nd Avenue
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-256-7500
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-256-7500
Jeepney
The team behind the lovely speakeasy Knee High Stocking Company has a colorful walk-up window serving the same great menu of Filipino-inspired comfort food, in…
1356 E Olive Way
Seattle
206-979-7049
Seattle
206-979-7049
Oriental Mart
Other Filipino restaurants have sadly come and gone, but Oriental Mart in Pike Place Market remains. Good thing, because this 30-plus-year establishment offers…
1506 Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market
206-622-8488
Pike Place Market
206-622-8488
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
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
Barrio
The Heavy Restaurant Group—that is, downtown's, Kirkland's, Woodinville's, and Bellevue's Purple Cafe and Wine Bars, as well as Lot No. 3 in Bellevue and The C…
1420 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-588-8105
Capitol Hill
206-588-8105
BOCA Restobar & Grill
Capitol Hill's Argentinian bar and restaurant has opened a second location in the former space of the historic bar Queen City. Like the original location, the …
2201 1st Avenue
Belltown
206-268-0528
Belltown
206-268-0528
BOCA Restobar & Grill
Capitol Hill's Argentinian bar and restaurant has opened a second location in the former space of the historic bar Queen City. Like the original location, the …
2201 1st Avenue
Belltown
206-268-0528
Belltown
206-268-0528
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
Hood Famous Cafe and Bar
The beloved Ballard bakeshop, famous for its Filipino-inspired specialties such as ube cheesecake, has expanded to the International District with a new locati…
500 Fifth Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-485-7049
Chinatown-International District
206-485-7049
Witness
A Southern-style place for craft cocktails on Broadway. The place feels like a pleasant stage set—clapboard walls with backlit stained-glass windows, pews for …
410 Broadway E
Seattle
206-329-0248
Seattle
206-329-0248
Crawfish King
Crawfish, clams, mussels, crab legs, lobster, Dungeness, prawns--you'll find it all here and more, plus an assortment of macarons which pair oddly well with se…
725 S Lane St
Chinatown-International District
206-623-3622
Chinatown-International District
206-623-3622
Ezell's Famous Chicken
What might be the best fried chicken in the country, sold over-the-counter (and on wheels). Oprah has it FedExed directly to her mouth. Also: dinner rolls so g…
501 23rd Ave
Central District
206-324-4141
Central District
206-324-4141
Communion
Chef Kristi Brown of That Brown Girl Cooks and her son and business partner Damon Bomar opened their much-anticipated "Seattle soul food" restaurant Communion …
2350 E Union St
Central District
206-257-4227
Central District
206-257-4227
Fat’s Chicken & Waffles
Marcus Lalario (Li’l Woody’s, 95 Slide) has taken over the Central District space that was home to Catfish Corner for nearly 30 years, given it a structural up…
2726 E Cherry St
Central District
(206) 602-6863
Central District
(206) 602-6863