Cafe Lago
Cafe Lago in Montlake has been making handmade pasta, thin-crust wood-fired pizza, and all that for more than 20 years (which makes a lot of places look a litt…
2305 24th Ave E
Montlake
206-329-8005
Montlake
206-329-8005
Modern Japanese Cuisine & Setsuko Pastry
With just three tables and a simple menu, this Phinney Ridge Japanese restaurant turns understatement into art. While the udon soup makes for a lovely lunch an…
6108 Phinney Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-420-4088
Phinney Ridge
206-420-4088
Sully's Snowgoose Saloon
Sully's Snowgoose is cozy, like a cross between an old hunting cabin and a quaint ski lodge. It's in quiet Phinney Ridge, and it has a nice neighborly feel. Lo…
6119 Phinney Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-782-9231
Phinney Ridge
206-782-9231
Bongos Cafe
Bongos serves delicious Caribbean food with zero pretensions, and the restaurant, tucked into a triangular plot of land on Aurora, just off Green Lake, is prac…
6501 Aurora Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-420-8548
Phinney Ridge
206-420-8548
Tin Hat
The Tin Hat's only goal is to achieve the status of platonic ideal for a certain type of bar-ness—and that it does, exceedingly well. Hot dogs are always $1. G…
512 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
206-782-2770
Phinney Ridge
206-782-2770
Red Mill Burgers
Justly famous for the gigantic, aromatic heaps of freshly fried bacon that await crisscrossing on the burgers at each location, family-owned Red Mill isn’t gou…
312 N 67th St
Phinney Ridge
206-783-6362
Phinney Ridge
206-783-6362
Mai Thaiku
Good Thai food abounds in Seattle, but Phinney Ridge’s Mai Thaiku leads the charge to greatness. While the kitchen dabbles expertly in popular favorites like p…
6705 Greenwood Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-706-7807
Phinney Ridge
206-706-7807
Oliver's Twist
The food here is made in a tiny kitchen, and the plates are small, but the flavors are big with duck fat, anchovy butter, and various vinaigrettes. The garlic …
6822 Greenwood Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-706-6673
Phinney Ridge
206-706-6673
Beth's Cafe
This beloved institution has sat on the same sordid stretch of Aurora since 1957 and has never lost an ounce of its caustic charm: the impeccably greasy hash b…
7311 Aurora Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-782-5588
Phinney Ridge
206-782-5588
Prost! Tavern
A regional chain of German bierhalls, Prost can trace its humble beginnings to Phinney Ridge, a flagship that is now joined by outposts in West Seattle and Por…
7311 Greenwood Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-706-5430
Phinney Ridge
206-706-5430
Über Tavern
With more than 200 beers, on tap and in the bottle, Uber is a beer-geek's paradise (with growlers or kegs to go, too). Plus, there's a big table with a fire pi…
7517 Aurora Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-782-BEER
Phinney Ridge
206-782-BEER
Bluebird Microcreamery
Bluebird crafts wonderful, ultra-smooth small-batch ice cream in flavors like chocolate pudding, Elysian stout, and snickerdoodle, as well as an array of from-…
7400 Greenwood Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-659-8154
Phinney Ridge
206-659-8154
Yanni's
Yanni’s is a neighborly place where the waiters will gently nag you about your Greek pronunciation, and where everything lamb is spiced and delicious. Dolmades…
7419 Greenwood Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-783-6945
Phinney Ridge
206-783-6945
Seattle Cookie Counter
The Cookie Counter is a new fully vegan sweets store, serving "delicious treats that you might never guess are vegan." In addition to their storefront location…
7415 Greenwood Ave N
Phinney Ridge
Phinney Ridge
Gorgeous George's
Delicious lamb kebabs make this Greenwood joint good, but its Greek salad makes it great. The lunch specials are a good deal. The owner, George himself, is rum…
7719 Greenwood Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-783-0116
Phinney Ridge
206-783-0116
Aloha Ramen
The brief menu at tiny Aloha Ramen is classic Japanese ramen-ya: noodles, fried rice, gyoza. Some dishes are tweaked island-style, like the deeply gratifying k…
8102 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
206-838-3837
Greenwood
206-838-3837
Coyle's Bakeshop
Pastry maniac Rachael Coyle—you may remember her wildly popular pop-up bakeshop at the Book Larder in Fremont—bakes her goods with expertise she gained while w…
8300 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
206-257-4736
Greenwood
206-257-4736
Chocolati Cafe
Chocolati makes chocolates in all different shapes and sizes, including some adorable ones shaped like animals. It’s almost a shame to eat them. Also: really g…
8319 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
206-783-7078
Greenwood
206-783-7078