85°C Bakery Cafe
Known as the "Starbucks of Taiwan," this wildly popular Taiwanese bakery and cafe chain offers affordable pastries and sweets, including fluffy brioche and cre…
501 S Jackson St
Chinatown-International District
206-467-5540
Chinatown-International District
206-467-5540
Seattle Best Tea
Stock up on tea for home or stop in for a quick cup at this Taiwanese teahouse.
506 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-749-9855
Chinatown-International District
206-749-9855
Fuji Bakery
Baker Taka Hirai spent three years at Joel Robuchon’s three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Tokyo before helping start Fuji Bakery in Seattle. He is no longer w…
526 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-623-4050
Chinatown-International District
206-623-4050
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
Ambrosia
Reputed to be one of Seattle's oldest bubble tea shops, Ambrosia is also one of the more overwhelming, in the best possible way. Their menu features so many op…
619 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-623-9028
Chinatown-International District
206-623-9028
Milkie Milkie Korean Desserts
This Korean dessert spot serves treats like bingsu (a shaved ice dessert), crispy toasts with soft rice cakes inside, and stuffed waffles.
519 Sixth Avenue S
Chinatown-International District
206-401-2312
Chinatown-International District
206-401-2312
Oasis Tea Zone
Oasis is a bubble tea shop and cafe with locations in the ID, the U-District and Renton. This one has arcade games too. Play a few rounds of your favorite old-…
519 6th Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-447-8098
Chinatown-International District
206-447-8098
Fruit Bliss Café
A sweet cafê where you can play board games.
414 8th Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-602-6253
Chinatown-International District
206-602-6253
Purple Dot Cafe
Well-loved dim sum spot serving up the classics. Try the black pepper steak with rice or the baked spaghetti.
515 Maynard Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-496-0112
Chinatown-International District
206-496-0112
Eastern Cafe
This spacious, high-ceilinged ID spot has coffee, tea, sandwiches, crepes, and gelato, plus beer, wine, and cocktails, too.
510 Maynard Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-623-1776
Chinatown-International District
206-623-1776
Dochi
Get ready for crispy, chewy doughnuts: Dochi, a mochi doughnut pop-up hailing from Orlando, has opened a store inside the Uwajimaya Village food court. Co-owne…
503 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
425-503-5559
Chinatown-International District
425-503-5559
Uwajimaya Village Food Court
The Asian food superstore Uwajimaya also boasts an excellent and cheap food court with Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Hawaiian cuisines, plus…
503 S Weller St
Chinatown-International District
206-624-6248
Chinatown-International District
206-624-6248
Phin
This Vietnamese coffee shop in Chinatown-International District's Little Saigon area offers classic Vietnamese coffee, pandan waffles, flan with coffee shaved …
913 S Jackson St, Suite D
Chinatown-International District
Chinatown-International District
Thanh Son Tofu
This restaurant serves a panoply of everything soy-based: Not only tofu dishes, but soy milk and desserts as well. They're not strictly vegetarian, though—meat…
1248 S King St, Suite B
Chinatown-International District
206-320-1316
Chinatown-International District
206-320-1316
The Pedal-Powered Coffee Carts Formerly Known as Handlebar Coffee
Alex Johnstone and David Rothstein run these pedal-powered coffee carts using local roasters' beans. At this writing, they had just received a cease-and-desist…
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Citizen
Citizen is a very cute cafe in the eastern part of lower Queen Anne with crepes, sandwiches, and a careful selection of inexpensive wine (bottles of which are …
706 Taylor Ave N
Uptown
(206) 284-1015
Uptown
(206) 284-1015
Caffe Vita
The Lower Queen Anne location, right next to Crow, always has interesting art by local people, Ellenos yogurt, and quality drinks.
813 Fifth Ave N
Uptown
206-285-9662
Uptown
206-285-9662
Sugar Bakery & Cafe
Created by Stephanie Crocker (no relation to Betty) and her husband, John McCaig, Sugar Bakery makes cakes, pies, pastries, cookies, coffee, soups, and sammies…
110 Republican St
Uptown
(206) 695-2518
Uptown
(206) 695-2518
Caffe Zingaro
Zingaro, a Queen Anne staple, serves local pastries and lattes with cool art. A crowd favorite is the Cubano latte.
127 Mercer St
Uptown
(206) 352-2861
Uptown
(206) 352-2861
Mecca
On one side, the Mecca is an old-timey counter-and-booth-style diner, for those times when only dependable diner food can hit the spot—and dependable it is. On…
526 Queen Anne Ave N
Uptown
206-285-9728
Uptown
206-285-9728