Buddha Ruksa
A West Seattle (and possibly citywide) obsession. People come just for the crispy garlic chicken (dubbed “crack chicken” by many)—fried chicken sautéed in plen…
3520 SW Genesee Street
West Seattle
206-937-7676
West Seattle
206-937-7676
Galos Flame Grilled Chicken
Washington State is in the first phase of the planned expansion of a Canada-based franchise called Galos Flame Grilled Chicken. Its first location here opened …
907 NW Ballard Way Ste 100
West Woodland
206-403-1805
West Woodland
206-403-1805
Jolly Roger Taproom
The Jolly Roger Taproom is brewpub meets pirates’ lair, complete with a treasure map painted on the floor. Beers are from the family-owned Maritime Pacific Bre…
1111 NW Ballard Way
West Woodland
206-782-6181
West Woodland
206-782-6181
Top Pot Doughnuts
Top Pot’s got 40 kinds of lusty, busty, rich doughnuts approved by President Barack Obama, and the cafes are comfortable triumphs of design. Also: good drip co…
1416 NW 46th Street
West Woodland
206-454-3767
West Woodland
206-454-3767
Mike's Chili Parlor
Mike’s is a dive bar with sports on the television and that comforting smell of a workingman’s armpit. It’s a place where one could sit down in a booth with a …
1447 NW Ballard Way
West Woodland
206-782-2808
West Woodland
206-782-2808
Slate Coffee Cafe
Slate is for the flavor fiends. Do you like your coffee brutalized into dark-roasted submission of burnt flavor à la Starbucks' French Roast? Slate is not for …
5413 6th Ave NW
West Woodland
206-240-7174
West Woodland
206-240-7174
Brimmer & Heeltap
The name Brimmer & Heeltap refers to a proper pour: When full, it's a “brimmer,” and at the end, only a “heeltap” is left. B&H is where the late, great Le Gour…
425 NW Market St
West Woodland
206-420-2534
West Woodland
206-420-2534
Veraci Pizza
Award-winning Veraci Pizza began as a traveling operation, making authentic Neapolitan-style pies at farmers markets, festivals, and private parties in portabl…
500 NW Market St
West Woodland
206-525-1813
West Woodland
206-525-1813
Ephesus
Ephesus seduces with its Turkish food, soft folk music, gracious service, and massive, comforting wooden chairs (some made from barrels). A few plants twine ar…
5245 California Ave SW
West Seattle
206-937-3302
West Seattle
206-937-3302
Ballard Choice Deli & Grocery
This combination bar-restaurant-bakery-convenience store has teriyaki, yakisoba, deli hoagies, coffee, wine, and 30 beers on tap, all in one stop.
6415 Eighth Ave NW
West Woodland
206-789-0211
West Woodland
206-789-0211
Salvadorean Bakery & Restaurant
You’ll need to studiously avoid the two heaving pastry cases on either side of you as you order your meal at the counter of this White Center bakery. Focus! Be…
1719 SW Roxbury St
White Center
206-762-4064
White Center
206-762-4064
Proletariat Pizza
White Center’s Proletariat—“By the people, for the people”—bakes pies topped with the usual suspects, as well as more bourgeoisie stuff (prosciutto, egg). They…
9622 16th Ave SW
White Center
206-432-9765
White Center
206-432-9765
Full Tilt Ice Cream
The various Full Tilts offer a rotating menu of more than a dozen flavors—including raspberry ripple, toasted coconut, corn and chili, vanilla bean, and mint c…
9629 16th Ave SW
White Center
206-767-4811
White Center
206-767-4811
Bok a Bok
If you are familiar with White Center, you know Bok Bok—a chicken-centric Korean place located there—has gotta serve some pretty fine fare to get people to mak…
1521 SW 98th St, Suite D
White Center
206-693-2493
White Center
206-693-2493
Li'l Woody's White Center
Local burger chain Lil Woody's already has locations in Capitol Hill, Ballard and South Lake Union--and now it's expanded to White Center's Business District, …
9807 16th Ave SW
White Center
206-403-1294
White Center
206-403-1294
Pho 99
This unassuming spot in a White Center strip mall is serving up some of the best (if not the best!) pho in the city. The difference between good and great pho …
9828 15th Ave SW
White Center
(206) 762-4699
White Center
(206) 762-4699
The Blu Grouse
Wraps and flatbread pizzas dominate the menu at this Georgetown restaurant and bar, which opened in 2012 where the Tiger Lounge used to be. The caprese wrap wi…
9839 17th Ave SW
White Center
206-397-4302
White Center
206-397-4302
Endolyne Joe's
A can't-miss "Eat at Joe's" neon sign leads to you the West Seattle outpost of Chow Foods (5 Spot, Hi-Life), with the restaurant group's usual rotating regiona…
9261 45th Ave SW
West Seattle
206-937-5637
West Seattle
206-937-5637
