Hooverville
If your idea of life's bounty involves beer and Johnny Cash, it's time to give Hooverville a try. The floor's covered with peanut shells; this is a bar for sho…
1721 First Ave S
SoDo
206-264-2428
SoDo
206-264-2428
Dockside Cannabis Sodo
Dockside's Sodo shop is emblematic of the new direction in pot retailing brought on by legalization: big, open floor plans, lots of light, and classy decor. Do…
1728 Fourth Ave S
SoDo
844-362-5420
SoDo
844-362-5420
Paseo Caribbean Food
Pretty much the only game in town where you can get roast pork done Cuban style, i.e., meat that falls apart to melt in your mouth. It’s a little sweet, but so…
1760 1st Ave S
SoDo
420-7781
SoDo
420-7781
Macrina Cafe and Bakery
Macrina is often cited as Seattle’s best bakery, and for good reason.
1943 First Ave S
SoDo
206-623-0919
SoDo
206-623-0919
Pho Cyclo Cafe
Pho Cyclo’s pho costs more, but the broth is subtler and the atmosphere’s a step up. The cold bun noodle bowls with pork and/or shrimp and/or other savory good…
2414 First Ave S
SoDo
206-382-9256
SoDo
206-382-9256
Jones BBQ
This barbeque place has little to prove—it must merely continue in its deliciousness. Among the popular favorites: giant ribs smoked with Northwestern cedar, s…
2454 Occidental Ave S
SoDo
206-625-1339
SoDo
206-625-1339
The Station
Owner Luis Rodriguez is extra-proud of the mocha Mexicano, made with Ibarra chocolate, at his Beacon Hill cafe. The Station is also the 206’s place to be, empl…
1600 S Roberto Maestas Festival St
Beacon Hill
206-453-4892
Beacon Hill
206-453-4892
Cafe Con Leche
What used to be the Paladar Cubano truck on 90th and Aurora reopened without wheels as Cafe Con Leche, serving home-style Cuban food in Sodo. The pressed/grill…
2901 First Ave S
SoDo
206-682-7557
SoDo
206-682-7557
Andy's Diner
Note: Andy's Diner is now the Oriental Express. On a deserted stretch of Fourth Avenue South, the neon signage for Andy's Diner rises above the surrounding bui…
2963 Fourth Ave S
SoDo
206-624-4097
SoDo
206-624-4097
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
Oak
This Beacon Hill place that can contain children and also has a cocktail lounge for grown-ups. The Oak's beer comes from local breweries; its menu focuses on o…
3019 Beacon Ave S
Beacon Hill
206-353-7070
Beacon Hill
206-353-7070
Little Chengdu
This noodle house specializes in Chongqing noodles and other Szechuan-style small plates.
2815 S Hanford St
Rainier Valley
(206) 760-9263
Rainier Valley
(206) 760-9263
Mioposto
Though the local pizza chain boasts four locations, the one you want to go to is the original spot, about a half mile up from the Mount Baker light rail statio…
3601 S McClellan St
Mount Baker
206-760-3400
Mount Baker
206-760-3400
Pho Bac
There's a lot of pho in Seattle—some good, some bad, some in the middle—but Pho Bac in Rainier Valley is one of the best. With a stripped-down aesthetic, inexp…
3300 Rainier Ave S
Mount Baker
206-725-4418
Mount Baker
206-725-4418
Tacos El Asadero
It wouldn’t be so bad mistaking this place for the similarly named El Asador a few blocks north. That’s a taco truck (and a very good one). But what you’re loo…
3517 Rainier Ave S
Mount Baker
206-722-9977
Mount Baker
206-722-9977
Emerald City Fish and Chips
The Allen brothers are local (they went to Garfield—go Bulldogs!), with New Orleans heritage, and they run this fish 'n' chips place on Rainier. It's ord…
3756 Rainier Ave S
Mount Baker
206-760-3474
Mount Baker
206-760-3474
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…
4436 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-686-3772
Rainier Valley
206-686-3772
Slim's Last Chance Chili Shack and Watering Hole
Slim’s has a great country-time roadhouse vibe; in summertime, bands play on the bed of an old Ford F-600 in the big backyard while happy people lounge at picn…
5606 First Ave S
Georgetown
206-762-7900
Georgetown
206-762-7900
Billiard Hoang
This wondrous, grungy Columbia City dive offers a place for you to shoot pool and enjoy steaming bowls of pho and bun bo hue in the same place.
3220 S Hudson St
Rainier Valley
206-723-2054
Rainier Valley
206-723-2054
