POCO Bar & Lounge
Wines range from entry-level reasonable to I-got-a-raise indulgent; a small menu offers appropriate, tasty snacks like lovely little canapas, Marcona almonds, …
1408 E Pine St
Capitol Hill
(206) 322-9463
Capitol Hill
(206) 322-9463
Jerk Shack
Trey Lamont of the Caribbean-Asian fusion Papa Bois Food Truck opens a brick-and-mortar establishment in the former space of the Innkeeper, claiming to serve t…
2510 1st Ave
Belltown
206-441-7817
Belltown
206-441-7817
The Barbeque Pit
The pitmaster, Pookie, smokes his excellent meat using fallen branches of wood collected throughout the Central District. The Barbeque Pit made its return over…
1816 E Yesler Way
Cherry Hill
206-325-3205
Cherry Hill
206-325-3205
The Fish Box
The pop-up with an outpost in the Central District served to-go boxes of perfectly crispy fish and chips in non-cod and halibut varieties like catfish and salm…
172 20th Ave
Cherry Hill
206-227-1911
Cherry Hill
206-227-1911
Adey Abeba
Traditional Ethiopian cuisine (including breakfast!) in a lovely room. Meat-eating fans praise the stews and doro wat; vegetarians love the veggie combination.
2123 E Union St
Central District
206-322-1617
Central District
206-322-1617
Shewa-Ber
This Ethiopian restaurant and Eritrean restaurant serves crispy kitfo rolls (crispy injera rolls filled with ground beef and cooked in Ethiopian herbal butter)…
1801 S Jackson St
Atlantic
425-223-9000
Atlantic
425-223-9000
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
Shawn Kemp's Cannabis
Seattle's first Black-owned dispensary, which officially opened on October 30, 2020, is helmed by six-time NBA All-Star and legendary Seattle Supersonics power…
3035 First Ave
Belltown
206-345-0009
Belltown
206-345-0009
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
Central Cafe and Juice Bar
This eco-conscious cafe features espresso, fresh-pressed juices, smoothies, teas, pastries, and grab-and-go deli items like wraps and sandwiches. The cafe's we…
2509 East Cherry
Central District
206-538-0380
Central District
206-538-0380
Meskel
Meskel stands out among the sea of Ethiopian restaurants with an atmosphere unlike any other—or rather, three atmospheres. In the main restaurant, on the upper…
2605 E Cherry St
Central District
206-860-1724
Central District
206-860-1724
Quick Pack Food Mart
While this little grocery on South Jackson Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way doesn’t offer seating, it “induces a good hang.” We watched neighborhood folks…
2616 S Jackson St
Central District
206-328-2127
Central District
206-328-2127
East African Imports and Restaurant
This Ethiopian restaurant inside a cheerful import shop at 23rd and Jackson is run by Berhane Amanuel and Megan Eyre, who grind and blend their own spices (wit…
306 23rd Ave S #104
Central District
206-322-7717
Central District
206-322-7717
Cafe Selam
For years, I've turned to the Central District's Cafe Selam for my ful needs. Here the ful is satiny smooth and spicy—the fava beans are lightly pureed with ol…
2715 E Cherry St
Central District
206-328-0404
Central District
206-328-0404
Joyce's Market And Cafe
Owned by Joyce Hosea (owner of the Melding Pot commissary kitchen), this specialty neighborhood market, tapas bar, bistro, butcher, and cheese shop features a …
2717 E Union St
Central District
206-322-9140
Central District
206-322-9140
