Yes, the seafood is delicious, but Renee Erickson's oyster bar also offers seemingly simple small plates that keep the tucked-away dining room reliably packed. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
About as Seattle as it gets. Chef Matt Dillon; Northwest ingredients; and dishes that seem disarmingly simple, until you realize you could never recreate them yourself. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Chef Mark Fuller offers an excellent menu at this nationally-recognized restaurant. Enjoy dinner with a friend - have a gold n brown whiskey cocktail and the pan-fried trout in brown butter. Tasty! Read more.
Although it resembles a 1950s rec room, the Rob Roy knows its cocktails. The staff cuts ice in different-sized chunks to make specific drinks. Read more.
Chef Matt Fortner puts his own stamp on the menu of this unfussy Italian-via-Northwest style restaurant. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
When you're looking at drinks, try the French cider, especially if you're ordering a pork meal. It goes great!
get an old fashioned stiff, a burger rare, and remember what it's like to be a man! -D. Draper
Don't judge Tavolata by its appearance — instead, wait for its fine rustic food, like this veal carpaccio, of bubble-gum pink meat with olive oil, parsley, Parmigiano-Reggiano and anchovies. Read more.
Go Bowling! - Garage Billiards - HH daily 3-7, $2.50 pints/$3 wells and $10 per hour bowling lanes! Read more.
The soft pretzels are baked fresh in house, and delicious enough to live off of!
Best brunch in Belltown, hands down. Start things off right by ordering a round of made to order doughnuts for the table.
No bar revels in playing the speak-easy role more than Knee High Stocking Co. It's got hostesses in ragtime get-up, Prohibition-era drinks and lots of comfort food to enjoy. Happy hour 6-8 Read more.
Murray Stenson, a bartender here, was named "Best Bartender in America" by his peers at the Tales of the Cocktail festival, one of the highest honors in the industry! Read more.
The blistered, slightly salty crusted pizzas are perfectly fired and come with a thoughtful list of salads and sides. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Sun Liquor is a top Seattle spot for old-timey gin drinks—its owner and manager are so obsessed with that spirit, in fact, they’re distilling their own at a second location a few blocks south. Read more.
Though the food and service has no peers in Seattle, the cocktails from bar manager James MacWilliams are worth a trip alone. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Jerry Traunfeld continues to wow by applying his deep experience in local, seasonal cooking to the Indian thali format for small tastes, w/ plenty of global influences along the way. [Eater 38 Member]
The city's premier speakeasy-style cocktail lounge and worst-kept secret. It's located upstairs through the bank-vault door. Pick up the rotary phone to get buzzed in. Read more.
Salumi is open just a handful of days and only for lunch, so come prepared for crowds. And yes, it's worth it. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
The whole roasted trout with hollandaise and tarragon is to die for! Some of the best I've ever had!
The Fremont Joule is a celebration of the Korean steakhouse. The eight ounce short rib steak, kalbi-style served with grilled kimchi sounds particularly tantalizing. [Eater 38 Member]
Eating at the wood-topped bar with a view of the kitchen and sharing family-style hand-cut egg pasta with butter and sage is about as close to Piedmont, Italy, as you'll get without a passport. Read more.
There are diner-style sandwiches (Philly cheesesteaks) and burgers (Juicy Lucy), seriously fatty apps like the "Beecher’s Deep Fried Cheese Curds" shown above, or fried mac & cheese wedges. Read more.
A quintessential American Bar & Bistro mastered by Chef Tom Douglas. The Plans are a must try, and the daily grilled specials are not to be missed. -Thierry Rautureau, Top Chef
Try the Sounder Roll, one of 40 specialty rolls. This one's a spicy yellowtail/avocado number is topped w/ a seared crab & creamy scallop mix. Read more.
Totokaelo brings in a studied mix of labels that are quietly cool (A.P.C., Raquel Allegra) and under-the-radar (Hope, Uzi NYC). Don’t miss the spot-on jewelry from Mociun and Lauren Manoogian.
Looking for bold, trendy clothing with a sense of humor? For less than $50? Stop by this Capitol Hill boutique for affordable fun. Great plus-sized selection and cheap fishnets. Read more.
A late-night necessity (post Rock Box, if you're into that sort of thing). Get a Dick's Deluxe, fries, strawberry shake. #onlygodcanjudgeme
This place definitely fits in on the Hill: pictures of old dudes on the wall, antlers, and many filament bulbs. Though it looks like you can play ring toss with the antlers...
Canon opened nearly a year ago, and it remains one of the hottest cocktail bars in town, thanks to its ambition.
A steakhouse that brings in whole animals from Whidbey Island, butchers and dry-ages them in-house, and sells each steak by its weight, accessorized with bone-marrow or preserved-lemon butter. Read more.
Sushi joints are a dime a dozen in this city, but Shiro's will always be at the top of the heap. Shiro Kashiba trained under master Jiro Ono (of Jiro Dreams of Sushi). [Eater 38 Member]
Cheap drinks, awesome food (2nd best fish and chips in town), late-night menu goes to 1am. Highly recommended!
