Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Check out the vinyl in the back and enjoy the free happy hour Goldfish. Oh, and, obviously - have a Rob Roy.
The Murtabak is my favorite thing! They can usually make it quickly for you despite a long queue.
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.
In this charming place, expect an abundance of delicious seasonal vegetables, wood oven-fired meats and fish, pickled treats and fresh baked desserts — favorites of Erickson's. [Eater 38 Member]
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.
Head towards the bank vault door, pick up the old-fashioned wall phone and ask for a seat. If lucky, head upstairs to this sexy speakeasy, where the bartender will craft you a custom cocktail. Read more.
Canon opened nearly a year ago, and it remains one of the hottest cocktail bars in town, thanks to its ambition.
Fantastic coctails! Great sushi as well and they serve it late into the night. Awesome chill bar, come here to take it easy and enjoy some delicious drinks and snacks.
Excellent omakase. To snag bar seat, queue up ~30 min before opening. There are 3 sushi bar seatings: 5, 6:30, 8:30. Then go nearby for drinks & wait for a text. 🍣
250 varieties of loose tea, chais, or black tea/matcha/yerba mate lattes. A light menu features crepes, both savory and sweet, and sandwiches of the sort that require two hands to hold. Read more.
Free board games rental that can play at restaurant / bar next to shop. Very good environment. Friendly staffs.
I may try new flavors but it's hard not to order the Earl Grey every time. It's just that good.
Tucked inside Chophouse Row's architectural breezy corridor, Kurt Farm Shop offers a small selection of ice cream and custard-based cheese from Kurtwood Farms on Vashon. Try lemon verbena ice cream.
The best yogurt in town. So creamy and delicious, I recommend the passion fruit or the lemon curd, but you really can't go wrong here.
Mike Easton's hand made pasta and charcuterie will become a regular habit. His place is located in the Hillclimb--literally in Procopio Gelateria. [Eater 38 Member]
This Pioneer Square shop (the younger sibling of Rain Shadow Meats) is a mecca of nose-to-tail butchery arts, with a full menu to boot.
The menu changes often, but might include ricotta and jam toast, or king-salmon lox with zucchini. The bakery whips up treats like cherry galette. Afterward, browse for gifts in the store. Read more.
Lorenzo Lorenzo’s sandwich hut is so popular its addicts endure lines out the door knowing that they must pay cash, they will not get a table, and there will be hell to pay laundry-wise. Read more.
If you love Cuban food, this is the equally delicious and less busy alternative to the famous Paseo.
Ethan Stowell offers a family-style multicourse option in his bedimmed and brick-lined Staple and Fancy, for just $45 per diner—and a whopping 80 percent of his patrons choose it... Read more.
Here in the thick of the International District the pretty little Green Leaf gives you everything you want in a hole-in-the-wall and nothing you don't. Read more.
The sushi here is amazing, especially the black cod. Don't skip out on dessert, it is on par with everything else you will have for dinner.
This place got me through college and is still my favorite Thai place in the city. A favorite of mine is the avocado curry.
The menu degustazione is a great value and totally worth it. It's not so much a tasting menu as one of each item on the menu.
In this underpriced, underheralded, and most lived-in of cafes—is rare, getting rarer, and a genuine thrill to discover. Simple as that. Read more.
Try their deconstructed latte! A great way to truly enjoy the espresso and the milk. Yum!
Stand on the bench closest to the city to get over the trees. This is the postcard shot of Seattle with the Needle in front of the city. For more of a fun shot frame the Space Needle in the sculpture.
Be careful when you go off trail. The ice is most likely to fall in the middle of the cave where it's thinner.
This place is a historical landmark. Go in just to peer down through the floor at the storage room where many Japanese families stored their belongings during the internment (WWII).And coffee is good Read more.
With seven oyster varieties daily, W&C is a nosher’s paradise, not a dinner house, so plan accordingly. Then plan to wait, as dozens crowd the line ahead of you, and reservations aren’t accepted. Read more.
“They’re serious about extraction,” says Atlas Coffee Importers’ Karen Kazmierzcak. In those extractions are what Kazmierzcak thinks are the “best coffees from multiple roasters." Read more.
Chihuly Garden and Glass features an exhibition hall with eight galleries, a glasshouse featuring one of the artist's largest suspended works and a garden that sprouts red and blue glass reeds. Read more.
Hands down the best movie theater in Seattle. The rows are big enough to walk through and the seats recline. However, the chocolate popcorn is what keeps me coming back.
My favorite neighborhood taco place. It's delicious, convenient, and affordable. My order is always two house tacos, a quesadilla, and a horchata.
The zoo let's you step into an African savanna, an Asian elephant habitat and a tropical rain forest. The zoo also brings special exhibits, which have included monitor dragons, butterflies and other b
This 27-mile path is one of the most heavily ridden multi-use paths in the country and it's often called the "backbone" of Seattle's cycling infrastructure. Read more.
At the greenhouse modeled on London’s Crystal Palace, display plans include illegal orchids seized by U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials. Read more.
This park is home to one of Seattle's best views, a historic water tower, a conservatory built in 1912, and Seattle Asian Art Museum.
The gizzards are my favorite fried pieces of deliciousness in the city. They make you wait 10 min for them but it's completely worth it.
You can see where the real cheese is made in Pike's Place but this is the Beecher's I return to every time. Get yourself a grilled cheese for your long flight. It will be miles above plane food.
Hike part of the 93-mile Wonderland Trail. Don't miss the view from Sunrise Visitor Center!
A phenomenal bouldering gym with lots of extremely well marked routes running from total beginner to insanely challenging. Less crowded during the day than evenings.
New, used, & rare books on Computers, Electronics, Physics, Math, and Science as well as hand-picked inspirational and leisure reading, puzzles, brain teasers, gadgets, and gifts.
Internationally recognized for its excellent collection of Asian, African and Native American art and for its fine collection of modern art produced by Pacific Northwest artists.
The rice gelato is the best flavor. Mix it with the cinnamon flavor to get closer to the dream of having a horchata flavor.
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]
On Saturday and Sunday, there's an old man that comes in and makes the best Banh Cuon I've ever had.
