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Favorite Places
Sitka and Spruce is one of Favorite Places.

1. Sitka and Spruce

1531 Melrose Ave, Seattle, WA
New American Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 94 tips and reviews
Boat Street Cafe is one of Favorite Places.

2. Boat Street Cafe

3131 Western Ave (at Denny Way), Seattle, WA
French Restaurant · Belltown · 32 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Owner and chef Renee Erickson marries French technique with Northwest seasonal ingredients in a menu that pays about equal homage to meat and seafood, with plenty of vegetables. Read more.

La Bête is one of Favorite Places.

3. La Bête

1802 Bellevue Ave (at E Howell St), Seattle, WA
French Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 36 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: The changing menu is dependably shot through with a strong Mediterranean streak. If you’re a pork rind person, these ones are housemade, fun with cocktails, and locally famous. Read more.

The Walrus and the Carpenter is one of Favorite Places.

4. The Walrus and the Carpenter

9.0
4743 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA
Seafood Restaurant · Ballard · 201 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: 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.

Ma’ono Fried Chicken & Whisky is one of Favorite Places.

5. Ma’ono Fried Chicken & Whisky

4437 California Ave SW (btwn Genesee & Oregon), Seattle, WA
Fried Chicken Joint · West Seattle · 90 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Chef Mark Fuller reveres modern techniques and busy concepts, but builds them into dinners where good old-fashioned flavor is paramount. His is one of the great something-for-everyone menus Read more.

Sambar is one of Favorite Places.

6. Sambar

425 NW Market St (at 6th Ave NW), Seattle, WA
Bar · Ballard · 20 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: Bartender Jay Kuehner is all about on-the-spot cocktails anchored by smoky mezcals and herbaceous amari, tequila drinks with a desert-evoking finish, and effervescents blended with exotic eaux-de-vie. Read more.

7. Café Presse

1117 12th Ave (btwn Madison & Spring), Seattle, WA
French Restaurant · First Hill · 130 tips and reviews

Seattle MetSeattle Met: It's the most come-as-you-are French cafe in town, suffused with a casual dailiness that makes it dangerously easy to become a regular. Read more.

8. Trophy Cupcakes

8.4
1815 N 45th St Ste 209 (in Wallingford Center), Seattle, WA
Cupcake Shop · Wallingford · 34 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: Even though there are three locations now, I’m partial to the one in my Wallingford neighborhood. . I love the PB&J flavor and the red velvet. -Maria Hines, Top Chef

Trophy Cupcakes is one of Favorite Places.

9. Trophy Cupcakes

8.7
2612 NE Village Ln (in University Village), Seattle, WA
Cupcake Shop · 25 tips and reviews

10. Trophy Café

7.2
700 110th Ave NE #260 (in Bravern), Bellevue, WA
Cupcake Shop · 30 tips and reviews

Elysia W.Elysia Williams: Trophy has delicious cupcakes! Try the salted Carmel!

11. Dinette

1514 E Olive Way (btw Howell St & Denny Way), Seattle, WA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 16 tips and reviews

EaterEater: A homey, eclectic place to get bites on toast. If you get a chance to attend one of the restaurant's occasional communal Sunday suppers, by all means get a reservation immediately. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

12. Le Pichet

8.8
1933 1st Ave, Seattle, WA
French Restaurant · Pike Place · 98 tips and reviews

EaterEater: This French bistro possesses both a legendary roast chicken and an informal charm that makes you want to linger all afternoon with some charcuterie and cheese. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

13. La Carta De Oaxaca

8.5
5431 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA
Mexican Restaurant · Ballard · 108 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The only thing better than the mole, the salsa bar and the damn delicious casual Oaxacan food is how cheap it is to eat yourself silly. Brace yourself for a crowd, but it's worth it. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.