Primo
Primo is a pizza place located in the most beautiful room in town—gorgeous domed ceiling, a sparkling chandelier, detailed dark woodwork, pretty pillars. The h…
1106 Eighth Ave
First Hill
206-547-7466
First Hill
206-547-7466
Fireside Room at Sorrento Hotel
Bring a date (or your grandparents) and sink into the inviting and timelessly opulent lounge inside the classic Sorrento Hotel. Many things here are tasseled a…
900 Madison St
First Hill
206-622-6400
First Hill
206-622-6400
George's Sausage and Delicatessen
In a city that’s shy on the flavors of Central Europe, George’s Polish shop delivers on that meaty, smoky feel that every deli should have. While you’re pickin…
907 Madison St
First Hill
206-622-1491
First Hill
206-622-1491
Vito's Restaurant & Lounge
After a sad absent spell, Vito’s reopened in the fall of 2010, returned to its old-school Italiano-style glory by Hideout/Vital 5 maestro Greg Lundgren, with d…
927 Ninth Ave
First Hill
206-397-4053
First Hill
206-397-4053
Mediterranean Kitchen
Lebanese chef Kamal Aboul-Hosn has been bringing his excellent Middle Eastern food to the people of Seattle for more than 30 years. In Mediterranean Kitchen's …
103 Bellevue Way NE
First Hill
425-462-9422
First Hill
425-462-9422
Rumba
This Capitol Hill bar cuts across a continent, bringing sun-starved Seattleites directly to the shores of the Caribbean Sea. The bar snakes around the room lik…
1112 Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-583-7177
Capitol Hill
206-583-7177
Top Pot Doughnuts
Top Pot’s got 40 kinds of lusty, busty, rich doughnuts approved by President Barack Obama, and the cafes are comfortable triumphs of design. Also: good drip co…
1206 Madison Street
First Hill
206-708-7244
First Hill
206-708-7244
Piroshki on Madison
The piroshki—savory pies, filled with things like chicken, cabbage, rice, and mushrooms, as well as potatoes and cheese—here are wonderful. But the borscht—a h…
1219 Madison St
First Hill
206-624-1295
First Hill
206-624-1295
Stateside
One of the best restaurants in Seattle, Stateside is consistently great, wearing its Vietnamese-French mash-up on its sleeve. The crispy duck fresh rolls are d…
300 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Capitol Hill
206-557-7273
Mamnoon
Mamnoon serves upscale and bold, perfectly seasoned Lebanese/Syrian food, including a selection of delicious, freshly baked flat and leavened breads. If you do…
1508 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-906-9606
Capitol Hill
206-906-9606
Terra Plata
From Tamara Murphy—former chef/owner of Brasa, organizer of Burning Beast,—Terra Plata’s menu is world-ranging deliciousness made with local/sustainable/etc. f…
1501 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-325-1501
Capitol Hill
206-325-1501
Taylor Shellfish Farms Oyster Bar
The good people here aim to provide you with the freshest oysters, clams, mussels, geoducks, and scallops, brought to Seattle throughout the week directly from…
1521 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-501-4321
Capitol Hill
206-501-4321
Frye Art Museum
For decades, the Frye, founded in the early 20th century by a Seattle meat-packing family, was a sleepy place full of gilt frames and orthopedic shoes. In rece…
704 Terry Ave
First Hill
206-622-9250
First Hill
206-622-9250
TavolĂ ta (Capitol Hill)
The second location of Tavolà ta, the popular Belltown restaurant from prolific restaurateurs Ethan and Angela Stowell, this one on Capitol Hill. The Stowells a…
501 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-420-8355
Capitol Hill
206-420-8355
Li'l Woody's
Li’l Woody’s serves good burgers made with Painted Hills beef, with the basic model starting at less than $5 (and it serves them until 3 a.m. on Fridays and Sa…
1211 Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-457-4148
Capitol Hill
206-457-4148
Ristorante Machiavelli
Fancier, higher-concept Italian restaurants come and go in Seattle; old-school Machiavelli, open since 1988, is a reliable friend. The lasagna is the kind of t…
1215 Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-621-7941
Capitol Hill
206-621-7941
Kaladi Brothers Cafe
Kaladi Brothers is a great option if you’re stomping up Pike Street. This queer-friendly space is open until 10 p.m. most nights, making it the perfect place t…
517 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill
The Pine Box
Headed by Ian Roberts (a founder of Seattle Beer Week and former bar manager at Brouwer’s), the Pine Box enlivens its (gorgeous) mortuary setting with more tha…
1600 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-588-0375
Capitol Hill
206-588-0375
Kizuki Ramen and Izakaya
Kizuki urges you to “come slurp up a bowl and join us in our passion.” What is their passion, exactly? Ramen, which they claim to have the most authentic form …
320 E Pine St
Capitol Hill
844-585-2487
Capitol Hill
844-585-2487
Menya Musashi Niten Ichiryu
Menya Musashi Niten Ichiryu, a ramen chain with 14 restaurants in Japan and which recently opened its first U.S. location in Los Angeles, will replace the rece…
1510 Belmont Ave
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill