Crush

”Chef Jason Wilson cooks impeccable Northwestern cuisine in a 100-year-old building so charming, you feel as though you’re at a...”  More

Dahlia Lounge

”Tom Douglas opened Dahlia Lounge—still one of Seattle’s best restaurants—in 1989, and he’s launched three more places since: the fish...”  More

Lampreia

”One of Seattle’s best and most elegant restaurants. Perfectionist chef Scott Carsberg painstakingly sources ingredients for his Northern Italian menu....”  More

Lark

”Johnathan Sundstrom’s back-to-the-land dishes, served in an exposed-beamed dining room, have inspired numerous acolytes. ...”  More

Matt's in the Market

”The seafood-centric menu at this miniscule space is based on absurdly fresh ingredients. That’s because the chef shops twice a...”  More

Union

”Ethan Stowell of Seattle’s Union, an F&W Best New Chef 2008, prepares unbelievably satisfying...”  More

21 Commerce

”21 Commerce is known for its Northwest-influenced Asian dishes and its extensive martini menu....”  More

26 Brix

”Highly evolved food in a casual 1899 hotel....”  More

42nd St. Café

”Also in Seaview, and also excellent, is the 42nd St. Café, run by Blaine and Cheri Walker, who used to...”  More

727 Pine

”Chef Danielle Custer (an F&W Best New Chef 1998) returned to Seattle to open this spacious, spotlighted salon, bringing with...”  More

Ark Restaurant

”Their oysters appear on the tables at the nearby Ark, whose chef-owners, Jimella Lucas (she cooks) and Nanci Main (she...”  More

Armandino's Salumi

Backstage Bistro

”Eclectic New American bistro in a gallery setting....”  More

Barking Frog

”The attached restaurant of the Willows Lodge carries wines from nearly all the best local produces. Lunch includes light seafood...”  More

Brasa

Cafe Juanita

Café Presse

Coco La Ti Da

”Playful riffs on homey desserts, like cookie sticks with chocolate dipping sauce....”  More

Cottage Bakery

”On a rainy day, it can come in handy; otherwise, it's probably a good idea to limit a visit to...”  More

Cupcake Royale

”C is for... all the candy-coated confections that have suddenly become the main course at cafés across the country....”  More

Depot Restaurant

”In a former train depot. Locals love Thursday burger night....”  More

Earth & Ocean

”Yodels (a.k.a. Ho Hos) made a regular appearance in Sue McCown's lunchbox when she was a kid. She still delights...”  More

The Georgian

”Young Brit Gavin Stephenson cooks formal French with a little attitude: crab cake, razor clam and popcorn shrimp; potato ravioli...”  More

Grapefields

”Wineshop-restaurant with light entrées....”  More

Green Leaf Vietnamese Restaurant

The Herbfarm

”already thropped...”  More

The Hi-Life

”The Hi-Life churns out regional dishes with a twist: wood oven–roasted oysters, applewood grilled salmon, and wild-mushroom pizza....”  More

How to Cook a Wolf

”the short menu focuses on appetizers and pastas, like fettuccine with guanciale (cured pork jowl) and hedgehog mushrooms...”  More

Inn at Langley

”Chef and innkeeper Stephen Nogal looks out from his open kitchen onto the communal table while herons and eagles soar...”  More

Joule

”I’ve never had a whole fish so impeccably co...”  More

La Carta de Oaxaca

”Striking black-and-white photographs of Mexico at La Carta de Oaxaca set the mood for lamb birria....”  More

Licorous

”Licorous is a cocktail lounge, but its food is no mere supporting act. Foie gras bonbons or chanterelle tartines, anyone?...”  More

Lola

”At Lola, which he opened in the Hotel Ändra, he's taking on Greek food. The kitchen turns out meze, kebabs...”  More

Moby Dick Hotel & Oyster Farm

”The eclectic menu changes all season; in an atmospheric hotel....”  More

Monsoon

”Sophie and Eric Banh prepare awesome modern Vietnamese dishes like wok-seared venison with yellow curry, complemented by wine director Tim...”  More

Nell Thorn

Olga's

”John Sundstrom of Seattle's new Licorous loves Olga's, which recently moved to Eastsound, one of the San Juan Islands' larger...”  More

Oyster Bar on Chuckanut Drive

Pacific Grill

Paseo

Pauly's Bistro

”And it's thanks to brothers Jeff Marcus and Paul Coile, who in May opened the lively Pauly's Bistro. Marcus, who...”  More

Pian Pianino

”Justin Neidermeyer offers his hand-cut pastas three nights a week in his first-floor pasta-production kitchen; his apartment is on the...”  More

Ponti Seafood Grill

”'Bronzed salmon' sandwich with a big pile of bistro fries—all that and a view overlooking a canal and bridge at...”  More

Poppy

”Dishes like pan-fried mussels with mint pesto will be made with herbs plucked from a garden behind the restaurant...”  More

Quinn’s

”Quinn's brings on the London gastropub (wild-boar sloppy joes!). ...”  More

Ray's Boathouse

”...dishes up only the freshest Northwest fare before unbeatable views...”  More

Saito's Japanese Café

”Visiting Japanese baseball players swear by Saito's specialties, such as fresh ankimo (monkfish liver)....”  More

Salumi

”And at Seattle's Salumi, Armandino Batali pairs fennel salami with beet greens and mozzarella....”  More

Sanctuary Restaurant

”Housed in an old white clapboard church, the restaurant serves Northwestern products with a Scandinavian twist: 'Scandi-sushi' (made with lefse...”  More

San Juan Brewing Co. and the Front Street Alehouse

Shoalwater Restaurant

”The inn's location, on the main road, is one reason, but mostly it's because the hotel houses the Shoalwater, a...”  More

Sitka & Spruce

”No printed menus to be found here; every day, Matthew Dillon uses a chalkboard to handwrite the changing selection of...”  More

Skillet

”Skillet’s pride is its juicy burger, made with fatty Kobe-style beef and topped with Cambozola cheese (a creamy hybrid of...”  More

Sofrito Rico

”Taste the best of Puerto Rico—smashed plantains, deep-fried catfish, coconut flan—at Sofrito Rico....”  More

Tamarind Tree

”In the papaya-colored dining room, at tables surrounding a giant fire pit, crowds dig into crispy coconut rice cakes topped...”  More

TASTE

Tavolàta

”Tavolàta, in trendy Belltown, is a two-level space with a 30-foot communal table and family-style dishes...”  More

Thai Kitchen

Tilth

”Tilth, located in an unassuming bungalow, is the epicenter of Seattle's locavore movement. Chef-owner Maria Hines's stunning mini duck burgers...”  More

Trellis

”...uses zucchini as a garnish for pan-roasted trout and adds tomatoes to saffron-scented Pacific seafood soup...”  More

Txori

”Sample octopus imported from Valencia and kalmotxo, a drink made from red wine and Coke at this Basque-themed tapas bar. ...”  More

Volterra

”Volterra specializes in contemporary Tuscan cuisine (truffle bruschetta, homemade pasta in duck ragù)....”  More

Wann Japanese Izakaya

”This upscale izakaya fuses Asian and Western cuisines with dishes like nori-flecked fries and daikon radish gratin....”  More

Weinhard Café

”Storefront steak house with frilly accents across the street from a Victorian Hotel in rural Dayton, a short drive from...”  More

Zig Zag Cafe

”Ben Dougherty and partner Kacy Fitch pore over old cocktail guides in search of quirky forgotten recipes to serve at...”  More