(Paseo still exists under new ownership) Suffice it to say that Un Bien, run by Lorenzo’s sons, is carrying on that legacy, and more importantly the marinade. Sweet, tangy, dripping from the slow-cooked pork (or chicken thighs), you could make a whole meal out of the marinade itself. The onions are so tender and flavor-packed you should be able to get a sandwich that’s just onions, and in fact, you can. These dumplings are not only as juicy and flavor-blasted as they were at the start—they’re still the best in town today. This well-chili-oiled machine of bao, cornstarch-crisp potstickers, creamy sesame dan dan noodles, and wontons tossed in hot and sour sauce became a destined hit the day it was born, just like Rodgers & Hammerstein. In a city where everyone seems to be aggressively pro-Din Tai Fung or pro-Dough Zone, consider us Team DZ all the way.
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You can pair your ‘sters with a cocktail or wine or a Rainier tallboy, depending on your mood. The dining room is bright and airy, and the heated, covered patio sparkles with string lights. Be warned that you can’t make reservations at this perennial favorite; on the upside, this is one of the few Seattle-area date-night restaurants open on Mondays. Ono, named for Oahu-born owner Steven Ono, is a seafood lover’s dream in Edmonds, offering possibly the highest-quality poke in the Seattle area on a menu that rotates depending on what’s fresh. You will be eating fish here though — there are Hawaiian sides like mac salad and seaweed salad, but this isn’t a place for vegans. La Cabaña in Greenwood is Seattle’s undisputed champion of Central American food.
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You don’t always find a meticulously seasonal chef’s-choice cooking style and a hand-written list of cool natural wines paired with punk music and attitude, but that approach is working here. The menu changes daily, so check the website to see what you might encounter, from juicy smoked mussels with celery on sourdough and whole quail with nettles in a cream sauce to salt cod with squid ink rice and a burning-hot LuckyTrunk registration Scotch bonnet ice cream. James Beard Award-winning chef Renee Erickson has had a major hand in the evolution of Seattle’s dining scene, and her Sea Creatures restaurant group owns many of Seattle’s top restaurants, from steakhouse Bateau to Westward on Lake Union.
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Spice Waala, which has opened three locations since starting as a pop-up in 2018, deserves to be in the pantheon of affordable Seattle takeout options alongside Dick’s and teriyaki. The chutneys are sweet and spicy and bursting with life — you can dip fries in them, get them alongside an aloo tikki (a potato patty) or papdi (crackers). The kathi rolls are similarly excellent whether you’re getting one with paneer (a cottage cheese–like cheese), lamb, or chicken tikka. At this point we’ve just like, listed the entire menu and told you it’s good?
- This Greenwood strip mall Vietnamese spot is a North Seattle destination, whether you live around the corner or across the county.
- Keep an eye on Archipelago’s Instagram, where they’ll announce when the next two months of reservations will open up.
- This low-key Indian and Nepali restaurant on Aurora Ave deserves to be part of the Seattle elite for their momos alone.
- During the day, the business is simply an excellent whole-animal butcher shop serving house-made sausages and pates alongside local and imported steaks,.
- In 2024, the burgers at this newly opened Beacon Hill Guamanian restaurant went viral, and for good reason.
- Both sides of her brain come together on Kamonegi’s menu of stunning soba bowls, seasonal tempura, and Japanese-centered snacks (looking, longingly, at you foie gras tofu).
- We fight for the same reservations you do and book under aliases to dine incognito.
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The pies alone would solidify this Beacon Hill staple as one of the most iconic Seattle happy places—up there with UW during cherry blossom season and Reuben’s when there’s no line for the bathroom. From suppli al telefono stuffed with cheese that pulls like taffy to the best grilled octopus in town, it’s all worthy of sidling up to the bar or grabbing a backyard picnic table alongside something spiked with Aperol and/or a scoop of gelato. This small counter in Hillman City is more than a 10-course dinner inspired by the owners’ Filipino heritage. It’s a billboard for the Pacific Northwest and a meal that should be required by law for every resident. Each dish represents a part of history that connects our city to Filipino culture, and Archipelago only uses ingredients exclusively sourced throughout the region.
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Seattle used to be full of neighborly restaurants that were by no means fancy, but delivered vivid, personal fare worth a drive across town. Rajah Gargour’s lively Middle Eastern spot in Loyal Heights opened in 2012 and feels like a souvenir from that glorious era. These days, Seattle Met’s first-ever Restaurant of the Year serves a fixed tasting menu that begins with a flurry of stuzzichini, or single-bite snacks.
Yes, we partner with a third party to bring back menu information for restaurants near you. There are 706 restaurants on OpenTable in Seattle / Eastern Washington. You’ll find this popular Taiwanese hot pot restaurant at 610 5th Ave.
- These days, Dann keeps the magic outside, serving all meals in the Corson’s covered, heated garden space.
- Yeah, it’s ambitious to operate a restaurant whose name translates to “Very Delicious.” But Aroy Mak is not just a name—it’s a prophecy.
- But you’re more likely to be laughing than crying at Keiji Tsukasaki’s counter.
- Or just get a glass of something and hang — there are few better spaces in Seattle to pass time.
- Any list of Seattle’s best restaurants might include one of a half dozen of the spots from Renee Erickson and her Sea Creatures group, each with European elegance, Pacific Northwest core, and a lively coolness.
- The menu shifts constantly based on the seasons and turns over completely every several weeks, but past highlights have include a porcini macaron and fantastically tender octopus cooked with bay leaf and splashed with fish sauce.
In the space that once held the beloved Cafe Presse, Grayson Pilar presents an equally understated and excellent ode to Galicia. Pilar’s pastry background means saving room for sweets is a requirement, and tarta de Santiago (Galician almond cake) goes nicely with MariPili’s many sherry choices. If you’re coming from downtown, there’s no better capsule of Seattle than a trip on the West Seattle water taxi for kalbi beef tacos or kalua pork sliders.