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Where to eat in Seattle

60 hand-picked places in Seattle, chosen for people who are in town for something and have one night to get dinner right.

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Louie's Deli Sandwich shop · $ · Pioneer Square
Seattle's buzziest sandwich shop sells out before lunch ends. Italian combos on sesame rolls.
401 2nd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
Balandra $$$ · Wallingford
Pacific Northwest small plates in tapas-bar clothing. The black cod in ginger dashi is the order.
Cafe Lolo Restaurant · $$ · Capitol Hill
Heritage-grain plates under preserved 1930s murals, filling the Whale Wins void.
806 E Roy St, Seattle, WA 98102
Mr. Maqluba Restaurant · $$ · Greenwood
Palestinian-Jordanian grill turned instant hit. Layered maqluba, elite falafel.
8516 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Paran Korean Grill Korean restaurant · $$ · Fremont
Fremont's lively Korean street-food den with real weekend waits.
3424 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
The Walrus and the Carpenter Oyster bar restaurant · $$$ · Ballard
Oysters and champagne in the room that defined modern Seattle dining.
4743 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

Top Tables in Seattle

Canlis Pacific Northwest restaurant (US) · $$$$ · Queen Anne
The icon on the hill since 1950. If there's one hometown flex dinner, it's the window table here with the Lake Union lights.
2576 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
The Herbfarm Pacific Northwest restaurant (US) · $$$$ · Woodinville
Nine themed courses in wine country, 30 minutes out. The full-ceremony option.
14590 NE 145th St, Woodinville, WA 98072
Matt's in the Market American restaurant · $$$ · Pike Place Market
Perched above Pike Place with market views, 4.3/5 with 920 reviews, seasonal Northwest seafood.
94 Pike St #32, Seattle, WA 98101

Sushi in Seattle

Sushi Kashiba Sushi restaurant · $$$$ · Pike Place
Shiro Kashiba trained under Jiro in Tokyo and built Seattle sushi from scratch. The counter is the pilgrimage.
86 Pine St Ste 1, Seattle, WA 98101
Taneda Sushi restaurant · $$$$ · Capitol Hill
Tiny hidden omakase, edomae discipline, impossible seats.
219 Broadway E Unit# 14, Seattle, WA 98102
Shiro's Sushi Sushi restaurant · $$$ · Belltown
Classic Edomae sushi counter, 4.5/5 with 2.8K reviews, order the omakase.
2401 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121

Italian in Seattle

Spinasse Italian restaurant · $$$ · Capitol Hill
Hand-cut tajarin with butter and sage that ruins other pasta permanently.
1531 14th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
The Pink Door Italian restaurant · $$ · Pike Place Market
Unmarked Post Alley institution, 4.5/5 with 3K reviews, cabaret and pasta.
1919 Post Alley, Seattle, WA 98101
Cinque Terre Ristorante Italian restaurant · $$ · South Lake Union
4/5 with 817 reviews, coastal Italian classics.
2001 Westlake Ave, Seattle, WA 98121

Pizza in Seattle

Delancey Pizza restaurant · $$ · Ballard
Wood-fired perfection that made national critics book flights.
1415 NW 70th St, Seattle, WA 98117
Dino's Tomato Pie Pizza restaurant · $ · Capitol Hill
Square slices and negronis till late. The correct post-set stop.
1524 E Olive Wy, Seattle, WA 98122
Serious Pie Downtown Pizza restaurant · $$ · Downtown
Tom Douglas's original wood-fired pizzeria, 4/5 with 4.9K reviews, blistered thin crusts.
2001 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121