The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle

Eater Seattle · updated July 2026 · 39 restaurants. Read the original list.

Restaurants on this list

• Archipelago — Hillman City, Seattle
• Atoma — Wallingford, Seattle
• Billiard Hoang — Columbia City, Seattle
• Cafe Lago — Montlake, Seattle
• Cafe Suliman — Capitol Hill, Seattle
• Canlis — Queen Anne, Seattle
• Communion — Central District, Seattle
• Corson Building — Georgetown, Seattle
• Delish Ethiopian Cuisine — Columbia City, Seattle
• El Cabrito — Burien
• Familyfriend — Beacon Hill, Seattle
• Good Voyage — South Park, Seattle
• Hamdi — Ballard, Seattle
• Homer — Beacon Hill, Seattle
• Joule — Wallingford, Seattle
• Kamonegi — Fremont, Seattle
• Lenox — Belltown, Seattle
• Lil Red Takeout & Catering — Columbia City, Seattle
• Local Tide — Fremont, Seattle
• Ltd Edition Sushi — Capitol Hill, Seattle
• Marjorie — Central District, Seattle
• Mezzanotte — Georgetown, Seattle
• Musang — Beacon Hill, Seattle
• Off Alley — Columbia City, Seattle
• Ono Authentic Hawaiian Poke — Edmonds
• Oriental Mart — Pike Place Market, Seattle
• Paju — South Lake Union, Seattle
• Ramie — Capitol Hill, Seattle
• Spice Waala — Ballard, Seattle
• Spinasse — Capitol Hill, Seattle
• Surrell — Madison Valley, Seattle
• Taurus Ox — Capitol Hill, Seattle
• The Boat — Chinatown-International District, Seattle
• The Little Beast Ballard — Ballard, Seattle
• The Walrus and the Carpenter — Ballard, Seattle
• The Wayland Mill — Wallingford, Seattle
• TOMO — White Center, Seattle
• Un Bien — Ballard, Seattle
• Windy City Pie — Phinney Ridge, Seattle

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