Best Restaurants
October 31, 2012 11:31 PM
The ritual is the same, 365 days a year. Rain or shine, at 4:45 p.m., the faithful, the curious, the famous and even the jaded make their...
April 8, 2012 7:32 PM
If you took a culinary snapshot of 2012, what would it taste like? Beyond the strong locavore focus and the eager seasonality of menus,...
April 8, 2012 7:27 PM
A puny dish of sodden calamari, a sad plate of flabby, lukewarm wings, a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon—it’s the dreaded not-so-happy hour,...
April 8, 2012 6:58 PM
Who keeps Seattle’s food engines running? Who has the power, the respect and the influence to set trends, challenge the status quo and...
April 8, 2012 6:54 PM
Bryn LumsdenRob Roy, BelltownWith a calm manner that isn’t shaken (even if a group of 15 shows up suddenly), and a literary charm that...
April 8, 2012 6:46 PM
Best Sweet/DessertThe silken ice creams from Parfait (parfait-icecream.com) are made from scratch (unlike many other ice creams in town,...
April 8, 2012 6:39 PM
SEARCH RESTAURANTSin Seattle by neighborhood, cuisine type or price. Our restaurant directory connects you with—not every single...
October 17, 2011 5:34 PM
We’re all about noise, fun and affordability, if you take the crowds packing the Brave Horse Tavern and Revel as evidence. But then the...
October 17, 2011 5:29 PM
Booze of the Moment: Tequila
Don’t be like me. It took me years to recover from cheap-tequila-drenched trips to Mexico in college. And so...
October 17, 2011 5:26 PM
>>Modern comfort food (with menu consultation by Poppy’s Jerry Traunfeld!) makes Grace Kitchen at the U Village intriguing. Great...
October 17, 2011 5:25 PM
Staple & Fancy’s wall with an old cigar advertisement (see photo above): When crews were renovating Ballard’s historic Kolstrand...
October 17, 2011 5:22 PM
Neil Robertsonpastry chef
The man whose subtlety with flavor and illustrious stints at both Canlis and Mistral Kitchen made him Seattle’s...
October 17, 2011 5:19 PM
There’s an American Express poll that repeats like a broken record inside my brain. It’s dated by now—a restaurant critic mentor quoted it...
October 17, 2011 4:20 PM
Seattle’s food scene enjoys a bit of friendly (or fervent) competition with Portland.
The two cities tussle over the James Beard Foundation...
October 12, 2011 11:55 PM
Without a doubt, my meals at The Willows Inn’s restaurant are among the very best of the year.
You may be familiar with the story of young...



















