Best of 2019

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattle Bites

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattle Bites

Editor-in-chief Chelsea Lin eats out more than she’d like to admit—all in the name of research, of course. Here, she shares her 10 best meals of the year

Adjarian khachapuri from Dacha Diner

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattleites

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattleites

In a year full of awful news, the stories of these everyday heroes helped keep the joy alive

Muralist Desmond Hansen

Best of 2019: Favorite New Hotels

Best of 2019: Favorite New Hotels

Many new hotels in Seattle use artful decor to liven up their lodgings

A fireplace framed by a circular mirror and teal tile hearth rounds out the Wes Anderson vibe in this cozy lobby lounge

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattle Bites

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattle Bites

Editor-in-chief Chelsea Lin eats out more than she’d like to admit—all in the name of research, of course. Here, she shares her 10 best meals of the year

Adjarian khachapuri from Dacha Diner

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattleites

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattleites

In a year full of awful news, the stories of these everyday heroes helped keep the joy alive

Muralist Desmond Hansen

Best of 2019: Favorite New Hotels

Best of 2019: Favorite New Hotels

Many new hotels in Seattle use artful decor to liven up their lodgings

A fireplace framed by a circular mirror and teal tile hearth rounds out the Wes Anderson vibe in this cozy lobby lounge

Best of 2019: Favorite Retail Experiences

Best of 2019: Favorite Retail Experiences

Who's ready to shop 'til they drop?

PATIENCE, PATIENCE: For the duration of Glossier’s pop-up, the line stretched down the block

Best of 2019: Seattle Museum and Art Space Openings

Best of 2019: Seattle Museum and Art Space Openings

The Burke Museum’s modern makeover celebrates transparency

HELLO, THERE: This massive mastodon skeleton greets visitors in the Burke’s new entrance hall

Best of 2019: 'Real Change' Turns 25

Best of 2019: ‘Real Change’ Turns 25

'Real Change' celebrates a quarter-century of making a meaningful difference

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue as part of our Best of 2019 cover story. Click here to subscribe. The literal meaning of Real Change was impossible to ignore at a gala breakfast celebrating 25 years of our city’s street paper this fall. “Real Change got me out of homelessness, and I can’t ask for more…

Best of 2019: Favorite Seattle-area Innovations

Best of 2019: Favorite Seattle-area Innovations

Seattle is a city chock-full of mavericks, so it comes as no surprise that 2019 was a big year when it came to inventions

Courtesy of StixFresh

Best of 2019: Readers' Choice Poll Winners

Best of 2019: Readers’ Choice Poll Winners

Our readers' take on the best of Seattle

Homer wins Best New Restaurant

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