Food & Drink
4 New Seattle-area Restaurants You Must Visit in January 2020
In today’s dining scene, it’s hard to keep up with restaurant openings. But it’s our job (and our pleasure) to do just that. Here are a few new places worth checking out
By Chelsea Lin January 3, 2020
This article originally appeared in the December 2019 issue of Seattle magazine.
This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe.
Momosan
Chinatown–International District
Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto opened a local offshoot of this popular ramen and izakaya concept in September. In lines going around the block, patient diners wait for a chance to slurp bowls of noodle soup and swill sake.
Paju
Lower Queen Anne
This petite eatery, open since summer, features a menu of creative family-style dishes with a Korean influence. Among them: truffle bulgogi and fried rice blackened by squid ink, plus crispy fried chicken wings tossed in soy garlic or sweet chili sauce.
Eight Row
Green Lake
From farm to table is the ethos behind this neighborhood spot, which opened in August in the busy northeast quadrant of Green Lake. Chef David Nichols (formerly of Rider and Queen Anne Beerhall) has put together a classic menu that capitalizes on fresh and preserved produce.
San Juan Seltzery
SoDo
A partnership between San Juan Seltzer and Ethan Stowell Restaurants, this taproom, kitchen and bar debuted in September, offering 12 spiked seltzers on tap, a kiddie play area, a heated patio and a menu of family-friendly dishes, like crab cakes and burgers.
Contact editor-in-chief Chelsea Lin at chelsea.lin@tigeroak.com or follow her on Instagram at @seawordnerd.
Follow Us
This Dish Is On Fire
Sichuanese hot pot restaurants find a warm welcome in Seattle
A larger-than-life stuffed panda keeps customers company in the hallway of Qiao Lin Hotpot as people wait for a table on a busy Saturday night in downtown Seattle. Servers bustle by with tureens of bubbling spiced broth and golden cow-shaped vessels proffering paper-thin slices of high-quality beef. Apothecary-style glass jars decorate the walls, and a
‘Food Truck Fridays’ Comes to Old Molbak’s
The Washington State Food Truck Association will use the parking lot to host food trucks
Starting Aug. 9, food trucks will fill the vacant parking lot of the old Molbak’s property in Woodinville. Called “Food Truck Fridays,” the event will run from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and will feature a variety of cuisine types. The Washington State Food Truck Association says other days and times of the week will…
Love at First Spark
Redmond pizza joint earns another honor
Italy loves Spark Pizza. The venerable Redmond restaurant has been named one of the Top 50 Pizzerias in the United States for the second consecutive year by Italian publication 50topizza.it. The online guide recognizes the best pizzerias in the world and is updated annually. Spark last year finished No. 48. It finished No. 31 this…
Tastes of Mexico
Special dinners at El Camino seek to educate and entertain
Illuminated beneath the glow of Fremont’s famous rocket, two dozen Seattleites gather at El Camino restaurant to enjoy a specially curated meal featuring authentic Mexican dishes paired with three pours of Wahaka Mezcal. The enclosed patio is strewn with colorful punched banners and paper lanterns. Light dances above tables set with flickering votives, bowls of…