Winners of our Best Restaurants Readers’ Choice Poll
We asked and you voted: Reader picks for the best in the city
By Seattle magazine staff, with reporting by Jennifer Meyers April 6, 2016
This article originally appeared in the April 2016 issue of Seattle magazine.
Best Neighborhood Restaurant
Porkchop & Co.
Ballard, 5451 Leary Ave. NW; 206.257.5761; eatatporkchop.com
Best Eastside Restaurant
Café Juanita
Kirkland, 9702 NE 120th Place; 425.823.1505; cafejuanita.com
Best Splurge Restaurant
Canlis
Queen Anne, 2576 Aurora Ave. N; 206.283.3313; canlis.com
Best Cheap-eats Place
Dick’s Drive-In
Multiple locations; ddir.com
Best Brunch
Six Seven Restaurant
Belltown, at The Edgewater Hotel, 2411 Alaskan Way; 206.269.4575; edgewaterhotel.com
Best Independent Coffee Shop
Citizen
Lower Queen Anne, 706 Taylor Ave. N; 206.284.1015; citizencoffee.com
Best View
Salty’s at Alki
Alki, 1936 Harbor Ave. SW; 206.937.1600; saltys.com
Best Place for Outdoor Dining
Ray’s Boathouse
Ballard, 6049 Seaview Ave. NW; 206.789.3770; rays.com
Best Restaurant for a Date
Serafina Osteria & Enoteca
Eastlake, 2043 Eastlake Ave. E; 206.323.0807; serafinaseattle.com
Best Place to Dine Alone
Oddfellows Cafe and Bar
Capitol Hill, 1525 10th Ave.; 206.325.0807; oddfellowscafe.com
Best Restaurant for Kids
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
Multiple locations; tuttabella.com
Best Late-night Dining
Ba Bar Restaurant
Central District, 550 12th Ave.; 206.328.2030; babarseattle.com
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Best Waitstaff/Service
Canlis
Queen Anne, 2576 Aurora Ave. N; 206.283.3313; canlis.com
Best Sandwich
Paseo Caribbean Restaurants
Fremont, 4225 Fremont Ave. N; 206.545.7440; paseorestaurants.com
Best Salad (TIE)
Canlis
Queen Anne, 2576 Aurora Ave. N; 206.283.3313; canlis.com
Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar
Bellevue, 205 108th Ave. NE; 425.456.0010; seastarrestaurant.com
Best Takeout
Kedai Makan
Capitol Hill, 1802 Bellevue Ave.; 206.556.2560; kedaimakansea.com
Best Burgers
Red Mill Burgers
Phinney Ridge, 312 N 67th St., 206.783.6362, redmillburgers.com; Interbay, 1613 W Dravus St., 206.284.6363, redmillburgers.com
Best Barbecue
Bitterroot BBQ
Ballard, 5239 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.588.1577; bitterrootbbq.com
Best Pizza
Pagliacci Pizza
Multiple locations; pagliacci.com
Best Raw Bar/Oyster Bar
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Ballard, 4743 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.395.9227; thewalrusbar.com
Best Seafood (TIE)
Ray’s Boathouse
Ballard, 6049 Seaview Ave. NW; 206.789.3770; rays.com
RockCreek
Fremont, 4300 Fremont Ave. N; 206.557.7532; rockcreekseattle.com
Best Steak
John Howie Steak Restaurant
Bellevue, The Shops at The Bravern, 11111 NE Eighth St., No. 125; 425.440.0880; johnhowiesteak.com
Best Fries
Dick’s Drive-In
Multiple locations; ddir.com
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Cafe Flora
Madison Valley, 2901 E Madison St.; 206.325.9100; cafeflora.com
Best Chinese Food
Din Tai Fung
University District, 2621 NE 46th St., 206.525.0958; Bellevue, 700 Bellevue Way NE, No. 280, 425.698.1095,
dintaifungusa.com
Best Thai Food
Thai Tom
University District, 4543 University Way NE; 206.548.9548
Best Indian Food
Taste of India
University District, 5517 Roosevelt Way NE; 206.528.1575; tasteofindiaseattle.com
Best Vietnamese Food
Green Leaf Vietnamese Restaurant
Chinatown/International District, 418 Eighth Ave. S, 206.340.1388; Belltown, 2800 First Ave., 206.448.3318, greenleaftaste.com
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Best Pho
Pho Than Brothers
Multiple locations; thanbrothers.com
Best Sushi
Sushi Kappo Tamura
Eastlake, 2968 Eastlake Ave. E; 206.547.0937; sushikappotamura.com
Best French Food
Le Pichet
Pike Place Market, 1933 First Ave.; 206.256.1499; lepichetseattle.com
Best Italian Food
Spinasse
Capitol Hill, 1531 14th Ave.; 206.251.7673; spinasse.com
Best Mexican Food
Little Water Cantina
Eastlake, 2865 Eastlake Ave. E; 206.397.4940; littlewatercantina.com
Best Food Truck
Crisp Creperie
425.449.9672; crispseattle.com
Best Ice Cream/Gelato Shop
Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream
Multiple locations; mollymoon.com
Best Bakery
Bakery Nouveau
Capitol Hill, 137 15th Ave. E, 206.858.6957; West Seattle Junction, 4737 California Ave. SW, 206.923.0534, bakerynouveau.com
Best Doughnut Shop
Top Pot Doughnuts
Multiple locations; toppotdoughnuts.com
Best Dessert
Hot Cakes
Ballard, 5427 Ballard Ave. NW, 206.453.3792; Capitol Hill, 1650 E Olive Way, 206.258.2591; getyourhotcakes.com
Best Cupcake Shop
Cupcake Royale
Multiple locations; cupcakeroyale.com
Best Cocktail Bar
Canon
Central District, 928 12th Ave.; 206.552.9755; canonseattle.com
Best Happy Hour
Six Seven Restaurant
Waterfront, The Edgewater Hotel, 2411 Alaskan Way; 206.269.4575; edgewaterhotel.com
Best Neighborhood Pub
Elliott Bay Brewing
Multiple locations; elliottbaybrewing.com
Best Local Brewery
Fremont Brewing
Fremont, 3409 Woodland Park Ave. N; 206.420.2407; fremontbrewing.com
Best Dive Bar
Hattie’s Hat
Ballard, 5231 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.784.0175; hatties-hat.com
Best Sports Bar
Sport Restaurant
KOMO Plaza, 140 Fourth Ave. N, No. 130; 206.404.7767; sportrestaurant.com
Best Cookies
Hello Robin Cookies
Capitol Hill, 522 19th Ave. E; 206.735.7970; hellorobincookies.com
Best Washington Wine to Splurge on at Dinner
Quilceda Creek Vintners
quilcedacreek.com
Best New Restaurant
Goldfinch Tavern
Downtown, Four Seasons Hotel, 99 Union St.; 206.749.7070; goldfinchtavern.com
Best Pop-up Restaurant
Parchment Bake Shop
Facebook: “Parchment Seattle”
Best Local Tasting Room
Charles Smith Wines Jet City
Georgetown, 1136 S Albro Place; 206.745.7456; charlessmithwines.com