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American – modern and otherwise (see also “Pacific Northwest”)

• 13 Coins (South Lake Union and Seatac)
• Applebee’s (various, but not right in Seattle, fortunately)
• ART (and here) (Downtown)
• Art of the Table (Wallingford)
• Avila (Wallingford)
• Barking Frog (Woodenville)
• Betty (Queen Anne)
• Blackboard Bistro (West Seattle)
• BOKA Kitchen + Bar (and here) (Downtown)
• Book Bindery (Queen Anne)
• Canlis (and here and here and here) (Queen Anne)
• Corson Building (Georgetown)
• Earth & Ocean (Downtown)
• Four Swallows (Bainbridge Island)
• Kidd Valley (numerous)
• La Bete (Capitol Hill)
• Lark (Capitol Hill)
• Lecosho (Downtown)
• Louisa’s Cafe and Bakery (Eastlake)
• Matt’s in the Market (and here) (Downtown)
• McCormick & Schmick’s (Downtown, South Lake Union and Bellevue)
• Mistral Kitchen (Downtown)
• Palisade (Magnolia)
• Pearl (Bellevue)
• Po Dog (Capitol Hill and University District)
• Sazerac (Downtown)
• Sip (Downtown)
• Six Seven (Belltown)
• Steelhead Diner (Downtown)
• Taste Restaurant (Downtown)
• Trellis (and here and here) (Kirkland)
• Urbane (Downtown)
• Volunteer Park Cafe (Capitol Hill)
• Ventana (Belltown)
• Willows Inn (Lummi Island)

Asian (General)

• Chinoise (Queen Anne)
• Phnom Penh (Chinatown/International District)
• Red Bowls (Downtown)

Bakeries/Sweets/Snacks/Desserts

• Anita’s Crepes (Ballard)
• Bakery Nouveau (West Seattle)
• Beard Papa’s (Chinatown/International District)
• Boulangerie Nantaise (Belltown)
• Chocolopolis (Queen Anne)
• Claudio Corallo Chocolate (Ballard)
• The Confectional (Downtown)
• Cupcake Royale (Capitol Hill, Ballard, West Seattle, Madrona, Bellevue)
• D’Ambrosio (Ballard)
• Fran’s Chocolates (University District, Downtown, Bellevue)
• Fuji Bakery (Bellevue and International District/Chinatown)
• Fumie’s Gold (Bellevue)
• Full Tilt (West Seattle and Columbia City)
• Gelatiamo (Downtown)
• High 5 Pie (Capitol Hill)
• Hiroki (Green Lake/Tangletown)
• Honore Artisan Bakery (Ballard)
• KuKuRuZa (Downtown)
• Mobatta Crepes (Pioneer Square)
• Mora Ice Cream (Bainbridge Island)
• Oh! Chocolate (Madison Valley)
• Old School Frozen Custard (Capitol Hill)
• Parfait (mobile)
• Peak’s Frozen Custard (Ravenna)
• Poppy (Capitol Hill)
• Sweet Iron Waffles (Downtown)
• Top Pot Doughnuts (various)
• Trophy Cupcakes and Party (Wallingford, University District, Bellevue)
• Wink Cupcakes (Queen Anne)
• The Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co. (Belltown)

BBQ

• Floyd’s Place (Queen Anne)
• Maximus / Minimus (Downtown)

Breakfast/Brunch

• Boat Street Cafe (Queen Anne)
• Cafe Campagne (Downtown)
• Dahlia Lounge (Belltown)
• Julia’s (Queen Anne)
• Olivar (Capitol Hill)
• Rover’s (Madison Valley)
• Serafina (Eastlake)

Burgers

• BuiltBurger (Downtown)
• The Counter (Ballard)
• Dick’s Drive-In (Ballard, Capitol Hill, Lake City, Queen Anne, Wallingford)
• Flame (Queen Anne)
• Lunchbox Laboratory (Ballard)

Chinese

• 101 Yess (Bellevue)
• 663 Bistro (Chinatown/International District)
• Bamboo Garden (Bellevue)
• Boiling Point (Bellevue)
• Cafe Ori (Bellevue)
• Calva Cafe (Queen Anne)
• Canton Noodle House (Chinatown/International District)
• Chiang’s Gourmet (Maple Leaf)
• Din Tai Fung (Bellevue)
• Gourmet Noodle Bowl (Chinatown/International District)
• Harbor City (Chinatown/International District)
• Henry’s Taiwan (Chinatown/International District and Bellevue)
• Hing Loon (Chinatown/International District)
• Noodle King (Chinatown/International District)
• Pochi Tea Station (University District)
• Seven Stars Pepper (Chinatown/International District)
• Sichuanese Cuisine (Chinatown/International District)
• Spiced (Bellevue)
• Szechuan 99 (Lynnwood)
• Szechuan Bean Flower (Northgate)
• Szechuan Chef (Bellevue)
• Szechuan Noodle Bowl (Chinatown/International District)
• Tai Ho (Kenmore)
• Ton Kiang (Chinatown/International District)
• Uptown China (Queen Anne)
• Wonton City (Bellevue)

Coffeehouse/Teahouse

• Citizen (Queen Anne)
• Fonte (Downtown)
• Pochi Tea Station (University District)
• Polar Bar/Arctic Club (Downtown)

Cuban

• Paseo (Ballard and Fremont)

Ethiopian

• Meskel (Central District)

Food Truck/Cart and Fast Food

• Chicken Valley Farm Store (Downtown)
• El Camion (Northgate)
• Ezell’s Fried Chicken (Central District)
• Maximus / Minimus (Downtown)
• Rancho Bravo (Wallingford – and restaurant in Capitol Hill)

French

• 35th Street Bistro (Fremont)
• Anita’s Crepes (Ballard)
• Bastille (Ballard)
• Boat Street Cafe (and here) (Queen Anne)
• Boulangerie Nantaise (Belltown)
• Cafe Campagne (Downtown)
• Cafe Presse (Capitol Hill)
• Chez Shea (Downtown)
• Le Gourmand (Ballard)
• Madison Park Cafe (Madison Park)
• Portage (Queen Anne)
• Rover’s (and here) (Madison Valley)
• Toulouse Petit (Queen Anne)

Fusion

• Joule (and here and here and here) (Wallingford)
• Marination Mobile (mobile)
• Tulalip Casino Resort (and here) (Tulalip)

Greek

• Lola (Belltown)

Hawaiian

• Palisade (Magnolia)

Indian

• Taste of India (University District)

Indonesian

• Julia’s Indonesian Kitchen (and here) (Ravenna)

Irish

• Mulleady’s (Magnolia)
• Paddy Coyne’s (Bellevue and South Lake Union)
• T. S. McHugh’s (Queen Anne)

Italian

• Barolo (and here) (Downtown)
• Bizzarro (Wallingford)
• Branzino (Belltown)
• Cafe Juanita (and here) (Kirkland)
• Cafe Lago (Capitol Hill)
• Cantinetta (and here and here) (Wallingford)
• Cascina Spinasse (Capitol Hill)
• Cicchetti (Eastlake)
• Enotria (University District)
• Il Fornaio (and here) (Downtown)
• La Rustica (West Seattle)
• Osteria La Spiga (Capitol Hill)
• Salumi (Pioneer Square)
• Serafina (Eastlake)
• Tavolata (Belltown)
• tidbit bistro (Capitol Hill)
• Toscano (Bellevue)
• Volterra (Ballard)

Japanese

• Beard Papa’s (Chinatown/International District)
• Boom Noodle (Capitol Hill, University District, Bellevue)
• Calva Cafe (Queen Anne)
• Fuji Sushi (Chinatown/International District)
• Genki Sushi (Queen Anne)
• Hiroki (Green Lake/Tangletown)
• Kaname (and here) (Chinatown/International District)
• Kisaku (and here) (Green Lake/Tangletown)
• Kushibar (Belltown)
• Maneki (and here) (Chinatown/International District)
• Maruta Shoten (Georgetown)
• Nishino (Madison Valley)
• Rain Modern Infusion Cuisine (Wallingford)
• Samurai Noodle (Chinatown/International District)
• Shiro’s (Belltown)
• Sushi Kappo Tamura (Eastlake)
• Sushi Land (Queen Anne, Tukwila, Bellevue, Lynnwood)
• Taka Sushi (Lynnwood)
• Tsukushinbo (Chinatown/International District)
• Umi Sake House (Belltown)
• Waji’s (Seatac)

Korean

• BCD Tofu House (Lynnwood and Edmonds)
• Cockatoo’s Chicken Restaurant (Federal Way)
• Hae-Nam Kalbi & Calamari (Shoreline)
• Hosoonyi (Edmonds)
• Joule (and here and here and here) (Wallingford)
• Kokiri (Federal Way)
• Old Village (Shoreline)
• Original Sul Lung Tang (Lynnwood)
• Revel (Fremont)

Laotian

• Viengthong (Mount Baker)

Latin

• Dulces (Madrona)
• Tango (Capitol Hill)

Malaysian

• Malay Satay Hut (and update here) (Chinatown/International District, Redmond)

Mediterranean

• Artemis (Capitol Hill)
• Brasa (Belltown)
• Hallava Falafel (Georgetown)
• Toscano (Bellevue)

Mexican

• Barrio (Capitol Hill)
• La Carta de Oaxaca (Ballard)
• Chipotle (various)
• El Camion (Northgate)
• Malena’s Taco Shop (Queen Anne)
• Peso’s (Queen Anne)
• Rancho Bravo (Capitol Hill – and taco truck in Wallingford)

Pacific Northwest (see also “American – modern and otherwise”)

• bin vivant (and here) (Kirkland)
• Copperleaf (Seatac)
• Crush (and here) (Madison Valley)
• Dahlia Lounge (Belltown)
• FareStart (Downtown)
• Fresh Bistro (and here) (West Seattle)
• Herbfarm (Woodenville)
• Inn at Langley (and here) (Whidbey Island)
• Restaurant at Alderbrook (Union)
• Russell’s (Bothell)
• Salish Lodge (Snoqualmie)
• Sitka & Spruce (Capitol Hill)
• Tilikum Place Cafe (and here) (Belltown)
• Tilth (and here) (Wallingford)
• Union (and here) (Downtown)

Pizza

• #1 New York Pizza (Snohomish)
• Delancey (Ballard)
• DeLaurenti Specialty Food & Wine (Downtown)
• Fatty’s Corner Pizzeria (Greenwood)
• Flying Squirrel (Columbia City)
• MOD Super Fast Pizza (Downtown)
• Pagliacci (various)
• Proletariat Pizza (West Seattle)
• Serious Pie (and here) (Belltown and South Lake Union)
• Tutta Bella (South Lake Union, Wallingford, Columbia City and Issaquah)
• Veraci (Ballard)
• Via Tribunali (Belltown, Capitol Hill, Fremont, Georgetown, Queen Anne)

Pub/Gastropub

• 5 Corner Market Bar & Kitchen (Ballard)
• Hilltop Ale House (Queen Anne)
• Post (Downtown)
• Quinn’s (Capitol Hill)
• Smith (and here) (Capitol Hill)
• Spur (Belltown)
• Sully’s Lounge (Queen Anne)

Russian

• Café Yarmarka (Downtown)
• Piroshky, Piroshky (Downtown)

Seafood

• Blueacre (Downtown)
• Etta’s (Downtown)
• Flying Fish (South Lake Union)
• Ivar’s (numerous)
• Little Chinook’s (Magnolia)
• McCormick’s Fish House (Downtown)
• Pike Street Fish Fry (Capitol Hill)
• Ponti Seafood Grill (Queen Anne)
• Salty’s (and here) (West Seattle)
• Seastar (South Lake Union and Bellevue)
• Shuckers (Downtown)
• Waterfront Seafood Grill (and here) (Belltown)

Spanish

• Guanaco’s Tacos Pupuseria (University District and Capitol Hill)
• Harvest Vine (and here) (Madison Valley)
• Olivar (and here and here and here) (Capitol Hill)
• Taberna del Alabardero (Belltown)
• tidbit bistro (Capitol Hill)

Steakhouse

• Capital Grill (Downtown)
• El Gaucho (and here) (Belltown and Bellevue)
• Frank’s Oyster House (University District)
• Morton’s (Downtown)

Thai

• Buddha Ruksa (West Seattle)
• Kamrai Thai Cuisine (Shoreline)
• May (Wallingford)
• Noodle Boat (Issaquah)
• Racha (and here) (Queen Anne, Tukwila, Woodinville)
• Thai Curry Simple (Chinatown/International District)
• Viengthong (Mount Baker)

Vegetarian

• Cafe Flora (Madison Valley)
• Carmelita (Phinney Ridge)
• Plum (Capitol Hill)

Vietnamese

• Baguette Box (Capitol Hill and Fremont)
• Bahn Cuon Tan Dinh (Chinatown/International District)
• Green Leaf (Chinatown/International District)
• Hoang Lan (Rainier Beach)
• Lemongrass (Chinatown/International District, Capitol Hill)
• Long Provincial Vietnamese Restaurant (Belltown)
• Monsoon (Capitol Hill)
• Monsoon East (Bellevue)
• Pho Cyclo (Capitol Hill, SODO)
• Pho Thy Thy (University District)
• Saigon Deli (Chinatown/International District)
• Saigon Vietnam Deli (Chinatown/International District)
• The Signature (Queen Anne)
• Spring Roll House (Chinatown/International District)
• Tamarind Tree (Chinatown/International District)
• Than Brothers (University District, Ballard, Capitol Hill, Green Lake, Redmond, Bellevue, and beyond)
• Thanh Thao (Columbia City)
• Thoa’s (and here) (Downtown)
• Time 4 Pho (Magnolia)
• Tu Oanh (Chinatown/International District)
• Vietnam Restaurant (Ballard)

Wine Bar, etc.

• bin vivant (and here) (Kirkland)
• Copper Gate (Ballard)
• Grand Cru Wine Bar (Bellevue)
• Purple Cafe (and here)(Downtown, Kirkland, Woodinville, and Bellevue)
• STIR Martini + Raw Bar (Bellevue)
• Tini Bigs Lounge (Queen Anne)