"One of Tom Douglas's restaurants—a particularly good one—exactly the one I need right now," as he ordered a fried egg sandwich with avocado and Dungeness crab.
A small-batch handmade biscuit joint. Better get there before noon, because Nook closes once its biscuits sell out!
Food vendors like Rain Shadow Meats are fiercely dedicated to supporting high-quality local producers and you'd be well-advised—really—to go look around and eat some stuff.
"I don't care what kind of hippies made this stuff, or even if they're Dave Matthews fans, this stuff is great. I mean, really great!"
Yes, the seafood is delicious, but Renee Erickson's oyster bar also offers seemingly simple small plates that keep the tucked-away dining room reliably packed. [Eater 38 Member] Leia mais.
"If you're like me and have a real soft spot for a superb well-executed old-school French bistro, Le Pichet is one of the best in the country."
This seafood and steak restaurant is right on the water, and has breathtaking views of Elliott Bay and the Seattle city skyline.
"A stunningly beautiful example of non-ironic retro glamour. A kitchen with 60-some years of tradition that not only knows how to do a proper hunk of bleeding meat, but has taken on chef Jeff Franey."
"They do great (burgers). There's great local beers and the delightful wild boar sloppy joe, which is something they tell me you just gotta do."
The decor makes a convincing argument for the 1960s bachelor pad as an alternative to the current model for modern American cocktail bars. Try the Chartreuse.
"It's a dive bar that opens at six o'clock in the morning with breakfast happy hour from 6 to 9 am, which is pretty hard core."
"They have hipster-inspired drinks called Unicorn Jizz and My Little Pony. I don't know about you, but I'm not trying them anytime soon."
"They have a famous Seattle breakfast called a Dutch Baby—a cross between a pancake and a souffle. It's crispy on the outside and dense and eggy on the inside."
"If you're going to wait in line for an hour and a half any place in this world, you'd want to do it at Salumi."
"The sandwich with the cult following is the Cuban Roast: slow-cooked pork shoulder piled onto a split baguette with aioli, cilantro, pickled jalapenos, caramelized onions and Romaine lettuce."
"A shrine of Vietnamese home cooking." Ask for the “other menu” for rarities like cobra, alligator, duck tongue and curry rabbit stir-fry.
"A legendary spot that draws all types of personalities, from professional cooks to hipster douchebags."
"The decor is tiki bar-slash-opium den. The bar makes its own gin and vodka, which goes nicely with fresh juice squeezed to order. And appropriately, they make a mean Mai Tai."
"If you prefer brown liquor, then Canon is a must do. A self-proclaimed whiskey and bitters emporium, Canon stocks whiskey from all over the world."
"Locals flock here for curried fish fritters and Khao Soi curry noodles. Also popular is the gra poa moo: pork sauteed with gra poa basil, chilies and garlic with a fried egg and Jasmine rice."
