This year’s been quite a ride. Legendary local chefs began new chapters; fresh faces shook up the pizza and sandwich landscape. Restaurants opened—then opened again as something more casual. Suddenly we live in a city of rooftop dining, deeply thoughtful Southern food, and bars whose menus rival destination restaurants. Let’s get to it. ➤
The 2017 Restaurant of the Year Is…FlintCreek Cattle Co.
In a moment where casual, familiar dining prevails, one chef transforms bison, boar shoulder, and venison into polished plates, served with easygoing grace. All this—plus a devastatingly stylish dining room—await at FlintCreek Cattle Co.
New Views: 2017’s Most Scenic Restaurants
Suddenly, superb food and memorable views aren’t mutually exclusive.
Best Restaurants 2017: Adana
In a year of reconcepts, Adana is a lesson in how to loosen up.
Best Restaurants 2017: Art of the Table
For 10 years, Art of the Table was inside a cozy, squat building covered in weathered, gray wood shingles, with tie-dye colors framing the windows. This year, it grew up.
Best Restaurants 2017: L’Oursin
The Central District bistro isn’t trying to please everyone. That’s why it’s such a pleasure.
Best Restaurants 2017: Marmite
In a most unexpected next chapter, Bruce Naftaly gives Capitol Hill a relaxed evolution of Le Gourmand.
Best Restaurants 2017: Mean Sandwich
It isn’t fancy—just a few booths, a big walkup counter, and seating that wraps around the ample front windows. But…those sandwiches.
Best Restaurants 2017: Windy City Pie
Dave Lichterman is wowing the city with his deep-dish pies—a soft, almost brioche-like crust, a carefully calibrated meat/cheese/sauce ratio, and that all-important ring of crisply caramelized cheese around the edge.
Why Seattle Went Nuts When JuneBaby Opened
An actual line—a long one—of eager diners waited outside Edouardo Jordan's Southern restaurant at 5pm on day one. Here are 5 reasons it lives up to the hype.
Seattle’s Best New Bars That Are Secretly Dining Destinations
Remember when Seattle’s bars and restaurants were kind of indistinguishable? These newcomers are proudly, defiantly drink destinations, two from the same pair of local beverage luminaries. And yet we keep coming back for the food.
Chef Brian Clevenger Is Having an Unusually Big Year
Here's what the rapid-fire restaurateur has been up to in 2017—and what's next.
From Poke to Pizza, These Are The Best Things We Ate This Year
11 dishes for your dining out to-do list.
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