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The Working Stiff’s Guide to Lunch in the City

Over 90 of the best diners, delis, and joints for mid-day meals, deals, and steals amid the high-rise canyons.

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Belltown

Artisan Cafe 2523 Fifth Ave, 206-441-8885; artisancafeonvine.com

Bang Bang Cafe 2460 Western Ave, 206-448-2233

Boulangerie Nantaise 2507 Fourth Ave, 206-728-5999; boulangerienantaise
belltown.com

Buffalo Deli 2123 First Ave, 206-728-8759; thebuffalodeli.com

Cafe Casbah 2219 Second Ave, 206-728-1771

Cherry Street Coffee House 
2121 First Ave, 206-441-7176
2719 First Ave, 206-441-5489
2621 Fifth Ave, 206-812-1298
cherrystreetcoffee.com

Dahlia Bakery 2001 Fourth Ave, 206-441-4540; tomdouglas.com

Green Leaf 2800 First Ave, 206-448-3318; greenleaftaste.com

Home Remedy 2121 Sixth Ave, 206-812-9407; tdhomeremedy.com

Just Crepes 2502 Fifth Ave, 206-456-5506

Local Pho 2230 Third Ave, 206-441-5995; localpho-seattle.com

Macrina 2408 First Ave, 206-448-4032; macrinabakery.com

Opaline Cafe and Bakery 2229 Fifth Ave, 206-538-2480; opalinebakery.com

Two Bells Tavern 2313 Fourth Ave, 206-441-3050; thetwobells.com

 

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Downtown

Belle Epicurean 1206 Fourth Ave, 206-262-9404; belleepicurean.com

Buriyaki 823 Third Ave, 206-467-1477

CafeYumm! 717 Pine St, 206-624-9866; cafeyumm.com

Calozzi’s Cheesesteaks 1306 Fourth Ave, 206-623-1330

Cherry Street Coffee House
1212 First Ave, 206-264-9372
808 Third Ave, 206-442-9372
509 Olive Way, 206-623-3005
cherrystreetcoffee.com

Chip and Drew’s Filling Station 1301 Second Ave, 206-623-3869

Cyber-Dogs 909 Pike St, 206-405-3647; cyber-dogs.com (closed)

Deli No More 1118 Fifth Ave, 206-467-5311

Evergreens 823 Third Ave, Ste 107, 206-973-4400; evergreens-salad.com

Evolution Fresh 517 Pine St, 206-682-7740; evolutionfresh.com

Fonté Cafe and Wine Bar 1321 First Ave, 206-777-6193; cafefonte.com

Homegrown 999 Third Ave, 206-624-1329; eathomegrown.com

Italian Family Pizza 1206 First Ave, 206-538-0040

Jemil’s Big Easy Second Ave & Pike St, 206-930-8915; jemilsbigeasy.com

Jimmy John’s 1420 Fifth Ave, 206-623-9500
1200 Third Ave, 206-621-9501
1629 Sixth Ave, 206-245-1986
701 Fifth Ave, Ste 211, 206-805-5733
jimmyjohns.com

Juicy Cafe
725 Pike St, 206-682-6960
701 Fifth Ave, 206-632-1440
thejuicycafe.com

Market Fresh
1301 Fifth Ave, 206-623-0480
701 Fifth Ave, Ste 107, 206-447-4599
720 Olive Way, Ste 108, 206-370-0211
925 Fourth Ave, 206-447-4599

Market House Meats 1124 Howell St, 206-624-9248

Mod Pizza 1302 Sixth Ave, 206-332-0200; modpizza.com

Okinawa Teriyaki 1100 Western Ave, 206-447-2648

Pane Pane Sandwiches 304 Union St, 206-623-7263; panepanesandwiches.com

Pike Place Chowder 600 Pine St, 206-267-2537; pikeplacechowder.com

A Pizza Mart 910 Stewart St, 206-903-8500

Rex’s 1223 Second Ave, 206-623-7397 

RN74 1433 Fourth Ave, 206-456-7474; michaelmina.net/restaurants

Saley’s Crepes 800 Olive Way, 206-307-4619

Sound Soups 999 Third Ave, 206-284-1355; sound-soups.com

Specialty’s 1023 Third Ave
701 Fifth Ave
1918 Eighth Ave
1400 Fifth Ave
877-502-2837
specialtys.com

Taste 1300 First Ave, 206-903-5291; tastesam.com

Veggie Grill 1427 Fourth Ave, 206-624-1332; veggiegrill.com

 

 

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Pike Place Market

La Vaca Burrito Express 1492 First Ave, 206-467-9262

Market Grill 1509 Pike Pl, Ste 3, 206-682-2654

Michou 1904 Pike Pl, 206-448-4758; michoudeli.com

Pike Place Chowder 1530 Post Alley, 206-267-2537; pikeplacechowder.com

Piroshky Piroshky 1908 Pike Pl, 206-441-6068; piroshkybakery.com

Seattle Bagel Bakery 93 Pike St, Ste 4, 206-624-8099; seattlebagel.com

Three Girls Bakery 1514 Pike Pl, Stall 1, 206-622-1045

Uli’s Sausage 1511 Pike Pl, 206-838-1712; ulisfamoussausage.com

Zaccagni’s 97B Pike St, 206-765-6605; zaccagnisseattle.com

 

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Pioneer Square

Bakeman’s 122 Cherry St, 206-622-3375; bakemanscatering.com

Berliner Doner Kebab 221 First Ave S, 206-838-0339; berlinerseattle.com

Delicatus 103 First Ave S, 206-623-3780; delicatusseattle.com

Deli-Cut Subs 300 Fifth Ave, Ste 105, 206-262-0631

Cherry Street Coffee House 103 Cherry St, 206-621-9372; cherrystreetcoffee.com

Grand Central Bakery 214 First Ave S, 206-622-7381; grandcentralbakery.com

Il Corvo 217 James St, 206-538-0999; ilcorvopasta.com

Jimmy John’s 102 First Ave S, 206-621-9500; jimmyjohns.com

La Bodega 100 Prefontaine Pl S, 206-682-2175; labodegaseattle.com

Little Uncle 88 Yesler Way, 206-223-8529; littleuncleseattle.com 

London Plane 322 Occidental Ave S, 206-624-1374; thelondonplaneseattle.com

Main Street Gyros 301 Second Ave Ext S, 206-335-7940; seattlegyros.com

Pizzeria Napoletana 125 Prefontaine Pl S, 206-652-8331; caffevita.com/locations/wa/pioneer-square

Rain Shadow Meats Squared 404 Occidental Ave S, 206-467-4854; rainshadowmeats.com

Salumi 309 Third Ave S, 206-621-8772; salumicuredmeats.com

Tat’s 159 Yesler Way, 206-264-8287; tatsdeli.com

Tenoch Mexican Grill 208 Fifth Ave S, 206-381-8994; tenochmexicangrill.com

Thai Curry Simple 406 Fifth Ave S, 206-327-4828; thaicurrysimple.com

 

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South Lake Union

Berliner Doner Kebab 428 Westlake Ave N, 206-838-5032; berlinerseattle.com 

Cheese Wizards Westlake Ave N & Republican St, wizardsofcheese.com

Giuseppe’s Wood-Fired Pizza Boren Ave N & Harrison St, 206-370-4752

Homegrown 208 Westlake Ave N, 206-467-5391; eathomegrown.com

Jemil’s Big Easy
Mondays at Terry Ave N & Republican St
Wednesdays at Eighth Ave N & Republican St; jemilsbigeasy.com

Kigo Kitchen 210 Westlake Ave N, 206-805-8845; kigokitchen.com

Nollie’s 1165 Harrison St, 206-402-6724; nolliescafe.com

Now Make Me a Sandwich! Terry Ave N & Thomas St, 206-714-5090; nowmakemeasandwich.com

Pam’s Lunch Kitchen 609 Eastlake Ave E, 206-420-2320; pams-kitchen.com

Serious Biscuit 401 Westlake Ave N, 206-436-0050; seriouspiewestlake.com 

Shanik Takeout Window 500 Terry Ave N, 206-486-6884; shanikrestaurant.com

Veggie Grill 446 Terry Ave N, 206-623-0336; veggiegrill.com 

Whole Foods 2210 Westlake Ave, 206-621-9700; wholefoodsmarket.com

Wurst Place 510 Westlake Ave N, 206-623-3548; thewurstplace.com

Xplosive Mobile Food Truck Terry Ave N & Republican St, 206-612-4739; xplosivemobilefoodtruck.com

Yellow Dot 301 Westlake Ave N, 206-381-9200; yellowdotcafe.com

Published in the Seattle Ultimate Lunch Guide issue of Seattle Met.











Kathryn Robinson
Kathryn Robinson
Senior Writer Seattle native Kathryn Robinson, award-winning restaurant critic and senior writer at Seattle Met, has been anonymously reviewing restaurants for over 30 years—first as editor of the Best Places guidebook series, then as staff critic at Seattle Weekly and contributing critic at The Seattle Times and Seattle magazine.  Midcareer she spent a year-long sabbatical studying comparative religion as a Knight Fellow at Stanford University where she had been an undergrad 10 years earlier, gaining a knowledge base she now calls upon for her monthly “Back Fence” column on our collective urban existence and the meaning it holds for our personal lives. In her off hours she is a partner and a parent—which means she has no off hours.