Eat & Drink

Seattle Dining Guide

Bone Up on Seattle’s Best Barbecue

Warmer weather calls for meat, smoked low and slow.

06/07/2022 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Awards & Accolades

Seattle’s 2022 Spirited Awards Nominees

The local booze connoisseurs who made the short list.

06/06/2022 By Ann Karneus

World Building

Dreamland’s Patio Is Now an Immersive Tropical Sci-Fi Bar

It’s called Carnelian Bay—a land of grottos, tiger fountains, and neo-tropical drinks.

06/01/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Write On

Little Oddfellows Reopens Inside Elliott Bay Book Company

Once again, you can sip a steaming cappuccino while reading a book just purchased a few footsteps away.

05/27/2022 By Sophia Urabe

Chef's Day Off

Recipe: Taichi Kitamura’s Okonomiyaki

Japan’s savory pancake is easy to make, easy to freeze—and easy to garnish with abandon.

05/26/2022 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Brooke Fitts

BEER GEAR

Have Your Beer and Wear It, Too

Three giftable beer-merch pairings from PNW breweries, just in time for Father's Day.

05/23/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Fruit Forward

The Complete Guide to Pacific Northwest Berries

How we eat, harvest, and love our juiciest local fruits, from strawberries to huckleberries and everything sweet in between.

05/19/2022 By Allison Williams Photography by Carlton Canary

Seattle Dining Guide

The Best Italian Food in Seattle

Way more than pasta. (But also a ton of pasta.)

05/18/2022 By Allecia Vermillion and Seattle Met Staff

Review

When Tomo Broke the Internet

Brady Ishiwata Williams’s new spot in White Center defies description and draws a crowd.

05/16/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

South by Northwest

Renee Erickson's Opening a New Bar

King Leroy is definitely the first Erickson project to make its own jalapeno poppers in house.

05/12/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Above All

A Summer-Ready Guide to Rooftop Patios

Our growing number of elevated bars and restaurants let you spend the summer on high.

05/11/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Everything

For Whom the Bagel Tolls

Local obsession Mt. Bagel bids Seattle farewell.

05/10/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Expansion Mode

Susu Dessert Bar Spins Off a Bothell Bakery

The pastry program will head north, so this buttery gem in Chinatown–International District can get back to its original plan.

05/10/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Field Notes

Bloom Plants a Vegan-Friendly, No-Dairy, Gluten-Free Flag in Denny Triangle

The new lunch counter lets you assemble your own bento box.

05/09/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Shift Change

New Owners at Mike Easton's Il Nido

The chef will leave Seattle for good next month. And he's sold his restaurant to the people who know it best.

05/03/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

XLB Dining Guide

The Best Soup Dumplings in Seattle

Xiao long bao—always worth a trip, but now more able to travel.

04/27/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Ticket Alert

Shota Nakajima Announces Two Dinners with Michael Voltaggio

How's that for Top Chef star power? Two of the show's biggest names will collaborate on a multicourse menu.

04/25/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Mother Lode

Mother's Day Brunches in Seattle

Show the maternal figures in your life that you care enough to make reservations.

04/22/2022 By Ann Karneus

Changeups

Brendan McGill's New Restaurant Takes a Big, Oceanic Swing

The chef's original restaurant on Bainbridge Island will become Seabird, a seafood spot with no shortage of ambition.

04/20/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Expansion Mode

Detroit-Style Pizza Phenom Moto Plans a Second Location

West Seattle's mind-bending deep-dish pies expand to Belltown, along with self-pouring drinks and other seriously ambitious plans.

04/19/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Met