Eat & Drink

Best New Restaurants 2021

Communion: Our Restaurant of the Year

Chef Kristi Brown brings Seattle together—and expands its definition of soul food.

12/02/2021 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Filling Festivities

The Seattle Guide to Christmas (Eve) Dining

From takeout to dine-in, dinner to brunch—festive options for December 24 and 25.

11/30/2021 By Malia Alexander

Field Notes

The Pastry Case's Next Chapter

A pair of Canlis alums bring new life, a cookie for the ages, and a classic bacon-egg-cheese to Volunteer Park Cafe and Pantry

11/22/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

PLATE-ONIC

Make Friendsgiving a Tradition Worth Starting

Locals tell us how to ensure things go smoothly—and why you should laugh it off when they don't.

11/22/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Opening Dispatch

November Is for New Bars, Fried Chicken, and One Fancy New Grocer

Meet five cool spots that just opened their doors.

11/19/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Latkes and Lights

Where to Order Food for Hanukkah

From full-on brisket dinner spreads to sufganiyot, even gluten-free latkes by the dozen.

11/16/2021 By Seattle Met Staff

Opening Dispatch

Ba Bar Opens Vegan Walk-Up, Ba Bar Green, in South Lake Union

The takeout window goes beyond Vietnamese fare with plant-based dishes from across Southeast Asia.

11/12/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

The Buzz

The Espresso Martini: Still All That and a Bag of Chips

This ’90s favorite is back. (Or did it ever really leave?)

11/12/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Oeno Files

Newcomer Drink Books Is a Hybrid Bottle Shop and Bookstore

Forget cheese plates. This newcomer on Phinney Ridge pairs natural wine with memorable fiction.

11/11/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Ale & Accolades

Oh, Hey—Here Are the Winners of This Year's Washington Beer Awards

It's like a syllabus, but for beer drinking.

11/08/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Opening Dispatch

The Wandering Goose Flies South

Plus five more restaurants that just opened in Seattle—it's a banner week if you like fried chicken.

11/04/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

To the Max

Queen Anne's New Burger Shop Should Look Awfully Familiar

Eden Hill Provisions, the restaurant that exemplified our pandemic burger obsession, makes its new identity permanent.

11/03/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Pop Tort

A Seattle Pop-Tart Expert Weighs in on the $5 Million Lawsuit Against Kellogg

Hana Yohannes of Shikorina Pastries ponders a sticky situation.

11/03/2021 By Sophie Grossman

Life of Pie

Thanksgiving Takeout Guide: Pie and Dessert Edition

Where to preorder from an autumnal rainbow of pumpkin, apple, and bourbon pecan. (Plus gluten-free, vegan, and straight-up tropical pie options.)

11/03/2021 By Seattle Met Staff

Beer, Books, and Bagels

Zylberschtein’s Brings Bagels, All-Day Kosher Dining to Seward Park

The deli's new restaurant spin-off, Muri's, will join Chuck's Hop Shop inside Third Place Books.

11/01/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

It's All Gravy

Seattle Restaurants Serving Thanksgiving Dinner (or Brunch... Lunch, Even)

Don't feel like cooking? Grab that vax card and leave the turkey (or black cod or prime rib) to the professionals.

11/01/2021 By Malia Alexander

Let's Tock Turkey

These Seattle Restaurants Offer Takeout Thanksgiving Dinner

Just because you don't feel like doing the grunt work doesn't mean you shouldn't stuff yourself with mashed potatoes and pie.

11/01/2021 By Lucas Kaplan

Chefs’ Day Off

Rachel Yang’s Speedy Weeknight Hot Pot

When time is short and hunger runs high, the family behind Revel and Joule turns to boiling broth with plenty of dipping sauce.

10/29/2021 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Expansion Mode

BopBox's Deli Sibling, Made in House, Opens in Fremont

Georgetown's favorite fast-casual Korean spot spins off a takeout-friendly lineup of bibimbap, japchae, and bentos. Better yet—it opens today.

10/28/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Hidden Gems

What Happened to Post Alley Pizza?

Slicing into the quiet reinvention of a Waterfront hole in the wall.

10/28/2021 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Seattle Met

Eat & Drink

Communion: Our Restaurant of the Year

The Seattle Guide to Christmas (Eve) Dining

The Pastry Case's Next Chapter

Make Friendsgiving a Tradition Worth Starting

November Is for New Bars, Fried Chicken, and One Fancy New Grocer

Where to Order Food for Hanukkah

Ba Bar Opens Vegan Walk-Up, Ba Bar Green, in South Lake Union

The Espresso Martini: Still All That and a Bag of Chips

Newcomer Drink Books Is a Hybrid Bottle Shop and Bookstore

Oh, Hey—Here Are the Winners of This Year's Washington Beer Awards

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