Eat & Drink

Talent Scouts

How Fair Isle Brewing Became a Popup Proving Ground

The Ballard brewery doubles as a showcase of some of Seattle's coolest new menus.

10/20/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Ticket Alert

Shota Nakajima Brings Restaurant Wars Creation Kokoson to Seattle

Update: After a lightning-fast sellout, these four Top Chef contestants just added a second night of their Latin-Asian kaiseki creation. Read on for details.

10/19/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Brunch Alert

Communion Adds Brunch and Late-Night Happy Hour

Friday night means cocktails; Sunday mornings are for corn bread french toast (but also more cocktails).

10/18/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Gourd Me

I Hate Beer—How Did I End Up at the Great Pumpkin Beer Festival?

File this one away in the things work made me do.

10/14/2021 By Malia Alexander

Spice, Spice, Baby

Where to Satisfy Your Pumpkin Spice Craving in Seattle

Fall is the season of pumpkin spice, in more ways than ever.

10/14/2021 By Lucas Kaplan

Coffee Collabs

Caffe Vita Now Powers KEXP’s Cafe in Seattle Center

The new Vita at KEXP adds more food (and hockey hours) but keeps the La Marzocco connection.

10/13/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Bagel Alert

Rubinstein Bagels Unleashes Its Capitol Hill Location This Week

One of the town's best bagelsmiths lands in the former Wandering Goose space.

10/12/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Opening Dispatch

Kricket Club, Meesha's Upscale Sibling, Opens in Ravenna

Royal recipes and street food inspire Preeti Agarwal's new restaurant in the former Salare space.

10/12/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Most Dominant Chicken

Shaq's Big Chicken Arrives at Climate Pledge Arena

Fried chicken, an NBA legend, and hockey. What could be better?

10/11/2021 By Lucas Kaplan

Destination: Wine

Best Wineries in Lake Chelan

On vacation? Set aside a day to taste.

10/07/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

Opening Dispatch

Some Great Bars and Restaurants Opened Over the Weekend

Shellfish. Speakeasies. Soft serve.

10/04/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Revamps

Michael Mina's RN74 Officially Reopens as Bourbon Steak

Coming to downtown October 1: Local beef. Lobster pot pie. Lots of wine and cocktails.

10/01/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Sandwich Specters

The (Ghostly) Arrival of David Chang's Fried Chicken Sandwich

The delivery-only ghost kitchen offers chicken tenders, fried chicken sandwiches, and waffle fries.

09/27/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Dining Guide

Seattle’s Best New Restaurants (and Bars)

This year’s been full of adjustments. But also beautiful bars, grilled meats, and the occasional aloo slider.

09/24/2021 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Best New Restaurants 2021

4 Longtime Favorites Add New Locations with a Twist

Patios. Breakfast burritos. Cocktails. Sometimes expansion offers an opportunity to change things up.

09/23/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Big Cheese

Oaky's Tex-Mex Arrives on a Wave of Queso

Wood Shop BBQ's taco- and burrito-focused sibling returns as a proper restaurant in the Central District.

09/23/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

At Long Last

It's a Big Week for Local Restaurant Reopenings

What this means: Roman-style pizza, fancy General Tso's chicken, and way more pastries.

09/22/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Ho, Brah!

7 Seattle Destinations for Homestyle Hawaiian Food

September is Hawaiian History Month. Not that you needed a reason to hunt down some saimin, poké, or guava cake.

09/21/2021 By Malia Alexander

Noodle Envy

The Piquant Charms of Flavor Lao Bowl

Those charms include one of the city's best noodle soups.

09/20/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Kiki Culture

Inside Passage Is Enchantment (and Cocktails) Under the Sea

Enter the sliding door to Rumba’s new sibling cocktail bar and find yourself in an underwater lair that gives tiki a Northwest do-over.

09/17/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Met