cold comfort

Seattle's Best Shaved Ice and Slushies

Brain freeze be damned.

06/30/2026 By Naomi Tomky and Seattle Met Staff

Pre-Game Guide

Best Restaurants and Bars Near Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park

Where to eat if you’re headed to the stadiums.

03/26/2026 By Naomi Tomky and Allecia Vermillion

Well Well Well

These Young Classical Musicians Are Living in a Seattle Retirement Facility

How Skyline got its first-ever chamber quartet in residence.

03/19/2026 By Haley Shapley

Cloudy with a Chance

What Is Seattle Weather, Anyway?

We’re the rainy city, except when we’re not. But we cling to the reputation anyway.

02/18/2026 By Allison Williams

Pours & Pulls

The Handy Guide to Seattle Coffee Shops

Where to explore the traditions that built this coffee town—and the hottest new beans.

02/17/2026 By Naomi Tomky, Allecia Vermillion, and Darren Davis

Quote Unquote

Baso Fibonacci Believes in Seattle Art

The downtown painter documents his city in paintings, murals, and a little bit of renegade street art.

02/05/2026 By Allison Williams

Just for fun

The Seattle Dentist Who Doubles as the Tooth Fairy

Move over, Sasquatch—there’s been a confirmed sighting of Dr. Purva Merchant, who keeps the magic alive for gap-toothed grinners.

12/11/2025 By Haley Shapley

Cymbals Rule Everything Around Me

Kassa Overall Is Back in Seattle and Back in the Flow

The Garfield alum’s new album is all jazz and all hip-hop.

09/15/2025 By Eric Olson

Retail Therapy

How One Mall Is Cultivating Joy and Inclusion

Seattle Fat Mall centers its shoppers in every way.

08/26/2025 By Haley Shapley

Green Scene

The Hottest Club in Town Is the Line for Matcha

Farhan Mustafa has a revelation about why the kids are all in line for tea.

07/29/2025 By Farhan Mustafa

Nostalgia Junket

Unearthing Vintage Magic at the West Seattle Garage Sale

After 20 years, the massive community event still piles on the memories.

07/23/2025 Photography by Chona Kasinger By Zoe Sayler

Seattle Dining Guide

The Best Seafood in Seattle

Where to find the oysters, the crab rolls, and the sustainably sourced delicacies that define our waterbound town.

07/21/2025 By Naomi Tomky, Allecia Vermillion, and Seattle Met Staff

Good Rep

Pramila Jayapal Is Tougher than She Looks

And she has a certain president in her sights.

07/03/2025 By Allison Williams Photography by Chona Kasinger

Pedestrian Pilot

Can Pike Place Market Actually Break Up with Cars?

The long-awaited goodbye is sort of, kind of, maybe here.

06/16/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

The Beat Goes On

Inside Seattle’s Longest-Running Jazz Gig

Bassist Phil Sparks has turned Latona Pub into home for more than 20 years.

04/10/2025 By Eric Olson

Civic Staples

The Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Seattle

Warming noodle soups, cool cocktail hangouts, and many a great deli in between.

03/05/2025 By Naomi Tomky, Allecia Vermillion, and Seattle Met Staff

More Is More

Seattle Designer Janelle Abbott Goes Big on Everything

Her zero-waste JRAT label uses upcycled materials to create ebullient handmade garments.

02/05/2025 By Karly Quadros

City in Motion

Yonny Is the Hottest Seattle Hip-Hop Artist You’ve Never Heard Of

At least not yet.

02/04/2025 By Eric Olson Photography by Chona Kasinger

Seattle Dining Guide

Seattle's Best Chinese Restaurants

Our favorite spots for noodles, dumplings, dim sum, and hot pot, featuring food from Shanghai to Xinjiang.

12/09/2024 By Hsiao-Ching Chou and Naomi Tomky With Allecia Vermillion

The Feast Side

The Eastside's 10 Best Restaurants

From a sandwich shop to sushi bar and beyond, these are the top places to eat in Bellevue, Issaquah, Mercer Island, and Redmond.

10/24/2024 By Naomi Tomky and Seattle Met Staff