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

Friday Feed

Famous Chains and Many Momos Are This Week’s Food News

And one internet-famous sushi restaurant has reopened.

12/06/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Bag That

Two New Grocery Stores Open in the Region, More to Come

Bellevue’s Canadian invasion continues with T&T Supermarket, Saars Super Saver Foods swings north to Aurora.

12/05/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Kent’s State

Wild Cumin’s Menu Is Full of Smoke and Noodles

The area’s first Xinjiang Uyghur restaurant comes with lamb skewers and a storied chef. But also some big questions.

11/25/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

This Week’s Food News Is a Wild Storm

A near-hurricane of openings, closings, and power outages whipped through Seattle.

11/22/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Dinner Is Fire

A Meaty Guide to Seattle's Best Korean BBQ

Grab those tongs and get grilling.

11/20/2024 By Naomi Tomky and Allecia Vermillion Photography by David Jaewon Oh

Grub Stake

Keith Lee, FOB Sushi, and Wormgate

A content creator accidentally wriggles into a lesson in the earth-shaking power of social media.

11/19/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Tea Party (Not that Kind)

Where to Have Afternoon Tea in Seattle

From kid-free sophistication to on-site hats and fascinators. With lots of champagne in between.

11/18/2024 By Naomi Tomky and Allecia Vermillion

Friday Feed

This Week's Food News Includes Lots of Tasty Openings

Bossam in Bellevue, a Hong Kong cafe in Capitol Hill, and seven more exciting new restaurants.

11/15/2024 By Naomi Tomky

High Quahlity

The Best Restaurants in Issaquah

The secret to a great meal sits in these suburban strip malls.

11/13/2024 By Naomi Tomky and Nidhi Chaudhry

Color Wheel

Eat This: Purple Potato Balls at Mr. Dim Sum

A local restaurant has the (custard-filled) balls to take on Southcenter's sea of chain restaurants.

11/08/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

This Week's Food News Says Goodbye Burgers, Hello Bentos

New restaurants open in Capitol Hill and Normandy Park, and close in Greenwood and Ballard.

11/01/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Dining Guide

Where to Eat and Drink Near Climate Pledge Arena

Pregame your concert or hockey outing with German beer or (why not?) geoduck chowder.

10/29/2024 By Naomi Tomky and Allecia Vermillion

Drink Ticket

The Best Places in Seattle to Drop Your Ballot and Get a Drink

Use our dive bar and ballot box pairings to vote with your pint glass.

10/28/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

This Week’s Seattle Food News Is Full of Mysteries

Restaurants are coming and going but nobody has much to say.

10/25/2024 By Naomi Tomky

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

Time-Tested

Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants

From tasting menus to taco counters, and all points in between.

10/23/2024 By Naomi Tomky and Seattle Met Staff

Corner Score

Greenwood's Glowing Up

Get the details on two exciting new restaurants coming to the heart of the North Seattle neighborhood.

10/22/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Field Notes

Hummingbird Sushi Goes Big on Flavor

A little bird with Texas-size ambition lands on Lower Queen Anne.

10/22/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

This Week’s Seattle Food News Is Full of New Restaurants

Where to get your world-famous cebiche, waffle sammies, and jojos.

10/18/2024 By Naomi Tomky