Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Fine Dining in Downtown and Cheesy Plates from Bar Sue

And no more pad thai on Madison (for now).

03/04/2016 By Sophia Lizardi

The Decade In Dining

The Rise of the Restaurant Empire

Tom Douglas, Ethan Stowell, Matt Dillon—they all have one. What the emergence of the chef-driven restaurant group says about Seattle's restaurant culture.

03/03/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Revamps

Ethan Stowell's Marine Hardware Opens Softly This Week

"It's not going to be fancy, but some high-end ingredients served in a casual way."

03/01/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

Why Can’t Terrific Fish and Chips Make it in Seattle?

The closure of Pike Street Fish Fry and Chippy’s delivers a one-two punch to lovers of the low-end-done-highbrow indulgence.

02/16/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Of The City

11 Restaurants with Great Atmospheres

In honor of Valentine’s Day, some dining rooms worthy of an amorous liaison.

02/03/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Dining Out

Restaurant Review: Eden Hill on Queen Anne

A young overachiever makes romance—and crispy pig head candy bars—atop Queen Anne.

01/27/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Review

Ernest Loves Agnes: Love, Italian Style

Papa’s unrequited love story fills a need Capitol Hill didn’t even know it had.

01/26/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Which Seattle Restaurant Made Eater’s National List?

For the second year in a row, no less.

01/14/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Seattle’s 5 Indispensable Restaurants

We’ve got dozens of exquisite eateries. But which restaurants are so distinctive and so essential—we would not be the same without them?

12/14/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Restaurants

Festive Lunches for the Holidays

Midday meals for celebrating and catching up.

12/08/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Dining by Firelight

Candlelight is so November. This month, go for some serious flames.

12/07/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Rainy Season

49 Things Every Seattleite Must Do This Winter

Where to skate, soak, drink, dine, and, yes, swim all season long.

12/05/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

Trends

Seattle Fine Dining Evolves

What big changes at Canlis and Cafe Juanita tell us about how we celebrate.

12/03/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

The Restaurant Issue

Restaurant Trend of the Year: The Asian Remix

The only trend more rampant right now than restaurants opening on Capitol Hill? Menus taking informed liberties with Asian traditions.

10/26/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Crab and Sweet Corn Soup at Salted Sea

New Columbia City restaurant nails our biggest fall craving.

10/01/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Pour

Seattle’s Newest Restaurants Embrace the Food-Friendly Cocktail

At two high-profile new restaurants, veteran bartenders pour drinks that don’t fight with the food.

09/23/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

Kraken Congee: Crackin' Comfort Food

Kraken Congee is global, smart, and cozy in the extreme.

09/22/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Review

Just Enough Adventure on the Salted Seas

A Vietnamese restaurateur brings a fish house to Columbia City.

09/21/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

I'm New Here

The 7 Inevitable Seattle Restaurant Recommendations

These are Seattle’s standards, from greasy midnight burgers to the city’s lone restaurant with a dress code. You’ll hear these restaurant names a lot. But should you actually dine there?

08/20/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Revamps

What's Next for Hommage? Well, Something...

The restaurant's last night of service is August 8.

08/05/2015 By Allecia Vermillion