What to Drink

A Pike Place Market Nightcap

Three late-night pours to send you on your way.

06/19/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Where to Eat

14 Classic Restaurants at Pike Place Market

Fancy and decidedly otherwise, these destinations stand the test of time.

06/19/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Beer, Views, and Elbow Room

10 Reasons to Love MarketFront

The long-awaited new wing adds much, and yet the spirit remains the same.

06/19/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Where to Eat

Meet the Newcomers at Pike Place Market

When an institution’s 111 years old, you define new in terms of decades. These more recent arrivals reaffirm our love of the market.

06/19/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Recommendations

27 Patios for Prime Outdoor Dining

This time of year, the city’s best tables come bathed in sunlight.

06/19/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Shade Index

Oh Canada, We're Not That Jealous of You

Sure, it’s fun to visit. But here’s why we’ll always come home.

06/19/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Famous Faces

Perfect Party: July 2018

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

06/19/2018 By Seattle Met Staff Illustrations by David Wilson

Hooray

Seattle Met Wins Gold!

Seattle’s top-selling city magazine earns the industry’s highest honor at the City and Regional Magazine Awards.

06/06/2018 With Seattle Met Staff

A Better Place

Light a Fire 2018: Honoring Seattle's Best and Brightest Nonprofits and Volunteers

In the following pages, you’ll meet some of the city's most inspiring individuals and nonprofits. They light the fires that encourage others to follow. They make Seattle—and the world—a better place.

05/22/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Bars Beyond Cardboard

5 Locally Made Energy Bars to Try

We passed around Northwest-made trail bars to compose wine-style tasting notes for homegrown hiker fuel. Pinkies up, everyone.

05/22/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Shade Index

Dubious Seattle Apartment Amenities

These perks are a little too extra.

05/22/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Critic's Picks

Roasted, Fried, or Poached: 10 Restaurants That Have Perfected Chicken

If chicken is a restaurant litmus test, these spots are top of the class.

04/26/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Chain Reaction

Seattle Fast Food Bracket: Which Chain Reigns Supreme?

A clear winner emerges from our battle of new school versus old school joints.

04/25/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Seattle Met Events

2018 GeneroCity NonProfit Application

This is your chance to showcase your organization and its initiatives with the Seattle community.

04/04/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

The Shade Index

Seattle Twitter Accounts That Really Should Exist

Did you know the forthcoming Washington State Convention Center annex has its own Twitter account (@wsccaddition)? So does the daily visibility of Mount Rainier (@IsMtRainierOut). Here are some other oddly specific Twitter accounts we long to see.

03/27/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Awards & Accolades

James Beard Award Nominations Are Out. And Congrats Are In Order.

Here are Seattle's 2018 James Beard Award nominees...

03/14/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

COVERT CULTURE

Hidden Seattle

Secret bars, underground bookstores, lost time capsules: There’s so much more to Seattle than meets the eye.

02/27/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

SHade Index

Rejected Characters from the Grey’s Anatomy Spin-Off

The show that chronicled a fictional Seattle hospital’s high-stakes surgeries and breakroom hookups debuts a firefighter-based offshoot, Station 19, on March 22. Here are a few TV tropes that didn’t make the cut.

02/27/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Hidden Seattle

Little-Known Facts About Seattle Landmarks

You know the lore. Here are some more obscure tidbits about our best-known icons.

02/27/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Hidden Seattle

These Shops and Restaurants Are Out of Sight—Literally

Look up. Or beneath your feet—maybe down that alley? These bars, boutiques, and arts spaces aren’t immediately visible from the street.

02/27/2018 By Seattle Met Staff