Vigor Mortis

Café Dulzura Is Dead Set on Sharing Mexican Culture

It’s always Día de los Muertos at this Boulevard Park coffee shop.

01/14/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Warm Up

Dumplings Are the Steamiest Spa Cuisine

Inside Federal Way’s Korean-style Palace Spa, Eldar’s Kitchen serves Georgian khinkali and other specialties from around the former Soviet sphere.

01/14/2025 By Naomi Tomky

tome travels

Best Bookstores to Visit on a Washington Road Trip

Why go anywhere without a good place to stock up on books?

01/10/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach and Allison Williams

Friday Feed

This Week's Food News Is a Feast of Openings and Closings

Croissants, bagels, dumplings, and ice cream open up, a favorite chef's perfect pastas are back, and a local treasure says goodbye in our latest restaurant update.

01/10/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Scoop Dupe

How Does a Local Gelato Shop Close in Seattle but Also Live On as a Global Chain?

The truth melts quickly when venture capital is involved.

01/09/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Snow Report

Best Ski Hills to Visit Across the Pacific Northwest

Ski season has already begun in Northwest resorts. Here's what's new, what's different, and where to ski and snowboard from Canada to Oregon.

01/09/2025 By Allison Williams

"Following Space: Thaddeus Mosley & Alexander Calder” Brings A Beautifully Unexpected Pairing to SAM

Finding flow and meaning in inspiring sculptures and mobiles that raise questions of contrast — and unity.

01/08/2025 By Corinne Whiting

Poetic

Three Poems by Cedar Sigo

The latest in Seattle Met's poetry series.

01/08/2025 By Cedar Sigo

Giving Shades

Property Watch: A Craftsman Embraces Color in North Capitol Hill

Traditional styles deserve an interesting palette.

01/07/2025 By Zoe Sayler

Fancy Feast

These Tasting Menus for $100 or Less Are Cause for Celebration

Chefs show off their skills with these multicourse meals that keep prices (almost) in the double digits.

01/06/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Frozen

Ways to Play in the Snow near Seattle

Tubing hills, fat bikes, and where to take a sleigh ride.

01/03/2025 By Allison Williams

Let's Go

Where to Travel from Seattle in 2025

New nonstop flights, new hotels, new reasons to get out of town.

01/02/2025 By Allison Williams

Been There

The Best Places I Traveled in 2024

Islands, mountains, and the best roast duck I've ever had.

12/31/2024 By Allison Williams

Farewell, 2024

The 11 Best Things I Ate This Year

In case you need a to-do list for January.

12/30/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Winter Weekend on the McKenzie River

Oregonians know how to make the best of every season, and winter on the McKenzie River is the perfect time to explore.

12/29/2024

Year in Review

Seattle Met’s Most-Read Longform Stories of 2024

These are the features our readers loved this year.

12/27/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

Tickets to Ride

Seattle-Area Ski and Snowboard Shops

Where to gear up for a wild, snowy winter.

12/26/2024 By Allison Williams and Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

In Memoriam

Remembering the Local Culinary Legends We Lost This Year

Pouring one out for some of the big names in food who passed away in 2024.

12/23/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Year in Review

11 Hellos and 10 Goodbyes: Seattle’s Biggest Restaurant Moves of 2024

We lost classics, gained a celebrity chef; mourned the end of innovators, and welcomed an incredible class of restaurants this year.

12/20/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Prime Seats

Paju Is Opening For Lunch (And Keeping It Casual)

Come hither, kimchi.

12/19/2024 By Naomi Tomky