Best Restaurants

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

Statewide

The Best Restaurants in Washington State

An updated list of the 30 best destinations for food beyond the confines of Seattle.

02/19/2026 By Allecia Vermillion, Allison Williams, and Seattle Met Staff

Lunch, No Rush

Seattle’s Best Lunch Spots

Our favorite restaurants for a sit-down midday meal—the kind that doesn’t involve paper wrappers or to-go bags.

01/15/2026 By Naomi Tomky and Seattle Met Staff

Farewell, 2025

The 10 Best Things I Ate This Year

I made you a to-do list for 2026, and it involves eating french fries.

12/29/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Recommendations

The Best Thai Restaurants in Seattle Right Now

In a city with Thai restaurants aplenty, these favorites sidestep Americanized sweetness for a bolder harmony of flavors.

11/12/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Time-Tested

Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants

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

11/05/2025 By Naomi Tomky and Seattle Met Staff

Friday Feed

What Does $5 Buy You at Seattle's Best New Restaurants?

Plus the Ink Drinker opens a book bar, Salt & Straw puts fish on ice cream, and more food news.

10/24/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Hunger Gains

Seattle’s Best New Restaurants

This year’s top spots made the best of tough times by getting creative, obsessive, or both.

10/20/2025 By Naomi Tomky Photography by Amber Fouts

Hunger Gains

Seattle’s Best New Restaurants

This year’s top spots made the best of tough times by getting creative, obsessive, or both.

10/20/2025 By Naomi Tomky Photography by Amber Fouts

Best New Restaurants 2025

Little Beast Is Seattle Met’s Restaurant of the Year

At his bold English pub, Kevin Smith dares to be butcher, baker, and money-maker.

10/13/2025 By Naomi Tomky Photography by Amber Fouts

Crumb Deal

The Best Pastries for When You Deserve a Little Treat

These baked goods are worth the dough.

07/14/2025 By Naomi Tomky Photography by Amber Fouts

Seattle Dining Guide

Pike Place Market Restaurants: A Great Big Guide

From quick lunches to special occasion dinners. (With stops for crumpets and hombow in between.)

03/25/2025 By Naomi Tomky, Allecia Vermillion, and Seattle Met Staff

Hole Foods

Behold, the Best Doughnuts in Seattle

Sprinkled, glazed, and occasionally topped with bacon: These are the city’s most impressive practitioners of fried dough.

01/15/2025 By Naomi Tomky and Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Eastside Dining Guide

The Best Restaurants in Kirkland

New and old. Upscale and casual. Lake views and mall views.

11/05/2024 By Allecia Vermillion and Seattle Met Staff

Eastside Dining Guide

The Best Restaurants in Bellevue

The haunts. The holes in the wall. The high-rises.

11/05/2024 By Allecia Vermillion and Seattle Met Staff

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

Best New Restaurants 2024

Atoma Is Seattle Met’s Restaurant of the Year

Hoist a tiny cocktail in honor of Johnny and Sarah Courtney’s stunning food and house party vibes.

10/09/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Hunger Gains

Seattle’s Best New Restaurants of 2024

The year’s top rookies brought smiles to our faces with big murals, small cocktails, and creative cooking.

10/08/2024 By Naomi Tomky and Allecia Vermillion

Neighborhood Dining Guide

Where to Eat on Phinney Ridge

This used to be a low-key neighborhood for dining. Then—boom.

04/15/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

Dining Guide

The Best Breakfasts in Seattle

Why save waffles for the weekend?

04/08/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

Seattle Met

Best Restaurants

Seattle’s Best New Restaurants (and Bars)

A Guide to Seattle's Black-Owned Restaurants

Our Favorite Seattle Diners, from Formica to Fancy

Where to Eat (and Drink) on Beacon Hill

The Best Seattle Bakeries for One-of-a-Kind Birthday Cakes

The Best Restaurants in West Seattle

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

The Best Restaurants in Washington State

Seattle’s Best Lunch Spots

The 10 Best Things I Ate This Year

The Best Thai Restaurants in Seattle Right Now

Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants

What Does $5 Buy You at Seattle's Best New Restaurants?

Seattle’s Best New Restaurants

Seattle’s Best New Restaurants

Little Beast Is Seattle Met’s Restaurant of the Year

Popular Content

Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants

The Best Restaurants in Washington State

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

Seattle’s Best Lunch Spots

The Best Restaurants in Redmond

31 Restaurants Reimagining Seattle Brunch

The Best Pastries for When You Deserve a Little Treat

Pike Place Market Restaurants: A Great Big Guide

Behold, the Best Doughnuts in Seattle

The Best Restaurants in Kirkland

The Best Restaurants in Bellevue

The Eastside's 10 Best Restaurants

Atoma Is Seattle Met’s Restaurant of the Year

Seattle’s Best New Restaurants of 2024

Where to Eat on Phinney Ridge

The Best Breakfasts in Seattle

Latest Issue

The Ultimate Sports City