Seattle Dining Guide

Seattle's Best New Restaurants of 2023

This year’s top newcomers include pizza with a sense of place, sushi with a sense of humor, and a chef who sources from his mom’s garden.

09/12/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Opening Dispatch

Summer's Best New Food Spots Aren't Brick-and-Mortar

Behold, the brewery burger collab, the seasonal soft-serve window, and the waterside food truck and cocktail shack that guarantee alfresco good times.

07/11/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Dining Guide

Seattle's Best Ethiopian and Eritrean Restaurants

Exploring our city's wealth of great Habesha fare—from stacked veggie combos to meaty tibs...to lots of great coffee.

02/28/2023 By Allecia Vermillion With Agazit Afeworki

Best New Restaurants 2022

Seattle Snacks We Loved This Year

The portable, hyper-palatable heroes of our newest bakeries and cafes.

12/13/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Best New Restaurants 2022

MariPili Tapas Bar Is Our Restaurant of the Year

In a storied space on Capitol Hill, Grayson Corrales does her abuela proud.

11/30/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Best New Restaurants

A Northwest Seafood Restaurant That Goes Hard

Surely Seattle has fish-centric restaurants on every corner, right? Hardly, but Brendan McGill’s new Seabird adds an ambitious one to the mix.

11/28/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Another Round

This Year Brought Us a Lot of Great Bars

From revamped classics to "Spanish in spirit," even the occasional imaginary intergalactic universe—suddenly cool new hangouts are everywhere.

11/21/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Dining Guide

The Best Indian Food in Seattle and on the Eastside

And other great South Asian cuisines.

10/27/2022 By Nidhi Chaudhry With Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Dining Guide

The Best New Restaurants of 2022

New faces change the game, while veteran chefs embrace new directions.

10/12/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

The Butcher, the Baker, the Cheeseburger Maker

Beast and Cleaver hides a destination restaurant behind a (really good) butcher counter.

09/13/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Main Dish

Where to Eat in Walla Walla

You already know what to drink.

07/05/2022 By Allison Williams and Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Dining Guide

The Best Burgers in Seattle

Hold the gimmicks.

06/28/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Dining Guide

Best New Restaurants: Takeout Edition

Smokeshow steaks, vegan Lao dishes, katsu for days, and a double dose of queso.

01/25/2022 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Best New Restaurants 2021

Communion: Our Restaurant of the Year

Chef Kristi Brown brings Seattle together—and expands its definition of soul food.

12/02/2021 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Hidden Gems

What Happened to Post Alley Pizza?

Slicing into the quiet reinvention of a Waterfront hole in the wall.

10/28/2021 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Seattle Dining Guide

Seattle’s Best New Restaurants (and Bars)

This year’s been full of adjustments. But also beautiful bars, grilled meats, and the occasional aloo slider.

09/24/2021 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Noodle Envy

The Piquant Charms of Flavor Lao Bowl

Those charms include one of the city's best noodle soups.

09/20/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Best New Restaurants 2021

At Aki Kushiyaki, Fine Dining Means Meat on a Stick

Tasting menus centered on binchotan charcoal–grilled skewers land in Madison Valley. Dinner here is no smoke, all fire.

09/14/2021 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Local Gems

Where to Eat in Yakima

From world-class tamales to well-crafted cocktails.

09/10/2021 By Allison Williams

Capitol Hill Neighborhood Guide

The Best Restaurants on Capitol Hill

An entire city’s worth of great food, crammed into one lively (slightly sprawling) area.

08/27/2021 By Allecia Vermillion and Seattle Met Staff