Neighborhood Guide

Secret Spots in Seattle’s Capitol Hill

Look past the crowds to the new speakeasy and hidden mural.

04/07/2025 By Allison Williams

It’s Toast

Eat This: Toast at Cafe Suliman

Embarrassingly messy, blushingly delicious.

09/05/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Seattle Dining Guide

Special Occasion Restaurants for When You Want to Go Big

Because sometimes life hands you reasons to make a reservation and really blow it out.

10/18/2023 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

Lark 3.0

After Two Long Years, Lark Returns

One of our most influential Northwest restaurants reopens its dining room...with a few notable changes.

03/08/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Bucket-Based Dining

Shota Nakajima Reopens Taku as a House of Fried Chicken

Karaage will rule the menu when the Top Chef contestant's Capitol Hill bar returns in May.

04/19/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

Taneda Is Broadway Alley’s Sushi Secret

The high-end omakase brings two Japanese traditions together under one unlikely roof.

09/24/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Sad

Untimely Death to False Pizza: Sizzle Pie Closes on Capitol Hill

The Portland-born import on East Union Street will shutter its pizza joint and adjoining bar at the end of August.

08/21/2019 By Rosin Saez

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

Trends

Why Don't More Portland Restaurants Expand to Seattle?

The impending arrival of Rose City pizzeria Sizzle Pie bucks an unspoken trend.

10/28/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

The Alpha Omega Ouzeri

Thank the Greek gods for Thomas Soukakos.

07/27/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Review

Gnocchi Bar: Cheap, Terrific, Perfectly Sauced

Capitol Hill's pasta dumpling shop goes from popup to brick-and-mortar.

07/07/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Quick: Name the Seattle Neighborhood with So Many New Restaurants We Made You a Map!

Dozens of new restaurants. Which one gets our spotlight?

05/21/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Seattle Met

Capitol Hill Restaurants

Secret Spots in Seattle’s Capitol Hill

Eat This: Toast at Cafe Suliman

Special Occasion Restaurants for When You Want to Go Big

MariPili Tapas Bar Is Our Restaurant of the Year

After Two Long Years, Lark Returns

Shota Nakajima Reopens Taku as a House of Fried Chicken

Taneda Is Broadway Alley’s Sushi Secret

Untimely Death to False Pizza: Sizzle Pie Closes on Capitol Hill

Ernest Loves Agnes: Love, Italian Style

Why Don't More Portland Restaurants Expand to Seattle?

The Alpha Omega Ouzeri

Gnocchi Bar: Cheap, Terrific, Perfectly Sauced

Quick: Name the Seattle Neighborhood with So Many New Restaurants We Made You a Map!