Critic's Picks

The Best Restaurants in the Central District Right Now

Fried chicken. Vietnamese street food. Fresh poke. Find it all at these 20 spots that make up the neighborhood's emerging food scene.

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Restaurant Shifts and Shakeups: Week of August 26

Central Pizza takes over, Cantinetta opens a bar, and Ethan Stowell announces a tiny Tangletown installment.

08/30/2013 By Brianna Lantz

Restaurant Openings

S Jackson St. got a new hangout with artisan pizza and everything on tap.

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Rain Shadow debuts brunch, Ballard gains a Li'l Woody's/Molly Moon's combo, and Central Pizza adds a hangout to the neighborhood.

Coming Soon

What to expect: thin-crust pizza with plenty of housemade touches and a bar made for neighborly meetups.