New Moon

How to Celebrate the 2023 Lunar New Year

Festivals, celebrations, performances, and food guides for ringing in the Year of the Rabbit.

01/15/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Seattle Dining Guide

Our Very Favorite Chinese Restaurants

Where to get dim sum, Sichuan dishes, Cantonese noodles, barbecue, dumplings, and more regional Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine in Edmonds, Kent, and beyond.

09/14/2022 By Hsiao-Ching Chou With Allecia Vermillion

XLB Dining Guide

The Best Soup Dumplings in Seattle

Local Chinese food restaurants, from Din Tai Fung to Ping's Dumpling House, serve takeout xiao long bao, and even make frozen soup dumplings for the home.

04/27/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Coming Soon

The Plenty of Clouds Owners Will Open Noodle/Bar

Plenty of Clouds in Capitol Hill will open a spinoff restaurant in South Lake Union, dishing up Chinese-inspired noodles made with local wheat.

02/17/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

border bound

Canada's Greatest Chinese Food Is at the Mall

In Richmond, Chinese fare flourishes at Old Xian's Food, Little Fox Bakehouse, and R&H Chinese Food in Landsdowne Centre. Plus the Versante Hotel.

11/09/2021 By Allison Williams

Cookbook Review

Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food Presents an Easy, Compelling Route to Plant-Based Cooking

Local writer Hsiao-Ching Chou’s new cookbook is an exercise in exceptional approachability.

01/19/2021 By Stefan Milne

Field Notes

Tyger Tyger Brings Big Sichuan Flavors to Seattle Center

The new Sichuan-inspired restaurant burns bright—and not just as a hockey hangout.

12/10/2020 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Noodle News

How Coronavirus Hurts a Local Chinese Restaurant

Xi'an Noodles is just one example of how reduced contact and misconceptions have led to revenue losses.

03/11/2020 By Marisa Comeau-Kerege

Culture Fix

Weekend What to Do January 17–19

Cold War Kids test their longevity at the Neptune, Mystery Science Theater 3000 stops by on tour, and Elton John gets the laser treatment at Pacific Science ...

01/17/2020 By Ryan Phelan

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Coffee Comebacks and Taco Domination

Six dining developments on our radar this week.

09/27/2019 By Annika Lindburg

Noodle Notices

The Excellent Xi'an Noodles Opened a Second Location at Westlake

Cumin lamb biang biang noodles just became a downtown lunch all-star.

09/19/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: A Chocolate Factory and a Belltown "Seacuterie"

Five dining developments on our radar this week.

05/24/2019 By Philip Kiefer

Side Dish

Bellevue’s Xiao Chi Jie Expands Our Soup Dumpling Lexicon

These broth-filled parcels are perhaps the most affordable form of culinary indulgence.

04/23/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Dining Guide

The Best Restaurants in Chinatown Right Now

From dim sum to hot pot to late-night comfort food.

02/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion and Rosin Saez

Hot Pot Matters

HaiDiLao Will Bring Sichuan-Style Hot Pots to Pacific Place

A popular hot pot chain offers a peek into the new vibes at Pacific Place.

01/24/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Dim Sum Yum

17 Chinese Restaurants You Need to Know About

The xiao long bao craze is real, but housemade noodles, Sichuan dishes, and green onion pancakes are just as deserving of hype. Here's where to find them.

09/10/2018 By Nosh Pit Staff