Battle Local

This or That: Seattle Food Edition

A lightning round of local specialties, chosen by local chefs and restaurateurs.

10/20/2025 By Naomi Tomky Illustrations by Betty Turbo

City in Motion

Yonny Is the Hottest Seattle Hip-Hop Artist You’ve Never Heard Of

At least not yet.

02/04/2025 By Eric Olson Photography by Chona Kasinger

No flippin’ Way

Property Watch: Midcentury Style from the Dick’s Architect

First he made our iconic hamburger stands. Then he made this Windermere house.

10/29/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Dining Guide

Best New Restaurants 2023

Seattle's dining landscape defies easy themes—and that's a good thing.

11/08/2023

Asked/Answered

Why Is There a Dick's Burgers in Spokane?

The similarities are eerie, but there's no relation between our own Dick's Drive-In and Spokane's Dick's Hamburgers.

10/30/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Deluxe

Every Dick's Drive-In Location, Ranked

Most of the time, the best Dick's is the one closest to you. But where's the fun in that?

07/25/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Opening Dispatch

9 Seattle Restaurant and Bar Openings for the New Year

Bring on the xiao long bao and queso and Peruvian fare. Plus some specific details on takeout, because the world.

01/12/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Fattening Up

The Secret Ingredient in Roquette’s Latest Cocktail: A Dick’s Milkshake

The Coco Richards is but one of the endlessly imaginative ways local bartenders apply the technique of fat washing.

12/23/2021 By Sophie Grossman

Food News

The Week in Five Bites, from a New Hello Robin to a Dick's Takeover

Plus, a new identity for Ethan Stowell's Staple and Fancy.

09/21/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

Quarantine Cuisine

How to Revive Your Takeout Leftovers

Old fries, curry, a burger—they can be saved. Just step away from the microwave.

04/03/2020 By Stefan Milne

Greasy Gems

The Best Seattle Restaurants to Fend Off a Hangover

Or perhaps you’re just in the mood for something gloriously unhealthy? Behold, our favorite grease-driven indulgences.

09/24/2019 Edited by Jaime Archer

Fun with Listicles

10 Places to Grab a Bite Around Seattle Center

The Space Needle might be tourist-filled, but you can still eat like a local.

06/10/2019 By Seattle Met Staff

Fun with Listicles

26 Essential Seattle Restaurants for Late-Night Grub

No surprises here: A lot of 'em are on Capitol Hill.

05/13/2019 By Seattle Met Staff

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: A New Dick's Location and Retro Burgers Arrive Downtown

Five dining developments that hit our radar this week.

12/07/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Dick's Drives Into Kent and Ballard Breweries Expand

Plus, long-awaited Jupiter Bar opens in Belltown.

09/15/2017 By Jaime Archer

Democracy in Action

And the Next Dick's Drive-In Location Is...

The burger chain is conducting an online poll to decide where to plant its seventh outpost.

03/07/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

Seattle’s 5 Indispensable Restaurants

We’ve got dozens of exquisite eateries. But which restaurants are so distinctive and so essential—we would not be the same without them?

12/14/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

So, You’ve Got Just One Meal in Seattle?

Oh, the places you’ll (be told to) go.

09/08/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

I'm New Here

The 7 Inevitable Seattle Restaurant Recommendations

These are Seattle’s standards, from greasy midnight burgers to the city’s lone restaurant with a dress code. You’ll hear these restaurant names a lot. But should you actually dine there?

08/20/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Rumor Has It

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Video Shoot Today at Dick's?

The Reddit community is buzzing.

07/24/2013 By Laura Dannen