Dining Guide

The Best Restaurants in the Chinatown–International District Right Now

From dim sum to hot pot; Japantown to Little Saigon; and Filipino pastries to late-night noodles.

04/24/2026 By Naomi Tomky and Seattle Met Staff

Best Food Forward

What Seattle Does Best

The restaurant genres where our little city punches above its weight.

10/27/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Air Fare

Eat This: Empanadas at the Airport

Neighborhood Bubble Tea & Coffee adds a little color to SeaTac’s Terminal D.

08/29/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Opening Dispatch

Melissa Miranda's New Spot, Kilig, Opens in Chinatown–International District

The Musang chef has a new fast-casual spot that's all about bulalo (plus some other soup and noodle excitement).

10/10/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Best New Restaurants

Most Definitely High on Chicken Supply

Greenwood’s Filipino fried chicken tastes magic and goes fast. It even comes on a stick.

11/09/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Pro(tein) Moves

Opus Co.'s Closure Makes Way for the Chicken Supply's Filipino Fried Chicken

Opus Co. veteran Paolo Campbell will take over the Phinney Ridge restaurant with his own menu of fried bird.

07/20/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

There in a Jif

Musang Is Seattle Met's Restaurant of the Year

Melissa Miranda’s stunning Filipino food is only part of the equation.

11/30/2020 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Bona Fide

Oriental Mart Is an American Classic, According to the James Beard Foundation

The Pike Place Market mainstay is one of six restaurants in the country to receive a 2020 America's Classics Award.

02/18/2020 By Stefan Milne

Local Eats

Marcus Samuelsson’s No Passport Required Explores Seattle’s Filipino Food Community

The New York chef hangs out with the people behind Oriental Mart, Hood Famous Bakeshop, Archipelago, and others in the second season’s first episode.

12/11/2019 By Stefan Milne

The Chain Train

5 Chain Restaurants We Wholeheartedly Welcome to Seattle

These new arrivals aren’t local—not even close. That doesn’t make them any less buzzy.

10/22/2019 By Rosin Saez

Dear Ludi's

Love Letters to Ludi's, the Filipino Diner Closing This Week

Chefs-slash-loyal-fans of the downtown diner that's set to shutter on August 31 say farewell to the garlic fried rice breakfast combos. For now.

08/26/2019 By Rosin Saez

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Ludi's Closes Early and Flatstick Heads to Bellingham

Five dining developments on our radar this week.

08/16/2019 By Courtney Cummings

Opening Updates

Melissa Miranda's Filipino Restaurant Will Take Over the Travelers Thali House Space

Musang officially has a home on Beacon Hill.

06/12/2019 By Rosin Saez

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Poulet Galore 2.0 and Hot Pot Conveyor Belts

Five dining developments on our radar this week.

05/31/2019 By Sam Jones

Dining Events

Where to Eat and Drink May 15–21

The week in which: We delve into the world of dumplings, sip wine for science, and watch local chefs prove their chops.

05/15/2019 By Jonathan Olsen-Koziol

Fun with Listicles

9 Spots to Explore Seattle's Burgeoning Filipino Scene

A new wave of Filipino Americans are injecting traditional flavors into fine dining, Hawaiian dishes, and dessert.

04/01/2019 By Nosh Pit Staff

Review

At Archipelago, No Menu Is an Island

Filipino flavors and the Pacific Northwest intersect in Hillman City.

03/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Exciting Times

Beacon Hill Is Getting a Filipino Restaurant Unlike Any Other

All roads lead back home. At least for chef Melissa Miranda, whose Musang popup will be a full-fledged brick-and-mortar restaurant in the Seattle neighborhood where she grew up.

03/01/2019 By Rosin Saez

Opening Dispatch

Archipelago’s Progressive Filipino American Cuisine Debuts December 1

The spirit of the Philippines fashioned through Pacific Northwest ingredients.

11/29/2018 By Rosin Saez

News Feed

Seattle Restaurant News December 2018

This month: Chicago-style pizza, Filipino fine dining, and nerd-approved coffee.

11/20/2018 By Rosin Saez