Hot Topic

Tasty Trends and Fusty Fads for Spring

The hottest and nottest in the local food scene this coming season.

02/09/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Big Dumpers

Expand Your Dumpling Universe

There’s a whole world out there beyond xiao long bao.

10/07/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

That Famous Taco Cart Rolls to a Stop and More Food News

We also welcome a new Korean BBQ, say good-bye to a dimmed-sum, and wave hello to another H Mart.

02/28/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Dinner Is Fire

A Meaty Guide to Seattle's Best Korean BBQ

Grab those tongs and get grilling.

11/20/2024 By Naomi Tomky and Allecia Vermillion Photography by David Jaewon Oh

Eastside Dining Guide

The Best Restaurants in Kirkland

New and old. Upscale and casual. Lake views and mall views.

11/05/2024 By Allecia Vermillion and Seattle Met Staff

Expansion Mode

A Big Move for One of Seattle's Most Compelling Restaurants

Paju's new South Lake Union location could bring new prominence to a restaurant that's long deserved it.

04/24/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Eastside Dining Guide

The Best Restaurants in Redmond

From Indian pizza to Korean barbecue.

06/30/2023 By Allecia Vermillion and Seattle Met Staff

Dinner Is Fire

Great Korean BBQ and Yakiniku Restaurants in (and Around) Seattle

Where to go, what to do, and how to best enjoy two fantastic traditions of tabletop grilling.

02/21/2022 By Allecia Vermillion Illustrations by Jungyeon Roh Photography by David Jaewon Oh

Expansion Mode

BopBox's Deli Sibling, Made in House, Opens in Fremont

Georgetown's favorite fast-casual Korean spot spins off a takeout-friendly lineup of bibimbap, japchae, and bentos. Better yet—it opens today.

10/28/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

100% THAT BIBIMBAP

Seattle’s Best New Korean Food

Break out the banchan and celebrate our region’s various takes on a vivid food culture.

02/25/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

MODERN MEAT

Seattle's Korean Cuisine Gets an Update

Chef Heong Soon Park is all about current dining trends…the ones happening in Korea.

02/25/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

Meat Cute

Korean Barbecue Returns to Trove's Former Home on Capitol Hill

Those tabletop grills will sizzle once again when a denizen of Pike Place Market opens Meet Korean BBQ.

12/23/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Culture Fix

What to Do After Work August 26–29

An experiment in LARPing, an Oregon senator’s war against Trump, and an artist's reimagining of the modern world.

08/26/2019 By Lily Hansen and Jonathan Olsen-Koziol

Retail Wire

Korean Skin Care Boutique Arrives in U Village This Weekend

K Banana ran a popup at the University District shopping hub last year. Now it has a permanent home with serums, face masks, and foaming cleansers aplenty.

05/17/2019 By Rosin Saez

Fun with Listicles

11 Korean Restaurants to Know and Love

From traditional to fusion, here's where to get your fix of Korean barbecue, fried chicken, banchan, and more.

04/08/2019 By Nosh Pit Staff

Destination: San Juan Island

Brunch Means Bibimbap at Friday Harbor House

Come for the seasonal fare and Korean fusion, stay for the revamped patio.

08/14/2018 By Allison Williams

Move Over Soju

Korea’s Oldest Liquor—Now Brewed in Pioneer Square

Try two versions of the effervescent, milky-white makgeolli at Girin.

12/06/2016 By Rosin Saez

Opening Dispatch

Bok a Bok Fried Chicken Opens June 1 in White Center

Korean fried chicken and splits of Champagne, what could be better?

05/26/2016 By Emma Engelfried