Hit List

These Are Seattle's 12 Best New Restaurants

Whether it’s the perfect kale salad at the neighborhood butcher, or a roe-topped hot dog served inside an art installation, these are the meals that sent us into the night with an extra bounce in our step and a determination to come back again.

10/23/2018 By Rosin Saez and Allecia Vermillion Illustrations by Jordan Kay

Review

Ethan Stowell Goes Big with Cortina and Super Bueno

Opened barely a week apart, these stylish new spots are two very different evolutions for one very prominent restaurateur.

08/14/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Coming Soon

Hola, Super Bueno: Ethan and Angela Stowell Bring Mexican Food to Stone Way

Frozen margaritas for all! (Well, not the underage folks in the play area.)

02/28/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

Asadero Ballard Is a Carnivore's Mesquite-Tinged Dream

The screaming value on high-end cuts of meat is one of many reasons to visit this Mexican steak house.

08/23/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

Barrio Folks to Open Mexican Restaurant in Wallingford

Heavy Restaurant Group is growing heavier by the day.

03/08/2017 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Go Eat a Taco.

Margaritas are green, right?

03/17/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Dining Out

6 Great Latin Restaurants in Seattle

South-of-the-border cuisines, or food inspired by them, shine in these commendable spots around town.

03/02/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Big News

Chester Gerl Will Return to Seattle to Open Gracia

The former Matt's in the Market chef turns his attention to Mexico's "crazy infinite" cuisine.

11/05/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

Chávez Comes to Capitol Hill from the Streets of Durango

One of the city’s finest new restaurants transports the flavors of northern Mexico.

08/24/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Here's the Thing About the Nachos at Cantina Leña

So bad....yet so very, very good

06/18/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Opening Dispatch

Casco Antiguo Opens in Pioneer Square

Tacos and tequila await.

01/14/2015 By Caroline Ferguson

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Pastries for All Diets, Wings and Waffles for Non Diets

A gluten-free bakery on Capitol Hill, a vegan sweet shop in Phinney Ridge, big Ballard bar news, and a den of wings and waffles opens in Rainier Beach.

09/26/2014 By Kristen Farnam