Best Food Forward

What Seattle Does Best

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

10/27/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Seattle Dining Guide

The Best Seafood in Seattle

Where to find the oysters, the crab rolls, and the sustainably sourced delicacies that define our waterbound town.

07/21/2025 By Naomi Tomky, Allecia Vermillion, and Seattle Met Staff

Shore Enough

Guide to Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula

Sweets, kites, and sand as far as the eye can see.

06/02/2025 By Allison Williams

Shella Good

Eat This: Happy Hour Oysters at Shuckers

The heart of a dive bar and the soul of a seafood house hide in the shell of a hotel bar.

04/07/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Destination Guide

Hood Canal: What to Eat, What to Do, Where to Stay

The Olympic Peninsula’s long, thin waterway is lined with charming eats and low-key activities.

09/19/2024 By Allison Williams

The Merroir the Merrier

Forget Wine Tasting. Try Oyster Tasting.

Washington’s shellfish is as distinct as its wines, and Hood Canal is developing a whole industry around it.

02/16/2024 By Allison Williams

Seattle Dining Guide

Where to Eat Oysters in Seattle

One of Washington's signature local foods is at its best freshly shucked and served on the half shell.

12/13/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Sick Szn

Norovirus Is Coming for Our Oysters

A recent outbreak of the virus has sickened 103 people nationwide—including 26 in Washington.

04/07/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Reconsider the Oyster

This Holiday, Skip the Prime Rib and Embrace the Bivalve

Clams, mussels, and especially oysters are exceptional holiday food—delicious, local, and ethical.

12/18/2019 By Stefan Milne

Ticket Alert

Aww Shucks…Elliott's Oyster New Year Is Back

Bring on the mignonette—and benefit a good cause.

10/02/2019 By Annika Lindburg

News Feed

Seattle Restaurant News October 2019

This month: oyster festivals, new-ish Jewish delis, and the prettiest gluten-free cookbook you ever did see.

09/24/2019 By Rosin Saez

Weekly Planner

Where to Eat and Drink May 22–28

The week in which: Cubes Baking celebrates its birthday with tres leches, oysters and beer collide in Fremont, and a cocktail class goes green.

05/22/2019 By Jonathan Olsen-Koziol

Dining Events

Where to Eat and Drink May 1–7

The week in which: tacos are obvious Cinco de Mayo bait (we'll take it!), brunch gets sake-drenched, plus bacon and beer are a home run at T-Mobile Park.

05/01/2019 By Jonathan Olsen-Koziol

News Feed

Seattle Restaurant News May 2019

This month: a new oyster bar ahoy, latke sandwiches incoming, and an insane amount of Seattle Beer Week events.

04/23/2019 By Anne Dennon

Dining Events

Where to Eat and Drink March 13–19

The week in which: Lucky Charms takes on magically delicious new forms, Andrea Nguyen shares Vietnamese cooking secrets, and Hot Stove Society hosts a coconut cream pie workshop.

03/13/2019 By Haley Gray and Jaime Archer

Dining Events

Where to Eat and Drink March 6–12

The week in which: We raise a glass (and shell) to the Northwest's only native oyster, break (pide) bread with our Turkish neighbors, and (unironically) sip tiki drinks.

03/06/2019 By Haley Gray

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner January 30–February 5

The week in which: A festivus convenes for Belgian beer, "totchos" are a thing, and burgers become romantic date fare.

01/30/2019 By Haley Gray

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner October 17–23

The week in which: Stoup Brewing turns five, occultists host a spooky dinner show, and cheesemakers tell their stories.

10/17/2018 By Christina Ausley

Shell Game

Lilliwaup Offers Getaway Vibes and Oyster Hunting

Yep, oyster tourism is a thing. Book a cabin, RV, or tent and head to the waters for briny bivalves.

09/11/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Cover Story

15 Picture-Perfect Road Trips

Even when it’s not what you expect, Pacific Northwest highways lead to vacation perfection.

09/11/2018 Edited by Allison Williams By Stefan Milne, Hayat Norimine, and Allecia Vermillion