Review

Restaurant Review: The Lakehouse in Bellevue

Chef Jason Wilson serves seasonal, slightly homey fare in an aggressively stylish space.

10/18/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Biscuits and Backstory

Why JuneBaby Was 2017's Biggest-Deal Restaurant Opening

Chef Edouardo Jordan cemented his fine-dining cred at Salare, but his second restaurant is far more personal.

09/19/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

Asadero Ballard Is a Carnivore's Mesquite-Tinged Dream

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

08/23/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Restaurant Review

Review: Copal, the Beautiful, Wood-Fired Taqueria In Bar Sajor's Old Space

It's the year's most savvy switch-up.

07/11/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

At Iconiq, Respect the Unexpected

The new French-Japanese Mount Baker restaurant strikes a tricky balance between ambitious dining and the sort of casual neighborhood hang Seattle so enjoys.

06/13/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

The Paradoxical Pleasures of White Swan Public House

From the good folks who brought us Matt’s in the Market and Radiator Whiskey comes a waterside pub (and summertime hangout) along the docks of South Lake Union, which treats seafood as robustly as Radiator treats meat.

05/18/2017 By Kathryn Robinson

Restaurant Review

Circadia Is Downtown Seattle's New Palace of Posh

Chef Garrett Melkonian is an eager innovator inside the kitchen of one of Seattle’s grandest restaurant spaces.

04/18/2017 By Kathryn Robinson

Review

New Luck Toy Insists It's a Bar, but the Food's the Charm

Ma‘ono chef Mark Fuller is the guy behind the menu of updated honey pecan prawns, barbecued pork, and the best General Tso’s chicken to ever come in contact with disposable chopsticks.

03/20/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

L’Oursin Brings French Seafood—and French Sensibilities—To the Central District

A hit of Paris here in Seattle, J.J. Proville's new L’Oursin glows with pendant lights and Parisian signs.

02/20/2017 By Kathryn Robinson

Restaurants

Review: FlintCreek's Got Game

Even the offbeat meats taste great at Greenwood’s newest destination.

01/23/2017 By Kathryn Robinson

Review

Above All, Mbar

Mamnoon’s burgeoning restaurant empire has a lofty new jewel in its crown.

12/20/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Review

The Butcher's Table Brings Satisfaction and Steak to Westlake Ave

From the grandiose imagination of Kurt Beecher Dammeier (Bennett’s, Beecher’s Handmade Cheese) comes this big bilevel beef house on happy hour row.

11/16/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Restaurants 2016

Best New Restaurants of 2016: Peloton

Flowing-garden café fare hides inside this Central District bicycle shop.

10/17/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Restaurants 2016

Best New Restaurants of 2016: Xi’an Noodles

Owner Lily Wu brings a northwest China specialty to the Pacific Northwest.

10/17/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Pizza, Squared

Dino's Tomato Pie Wants You to Embrace the Char

Delancey's new Capitol Hill sibling serves square, thick-crust pizza, a style that began in Sicily but evolved into an East Coast staple.

08/18/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Review

Frelard's Tarsan i Jane Reimagines Valencian Culinary Traditions

...and makes some showstopping paella.

08/18/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Review

Upper Bar Ferdinand Defies Expectations In The Best Possible Way

A hit of New York, by way of a Northwest meadow, Matt Dillon’s Chophouse Row wine bar actually highlights Japanese seafood.

08/03/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Slightly Larger Uncle

Little Uncle Finds Its Happy Medium in Capitol Hill

The obsessively beloved Thai joint's new locale is worth a visit.

06/20/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Review

Saint Helens Cafe: Hot on the Burke-Gilman Trail

Seattle's busiest restauranteur plants this sunny French bistro on Seattle’s signature bike path.

06/20/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Review

Gracia Brings Mexico's Antojitos to Ballard Ave

Intensity of flavors and exactitude of sourcing are top priorities at Chester Gerl's new Mexican spot. Well, those and tequila.

05/23/2016 By Kathryn Robinson