In Memoriam

Remembering the Local Food and Beverage Legends We Lost This Year

Pouring one out for some of the big names in the local restaurant and bar scene who passed away in 2025.

12/17/2025 By Naomi Tomky

In Memoriam

Prince of Pork, Scion of Charcuterie, Armandino Batali Dies at 88

The founder of Salumi turned his retirement project into a beloved local business.

12/08/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Anniversary Dinner

21 Seattle Restaurants Marking Major Milestones

Favorites that celebrated significant anniversaries in 2019.

11/26/2019 Edited by Jaime Archer

In Brief

A Look at Our Seattle Restaurant Reviews in 2019 (So Far)

Nduja-spiked "cheesy bread," a bread course of heirloom wheat pandesal, eel wrapped in a tamago ribbon—yeah, you need to get these on your dining bucket list. Stat.

11/18/2019 By Seattle Met Staff Edited by Annika Lindburg

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: NY- and Chicago-Style Pizza in the OG Red Robin

Your Friday dispatch from Seattle Met’s food team.

11/15/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Same Salumi, Different Day

It's a New Era at These Beloved Seattle Food Institutions

Seattle’s recent flurry of restaurant ownership changes includes Mashiko, Salumi, and Piroshky, Piroshky.

10/22/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Picks

The Best Restaurants in Pioneer Square Right Now

Seattle's historic district lays claim to long-lived institutions and newcomers alike.

09/16/2019 By Seattle Met Staff Edited by Courtney Cummings

Recommendations

17 Places to Score Sublime Hot Sandwiches in Seattle

Warning: This list includes excessive amounts of melted cheese.

03/26/2019 Edited by Jaime Archer

Review

The Meat Goes on at the New Salumi

How new owners and a new space recast Seattle’s mainstay Italian deli.

02/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

You GUYS!

Ummm, Salumi Is Making Cookies Now

A classic chocolate chip gets a salty assist of pancetta.

12/20/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Opening Dispatch

Salumi's New Digs Are Officially Open

It's bigger. It's brighter. But the porchetta remains the same.

12/03/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

2,000 Pounds of Cure

Salumi Preserves Pork, Yes—But Also Italian Tradition

"Quality control and preserving tradition are two different ways of saying the same thing."

01/26/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Post

Tucked-Away Bars and Off-Menu Eats

A Little-Known fact: Secret bites taste better.

01/02/2014 By Seattle Met Staff

Critic's Notebook

Where Is Seattle’s Best Sandwich?

We have a killer list so far…but to finish it we need your votes.

12/16/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Restaurants

Seattle Best Restaurants 2011

The 25 best restaurants in Seattle right now.

10/27/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

Food Lovers' Guide

We’ve Got It Covered

Ten trends that Seattle is dishing out with great success.

07/19/2010 By Jessica Voelker

Feature

The 30 Seattle Restaurant Experiences You Must Have Before You Die

Call it our Where-to-Eat Bucket List: Dining moments so special, so iconic, so emblematic of the culinary extravaganza we call Seattle…you must experience them at least once in your life.

09/21/2009 By Kathryn Robinson With Kristin Cordova