Seattle Dining Guide

Bone Up on Seattle’s Best Barbecue

The best barbecue joints for brisket, ribs, and smoked meat sandwiches, from Lil Red Takeout and Catering in Columbia City to Bitterroot in Ballard.

06/07/2022 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Alfresco Dining

The Seattle Outdoor Patio Hall of Fame

Claim your spot at the city’s rooftops or decks.

05/29/2019 By Rosin Saez

Critic's Picks

The Best Restaurants in the Central District Right Now

Fried chicken. Vietnamese street food. Fresh poke. Find it all at these 20 spots that make up the neighborhood's emerging food scene.

05/06/2019 By Seattle Met Staff

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Pasta, Pizza, and Pork Carnitas

And Seattle Met’s best new restaurant of the year goes to Kamonegi in Fremont.

10/26/2018 By Cassie Sawyer

Meat Matters

The Wood Shop BBQ Team Will Open Oaky's Tex Mex in Interbay

Batch 206 distillery trades one hearty regional specialty for another.

10/24/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

'Cue News

2 Barbecue Stalwarts Are Opening Second Locations

Jack's BBQ will soon move into new South Lake Union digs. Meanwhile, Wood Shop BBQ has parked a food truck in Georgetown.

04/04/2018 By Rosin Saez

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: May 17–23

The week in which: pastry chef Dana Cree is back and talking ice cream, Wood Shop BBQ has a belated but official grand opening, and Raised Doughnuts popup at Eastern Cafe.

05/17/2017 By Rosin Saez

Brisket Dispatch

Wood Shop BBQ Opens in the Central District

The popular barbecue truck now has a place of its own. And plans for breakfast tacos.

01/24/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Up In Smoked Meat

Wood Shop BBQ Finds a Brick-and-Mortar Home in the Central District

Kansas City meets Texas meets...meat.

08/16/2016 By Rosin Saez

Meat Matters

New Food Truck Wood Shop BBQ Is Ready to Hit the Streets

Meat meets wood...meets geekery.

12/19/2014 By Allecia Vermillion