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From award-winning restaurants to the trendiest new hotspots, your table is waiting at over 8 top spots across the city.
The Pink Door
Italian•Belltown / Pike Place MarketA Seattle favorite since 1981, this Pike Place Market restaurant is where owner Jackie Roberts wholly embraces her Italian American heritage. Think seasonal vegetables dipped in bagna cauda, fettuccine with braised wild boar, and negroni sbagliatos all served in an airy, rustic dining room decked out with white tablecloths and chandeliers. When the weather's nice, post up on the restaurant's charming patio for some epic Elliott Bay views.
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Contemporary American•Capitol Hill / First HillLark has been the fine-dining star of Capitol Hill for more than 20 years, and the food and gracious hospitality combined make it easy to see why. Chef John Sundstrom is a James Beard Award Winner for Best Chef: Northwest, and whether you go for the four-course tasting or a la carte, his menu captures the wild region: foraged maitake mushrooms in a ragu, wild King salmon with potato pavé, and creme brulée cake with local berries.
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Regional American (Contemporary Southern)•DowntownEater, The New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, and the James Beard Awards have all sung the praises of chef Kristi Brown's Seattle soul cooking at Communion. The pork neck stew is non-negotiable, alongside creative dishes such as ‘hood sushi’, or cornmeal-crusted catfish rolled with pickled veggies and remoulade. That plus the welcoming vibes in the industrial chic space set in the city's historic Black district have made Communion one of the country's best new restaurants in recent years.
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American•Belltown / Pike Place MarketCome to Palace Kitchen for wood-fired Pacific Northwest dishes starring fresh ingredients from owner and James Beard Award-winning chef Tom Douglas’s farm. Start with the goat cheese lavender fondue before moving on to hits like chicken wings and a whole Idaho rainbow trout. Add in creative cocktails and a warm space with a massive Rococo-style bacchanal painting, and it’s easy to see why the restaurant is a Seattle late-night industry darling.
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Filipino•Beacon HillFood & Wine Best New Chef Melissa Miranda is leading a new generation of Filipino food at Musang, serving up innovative takes on her childhood favourites. That means dishes like a Filipino-style Caesar salad, mushroom sisig, and rich short rib kare kare, all of which led to several nominations for James Beard Awards. Locals love the cosy dining room inside the craftsman-style purple house, which spills out into a brick-lined back patio.
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Steakhouse•WallingfordThis neighbourhood charmer from multi-James Beard Award-nominated chefs Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi is where you go for refined Korean steakhouse fare with a Pacific Northwestern twist. Dishes like Gochujang lamb adobo with green curry pea puree exemplify the wife-and-husband team’s bold flavours rooted in classic techniques. Watch them work from an open kitchen in the inviting space, complete with handmade wallpaper and communal seating that make every meal feel like a lively dinner party.
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Italian•KirklandChoose your own dining adventure at this acclaimed Northern Italian-inspired restaurant. In an intimate, wood-accented space, James Beard Award-winning chef Holly Smith dazzles with seasonal tasting menus – including a vegan option – starring delicate housemade pastas and Pacific Northwestern ingredients. Bonus points for a pitch-perfect wine list, fancy add-ons like caviar service, and a lush, creekside patio.
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American•White CenterFine dining with an impressive wine list in a former adult video store? No seriously, it’s fun. James Beard Award-winning chef Brady Ishiwata Williams of Canlis fame throws down a creative and playful Japanese American tasting menu that might include three bean salad, Dungeness crab rice, and culminate in a mountain of the Japanese shaved ice dessert kakigori.
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