Seafood / Oyster Bar · Ballard · James Beard Semifinalist
Seattle's most storied fine-dining room, operating since 1950 on Queen Anne hill with views over Lake Union. Canlis has outlasted every trend in the city's restaurant scene by running a formal program...
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Homer
New American · Beacon Hill · James Beard Semifinalist 2026
Renee Erickson's Ballard oyster bar set the template for Seattle's modern seafood identity. The oyster selection rotates, the space is tight, and the raw bar does most of the talking. A neighborhood r...
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Canon
Cocktail Bar · Capitol Hill
America's largest spirits collection at 4,000+ labels. Cocktail bar and liquid library with cult favorites like the Truffle Old Fashioned. Won World's Best Drink Selection at 2013 Tales of the Cocktai...
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Off Alley
New American / Wine Bar · Beacon Hill
Tiny 12-seat slender restaurant tucked between Columbia City buildings. Chef Evan Leichtling's daily chalkboard menu celebrates underappreciated organs and tiny fish. Hyper-seasonal, natural wines, ze...
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Cascina Spinasse
Italian · Capitol Hill · James Beard Semifinalist
A Piedmontese restaurant on 14th Ave that takes Northern Italy seriously — tajarin al ragù pulled by hand, agnolotti del plin, brasato al Barolo, and the Piemontese beef tasting if you came to commit....
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Joule
Korean Fusion · Wallingford · James Beard Semifinalist (Rachel Yang & Seif Chirchi)
Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi run Joule like a Korean steakhouse that wandered through Lyon on its way to Stone Way — the relocation Wagyu is the order most regulars never skip, but the Korean fried ch...
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Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar
Oyster Bar / Seafood · Capitol Hill
The Melrose Market oyster bar from the same Taylor family that has farmed Puget Sound for five generations — oysters shucked at the counter while the live tanks bubble next to you, geoduck sashimi sli...
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Rob Roy
Cocktail Bar · Belltown · James Beard Outstanding Bar 2023
Belltown classic cocktail lounge. 2023 James Beard Foundation recognition for Outstanding Bar. Technical excellence in mixology under beverage director Chris Elford. Elevated classics and thoughtful b...
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Rupee Bar
Indian Street Food · Ballard · James Beard Semifinalist
Sapna Punjabi-Gupta's Indian street food bar in Ballard runs a tight menu of chaat, kati rolls, and snacks built for the kind of informal eating that works with a drink in your other hand. Happy hour ...
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How to Cook a Wolf
Mediterranean · Queen Anne
Ethan Stowell named this Queen Anne Ave room after MFK Fisher's wartime cookbook, and the menu reads like it agrees with the premise — small, considered, nothing wasted. Brussels sprouts, seasonal cru...