📍 Central District, Seattle

14 restaurants · 2026

🍽️ 14 Restaurants

Ethiopian injera, Southern fried chicken, a French-leaning bistro, and the temple-pastry counter that quietly draws breakfast eaters from across Seattle

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L'Oursin

French / Natural Wine

Sepia-toned French spot at the crossroads of First Hill, Capitol Hill and Central District since 2016. Celebrates French and Northwest flavors alongside natural and biodynamic wine...

Nishino

Japanese / Sushi

Chef Tatsu Nishino's Madison Park sushi temple since 1995 — Seattle's benchmark for traditional Japanese sushi. Steps from the Washington Park Arboretum. Omakase counter or traditi...

Temple Pastries

Bakery / Pastries

Central District bakery built around what they call the cult of the croissant. Flaky, buttery laminated doughs — croissants, cruffins, and seasonal pastries — in a neighborhood tha...

The Harvest Vine

Spanish / Basque

Madison Valley's Basque tapas room for over twenty years. Pintxos, txuleta, jamón ibérico, and a deep txakoli program. Traditional technique, top-tier ingredients, and one of Seatt...

Ezell's Famous Chicken

Southern / Fried Chicken

Central District fried chicken institution on 23rd Ave — Oprah Winfrey's famously favorite fried chicken. Family-owned since 1984 with crispy skin, juicy meat, and signature spice ...

Cafe Selam

Ethiopian

Cafe Selam has been feeding the Central District Ethiopian food for over two decades. Family-run and unhurried, it's the kind of place where injera comes in generous sheets and the...

Fat's Chicken and Waffles

Southern

Central District soul-food joint built around fried chicken, waffles, catfish, and hushpuppies. Casual room, generous plates, breakfast-into-lunch service that pulls in everyone fr...

Cafe Flora

Vegetarian / Vegan

Plant-based Central District veteran since 1991, predating the modern vegan boom by a couple of decades. Atrium dining room with skylights, seasonal Pacific Northwest produce, and ...

Meskel Ethiopian Restaurant

Ethiopian

Central District staple since 1995 serving traditional injera-and-stews platters. Kitfo, doro wat, generous vegetarian platters, and a warm family-run dining room. One of Seattle's...

Adey Abeba Ethiopian Restaurant

Ethiopian

A family-run Central District Ethiopian spot going since 2005, set in a restored building that gives the room real warmth. Expect the communal injera platters, spiced stews, and th...

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Northwest African American Museum

Museum

Boon Boona Coffee

Coffee

Catfish Corner

Soul Food

Jimi Hendrix Park

Park

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