🍽️ Best Fine Dining in Seattle
34 fine dining spots in Seattle, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Fine Dining Spots
1
Canlis
The Canlis family has been running this mid-century glass house above Lake Union since 1950, and the five-course $180 tasting still ends with the Peter Canlis Prawns and the original Canlis Salad the ...
98
2
Archipelago
An 8-seat counter where chef Aaron Verzosa builds 10-12 course tasting menus around Pacific Northwest ingredients filtered through Filipino American technique. Each course traces a personal exploratio...
96
3
Sushi Kashiba
Shiro Kashiba's flagship omakase counter next to Pike Place Market. The dean of Seattle sushi works pristine fish with traditional Edomae technique. The benchmark sushi experience in the Pacific North...
95
4
Altura
Chef Nathan Lockwood's Capitol Hill tasting room builds a weekly-changing multi-course menu around Northwest produce through an Italian lens. Wine pairings run alongside each course. The menu never re...
94
5
Cafe Juanita
Holly Smith's Kirkland cottage is the Eastside's most quietly serious Italian room — wild boar ragù, seasonal game off the woods, a proper Italian cheese course, and a pasta program that treats Northe...
93
6
Sushi by Scratch Restaurants
Phillip Frankland Lee's 16-course omakase format in downtown Seattle. The chef's menu moves through seasonal nigiri, sashimi, and cooked courses in a fixed progression. No menu, no choices — just a lo...
93
7
The Herbfarm
A Woodinville institution built around a nine-course themed tasting menu that changes with the season — foraged ingredients off the property and the surrounding woods, paired wines course by course. E...
93
8
Cascina Spinasse
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....
92
9
The Corson Building
Emily Crawford Dann cooks a single multi-course dinner each night out of a converted 1910 house on Corson Ave — seasonal vegetables, heritage grains, wood-fired bread, all turned out with a foragers-a...
92
10
Ray's Boathouse
A Shilshole Bay seafood institution looking onto Puget Sound and the Olympics. Sustainable Northwest fish, local produce, and a Northwest wine list with real depth. The waterfront benchmark for Seattl...
92
All 34 Fine Dining Spots in Seattle
Lark
92
Copine
92
Ascend Prime Steak & Sushi
92
Taneda Sushi in Kaiseki
92
Metropolitan Grill
91
Nishino
91
John Howie Steak
91
Takai By Kashiba
91
Jeffry's
90
El Gaucho Seattle
90
Daniel's Broiler
90
Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar
90
El Gaucho Bellevue
90
Art of the Table
90
Elliott's Oyster House
89
Il Nido
89
Il Terrazzo Carmine
88
Tilth
88
Palisade
87
Harvest Beat
86
Skyline at Space Needle
86
AQUA by El Gaucho
86
Noi Thai Cuisine
85
My Oh My
80
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