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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The Corson Building
Farm-to-Table · Georgetown · Resy Hit List 2026
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...
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Chihuly Garden and Glass
Art Museum · Seattle Center
Dale Chihuly's monumental glass sculptures in eight indoor galleries, a glasshouse with a 100-foot suspended installation, and an outdoor garden. Located at the base of the Space Needle. Timed tickets...
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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...
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Westward
Mediterranean Seafood · Wallingford
A Lake Union waterfront restaurant where the heated patio, fire pits, and kayak dock are doing as much work as the kitchen — oysters and wood-fired fish through the week, s'mores by the fire pit after...
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Space Needle
Tourist Attraction · Seattle Center
Seattle's 605-foot icon built for the 1962 World's Fair. The observation deck offers 360-degree views of Puget Sound, the Cascades, and Mount Rainier on clear days. The glass Loupe floor rotates over ...
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Fremont Brewing
Brewery / Beer Garden · Fremont
Family-owned Fremont brewery founded in 2009 with an Urban Beer Garden that's become a neighborhood gathering spot. Known for hop-forward IPAs like Lush, and the taproom pours seasonal and barrel-aged...
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Reuben's Brews
Brewery / Brewpub · Ballard
Award-winning Ballard brewery with hundreds of medals at national and international competitions. 28 rotating taps, scratch-made American pub fare, family and dog-friendly patio. Hazy IPAs, lagers, ba...
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Monsoon
Vietnamese · Capitol Hill
Eric and Sophie Banh's contemporary Vietnamese cornerstone for over 25 years. Elevated regional dishes — drunken chicken, clay pot catfish, bánh xèo — plus a serious bar program. Capitol Hill flagship...
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Saint Bread
Bakery · University District
Kate Lewis and Kailee Bell's bakery on Portage Bay in the University District, built out of a former boatyard. The waterfront location gives it an atmosphere most bakeries can't touch. Sourdough, seas...