📍 West Seattle, Seattle

White Center restaurant from former Canlis chef Brady Ishiwata Williams. Japanese-influenced à la carte — sweet potato with buckwheat honey, chawanmushi, cacio e pepe rice cakes, d...

West Seattle French bakery from William Leaman, gold-medal captain of Bread Bakers Guild Team USA at the 2005 Coupe du Monde. Twice-baked croissants, macarons, artisan breads. The ...

2.5-mile sandy beach along Elliott Bay, the historical birthplace of Seattle (the Denny Party landed here in 1851). Skyline-framing views, a smaller Statue of Liberty replica, and ...

Mark Fuller's Hawaiian-inflected fried chicken spot in West Seattle where the bird is brined, spiced, and fried to a shattering crust. The whisky list runs deep, the sides lean tro...

West Seattle Junction sushi restaurant that built its reputation on sustainable sourcing before that was a marketing strategy. Mashiko runs an omakase program alongside the regular...

Refined Italian inside the century-old Alki Homestead log cabin. Chef Mike Easton's frequently rotating menu puts housemade pasta at the center. The warm, fire-lit dining room pair...

Waterfront seafood on Alki Beach with a direct view of the Seattle skyline across Elliott Bay. The seafood menu plays to the setting without trying to be more than it is. Reservati...

Marination Ma Kai sits on the Alki waterfront in West Seattle, mashing up Hawaiian and Korean flavors with views of Elliott Bay and the downtown skyline. The kimchi fried rice and ...

West Seattle Cajun-Creole spot that graduated from pop-up to brick-and-mortar on the strength of its gumbo, jambalaya, and po'boys. One of the few places in town actually cooking t...

West Seattle's smokehouse-and-cocktail bar on California Ave SW — wagyu smash burgers, smoked brisket, and whole-animal barbecue running alongside whiskey cocktails built to keep p...