Restaurants in Washington

If you are looking for some of the best food in Washington, you have found the place.  Outstanding coffee is a given in Seattle, as is good breakfast to go with it – from creative donuts to kaleidoscopic versions of eggs Benedict. It’s a city rich in fresh Pacific Northwest seafood, served plain and fancy. Familiar and more exotic Asian food abounds; it’s where America learned to love teriyaki. Over the mountains to the east, rural Washington is a vista of remarkable bakeries (maple bars!), local apples sold in fruit stands, and downhome diners where portions are immense and country-style hospitality reigns. In the far eastern stretches of the state, where fields of grain truly wave across the rolling land, Washington begins to feel more like the Rockies than the Pacific Ocean, and the bill of fare tends to be more stick-to-the-ribs comfort food.

Washington’s Most Famous Dishes

Two mugs of coffee, each with a tiny glass pitcher of chilled milk to add

Coffee

Ginger-glazed block of grilled salmon rests on a bed of quinoa, corn, broccoli, and kale.

Salmon

Crab legs top a Lowcountry boil of shrimp, potatoes, corn and sausage

Crab

Broad noodle ribbons are woven with pieces of pulled pork

Pulled Pork Hand Ripped Noodles

Washington’s Best Restaurants

Burgerville - Cheeseburger
Burgerville

CAMAS, WA

Top Pot Doughnuts

SEATTLE, WA

Knapp’s

TACOMA, WA

Chace’s Pancake Corral

BELLEVUE, WA

Morsel

SEATTLE, WA

Porkchop & Co.

SEATTLE, WA

Pie

SEATTLE, WA

Fried rice is laced with Dungeness crab.
Little Uncle

SEATTLE, WA

Marination Ma Kai

SEATTLE, WA

Pioneer Coffee Company

CLE ELUM, WA

Freshy’s Seafood Market

MERCER ISLAND, WA

Cup of rich, creamed espresso with a cat-head design on top, made of cream
Moore Coffee

SEATTLE, WA

Blackbird Bakery

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA

Roast duck boasts dark, crisp, luscious skin
Kau Kau BBQ

SEATTLE, WA

Tokyo Stop Teriyaki

BELLEVUE, WA

Thick Greek yogurt is veined with dark purple marionberries
Ellenos Yogurt

SEATTLE, WA

Westernco Donut

BELLEVUE, WA

Thanh Son Tofu

SEATTLE, WA

Young Tea

SEATTLE, WA

Mushrooms crow
Noodle Boat Thai Cuisine

ISSAQUAH, WA

Barley green hand-shaven noodles are arrayed on a plate with chicken and vegetables.
Shanghai Cafe

BELLEVUE, WA

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