Restaurants in Seattle, WA

Maybe because it is such a coffee Mecca, Seattle also happens to be one of the nation’s best breakfast cities — for pastries to go with coffee as well as beautiful Benedicts, elegant pancakes, and fruit-strewn waffles. Then, of course, there’s an abundance of Pacific Northwest seafood from geoduck clams to Dungeness crab … and colorful sushi and poke bars … and a kaleidoscopic choice of eats at the Pike Place Market … and a passion for magnificent sandwiches … and a radiant population of Asian restaurants … and … Let’s just say that if you can’t find something you love to eat in Seattle, you just aren’t hungry! A fun pop-culture addendum is that Twede’s Cafe, about a half hour east of town in North Bend, is the place Twin Peaks’ Dale Cooper praised for its cherry pie and “damn fine cup of coffee.” The menu now bills the cafe as “Home of Twin Peaks Cherry Pie.”

Seattle’s Most Famous Dishes

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

Salmon

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

Latte

Large plastic cup of bubble tea comes with a large-gauge straw big enough to suck up the tapioca bubbles

Bubble Tea

Poke bowl features bite-size pieces of salmon and eel.

Poke Bowl

Seattle’s Best Restaurants

Top Pot Doughnuts

SEATTLE, 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

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

SEATTLE, WA

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

SEATTLE, WA

Thick Greek yogurt is veined with dark purple marionberries
Ellenos Yogurt

SEATTLE, WA

Thanh Son Tofu

SEATTLE, WA

Young Tea

SEATTLE, WA

Bakeman’s

SEATTLE, WA

Cupcake Royale

SEATTLE, WA

Portage Bay Cafe

SEATTLE, WA

45th Stop N Shop

SEATTLE, WA

Hi Spot Cafe

SEATTLE, WA

Ezell’s Famous Chicken

SEATTLE, WA

The Crumpet Shop - Vermont Crumpet
The Crumpet Shop

SEATTLE, WA

Red Mill Burgers

SEATTLE, WA

Glo’s

SEATTLE, WA

Ghost Alley Espresso | Is It Seattle’s Best Coffee?

SEATTLE, WA

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