Food & Drink
Readers’ Choice 2019: Best Restaurants in Seattle
Nearly 9,000 Seattle magazine readers voted in this year’s annual best restaurants poll. Did your favorites make the cut?
By Seattle Magazine Staff September 5, 2019
This article originally appeared in the September 2019 issue of Seattle magazine.
This article appears in print in the September 2019 issue and is part of our Best New Restaurants cover story. Click here to subscribe.
Best new restaurant
Sawyer
Ballard
Best neighborhood restaurant
Kedai Makan
Capitol Hill
Best pop-up restaurant
Wink Doughnuts
locations vary
Best Eastside restaurant
Cafe Juanita
Kirkland
Best lunch for about $10
Il Corvo
Pioneer Square
Best gluten-free dining
Cafe Flora
Madison Valley
Best vegetarian dining options
Cafe Flora
Madison Valley
Best brunch
Portage Bay Cafe
multiple locations
Best juice/smoothie bar
Juicebox
Capitol Hill
Best independent coffee shop
Caffe Vita
multiple locations
Best view
Salty’s Waterfront Seafood Grills
multiple locations
Best place for outdoor dining
Westward
North Lake Union
Best place to dine alone
Oddfellows
Capitol Hill
Best restaurant for kids
Tutta Bella
multiple locations
Best late-night dining
13 Coins
multiple locations
Best diner
Hattie’s Hat
Ballard
Best splurge restaurant
Canlis
Queen Anne
Best tasting menu
Spinasse
Capitol Hill
Best sandwich
HoneyHole
Capitol Hill
Best salads
Evergreens
multiple locations
Best takeout
Biscuit Bitch
multiple locations
Best burger
Dick’s Drive-In
multiple locations
Best barbecue
Jack’s BBQ
multiple locations
Best pizza
Pagliacci
multiple locations
Best oysters
Taylor Shellfish
multiple locations
Best seafood
RockCreek
Fremont
Best sushi
Shiro’s Sushi Restaurant
Belltown
Best poke/Hawaiian
Marination Ma Kai
West Seattle
Best steak
Metropolitan Grill
downtown
Best Korean food
Revel
South Lake Union
Best Chinese food
Din Tai Fung
multiple locations
Best ramen
Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya
multiple locations
Best Pho
Pho Than Brothers
multiple locations
Best Thai food
Thai Tom
University District
Best Indian food
Nirmal’s
Pioneer Square
Best Middle Eastern food
Mamnoon
Capitol Hill
Best Vietnamese food
Ba Bar
multiple locations
Best French food
Le Pichet
downtown
Best Italian food
Il Corvo
Pioneer Square
Best Mexican food
La Carta de Oaxaca
Ballard
Best food truck
Off the Rez
locations vary
Best ice cream/gelato shop
Molly Moon’s
multiple locations
Best bakery
Bakery Nouveau
multiple locations
Best doughnut shop
Top Pot
multiple locations
Best dessert
Hot Cakes
Ballard and Capitol Hill
Best chocolates
Theo Chocolate
Fremont
Best cupcakes
Cupcake Royale
multiple locations
Best cookies
Metropolitan Market
multiple locations
Best cocktail bar
Canon
Capitol Hill
Best happy hour
Toulouse Petit
Lower Queen Anne
Best neighborhood pub
Chuck’s Hop Shop
Greenwood and Central District
Best dive bar
Linda’s Tavern
Capitol Hill
Best sports bar
Rhein Haus
Capitol Hill
Best local brewery/tasting room
Fremont Brewing Company
Fremont
Best local winery/tasting room
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Woodinville
Best local distillery/tasting room
Woodinville Whiskey Co.
Woodinville
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