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Sea-Tac Airport’s New Food Options Show off Local Flavors
A handy guide to navigating a newly redesigned Seattle-Tacoma International Airport—and all its new restaurants—like a Million Miler
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Smaller seats. Longer waits. Fewer freebies. Passenger flight is no longer the uplifting experience it was during aviation’s halcyon days in the 1960s. Airports, however, have never been better. While our own Seattle-Tacoma International Airport may not have the world’s largest indoor waterfall or…

4 New Seattle-area Restaurants You Must Try in October 2019
In today’s dining scene, it’s hard to keep up with restaurant openings. But it’s our job (and our pleasure) to do just that. Here are a few new places worth checking out
This article appears in print in the October 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Fitchi HouseWallingfordThis casual, counter-service Wallingford spot, with its mustard yellow facade, boasts a menu of “eastern cuisine”; here, that translates into savory meat pies from Turkmenistan, plus a short menu of pasta dishes, like fettuccine carbonara and chicken fettuccine. Snowy VillageUniversity DistrictThe latest in…

This New Belltown Spot Brings Natural Wine and Fresh Seafood Together in a Perfect Union
The owners behind Navy Strength, Rob Roy and No Anchor jump into the natural wine game with Vinnie's Raw Bar
WINE AND DINE: Owners Anu and Chris Elford own other hot spots Navy Strength, No Anchor and Rob Roy, but this is their first foray into wine

Food We Love: The Best Puerto Rican Sandwich in Seattle
This flavorful gluten-free sandwich uses flattened, fried plantains in place of a bun
This article appears in print in the October 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Editor’s note: This establishment closed on October 6, 2019. Years ago, on a whirlwind trip to chicago that involved a punishing quantity of dining R&D, I fell in love with the jibarito: a Puerto Rican sandwich that uses smashed, fried plantains in place of…

5 Best New Seattle Bars in 2019
New restaurants aren’t the only cause for celebration this year—a number of excellent new bars have joined the scene. Here are our favorites, along with suggestions for what to order at each
BIRD IS THE WORD: Ben Paris is one of the year’s best new bars, offering a stylish, old-school vibe

4 New Seattle-area Restaurants You Must Visit in August 2019
In today’s dining scene, it’s hard to keep up with restaurant openings. But it’s our job (and our pleasure) to do just that. Here are a few new places worth checking out
This article appears in print in the August 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. HannyatouFremont;1060 N 39th St.; 206.294.4104Kamonegi chef-owner Mutsuko Soma has had a big year, full of accolades for her Fremont soba shop. Now, she’s opened a sister sake spot, highlighting her love of the Japanese alcoholic beverage and serving it alongside bites like oysters, house-made…

Windy City Pie’s Deep Dish Pizza Settles Into Phinney Ridge
Seattle’s favorite Chicago-style deep dish pizza finds a permanent home—with full bar—on Phinney Ridge
NICE SLICE: At Windy City Pie, diners are given special spatulas to cut cheesy, saucy slices of pizza; this one is a meatball-topped masterpiece
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