Food & Drink

Best Fried Chicken: Ezell's Famous Chicken

Best Fried Chicken: Ezell’s Famous Chicken

🍗 Crispy, juicy chicken with buttery rolls and creamy coleslaw — Oprah agrees, calling it the best fried chicken she’s ever had. Don’t skip the sides, like baked beans and fried okra. #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Best Cocktail Bar: Water's Table

Best Cocktail Bar: Water’s Table

🍹 Sip on craft cocktails like the Lake Breeze, Sunset Spritz, and Berry Basil Smash while enjoying breathtaking views of Lake Washington. #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Best Coffee Shop: Anchorhead Coffee

Best Coffee Shop: Anchorhead Coffee

☕ Sleek, stylish, and full of expertly crafted coffee — from cold brew to espresso, Anchorhead nails it every time. Plus, the latte art? Always on point. #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Best Burger Joint: Dick's

Best Burger Joint: Dick’s

🍔 Since 1954, Dick’s has been Seattle’s go-to for late-night burgers and post-game fries. The Deluxe is a classic, and those hand-cut fries never disappoint. #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Best Food Truck: Sunny Up

Best Food Truck: Sunny Up

🚚 Seattle’s first breakfast-only food truck brings creative sandwiches named after inspiring women. Try the Josephine Baken or the Frida Avokahlo for a tasty twist on breakfast classics. #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Best Sandwich: Un Bien

Best Sandwich: Un Bien

🥪 Un Bien in Fremont brings the legendary Caribbean Roast — slow-roasted pork, caramelized onions, and aioli on a toasted baguette. Worth the wait! #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Best New Restaurant: Haerfest

Best New Restaurant: Haerfest

🍝 Haerfest in Fremont serves up handmade pasta and creative dessert cocktails — don’t miss the “Corks & Carbs” happy hour for pasta and seafood at just $25! #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Best Bakery: Cookies With Tiffany

Best Bakery: Cookies With Tiffany

🍪 Craving something sweet? Cookies With Tiffany in Madrona has you covered! #SeattleMagReadersChoice2024

Ghoulish Grub

Ghoulish Grub

Seattle bars and restaurants go all in on Halloween

Bars and restaurants are getting into the Halloween spirit, featuring themed nights, costume contests, and drink and food specials. The center of Halloween cocktails in the Seattle area might be…

The Largest Seattle Restaurant Week Ever Begins Oct. 27

The Largest Seattle Restaurant Week Ever Begins Oct. 27

Popular event launched in 2010 in response to the recession

Seattle Restaurant Week was born in 2010 when a group of local chefs collectively known as the Seattle Restaurant Cooperative make plans to spur the restaurant business out of the recession sparked by the 2008 financial crisis…

What’s New in Food for 2025

What’s New in Food for 2025

Whole Foods just dropped its latest trends, and they’re crunchy

Mushroom chips, anyone? Or maybe cactus water? How about a side of duckweed, or a sea moss gummy? 

Fifty Breweries for 50 Years: A Birthday Adventure in Seattle

Fifty Breweries for 50 Years: A Birthday Adventure in Seattle

Friends celebrate a milestone birthday in a most unusual way

This wasn’t your average birthday celebration…

Sweetgreen Expands Again with Capitol Hill Opening

Sweetgreen Expands Again with Capitol Hill Opening

The fast-casual chain now has three Seattle-area locations

Clearly, Seattle loves fast-casual salads and customizable grain bowls. With two locations already in South Lake Union and Totem Lake, Sweetgreen is opening a third spot at 11th and Pine in Capitol Hill on Oct. 22. This new Capitol Hill location will be the first in the Pacific Northwest to feature the Infinite Kitchen —…

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