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Favorite Seattle Restaurants
Matt's in the Market is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

1. Matt's in the Market

8.5
94 Pike St (at 1st Ave), Seattle, WA
American Restaurant · Pike Place · 84 tips and reviews

bust b.bust boy: Sit at the bar without a reservation. Order fancy drinks. Have a deep conversation with your date.

Tavolàta is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

2. Tavolàta

8.2
2323 2nd Ave (btw Bell & Battery), Seattle, WA
Italian Restaurant · Belltown · 78 tips and reviews

bust b.bust boy: Get a couple salady appetizers, the riggatoni, and a glass of Barbera. I've done it ~50 times and it has never disappointed.

Crow Restaurant And Bar is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

3. Crow Restaurant And Bar

823 5th Ave N (at Valley St.), Seattle, WA
American Restaurant · Lower Queen Anne · 33 tips and reviews

bust b.bust boy: The chicken is the best in Seattle. Sit at the bar. Watch things get made and make small talk with the chefs.

Sitka and Spruce is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

4. Sitka and Spruce

1531 Melrose Ave, Seattle, WA
New American Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 94 tips and reviews

bust b.bust boy: Order anything. Everything.

Canlis is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

5. Canlis

9.0
2576 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA
American Restaurant · East Queen Anne · 116 tips and reviews

bust b.bust boy: Stare out the windows and gawk.

El Mestizo is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

6. El Mestizo

526 Broadway (at James St.), Seattle, WA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Seattle · 20 tips and reviews

bust b.bust boy: The mango jalepeno margarita is just the thing to go with your Cochinita Pibil. Say hi to Anica. Everyone is so friendly!

Baguette Box is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

7. Baguette Box

1203 Pine St (at Melrose Ave), Seattle, WA
Sandwich Spot · Capitol Hill · 38 tips and reviews

bust b.bust boy: Drunken Chicken sandwich and truffle fries FTW.

Café Presse is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

8. Café Presse

1117 12th Ave (btwn Madison & Spring), Seattle, WA
French Restaurant · First Hill · 130 tips and reviews

bust b.bust boy: A bottle of champagne with anything.

Elemental is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

9. Elemental

3309 Wallingford Ave N (at N 34th St.), Seattle, WA
Wine Bar · Wallingford · 14 tips and reviews

bust b.bust boy: Eat what they want to bring you.

Restaurant Zoë is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

10. Restaurant Zoë

1318 E Union St (at 14th Ave), Seattle, WA
American Restaurant · 38 tips and reviews

The Seattle TimesThe Seattle Times: The most popular drinks are the sage margarita and the grapefruit-garnished Private Danska, made with grapefruit vodka, limoncello, orange and lemon sour. Read more.

Tilth is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

11. Tilth

1411 N 45th St, Seattle, WA
New American Restaurant · Wallingford · 46 tips and reviews

Jud V.Jud Valeski: 8 course tasting menu is to die for.

12. Ristorante Machiavelli

1215 Pine St (Melrose), Seattle, WA
Italian Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 56 tips and reviews

bust b.bust boy: Get drunk at the bar while you wait for your table because you forgot to make reservations.

La Carta De Oaxaca is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

13. La Carta De Oaxaca

8.5
5431 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA
Mexican Restaurant · Ballard · 108 tips and reviews

bust b.bust boy: Close your eyes and blindly choose something to eat. And a margarita.

Bastille Café & Bar is one of Favorite Seattle Restaurants.

14. Bastille Café & Bar

5307 Ballard Ave NW (at NW Vernon Pl), Seattle, WA
French Restaurant · Ballard · 100 tips and reviews

Joe G.Joe Goldberg: Eat the local, organic chicken. Say "yum". Give a terrorist fist jab to the closest person.