Where to eat in Seattle

Restaurants, cafés and street food in Seattle, United States that locals actually go to — plus the local names for the chains you already know.

• Canlis — Pacific Northwest fine dining, Queen Anne (4). Order the Canlis salad + tasting menu. The 1950 icon over Lake Union — Seattle's special-occasion synonym.
• Piroshky Piroshky — Russian bakery, Pike Place Market (1). Order the Smoked salmon pâté piroshky. Hand-made piroshky perfuming the Market since 1992.
• Salumi — Italian cured meats, Pioneer Square (2). Order the Porchetta sandwich. The Batali family salumeria — porchetta sandwich worth the wait.
• Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar — Oysters, Capitol Hill / Melrose (2). Order the Kumamoto oysters + geoduck. Five generations of Washington shellfish farming, shucked fresh.
• Paseo — Caribbean sandwiches, Fremont (1). Order the Caribbean Roast sandwich. The caramelized-onion Cuban that launched citywide devotion.
• Ivar's Acres of Clams — Seafood, Waterfront / Pier 54 (2). Order the Clam chowder + fish and chips. Keep clam — chowder on the waterfront since 1938.
• Maneki — Japanese izakaya, Chinatown-International District (2). Order the Black cod collar + oyako donburi. Seattle's oldest restaurant (1904) — tatami rooms and izakaya soul.
• Ezell's Famous Chicken — Fried chicken, Central District (1). Order the Spicy fried chicken + rolls. The 1984 fried-chicken shop with national lore and local loyalty.
• Dick's Drive-In — Burgers, Wallingford (multiple) (1). Order the Dick's Deluxe + fries. Since 1954: cheap Deluxes, hand-cut fries, and civic pride.
• Beecher's Handmade Cheese — Cheese / café, Pike Place Market (1). Order the World's Best Mac & Cheese. Watch the curds get made, then eat the "World's Best" mac.

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