Once a quiet working-class Nordic-American neighborhood, Ballard is now a nightlife, shopping, and restaurant destination. Boutiques and cocktail bars line Ballard Avenue (home to one of Seattle’s few year-round farmers markets), and townhomes and high-rises have taken the place...
La Marea combines Pacific Northwest seafood with Mexican marisqueria culture.
Image: Amber Fouts
Magnificent seafood is as much our city’s brand as innovation, public radio, and our weird pride about not using umbrellas. But, until recently, we lacked many excellent dedicated seafood...
Tailor Kowis (left)and Courtney Johnson, cheese champions and founders of Street Cheese.
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Courtney Johnson knows that the correct cheese with which to make a root beer float is Winnimere, from Jasper Hill Farm; that she needs to pick...
Pizza al taglio is ubiquitous in Italy’s capital city, where it’s typically sold by weight at hole-in-the-wall bakeries and stands. Roma Roma’s interpretation of the style is faithful to the rectangular, focaccia-like crust, with a pillowy interior and a...
Easy, quick, and—most importantly—good single-serve coffee.
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Justin Inahara considers it his job to take coffee seriously. In exchange, he hopes that his customers will not. He started Tanuki Coffee Roasters aiming to be the bridge between casual coffee...
Hungry for news? Welcome to our Friday Feed, where we run through all the local food and restaurant news this month—and maybe help you figure out where to eat this weekend.
Departed From This Dock
Budd Gould, the founder of the...
Image: Jane Sherman
The many meals I eat to compile guides to the city’s 50 best restaurants, best new restaurants, and top tasting menus for $100 or less give me a lot of time to notice the tiny details that can set a restaurant...
When La Marea began its residency inside Fair Isle Brewing last year, it almost instantly established itself as an essential destination for pristine Mexican seafood. The menu changes often and fearlessly, as seemingly signature items routinely drop off in...
The ice is cool, times two, at Coché Valley.
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What’s cooler than being cool? Ice, cold. And preferably drowned in syrup, condensed milk, or some other form of sweetness. It’s a standard formula for beating the heat all...
When Dave Cooper opened his French-ish sandwich shop in the basement of the historic Courthouse Square in summer 2025, he wasn’t expecting this level of hype. Within months, he was featured in the Tacoma News-Tribune, KING-5’s Evening Magazine, and...
