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Best New Restaurant to Open in 2009
Bastille Café & Bar
Ballard
5307 Ballard Ave. NW
206.453.5014
bastilleseattle.com

Best Bakery
Macrina*
macrinabakery.com

Best Breakfast
Portage Bay Café*
portagebaycafe.com

Best Brunch
Salty’s Seafood Grills*
saltys.com

Best Independent Coffee Shop
Caffè Fiorè*
caffefiore.com

Best Power Breakfast
The Dish
Fremont/Ballard
4358 Leary Way NW
206.782.9985

Best Place to Cure a Hangover
Beth’s Café
Green Lake
7311 Aurora Ave. N
206.782.5588
bethscafe.com

Best Sandwich (and where to get it)
Cuban Roast at Paseo*
paseoseattle.com

Best Salad (and where to get it)
Roasted beet & arugula salad at Bastille Café & Bar
Ballard
5307 Ballard Ave. NW
206.453.5014
bastilleseattle.com

Best Restaurant for Closing a Business Deal
Metropolitan Grill
Downtown
820 Second Ave.
206.624.3287
themetropolitangrill.com

Best Cheap Eats Place
Dick’s*
ddir.com

Best Burger
red mill Burgers*
redmillburgers.com

Best Takeout
Dick’s*
ddir.com

Best Pizza
Pagliacci*
pagliacci.com

Best Barbecue
Jones Barbeque*
Multiple locations
206.722.4414

Best Chinese
Judy Fu’s Snappy Dragon
Maple Leaf
8917 Roosevelt Way NE
206.528.5575
snappydragon.com


Best Thai (TIE!)
Thai Tom
University District
4543 University Way NE
206.548.9548

MAY
Wallingford
1612 N 45th St.
206.675.0037

Best Vietnamese
Tamarind Tree
International District
1036 S Jackson St.
206.860.1404
tamarindtreerestaurant.com

Best French Food
Campagne
Pike Place Market
86 Pine St.
206.728.2800
campagnerestaurant.com

Best Italian
Volterra
Ballard
5411 Ballard Ave. NW
206.789.5100
volterrarestaurant.com

Best Latin
La Isla
Ballard
2320 NW Market St.
206.789.0516
laislaseattle.com

Best Mexican
La Carta de Oaxaca
Ballard
5431 Ballard Ave. NW
206.782.8722
lacartadeoaxaca.com

Best Pho
Than Brothers*
thanbrothers.com

Best Raw Bar/Oyster Bar
Seastar*
seastarrestaurant.com

Best Splurge Restaurant
Canlis
Queen Anne
2576 Aurora Ave. N
206.283.3313
canlis.com

Best Steak (TIE!)
John Howie Steak
Bellevue
11111 NE Eighth St., Suite 125
425.440.0880
johnhowiesteak.com

Metropolitan Grill
Downtown
820 Second Ave.
206.624.3287
themetropolitangrill.com

Best Fish ’N’ Chips
Ivar’s*
ivars.net

Best Seafood
Seastar*
seastarrestaurant.com

Best Fries (TIE!)
Red Robin*
redrobin.com

Skillet
Mobile eatery
skilletstreetfood.com

Best Street Food
Skillet
Mobile eatery
skilletstreetfood.com

Best Sushi (TIE!)
Shiro’s
Belltown
2401 Second Ave.
206.443.9844
shiros.com

Umi Sake House
Belltown
2230 First Ave.
206.374.8717
umisakehouse.com

Best Vegetarian
Café Flora
Madison Park
2901 E Madison St.
206.325.9100
cafeflora.com

Best View
Salty’s Seafood Grills*
saltys.com

Best Neighborhood Restaurant
Spring Hill
West Seattle
4437 California Ave. SW
206.935.1075
springhillnorthwest.com

Best Place for People Watching
Bastille Café & Bar
Ballard
5307 Ballard Ave. NW
206.453.5014
bastilleseattle.com

Best Place for Outdoor Dining
Ray’s Boathouse
Ballard
6049 Seaview Ave. NW
206.789.3770
rays.com

Best Restaurant for a Date
Boat Street Café & Kitchen
Lower Queen Anne
3131 Western Ave.
206.632.4602
boatstreetcafe.com

Best Restaurant for Kids
Red Robin*
redrobin.com

Best Late-Night Dining
Palace Kitchen
Downtown
2030 Fifth Ave.
206.448.2001
tomdouglas.com

Best Waitstaff/Service
Seastar*
seastarrestaurant.com

Best Pie Shop
Shoofly Pie Co.
West Seattle
4444 California Ave. SW
206.938.0680
shooflypiecompany.com

Best Ice Cream Place
Molly Moon’s*
mollymoonicecream.com

Best Place for Dessert
Dilettante*
dilettante.com

Best Cupcake Shop
Trophy*
trophycupcakes.com

Best New Bar
Tavern Law
Capitol Hill
1406 12th Ave.
206.322.9734
tavernlaw.com

Best Cocktails
Zig Zag Café
Pike Place Market
1501 Western Ave.
206.625.1146
zigzagseattle.com

Best Happy Hour
Matador*
matadorseattle.com

Best Wine Bar
Purple Café
& Wine Bar*
thepurplecafe.com

Best Place for
Wine Tasting
Purple Café
& Wine Bar*
thepurplecafe.com

Grocery Store with Best Selection of Washington Wine
Metropolitan Market*
metropolitan-market.com

Restaurant with Best Selection of Washington Wines
Canlis
Queen Anne
2576 Aurora Ave. N
206.283.3313
canlis.com

Best Wine Shop for Washington Wines
Pete’s Wine Shop*
peteswineshop.com

Best Brewpub
Elysian Brewing Co.*
elysianbrewing.com

Best Dive Bar
The 5 Point Café
Belltown
415 Cedar St.
206.448.9993
the5pointcafe.com


See the Best Restaurants Directory for more information on the restaurants in this story.
*Restaurants with multiple locations; check Web sites for details.