Best Restaurants: 2010 Readers’ Choice Winners

Reader's choice for best restaurants 2010
Restaurants with multiple locations; check Web sites for details.






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