Winners of our Best Restaurants Readers’ Choice Poll

We asked and you voted: Reader picks for the best in the city

By Seattle magazine staff, with reporting by Jennifer Meyers April 6, 2016

A dining room with wine racks and people sitting at a table.

This article originally appeared in the April 2016 issue of Seattle Magazine.

Best Neighborhood Restaurant
Porkchop & Co.
Ballard, 5451 Leary Ave. NW; 206.257.5761; eatatporkchop.com

Best Eastside Restaurant
Café Juanita

Kirkland, 9702 NE 120th Place; 425.823.1505; cafejuanita.com

Best Splurge Restaurant
Canlis

Queen Anne, 2576 Aurora Ave. N; 206.283.3313; canlis.com
 
Best Cheap-eats Place
Dick’s Drive-In  

Multiple locations; ddir.com

Best Brunch
Six Seven Restaurant

Belltown, at The Edgewater Hotel, 2411 Alaskan Way; 206.269.4575; edgewaterhotel.com

Best Independent Coffee Shop
Citizen

Lower Queen Anne, 706 Taylor Ave. N; 206.284.1015; citizencoffee.com

Best View
Salty’s at Alki

Alki, 1936 Harbor Ave. SW; 206.937.1600; saltys.com

Best Place for Outdoor Dining
Ray’s Boathouse

Ballard, 6049 Seaview Ave. NW; 206.789.3770; rays.com

Best Restaurant for a Date
Serafina Osteria & Enoteca

Eastlake, 2043 Eastlake Ave. E; 206.323.0807; serafinaseattle.com

Best Place to Dine Alone
Oddfellows Cafe and Bar

Capitol Hill, 1525 10th Ave.; 206.325.0807; oddfellowscafe.com

Best Restaurant for Kids
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria

Multiple locations; tuttabella.com

Best Late-night Dining
Ba Bar Restaurant

Central District, 550 12th Ave.; 206.328.2030; babarseattle.com

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Best Waitstaff/Service
Canlis

Queen Anne, 2576 Aurora Ave. N; 206.283.3313; canlis.com

Best Sandwich
Paseo Caribbean Restaurant
s
Fremont, 4225 Fremont Ave. N; 206.545.7440; paseorestaurants.com

Best Salad (TIE)
Canlis

Queen Anne, 2576 Aurora Ave. N; 206.283.3313; canlis.com

Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar
Bellevue, 205 108th Ave. NE; 425.456.0010; seastarrestaurant.com

Best Takeout
Kedai Makan

Capitol Hill, 1802 Bellevue Ave.; 206.556.2560; kedaimakansea.com

Best Burgers
Red Mill Burgers

Phinney Ridge, 312 N 67th St., 206.783.6362, redmillburgers.com; Interbay, 1613 W Dravus St., 206.284.6363, redmillburgers.com

Best Barbecue
Bitterroot BBQ

Ballard, 5239 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.588.1577; bitterrootbbq.com

Best Pizza
Pagliacci Pizza

Multiple locations; pagliacci.com

Best Raw Bar/Oyster Bar
The Walrus and the Carpent
er
Ballard, 4743 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.395.9227; thewalrusbar.com

Best Seafood (TIE)
Ray’s Boathouse

Ballard, 6049 Seaview Ave. NW; 206.789.3770; rays.com

RockCreek

Fremont, 4300 Fremont Ave. N; 206.557.7532; rockcreekseattle.com

Best Steak
John Howie Steak Restaurant

Bellevue, The Shops at The Bravern, 11111 NE Eighth St., No. 125; 425.440.0880; johnhowiesteak.com

Best Fries
Dick’s Drive-In

Multiple locations; ddir.com

Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Cafe Flora

Madison Valley, 2901 E Madison St.; 206.325.9100; cafeflora.com

Best Chinese Food
Din Tai Fung

University District, 2621 NE 46th St., 206.525.0958; Bellevue, 700 Bellevue Way NE, No. 280, 425.698.1095,
dintaifungusa.com

Best Thai Food
Thai Tom

University District, 4543 University Way NE; 206.548.9548

Best Indian Food
Taste of India

University District, 5517 Roosevelt Way NE; 206.528.1575; tasteofindiaseattle.com

Best Vietnamese Food
Green Leaf Vietnamese Restaurant

Chinatown/International District, 418 Eighth Ave. S, 206.340.1388; Belltown, 2800 First Ave., 206.448.3318, greenleaftaste.com

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Best Pho
Pho Than Brothers

Multiple locations; thanbrothers.com

Best Sushi
Sushi Kappo Tamura

Eastlake, 2968 Eastlake Ave. E; 206.547.0937; sushikappotamura.com

Best French Food
Le Pichet

Pike Place Market, 1933 First Ave.; 206.256.1499; lepichetseattle.com

Best Italian Food
Spinasse  

Capitol Hill, 1531 14th Ave.; 206.251.7673; spinasse.com

Best Mexican Food
Little Water Cantina

Eastlake, 2865 Eastlake Ave. E; 206.397.4940; littlewatercantina.com

Best Food Truck
Crisp Creperie

425.449.9672; crispseattle.com

Best Ice Cream/Gelato Shop
Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream

Multiple locations; mollymoon.com

Best Bakery
Bakery Nouveau

Capitol Hill, 137 15th Ave. E, 206.858.6957; West Seattle Junction, 4737 California Ave. SW, 206.923.0534, bakerynouveau.com

Best Doughnut Shop
Top Pot Doughnuts

Multiple locations; toppotdoughnuts.com

Best Dessert
Hot Cakes

Ballard, 5427 Ballard Ave. NW, 206.453.3792; Capitol Hill, 1650 E Olive Way, 206.258.2591; getyourhotcakes.com

Best Cupcake Shop
Cupcake Royale

Multiple locations; cupcakeroyale.com

Best Cocktail Bar
Canon

Central District, 928 12th Ave.; 206.552.9755; canonseattle.com

Best Happy Hour
Six Seven Restaurant

Waterfront, The Edgewater Hotel, 2411 Alaskan Way; 206.269.4575; edgewaterhotel.com

Best Neighborhood Pub
Elliott Bay Brewing

Multiple locations; elliottbaybrewing.com

Best Local Brewery
Fremont Brewing  

Fremont, 3409 Woodland Park Ave. N; 206.420.2407; fremontbrewing.com

Best Dive Bar
Hattie’s Hat

Ballard, 5231 Ballard Ave. NW; 206.784.0175; hatties-hat.com

Best Sports Bar
Sport Restaurant  

KOMO Plaza, 140 Fourth Ave. N, No. 130; 206.404.7767; sportrestaurant.com

Best Cookies
Hello Robin Cookies

Capitol Hill, 522 19th Ave. E; 206.735.7970; hellorobincookies.com

Best Washington Wine to Splurge on at Dinner
Quilceda Creek Vintners

quilcedacreek.com

Best New Restaurant
Goldfinch Tavern

Downtown, Four Seasons Hotel, 99 Union St.; 206.749.7070; goldfinchtavern.com
 
Best Pop-up Restaurant
Parchment Bake Shop

Facebook: “Parchment Seattle”

Best Local Tasting Room
Charles Smith Wines Jet City

Georgetown, 1136 S Albro Place; 206.745.7456; charlessmithwines.com

 

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