Readers’ Choice 2013: Best Restaurants in Seattle

Best neighborhood restaurant

Daniel’s Broiler
Leschi

Best Eastside restaurant
Seastar Restaurant and Raw Bar
Bellevue

Best splurge restaurant
Canlis
Queen Anne

Best cheap eats
Dick’s Drive-In
Multiple locations

Best bakery
Bakery Nouveau
West Seattle

Best brunch
Toulouse Petit
Queen Anne

Best independent coffee shop
Citizen
South Lake Union

Best view
Ray’s Boathouse
Ballard

Best place for outdoor dining
Six Seven
Downtown/Waterfront

Best restaurant for a date
Canlis
Queen Anne

Best place to dine alone
Oddfellows Cafe + Bar
Capitol Hill

Best restaurant for kids
Red Robin
Multiple locations

Best late-night dining
Canon: Whiskey and Bitters Emporium
Capitol Hill

Best waitstaff/service
Canlis
Queen Anne

Best sandwich
Paseo Caribbean Restaurant
Multiple locations

Best salad
Cafe Flora
Madison Valley

Best takeout
Little Uncle
Capitol Hill

Best burgers
Red Mill Burgers
Multiple locations

Best barbecue
Bitterroot
Ballard

Best pizza (tie)
Delancey
Ballard

Pagliacci Pizza
Multiple locations

Best raw bar/oyster bar
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Ballard

Best seafood
Seastar Restaurant and Raw Bar
Multiple locations

Best steak
John Howie Steak
Bellevue

Best fries
Café Presse
Capitol Hill

Best vegetarian restaurant
Cafe Flora
Madison Valley

Best Chinese food
Din Tai Fung
Bellevue

Best Thai food
Thai Tom
University District

Best Indian food
Taste of India
University District

Best Vietnamese food
Green Leaf
Multiple locations

Best pho
Than Brothers
Multiple locations

Best sushi
Shiro’s Sushi Restaurant
Belltown

Best French food (tie)
Bastille Café & Bar
Ballard

Café Presse
Capitol Hill

Best Italian food
Spinasse
Capitol Hill

Best Mexican food
La Carta de Oaxaca
Ballard

Best food truck
Crisp Creperie

Best ice cream/gelato shop
Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream
Multiple locations

Best dessert
Hot Cakes
Ballard

Best cupcake shop
Trophy Cupcakes and Party
Multiple locations

Best cocktail bar
Liberty Bar
Capitol Hill

Best happy hour
Matador
Multiple locations

Best wine bar
Purple Café and Wine Bar
Multiple locations

Restaurant with best selection of Washington state wines
Six Seven
Downtown/Waterfront

Best local winery
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Woodinville

Best neighborhood pub
Mulleady’s Irish Pub & Restaurant
Magnolia

Best local brewery
Georgetown Brewing Company
Georgetown

Best dive bar
The 5 Point Cafe
Belltown

Best sports bar
Sport Restaurant & Bar
Queen Anne

Best local distillery
Batch 206
Multiple locations

Store with best liquor selection
Total Wine & More
Multiple locations

Reporting by Christine Baldwin