Winners of our Best Restaurants Readers’ Choice Poll
By Seattle magazine staff, with reporting by Jennifer Meyers
April 6, 2016
We asked and you voted: Reader picks for the best in the city
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 Restaurants
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 Carpenter
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