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Humble Pie: A Slice of Utopia
Image: Olivia BrentThis is your moment to visit Humble Pie on Rainier Avenue—not just because the overwhelming majority of its seating is outside, but because your summer houseguests are clamoring for...
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Image: Olivia Brent Overstuffed po' boys amid rustic sweetness at Roux. Aragona 96 Union St at First Ave...
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Brimmer and Heeltap's Unlikely Harmony
Image: Olivia BrentWalking in through the corner doorway of Brimmer and Heeltap, what I spied wasn’t one restaurant. I saw dozens.Le Gourmand, of course, which defined Northwest cuisine from this dark...
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The London Plane: Pretty and Potent
Image: Olivia Brent A former bank space now houses the London Plane, the latest, though most vivid, of Seattle’s new market-restaurants.Elegant beauty isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when...
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Cantina Cuisine: Authentic Mexican Food on Capitol Hill
Image: Olivia Brent Fogón tacos.Fogón Cocina Mexicana 600 E Pine St, Capitol Hill, 206-320-7777; fogonseattle.comPedigree: A supersweet Michoacan familyEat this: Beautifully seasoned and smoky...
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Seasonal Restaurants for Harvest Time
Sutra in Wallingford.Altura9617 Broadway ECapitol Hill206-402-6749 alturarestaurant.com $$$AlturaItalian Small yet generous, modest yet gloriously self-assured—Altura (which in...
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Restaurant Marron’s Grand Ambitions
Image: Olivia BrentAmbition and Execution Cured Spanish mackerel with umeboshi and Mexican sour gherkinsWe were greeted before we’d set a toe inside the door. “Welcome to Restaurant Marron!” the...
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10 Classic Seattle Restaurants
Image: Olivia Brent At Joule: Spicy Rice Cake with Chorizo and Pickled Mustard GreensAltura9617 Broadway ECapitol Hill206-402-6749 alturarestaurant.com $$$AlturaItalian Small yet...
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Pomerol is Fremont by Way of France
Image: Sara Marie D'EugenioIn contrast to the novelties now trending in Seattle dining stands the lovely Pomerol, the latest from prolific continental classicist Vuong Loc. From his erstwhile Portage...
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Seattle's Best New Restaurants 2014
Image: Olivia BrentI know. We were stunned too. This year’s best and most emblematic newcomers are not the white-tablecloth destination dining rooms one typically finds on a Best Restaurants list. The...
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Alicia Fusion Bistro in Leschi
Image: Olivia BrentTen bucks for banh mi, that Vietnamese baguette sandwich you can grab at delis all over town for under $4? Welcome to Alicia Fusion Bistro at Leschi’s lakeside—the polished,...
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Quality Aesthetics
Image: Olivia BrentThere may be no bigger contrarian in Seattle restaurants than Josh Henderson.“Nope, no burger on our menu,” our waiter announced with pride. There we were in Henderson’s new sports...
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Biscuits and Coffee at Morsel and Bean
Image: Olivia BrentOn a weekend morning you’ll invariably find a baby crying in this overcrowded Ballard brunch shack, possibly a clutch of feral toddlers and the coffee-swilling adults who are...
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Big Chickie vs. Nate's Wings and Waffles
Big Chickie Pollo a la Brasa Concept Peruvian charcoal-roasted rotisserie chicken served in quarters, halves, or wholes, with choice of sides.Named for Mom (nickname: Chickie) of Matt Stubbs, who...
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Seattle's Finest Italian Restaurants
Image: Olivia Brent Tom Douglas's Cuoco.Agrodolce709 N 35th StreetFremont206-547-9707 agrodolcerestaurant.net $$$ AGRODOLCE Italian Here is James Beard award–winning chef Maria...
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Recently Reviewed Restaurants
Alicia Fusion Bistro200 Lake Washington BlvdLeschi206-324-6388 aliciafusion.com $$$ ALICIA FUSION BISTRO Vietnamese Ten bucks for banh mi, the iconic Vietnamese baguette sandwich...
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Vespolina and Hommage: Restaurant Do-Overs
Image: Olivia Brent The pomme de terre (aka a clever potato salad) at Hommage.One of Seattle’s more prevalent restaurant tics right now is the switch-up—restaurateurs closing their business under one...
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Single Shot on Capitol Hill: A Shot of Style
Image: Olivia BrentThe occupants of maybe two dozen apartments can glance out their windows to see if Single Shot has an open table. It won’t—this joint is the hottest ticket in town—but its location...
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Tray Kitchen: Dim Sum from the Farm
Image: Olivia BrentPassing Plates Diners choose whatever looks appealing off trays or a bright red cart.When Heong Soon Park was scripting the followup to Chan, his Korean-fusion jewel box in Pike...
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Small-Plate Dining in Seattle
Image: Olivia Brent ArtusiArtusi1535 14th AveCapitol Hill206-251-7673artusibar.com $$ Artusi Italian A mod shot of Italy in the heart of Pike/Pine, Artusi is Cascina Spinasse’s...
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