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Meat, Bread, and Beer at Mammoth
There’s a precision to this Eastlake pit stop, from the counter server methodically ripping butcher paper into perfect squares of sandwich wrap to the 30-some beer taps lined up along the wall like a...
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Manolin Lights Up in Fremont
Image: Sara Marie D'EugenioManolin and the Sea Ceviche by the outdoor fire pitWhen the archaeologists of the future pick through the layer we know as the present, in this waterscape we know as Seattle,...
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Stateside: Don’t Call It Fusion
Image: Sara Marie D'EugenioVietnam Via China Pork ribs crusted with a blend of cumin and Hunan chiliesWhen the waiter at Stateside set down our fried chicken—fried chicken for God’s sake, the celebrity...
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Lark. Slab. Bitter. Raw.
Image: Sara Marie D'EugenioJohn Sundstrom recentlymoved his beloved Lark to the warehousey flank of Pike/Pine off Madison, spinning out a starlit space—indigo banquettes, white linens, a welkin of...
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What Makes a Good Bar?
Image: Sara Marie D'EugenioFirst things first: Good Bar is a stunning room. Good BarPioneer Square240 2nd Ave S So stunning you can arrive for your initial visit on, say, the afternoon of an M’s home...
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T-Doug’s Cantina Casual
Serious Nachos Pork carnitas, green chilis, pickled onion, queso fundidoImage: Sara Marie D'EugenioNow that the gastronomically prolificTom Douglas is up to number freakin’ 18, it’s fair to say the man...
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Shaken and Speared
Image: Sara Marie D'EugenioFROM THE MOMENT YOU WALK INTO THE PALLADIAN Hotel at the corner of Second and Virginia, the Seattle references fly. There are coded and not-so-coded music scene allusions,...
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The Alpha Omega Ouzeri
Taramosalata Me GarídesSauteed shrimp on a spread of fish roe mousseImage: Sara Marie D'EugenioOmega Ouzeri1229 14th Ave, Capitol Hill206-257-4515 $$$When you stumble on the best tzatziki you’ve ever...
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Chávez Comes to Capitol Hill from the Streets of Durango
Camarones alpastor with grilled pineapple, dried poblano, pickled red onionImage: Sara Marie D'EugenioChávez1734 12th Ave, Capitol Hill206-695-2588chavezseattle.com $$$Really good Mexican...
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Just Enough Adventure on the Salted Seas
South End SeafoodMussels in spicy green curryImage: Olivia BrentSalted Sea Seafood and Raw Bar 4915 Rainier Ave S, Columbia City206-858-6328$$$When we bought a house in Columbia City in the late ’90s,...
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Kraken Congee: Crackin' Comfort Food
Image: Olivia BrentKraken Congee88 Yesler Way, Pioneer Square206-748-9999 $$Congee is savored across Asia; boiled rice porridge that either embraces its essential nature—er, boring in a...
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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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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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Seattle's Finest Italian Restaurants
Tom Douglas's Cuoco.Image: Olivia BrentAgrodolceAgrodolce709 N 35th Street, Fremont206-547-9707 agrodolcerestaurant.net $$$Here is James Beard award–winning chef Maria Hines’s third property—this one...
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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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Vespolina and Hommage: Restaurant Do-Overs
The pomme de terre (aka a clever potato salad) at Hommage. Image: Olivia BrentOne 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
Passing Plates Diners choose whatever looks appealing off trays or a bright red cart.Image: Olivia BrentWhen Heong Soon Park was scripting the followup to Chan, his Korean-fusion jewel box in Pike...
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