Chinatown, Japantown and Little Saigon tucked together south of the stadium. Pho Bac, Phnom Penh Noodle House, Uwajimaya, Maneki since 1904.
Maneki in Seattle's International District is the oldest Japanese restaurant on the West Coast: opened in 1904, surviving wartime internment, tatami rooms still running.
Signature: Nigiri set, Geoduck sashimi, Sukiyaki
Order: The geoduck sashimi if it is on the board, otherwise the chef's nigiri set with a tatami room.
Tip: Reserve a tatami room four to six weeks ahead; the bar runs walk-in but the room shapes the meal.
The Boat in Seattle's Little Saigon is the original Pho Bac since 1982: the city's first pho restaurant, still a red boat-shaped building at 13th and Jackson, run by the Phams.
Signature: Pho tai, Com ga mam toi, Banh cuon
Order: The original Pho Bac tai with rare flank, or the com ga mam toi the kids put on the menu.
Tip: Cash and card, walk-in only; arrive at 11:30 or after 14:00 to skip the line through the parking lot.
Phnom Penh Noodle House in Seattle's International District is the Sam family's 1987 Cambodian kitchen: hu tieu, bai sach chrouk and cha houy teuk, back open after the pandemic.
Signature: Hu tieu Phnom Penh, Bai sach chrouk, Cha houy teuk
Order: The hu tieu noodle soup with pork and prawn, and the bai sach chrouk grilled pork rice plate.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday; the lunch crowd lines up at 11:00 and the kitchen sells out of bai sach chrouk by 14:00.
Mike's Noodle House in Seattle's International District is the city's most enduring Cantonese noodle counter: wonton soup, brisket noodles, congee, every day until 21:00.
Signature: Wonton noodle soup, Beef brisket noodle, Congee
Order: Wonton noodle soup with beef brisket and a side of choy sum.
Tip: Cash and card; the queue moves fast and there is no reservation policy.
Phnom Penh Noodle House in Seattle's International District is the Sam family's 1987 Cambodian kitchen: hu tieu, bai sach chrouk, cha houy teuk, back open after the pandemic.
Signature: Hu tieu Phnom Penh, Bai sach chrouk, Cha houy teuk
Order: Hu tieu noodle soup with pork and prawn, plus a bai sach chrouk grilled-pork rice plate.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday; lunch crowd lines up at 11:00 and bai sach chrouk sells out by 14:00.
The Boat in Seattle's Little Saigon is the original Pho Bac since 1982: the city's first pho restaurant, still in a red boat-shaped building at 13th and Jackson.
Signature: Pho tai, Com ga mam toi, Banh cuon
Order: Original Pho Bac tai with rare flank, or the com ga mam toi.
Tip: Cash and card, walk-in only; arrive at 11:30 or after 14:00 to skip the line through the parking lot.