Quiet residential strip on 45th with disproportionate eating. Atoma at the old Tilth address, Pasta Casalinga, sushi counters and Sunday-only bakeries.
Atoma in Seattle's Wallingford is the chef-driven Craftsman-house kitchen named Seattle Met's Restaurant of the Year 2024 and a James Beard New Restaurant semifinalist for 2025.
Signature: Seasonal tasting, Wood-fired vegetables, Northwest fish
Order: The chef's tasting; the menu changes every two weeks with the Washington harvest.
Tip: Reservations open four weeks out at 09:00 and book inside an hour; the bar seats four for walk-ins.
Westward in Seattle on Lake Union's north shore is the Renee Erickson seafood room with a fire pit, deck chairs and a kitchen that serves the city's best whole fish.
Signature: Dungeness crab, Whole roast fish, Octopus
Order: The Dungeness crab in season, cracked over crushed ice, with a glass of Chablis.
Tip: Arrive by water on a Boatel from the Center for Wooden Boats for the most Seattle of dinners; book the deck in summer.
Westward in Seattle on Lake Union's north shore is Renee Erickson's seafood room with a fire pit, deck chairs and the city's best whole fish off the wood grill.
Signature: Dungeness crab, Whole roast fish, Octopus
Order: Dungeness crab in season, cracked over crushed ice, with a glass of Chablis.
Tip: Arrive by water on a Boatel from the Center for Wooden Boats for the most Seattle of dinners.