Eat well in Seattle for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.

Cheap eats worth seeking out

Dick's Drive-In Broadway ★ 4.4

$ Burgers

Dick's Drive-In Broadway in Seattle's Capitol Hill is the 1955 walk-up burger window: the Deluxe burger, fries and a hand-dipped milkshake for under $10.

TryDeluxe burger with fries and a milkshake

Paseo Fremont ★ 4.6

$ New American

Paseo Fremont in Seattle is the Cuban pork sandwich counter since the early 1990s: caramelised onions, aioli, marinated pork on a ciabatta roll.

TryCuban Roast sandwich

The Boat ★ 4.7

$ Vietnamese

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, bowls from $13.

TryPho tai with rare flank

Mike's Noodle House ★ 4.4

$ Cantonese

Mike's Noodle House in Seattle's International District is the city's most enduring Cantonese noodle counter: wonton soup, brisket noodles, congee.

TryWonton noodle soup

Tacos Chukis Capitol Hill ★ 4.3

$ Taqueria

Tacos Chukis Capitol Hill in Seattle is the upstairs Broadway taco counter: al pastor off the trompo, adobada mulitas, salsas built fresh until 22:00.

TryAl pastor tacos, three for under $10

Piroshky Piroshky ★ 4.5

$ Russian

Piroshky Piroshky in Seattle's Pike Place is the 1992 Russian bakery: salmon and cream cheese, cabbage and beef, hand-folded buns under $8 sold.

TrySalmon piroshky or cabbage and onion

Phnom Penh Noodle House ★ 4.4

$ Cambodian

Phnom Penh Noodle House in Seattle's International District is the Sam family Cambodian kitchen since 1987: hu tieu, bai sach chrouk, cha houy teuk.

TryBai sach chrouk grilled pork rice plate

Salumi ★ 4.5

$ New American

Salumi in Seattle's Pioneer Square is the Armandino Batali sandwich counter since 1999: house-cured charcuterie, braised porchetta with Calabrian chimichurri.

TryBraised porchetta sandwich

Daily Dozen Doughnut ★ 4.4

$ New American

Daily Dozen Doughnut in Seattle's Pike Place is the Economy Building counter: hot mini doughnuts off the conveyor, dusted in sugar, sold by the dozen.

TryBag of mini powdered sugar doughnuts

Biscuit Bitch Pike Place ★ 4.2

$ Soul food

Biscuit Bitch in Seattle near Pike Place is the Southern-style biscuit counter: buttermilk biscuits with sausage gravy, jalapeno cheddar grits.

TryHot Mess biscuits and gravy

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