The Boat is a vietnamese restaurant in International District, Seattle.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 2 hours
This tour is Pike Place Market 101! Explore with a professional storyteller and discover food, facts and fun at small-batch food and craft producers!
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Embark on a culinary tasting tour of Pike Place Market with a local chef. Stop at 9 artisanal vendors and learn about local food producers as you taste your way throug...
Guided tour · 2 hours
Beat the crowds with an early bird-tasting tour of Seattle’s famous Pike Place Market. Savor delicious treats curated from the best vendors available and get 1-on-1 ti...
Address: 1314 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98144
Salumi in Seattle's Pioneer Square is the Armandino Batali institution: house-cured charcuterie, porchetta sandwiches and the rotating seasonal menu.
OrderThe braised porchetta sandwich with Calabrian chimichurri and pickled peppers.
TipOpen Monday to Friday 10:00-18:00; weekends 10:00-15:00, and the porchetta sells out by 14:00 Saturday.
Ivar's Acres of Clams in Seattle on Pier 54 is Ivar Haglund's 1946 waterfront fish house: a wood-walled dining room over Elliott Bay with institutional.
OrderPan-fried Olympia oysters with the alderwood-smoked salmon at a window table.
TipThe Pier 54 fish bar to the side is the cheap counter: same clams, lower price, ferry views.
Tat's Delicatessen in Seattle's Pioneer Square is the East Coast deli proxy: cheesesteaks, pastrami subs and in-house brining since 2004, run by Brian Tatman.
OrderThe Philly cheesesteak with house-brined pastrami on the side; bring cash for the bomb.
TipClosed Sundays; the Tat's Bomb is a sandwich with everything plus a fried egg, on a custom roll.
Tacos Chukis Capitol Hill in Seattle is the Broadway taco counter that opens until 22:00: al pastor off the trompo, adobada, mulitas and salsas built fresh.
OrderAl pastor with pineapple, two with adobada, and a mulita to split.
TipCash and card; the al pastor turns out fastest between 17:00 and 19:00 when the trompo is hottest.
Ba Bar Capitol Hill in Seattle is Eric Banh's 2011 Vietnamese street-food room: pho running until 02:00 weeknights, 03:30 weekends, banh mi at the front.
OrderPho ga at 02:00 with a side of bun cha and a Vietnamese iced coffee.
TipLate-night menu after midnight is shorter and faster; the front counter does banh mi to-go.
Kedai Makan in Seattle's Capitol Hill is the Malaysian street-food kitchen rebooted at 15th and Pine: nasi lemak, char kway teow and roti canai with kaya.
OrderNasi lemak with the rendang, plus an order of char kway teow for the table.
TipThe Belltown second location at 2234 1st Avenue opened May 2025 and is calmer at lunch.
