9 editor picks in Seattle.
9 new american places in Seattle we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Seattle | New American across every city.
New American cooking is Seattle's broad, ingredient-driven middle ground, where seasonal Northwest produce meets a chef's wandering palate. Lark on Capitol Hill is a longtime small-plates leader, while Atoma in Wallingford and Aerlume on the downtown waterfront represent newer waves. Pioneer Square's Damn the Weather and Salumi add casual range to the category.
Lark in Seattle's Capitol Hill is John Sundstrom's 20-year Pacific Northwest dining room: a James Beard winning kitchen plating local ingredients.
OrderJohn Sundstrom's foie gras terrine, the only dish that has not left the menu in 20 years.
TipThe bar runs an early happy hour 17:00-18:30 with the foie gras at $14 instead of $26.
Damn the Weather in Seattle's Pioneer Square is the cocktail-driven gastropub since 2013: a brick-walled room, a 24-seat bar, kitchen open until midnight.
OrderThe cheeseburger and a Sazerac, in that order; the kitchen runs late on a Sunday.
TipMondays the cocktail list goes half price after 21:00; Sundays the kitchen takes the day off.
Damn the Weather in Seattle's Pioneer Square is the cocktail-driven gastropub since 2013: brick walls, 24-seat bar, kitchen open until midnight Friday.
OrderThe cheeseburger and a Sazerac, in that order; kitchen runs late on weekends.
TipMondays the cocktail list goes half price after 21:00; Sundays the kitchen takes the day off.
Atoma in Seattle is the Wallingford Craftsman-house kitchen named Seattle Met's Restaurant of the Year 2024 and a James Beard New Restaurant semifinalist.
Aerlume in Seattle is the Pike Place hillside dining room with sweeping Puget Sound views, an open kitchen and an indoor fire table; New American with PNW.
Canon in Seattle's Capitol Hill is Jamie Boudreau's whiskey bar that runs until midnight: 4000 spirits, a tight kitchen of snacks, the city's best.
OrderSnacks with the world's largest whiskey list
Paseo Fremont in Seattle is the Cuban pork sandwich counter since the early 1990s: caramelised onions, aioli, marinated pork on a ciabatta roll.
OrderCuban Roast sandwich
Salumi in Seattle's Pioneer Square is the Armandino Batali sandwich counter since 1999: house-cured charcuterie, braised porchetta with Calabrian chimichurri.
OrderBraised porchetta sandwich
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.
OrderBag of mini powdered sugar doughnuts
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