Soul Food
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3 soul food places in Seattle we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Seattle | Soul Food across every city.

Soul food carries deep roots in Seattle's Central District, the historic heart of the city's Black community. Communion in the Central District serves a celebrated, Seattle-inflected take on the tradition. Down near Pike Place, Biscuit Bitch dishes out gravy-smothered biscuits with a soulful streak.

Communion ★ 4.6

$$$Seattle SoulCentral District

Communion in Seattle's Central District is Kristi Brown's Seattle Soul kitchen: catfish, hood sushi, berbere chicken, served from the Liberty Bank Building.

OrderThe smoky berbere chicken, half-portioned over jollof rice with a side of greens.

TipSundays are family-style: a single price prix fixe for the room with one menu that changes weekly.

Communion ★ 4.6

$$$Seattle SoulCentral District

Communion in Seattle's Central District is Kristi Brown's Seattle Soul kitchen: catfish, hood sushi, berbere chicken, all served from the Liberty Bank.

OrderSmoky berbere chicken, half-portioned over jollof rice with a side of greens.

TipSunday family-style: one prix fixe for the room with a menu that changes weekly.

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.

OrderHot Mess biscuits and gravy

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