Wataru ★ 4.7
Wataru in Seattle's Ravenna is the edomae omakase counter at the Saxe Building: Toyosu-sourced fish, aged nigiri, 10 bar seats, two seatings Wednesday to Sunday.
Sushi Kashiba in Seattle's Pike Place is Shiro Kashiba's omakase counter: the chef who opened Seattle's first sushi bar in 1970, still running the pass at 86 Pine.
Address: 86 Pine St, Suite 1, Seattle, WA 98101
Wataru in Seattle's Ravenna is the edomae omakase counter at the Saxe Building: Toyosu-sourced fish, aged nigiri, 10 bar seats, two seatings Wednesday to Sunday.
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 sourcing.
Spinasse in Seattle's Capitol Hill is the Piedmontese pasta room: tajarin cut a millimetre wide every morning, a Menu Degustazione that runs through every shape on the menu.
Rondo Japanese Kitchen in Seattle's Capitol Hill is Taichi Kitamura's 2020 izakaya: an omakase counter, sake from Japan-only allocations, and a kitchen open until midnight.
Cafe Juanita is a 30-minute drive from Seattle in Kirkland, the James Beard winning Holly Smith Northern Italian tasting room since 2000, omnivore, pescatarian and vegan menus.
Canlis in Seattle is the city's enduring fine-dining room: chef Aisha Ibrahim runs a five-course tasting that draws on her Filipino heritage and Pacific Northwest larders.