13 splurge rooms in Seattle, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Seattle. All Seattle food.
Canlis ★ 4.9
queen-anne · 2576 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Canlis in Seattle is the city's enduring fine-dining room: Aisha Ibrahim's five-course menu, a 1950 cedar lodge above Lake Union, and Food and Wine's number.
Tip: Tuesday and Wednesday open with quieter dining rooms and the same kitchen; the bar pours the same wine list at half the formality.
Canlis ★ 4.9
2576 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
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.
Sushi Kashiba ★ 4.7
pike-place-market · 86 Pine St, Ste 1, Seattle, WA 98101
Sushi Kashiba in Seattle's Pike Place Market is Shiro Kashiba's bar: the chef who opened Seattle's first sushi counter in 1970, now back behind glass at 86.
Tip: The omakase is bar-only and takes 90 minutes; book the 17:00 seating on a Wednesday for the chef and a quieter room.
Wataru ★ 4.7
ravenna · 2400 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA 98115
Wataru in Seattle's Ravenna is the 2015 edomae omakase counter: aged nigiri, Toyosu-sourced fish, and a 10-seat bar that runs two seatings a night.
Tip: Tock booking opens at midnight three weeks out; the second seating at 19:30 is easier than the 17:00.
Atoma ★ 4.7
1411 N 45th St, Seattle, WA 98103
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.
Sushi Kashiba ★ 4.7
86 Pine St, Ste 1, Seattle, WA 98101
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.
Wataru ★ 4.7
2400 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA 98115
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.
Spinasse ★ 4.7
1531 14th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
Spinasse in Seattle's Capitol Hill is the Piedmontese pasta room: tajarin cut a millimetre wide every morning, a Menu Degustazione that runs.
Cafe Juanita ★ 4.7
9702 NE 120th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
Cafe Juanita is a 30-minute drive from Seattle in Kirkland, the James Beard winning Holly Smith Northern Italian tasting room since 2000, omnivore.
Altura ★ 4.6
617 Broadway E, Seattle, WA 98102
Altura in Seattle's Capitol Hill is Nathan Lockwood's weekly-changing Italian tasting room: Acquerello DNA, Pacific Northwest ingredients, three James Beard.
Lark ★ 4.6
952 E Seneca St, Seattle, WA 98122
Lark in Seattle is John Sundstrom's 20-year Pacific Northwest dining room on Capitol Hill: a James Beard winning kitchen plating local ingredients.
Rondo Japanese Kitchen ★ 4.4
224 Broadway E, Seattle, WA 98102
Rondo Japanese Kitchen in Seattle's Capitol Hill is Taichi Kitamura's 2020 izakaya, an omakase counter, sake from Japan-only allocations. Book 2 weeks ahead.
Aerlume ★ 4.3
2003 Western Ave Suite C, Seattle, WA 98121
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.