Paseo Fremont ★ 4.6
Paseo Fremont in Seattle is the city's Cuban pork sandwich counter since the early 1990s: caramelised onions, aioli, marinated pork on a ciabatta roll, eaten over the bag.
Try: Cuban-style pork sandwich
Piroshky Piroshky in Seattle's Pike Place is the 1992 Russian bakery hand-folding stuffed buns: salmon and cream cheese, cabbage and beef, the line down Pike Place.
Address: 1908 Pike Pl, Seattle, WA 98101
Paseo Fremont in Seattle is the city's Cuban pork sandwich counter since the early 1990s: caramelised onions, aioli, marinated pork on a ciabatta roll, eaten over the bag.
Try: Cuban-style pork sandwich
Tacos Chukis Capitol Hill in Seattle is the upstairs Broadway taco counter: al pastor off the trompo with pineapple, adobada mulitas, salsas built fresh until 22:00.
Try: Al pastor tacos off the trompo
Beecher's Handmade Cheese in Seattle is the Pike Place counter where curds get made behind glass: Flagship cheddar, Just Jack, World's Best mac since 2003.
Try: World's Best Mac and Cheese
Biscuit Bitch in Seattle near Pike Place is the Southern-style biscuit counter: buttermilk biscuits, sausage gravy, the Hot Mess and chicken-fried bowls under the espresso bar.
Try: Southern biscuits and gravy
Salumi in Seattle's Pioneer Square is the Armandino Batali sandwich counter since 1999: house-cured charcuterie, the iconic braised porchetta with Calabrian chimichurri.
Try: Porchetta sandwich
Dick's Drive-In Broadway in Seattle's Capitol Hill is the 1955 walk-up burger window: the Deluxe with mayo, lettuce and pickle, fries and a hand-dipped milkshake until 02:00 daily.
Try: Deluxe burger and milkshake