The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Soufend Cafe & Eatery
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Rank 1. Archipelago
Progressive Filipino
Twelve seats, ten courses, and a tasting menu that treats Filipino food as a lens for Pacific Northwest history in ways that somehow feel personal rather than academic. Archipelago is one of those rare spots where the storytelling and the cooking are equally good, which has earned it a James Beard Award. Getting a reservation is notoriously hard, but the crowd that manages it tends to sit very still and pay close attention, which tells you everything.
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- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Hospitality
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Aaron Verzosa
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Rank 2. Soufend Cafe & Eatery
Vietnamese
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Rank 3. Off Alley
European-Influenced
Twelve seats in a brick corridor, a chalkboard that changes daily, and a James Beard Award on the shelf. Off Alley is the kind of tiny, European-leaning dinner spot where the staff describes every plate like they genuinely can't believe you're about to eat it. The chef leans into organs, odd little fish, and the weirder corners of the PNW pantry, and somehow it all lands. Wear something nice but not stuffy.
- The New York Times 2022 · The Restaurant List
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Rank 4. Lil Red's
Barbecue
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- Seattle Met 2023 · Bozena Shero · The Best Things I Ate This Year
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Rank 6. Billiard Hoang
Vietnamese
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Rank 8. Familyfriend
Guamanian
A casual Beacon Hill spot doing Guamanian food in a way Seattle hadn't really seen before, and it's a James Beard Best New Restaurant winner, so someone noticed. The smashburger went viral and briefly filled the room with TikTokers, but the regulars have reclaimed their pistachio booths and the shady back patio. The empanadas and corn soup are the real reason to linger.
- Esquire 2024 · Lola Martini · The Best Martinis in America
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- The Infatuation #10 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
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Rank 9. Ciudad
Mediterranean
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Rank 10. Jackalope
Tex-Mex
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Rank 11. Musang
Filipino
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Melissa Miranda
- The Infatuation #3 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 12. Bar Del Corso
Wood-fired Pizza
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- The Infatuation #11 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
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Rank 13. Homer
Wood-Fired Mediterranean
A James Beard-winning chef runs this wood-fired Mediterranean spot in Beacon Hill, and the room feels like your coolest neighbor's dinner party, if your neighbor had a wood oven and a soft-serve window out back. The pitas come out of that oven almost too hot to hold, still puffed and blistered, and everything you spread on them earns its place. The lamb ribs alone are worth the trip.
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Logan Cox
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Rank 14. Tomo
American
- The New York Times 2025 · Dungeness Crab Rice · The Best Restaurant Dishes We Ate Across the U.S.
- Esquire 2022 · #30 · The Best New Restaurants in America
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Rank 15. Communion Restaurant & Bar
Southern
- USA Today 2024 · Restaurants of the Year
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Kristi Brown
- The New York Times 2021 · The Restaurant List
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Rank 16. Phở Bắc
Vietnamese
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Quynh-Vy and Yenvy Pham
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Yenvy and Quynh Pham
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 17. The Boat
Vietnamese
- Seattle Met 2023 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation #17 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Yenvy and Quynh Pham
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Rank 19. Kilig
Filipino
Kilig is a bright, fast-casual Filipino spot in the International District where the room is splashed with color and the food hits harder than the price tag suggests. Chef Melissa Miranda built her name at Musang, and this looser, bolder follow-up shows her having more fun. The bulalo, a beefy shank soup, is the anchor, but the wings, lumpia, and punchy noodles earn their keep too. The New York Times agrees it belongs on your list.
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Rank 20. Mezzanotte
Italian
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- Wine Enthusiast 2023 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Aaron Tekulve
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle
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Rank 22. Maneki
Japanese
- The Infatuation The 21 Most Fun Dinner Spots In Seattle
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Seattle Met 2026 · The Best Restaurants in the Chinatown–International District Right Now
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Rank 23. LTD Edition
Omakase Sushi
- The New York Times 2023 · The Restaurant List
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- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 24. Spinasse
Northern Italian
- The Infatuation #2 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
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Rank 25. Lark
New American
Lark is a fine dining room in Capitol Hill that's been around long enough to feel like a fixture, and the James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality tells you the staff genuinely means it. The four-course tasting menu is unusually forgiving, with real choices at each round so it never feels like you're just eating the chef's diary. The crowd skews date-night and special-occasion, dressed like they meant it.
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
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Rank 26. Cafe Suliman
Middle Eastern
- Eater Best Counter
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Emerging Chef · Ahmed Suliman
- Seattle Met Seattle’s Best Lunch Spots
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- Seattle Met 2024 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Seattle Met 2025 · Tôm Cocktail · The Best Things I Ate This Year
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Rank 28. BOPBOX
Korean
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- Wine Enthusiast 2023 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- The Stranger 2024 · The Lamb Mabo Pizza · The 10 Best Things I Ate in Seattle
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Quynh-Vy and Yenvy Pham
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Yenvy and Quynh Pham
- Bon Appétit 2022 · America's Best New Restaurants
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Rank 31. Maripili Tapas Bar
Spanish
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Seattle Met 2023 · Croissant Sobrasada Roll · The Best Things I Ate This Year
- Seattle Met 2024 · Flan de Erizo · The Best Things I Ate This Year
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Rank 33. Oriental Mart
Filipino
- The Infatuation #19 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
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Rank 34. Fogón Cocina Mexicana
Mexican
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Rank 35. Loretta's Northwesterner
American/New American
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Rank 36. Le Pichet
French
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
- Seattle Met Seattle’s Best Lunch Spots
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Rank 37. Taurus Ox
Laotian
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Rank 38. Altura
Italian
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- 50 Best 2026 · #89 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Esquire 2023 · Amis Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
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Rank 44. iconiq
Japanese, French
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Rank 45. Paju
Korean
- The New York Times 2021 · The Restaurant List
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- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 46. Lenox
Caribbean
- Bon Appétit 2025 · America's Best New Restaurants
- Seattle Met 2024 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation The 21 Most Fun Dinner Spots In Seattle
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Rank 47. Milk Drunk
Soft Serve, Sandwiches/Deli
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Rank 48. Canlis
Northwest
Canlis is the kind of fine dining institution that's been around forever, perched on a cliff above Queen Anne Hill with views that make the prix fixe feel almost justified. The room fills with anniversaries, milestone birthdays, and people who clearly ironed their shirts for this. Northwest ingredients anchor the menu, the wine program has a James Beard win behind it, and the Canlis salad gets its own tableside moment.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Food & Wine 2023 · Best New Chefs · Aisha Ibrahim
- Food & Wine 2025 · The Top 15 US Restaurants
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Rank 49. Bellwether BBQ
Korean
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Rank 50. Dough Zone
Chinese
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Rank 52. L'Oursin
French
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
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Rank 54. Ba Bar
Vietnamese
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- Seattle Met 2023 · Khao Soi Chiang Mai · The Best Things I Ate This Year
- Seattle Met 2024 · Pak Mor Yuan · The Best Things I Ate This Year
- Seattle Met Seattle’s Best Lunch Spots
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Rank 56. A+ HK Restaurant
Chinese
- Seattle Met Seattle’s Best Lunch Spots
- Seattle Met 2026 · The Best Restaurants in the Chinatown–International District Right Now
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Rank 58. Onibaba
Japanese
- Seattle Met Seattle’s Best Lunch Spots
- Seattle Met 2026 · The Best Restaurants in the Chinatown–International District Right Now
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Rank 59. Saint Bread
Japanese-Influenced Bakery
- The New York Times 22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 60. Pasta Casalinga
Italian
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Rank 61. Jeffry's
American
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Rank 62. Bottega Gabriele
Italian
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Rank 64. Fat's Chicken and Waffles
Southern/Creole/Cajun, Breakfast/Brunch
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Rank 65. Sushi Kashiba
Omakase Sushi
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- Seattle Met 2025 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation 2025 · #9 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- Seattle Met 2025 · Housemade Ricotta · The Best Things I Ate This Year
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Rank 68. Humble Pie
Pizza
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Rank 69. Vivienne's Bistro
Chinese
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Rank 71. Damn the Weather
Northwest, Cocktail Bar
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Rank 72. Thanh Son Tofu
Vietnamese
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Rank 73. Saigon Deli
Vietnamese
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Rank 74. Pelicana Chicken
Korean
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Rank 75. Chu Minh Tofu and Vegan Deli
Vietnamese, Vegan
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Rank 76. Sichuanese Cuisine
Chinese
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Rank 77. Phnom Penh Noodle House
Cambodian
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Rank 78. Szechuan Noodle Bowl
Chinese
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Rank 79. Boiling Point
Chinese
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Rank 81. Jade Garden
Chinese
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Rank 82. Byrek & Baguette
Balkan
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Rank 84. Tai Tung
Chinese
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Rank 85. Jin Huang
Chinese
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Rank 86. Hong Kong Bistro
Chinese
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Rank 87. Kau Kau BBQ Restaurant
Chinese, Barbecue
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Rank 88. King Noodle
Chinese
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Rank 90. Mike's Noodle House
Chinese
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Rank 91. Fort St. George
Japanese
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Rank 92. Tamari Bar
Japanese Cocktail Bar
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Rank 93. Hood Famous Bakeshop
Filipino, Coffee Shop
- The Infatuation The 21 Best Coffee Shops In Seattle
- Seattle Met 2026 · The Best Restaurants in the Chinatown–International District Right Now
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Rank 94. Fuji Bakery
Japanese, Bakery/Pastry Shop
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- Seattle Met 2023 · Omakase · The Best Things I Ate This Year
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Jun Takai
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Rank 96. Red Bowls
Korean
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Rank 97. The Pink Door
Italian
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Rank 98. Chengdu Memory 蓉城老火锅
Chinese
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Rank 100. Skalka
Georgian