The Top 100 Restaurants Near The Flour Box
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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. 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 5. Billiard Hoang
Vietnamese
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Rank 6. Soufend Cafe & Eatery
Vietnamese
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Rank 7. Jackalope
Tex-Mex
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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.
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Rank 10. Musang
Filipino
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Melissa Miranda
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- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 11. 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 12. 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.
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- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Logan Cox
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Rank 13. Phở Bắc
Vietnamese
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Yenvy and Quynh Pham
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Quynh-Vy and Yenvy Pham
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Rank 14. The Boat
Vietnamese
- Seattle Met 2023 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Yenvy and Quynh Pham
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Rank 15. Ciudad
Mediterranean
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Rank 16. Tomo
American
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Rank 17. 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 19. Maneki
Japanese
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Rank 20. Spinasse
Northern Italian
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Rank 21. 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.
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Rank 22. 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
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- Seattle Met 2025 · Tôm Cocktail · The Best Things I Ate This Year
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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 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Yenvy and Quynh Pham
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Quynh-Vy and Yenvy Pham
- Bon Appétit 2022 · America's Best New Restaurants
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Rank 26. Maripili Tapas Bar
Spanish
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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- Seattle Met 2023 · Croissant Sobrasada Roll · The Best Things I Ate This Year
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Rank 27. Taurus Ox
Laotian
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Rank 28. Fogón Cocina Mexicana
Mexican
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Rank 29. Oriental Mart
Filipino
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Rank 30. Altura
Italian
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Rank 31. Mezzanotte
Italian
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Rank 32. Le Pichet
French
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Rank 34. Loretta's Northwesterner
American/New American
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Rank 36. iconiq
Japanese, French
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Rank 37. Paju
Korean
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Rank 38. BOPBOX
Korean
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Rank 41. 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.
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Rank 43. Lenox
Caribbean
- Bon Appétit 2025 · America's Best New Restaurants
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Rank 44. Milk Drunk
Soft Serve, Sandwiches/Deli
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Rank 46. Bellwether BBQ
Korean
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Rank 47. Dough Zone
Chinese
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Rank 49. L'Oursin
French
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Rank 50. Ba Bar
Vietnamese
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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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- Seattle Met 2024 · Pak Mor Yuan · The Best Things I Ate This Year
- Seattle Met 2023 · Khao Soi Chiang Mai · The Best Things I Ate This Year
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Rank 53. A+ HK Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 54. Onibaba
Japanese
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Rank 55. Jeffry's
American
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Rank 58. Pasta Casalinga
Italian
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Rank 59. Fat's Chicken and Waffles
Southern/Creole/Cajun, Breakfast/Brunch
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Rank 61. Bottega Gabriele
Italian
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- Seattle Met 2025 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 64. Vivienne's Bistro
Chinese
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Rank 65. Pelicana Chicken
Korean
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Rank 67. Humble Pie
Pizza
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Rank 68. Thanh Son Tofu
Vietnamese
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Rank 69. Tamari Bar
Japanese Cocktail Bar
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Rank 70. Damn the Weather
Northwest, Cocktail Bar
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Rank 72. Byrek & Baguette
Balkan
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Rank 73. Saigon Deli
Vietnamese
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Rank 74. 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 80. Jade Garden
Chinese
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Rank 81. Jin Huang
Chinese
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Rank 82. Boiling Point
Chinese
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Rank 83. Tai Tung
Chinese
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Rank 84. Hong Kong Bistro
Chinese
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Rank 85. Kau Kau BBQ Restaurant
Chinese, Barbecue
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Rank 87. King Noodle
Chinese
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Rank 88. Mike's Noodle House
Chinese
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Rank 89. The Pink Door
Italian
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Rank 90. Red Bowls
Korean
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Rank 91. Cafe Flora
Vegetarian, Vegan, American/New American
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Rank 92. Fort St. George
Japanese
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Rank 93. Fuji Bakery
Japanese, Bakery/Pastry Shop
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Rank 94. Chengdu Memory 蓉城老火锅
Chinese
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Rank 95. Skalka
Georgian
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Rank 97. Cornelly
Italian
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