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Pancita
Mexican
The kitchen grinds and nixtamalizes heirloom corn daily, which means every tortilla at this innovative Mexican restaurant starts from scratch in a way that most places quietly gave up on long ago. Chef Janet Becerra, a James Beard Emerging Chef nominee, brings European fine-dining technique to cauliflower al pastor tacos and tuna tostadas with morita Kewpie mayo. The room is cozy and the crowd is lucky to have found it.
Seven honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Emerging Chef · Janet Becerra
- Seattle Met Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Seattle Met Tomato Salad · The Best Things I Ate This Year
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Janet Becerra
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Janet Becerra
One number, weighted & current 87
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Pork chops Seattle Met, 2023
- Choco flan Seattle Met, 2023
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