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Best Seattle Restaurants & Wine Shops, Tasting Rooms, and Wine Bars
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items We are Seattle natives, and although our podcast covers wines from all over the world, we have some favorite spots in our hometown that we want to share with you!
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The Best Restaurants
Wine Shops, Tasting Rooms, and Wine Bars
The Best Restaurants
Seattle has some fantastic restaurants and cafes, and these are some of our favorites. Like with the wines in our podcast, these are places we can personally vouch for!
This has long been our favorite Seattle restaurant in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Great wine list, and the Drunken Chicken and Duck Buns are to die for!
Seattle - Monsoon
There a lots of good Italian restaurants in Seattle, but this Roosevelt neighborhood spot is a longtime favorite, run by a true Italian from the Basilicata region.
Salvatore Ristorante
This little pasta bar in the famous Pike Place Market makes fantastic homemade paste fresh every day. There are only 5-6 options, the menu changes frequently to take advantage of fresh, in-season foods, and the owner Michaela is a Torino native who h...
Home | Pasta Casalinga Seattle
Just named to Bon Appétit's best new restaurant list! This Khmer restaurant is soon to take off in a big way - we told you so! Great, authentic food that is tucked away in Greenwood. Worth checking out!
Sophon
If you are looking for great Ramen in Seattle, it is hard to find a better spot than this. Located in Northgate, right by the movie theater, this place is busy but totally authentic and fun.
Northgate - Kizuki Ramen- Authentic tokyo style Japanese ramen near me
This place is the real deal. It used to be on Lake City Way, but is now in Bothell. Worth the trip. Their subs are amazing warm.
Tubs Gourmet Subs - Restaurant in WA
The original shop in Pioneer Square is still the best place to visit. It has an East Coast vibe for sure - be ready to order when you hit the checkout counter, or people will get PISSED! Great Philly Cheesesteaks. Get wit' wiz!
Home | Tat's Deli - East Coast Style Sandwiches.
The best Neapolitan style pizza in Seattle. Hands-down. The original restaurant in the Capitol Hill neighborhood is a loud, busy classic. So worth the wait.
Via Tribunali | Neapolitan pizza & Italian restaurants in Seattle, WA
Another fantastic Neapolitan style pizza restaurant on funky Vashon Island. Visit the troll, and then head to this spot, a little bit outside of the main part of town. The pizza is great, and the Italian Margarita is FIRE
Lunetta Pizzeria
Another Seattle icon, this restaurant has a fun menu that spans South East Asian cuisine from Viet Nam to Malaysia. Not sure how authentic it is, but the food is good, the service usually very strong, and the wine list is also good.
Wild Ginger
Mean Sandwich makes a mean smash burger. It can be a little salty, and you may have to wait a while - and by a while we mean a while - but you will be hard pressed to find a better smash burger in Seattle. In Ballard
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A great place for an intimate dinner, and a hidden gem for true foodies. On Stone Way, make reservations because seating is limited.
Welcome — Art of the Table
Forgot how good this place is. Located on Eastlake, it is a Seattle classic, with great food, a good wine list, and excellent service. The arancini are a great appetizer, and the lasagna is always a favorite. When we went recently, they had a nice Ba...
Serafina
Grandma slices in a fun and funky little restaurant in TangleTown by Greenlake. Previously only available as a pop-up, now a stand-alone restaurant. Worth the wait.
My Friend Derek’s
Wine Shops, Tasting Rooms, and Wine Bars
Some fun and some quirky wine shops, tasting rooms, and wine bars around the Seattle area that we think are fun to visit.
A long-time Seattle wine specialty shop, if you are looking for great wines from around the world, this shop is a must visit. In the SODO area.
Buy Wine Online | Red Wines, White Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, Seattle, WA
Specializing in natural wines, this tiny wine shop is great fun, and the owner will spend time hands-on time with you if you are looking for something special.
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Another long-time Seattle wine shop located in Greenwood, they have a great selection, and can order wine for you that you may be hard to find.
Seattle's Oldest wine shop
Yes, this is a grocery store, but they have a great wine selection, and helpful wine stewards. Worth a trip - and you can do all of your grocery shopping there, too!
Shop Groceries Online | Delivery Around Puget Sound
They do have a small retail space, but they mostly function as an online specialty wine retailer that offers a unique wine each day. While they are technically for shoppers all over the country, since they ship, they are a local store that you can dr...
Garagiste
Left Bank is a sort of Seattle icon. A tiny wine shop in the South Park region of Seattle, they specialize in fun and funky natural wines. Worth a visit, and you can do tastings there as well.
Left Bank
Yes, it is another grocery store, but again, their small wine section is mighty. Lots of great choices, with a heavy emphasis on European wines. We love shopping here!
Seattle's Best Local Grocer | Metropolitan Market
We have been to the Capitol Hill tasting room, and the atmosphere and service were great. The wine is ok, but the experience is worth it.
Tasting Rooms — Aluel Cellars
If you find yourself on Vashon (which you should!), the Vashon Thriftway has an excellent wine section. In a small area they fit in a very eclectic and worldly selection of wine. Not only do they have a nice section for Pacific Northwest wines, they ...
Vashon Thriftway
This is the cutest wine bar - great service, and a super fun way to taste different wines using their self-pour service. You can pour 1 oz glasses to get a taste for a wine, and then pour 3 and 5 ounce glasses when you find one you like. Highly recom...
Chez Phinney