From the Annual Meeting Supplement to the December 2004 Perspectives
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Editor’s Note :The author, a former restaurant reviewer for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and assistant editor of Seattle Best Places lists his favorite eating places in the Seattle area.
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Salumi
$$ Very informal, very authentic Italian cured meats in sandwiches,
cold platters and beautiful soups. 309 3rd Ave. S., Pioneer Square
206-621-8772
Kolbeh
$ Persian Restaurant. Authentic
Iranian food in a friendly, secular setting. 1956 1st Ave. S.,
Pioneer Square 206-224-9999
Al Boccalino
$$ Old world service and great Tuscan
cuisine in a pretty, romantic hideaway, great wine list. Yesler
Way, Pioneer Square 206-622-7688
Flying Fish
$$$ Innovative, serious seafood in an energetic, casually chic
setting. Lunch & dinner. 2234 1st Ave., Belltown
206-728-8595
Saito’s Japanese Cafe & Bar
$$$ Seattle’s best sushi- look for Ichiro or the Japanese Ambassador—don’t
miss the geoduc. 2122 2nd Ave., Belltown
206-728-1333
Marjorie
$$$ Creative pan-global fusion of
Indian, Moroccan, Italian, Sri Lankan, and French served in a beautiful
room. 2331
2nd Ave., Belltown
206-441-9842
Axis
$ Glorious beer, sleek interior
w/clientele to match; wood-fired meats, fried pickles, roasted
salmon and
sushi. 2214 1st
Ave., Belltown 206-441-9600
Frontier Room
$$ Excellent upscale BBQ in a faux
Western setting with bar clientele to match. 2203 1st Ave., Belltown
206-956-7427
Shallots Asian Bistro
$ Reasonable priced pan-Asian cuisine,
in a bistro setting. 2525 4th Ave., Belltown 206-728-1888
Macrina Bakery & Cafe
$ Real Seattle hangspot—great for breakfast: with the best
brioche in town, honkin’ sandwiches on
some of the best bread in the region. 2408 1st
Ave., Belltown
El Gaucho
$$$ Retro-swank continental dinner:
chateaubriand, Baked Alaska flamed tableside by fusty waitstaff
in arm shirts
and tuxedos.
2505 1st
Ave., Belltown 206-728-1337
Brasa
$$ Innovative Mediterranean, Euro-Hispanic
flavors. Best happy hour in town. 2107 3rd
Ave., Belltown
206-728-4220
Oceanaire Seafood Room
$$$ Retro fish house in steamship
moderne with the biggest and best seafood menu
in town,
excellently presented.
Terrific raw
bar. 1700
7th Ave., Downtown 206-267-2277
Dahlia Lounge
$$$ Renowned upscale comfort food
of the renowned Tom Douglas. Great wine list
and service. 2001
4th Ave.,
Downtown 206-682-4142
Metropolitan Grill
$$$ Hunks of meat done well or well
done. Impeccable service and seafood too.
Great wines. 820 2nd
Ave., Downtown
206-624-3287
Wild Ginger Asian Restaurant & Satay
Bar
$$ The original and arguably the
best pan-Asian restaurant in the universe. 1401 3rd Ave., Downtown206-623-4450
Afrikando
$ The tasty food of Senegal served
with African hospitality. 2904
1st Ave., Belltown
206-374-9714
Palace Kitchen
$$ Tom Douglas’ conversation bar with lots
of homey-chic shareables. Great wine list. 2030 5th Ave., Belltown
206-448-2001
Etta’s Seafood
$$$ Pit-roasted salmon and Dungeness
crab cakes. 2020 Western Ave.,
Belltown 206-443-6000
Matt’s in the Market
$$ Seattle’ secret. Chefs
troll the market for the freshest
food. 94 Pike St., 3rd floor,
Pike Place Market 206-467-7909
Puerco Lloron
$ The tasty food of Oaxaca
reliably presented. 1501
Western Ave.,
Pike Place Market
206-624-0541
The Pink Door
$$ Campy hideaway with Italian
family fare, a sense of
humor and jazz in
the bar. 1919
Post
Alley,
Pike Place
Market
206-443-3241
Le Pichet
$$ Tiny, authentic Parisian
bistro. Great wine list,
oysters, etc.
1933 1st Ave.,
Pike Place
Market 206-256-1499
Kaspar’s
$$ Classic Seattle Euro-Asian
dinners. Excellent
service, wine list. 19
W. Harrison St., Queen
Anne 206-298-0123
Ten Mercer
$ Chic conversation
bar with excellent
hors d’oeuvres
and little plates.
10 Mercer St., Queen
Anne 206-691-3723
Racha Noodles & Thai Cuisine
$ Seattle’s best Thai restaurant.
23 Mercer St., Queen Anne 206-281-8883
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