Tue 5 Jul 2011 11:38 pm
I get asked all the time where to eat in Seattle. Now I can just point visitors (and natives, for that matter) to Keren Brown’s new book, the “Food Lovers’ Guide To Seattle“. Read through it and you’ll absorb the city’s food scene in a way you could normally only achieve by crunching thousands of the most on-target and up-to-date food tweets and reviews.
Keren guides you through under-the-radar favorites like Nettletown and Tillikum Place Cafe, super cheap eats like El Quetzal and Hallava Felafel, and the best of the rest from newcomers to landmarks. She did a colossal amount of eating out to refine her choices, but she already knew the city’s food scene well. Heck, she’s become an integral part of it herself, as the force behind the “Foodportunity” networking parties and a host of other events mixing good people and good food.
Thanks to the publisher, I am happy to say that I’m giving away one copy of the book. And I’m also giving away five tickets to the book release party, at 7 p.m. July 25 at the Shilshole Bay Beach Club. The party’s sponsored by Fonte Coffee, and will feature nibbles from some fine restaurants. (Tickets to the party otherwise run $5, with proceeds going to Fare Start.)
Want to play? Leave a comment here on one of your favorite places to eat in Seattle. (And if you’re from out of town, and just jonesing for a copy of the book, tell us where you’d like to eat.) Comments will close at 9 p.m. PST on July 16, with winners chosen through random numbers.
Updated 7/18 with winners: Anna (#11), you are the lucky winner of the book! Email me at rebekahdenn at gmail.com with your address and we’ll have it sent out. clow (#18), Keridwyn (#13), Camille St. Onge (#29), Aubrey (#12) and Tina (#25), you have won tickets to Keren’s party! Send me your full names and emails, and I’ll get the tickets. Thanks for playing and for the great recommendations!
My favorite places to eat:
Pho Bac on Rainier.
Pacific Inn Pub on Stone Way for fish&chips.
the Pig Iron in Georgetown for BBQ
and many many more places.
But my favorite just might be the chicken fried steak and grits with two eggs over medium at the Silver Fork on Rainier and Charleston. Le swoon!
did I mention…
Sunfish Cafe on Alki
Queen of Sheeba Ethiopian food, off Broadway
Corndogs at the Unicorn on Capital Hill
Samurai Noodle
Ben Thanh Restaurant on Rainier
Caffe Presse
老四川 Sichuanese Cuisine
Bizzarro Italian Cafe
Habesha Ethiopian Restaurant
Thai Tom, Captain Blacks, Lark and Art of the Table are always spot on!
Marco Polo & Green Leaf always fit the bill.
I can’t get enough of Art of the Table - we’d eat there every week if our budget allowed.
The next place I’ll be eating is A Caprice Kitchen - they are always excellent, and this is the last week before they close!
Malay Satay Hut in the ID, absolutely.
OH! The bento at Musashi’s on Stone Way. The place hasn’t been the same since Mitsuko-san left, but the bento is still the truth.
Paseo is a winner every time!! Craving it right now…ugh!
I can’t live without Baguette Box, but I’d say the same about Monsoon too. I miss those when I’m gone. And beer from Schooner Exact.
I call Keren my personal restaurant guide. Literally. I loved her recommendation for a neighborhood Gorgeous George’s restaurant!
Paseo and Le Pichet- i can’t get enough!
I love 94 Stewart and the new RN74!
Paseo
Flying Squirrel Pizza
Pam’s Trinidad Kitchen
Cafe Besalu
Geraldine’s Counter
Book Bindery
E.N.D.
Uneeda Burger
Skillet Diner, Rancho Bravo, Anchovies and Olives, Crush, yum…and apparently I need to leave Cap Hill more often.
Breakfast: 5 Spot
Lunch: Paseo
Truck: Where You At Matt?
Happy Hour: Toulouse Petit
Dinner: Tamarind Tree
Late Night: 5 Point
Tamales: Any lil ole lady sellin ‘em on the Street
Current faves, Mawadda Cafe on S. Graham. On the Fly, SLU, Via Tribunali. Fremont.
Love to eat at the restaurants that started as food trucks: Skillet Diner, Marination Station, and Rancho Bravo. Maybe Where Ya At Matt needs a permanent home too!
I love Nettletown! Their lemongrass elk meatball sandwhich might be the best sandwhich I’ve ever had. And I’ve eaten a lot of sandwiches.
I don’t know many Seattle restaurants (I really need this book!). But two I’ve eaten at and enjoy are The Owl n’ Thistle Irish Pub and also Tulio - they are completely different but both were great!
Paseo for sandwiches
Kozue for sushi
Where Ya At Matt for truck food
Rancho Bravo for burritos
Julia’s (Wallingford) or Bastille for breaky
Poppy for dinner
Corson Building for fancy
I love Voltaire in Ballard.
Dahlia Lounge, El Gaucho, Pesos, mmm… Seattle food…
I love Pink Door. Best. Lasagna. Ever. :)
No Cafe Lago has the best Lasagna! Ever!!!!
Sustainable Sushi: Mashiko West Seattle
Cambodian: Phenom Penh Noodle House in ID
Dim Sum: Sui Mai-Harbor City in ID
cheap but great eggtarts:Dim Sum King in ID
Purple Cafe! Wine, cheese and lobster macaroni and cheese.
Ray’s Boathouse. Their Copper River Salmon festival is so much fun.
Revel (my fave new Fremont addition)
Moshi Moshi in Ballard (Erik is a rockin’ bartender)
Marination Mobile (my Wednesday in Fremont Kalbi Beef taco fix)
Japonessa (Fave new spot for late night sushi happy hour)
Matt’s in the Market (hello handmade chips!)
People’s Pub (who doesn’t like beer and brats?!)
The list goes on and on…Gawd, I love Seattle.
Nice idea here. I would love to eat in a great steakhouse in Seattle.