Food & Drink

Big Mario’s Seeks to Sell Northlake Tavern

Big Mario’s Seeks to Sell Northlake Tavern

The pizza chain reopened the iconic Seattle restaurant just a year ago

Specialty pizza purveyor Big Mario’s will list the venerable Northlake Tavern for sale. Big Mario’s purchased the 65-year-old Northlake Tavern early last year after it closed in January 2023. Big Mario’s then spent seven months on an extensive update and renovation, and reopened the Seattle institution as Big Mario’s Northlake Tavern last August. The restaurant…

Rob Smith

DeLille Cellars Plans University Village Restaurant

DeLille Cellars Plans University Village Restaurant

Bordeaux-inspired restaurant and tasting room is DeLille’s first expansion into Seattle

DeLille Cellars is branching into Seattle for the first time. The popular Woodinville winery is launching a Bordeaux-inspired restaurant and tasting room at University Village in a 6,700-square-foot space in the Southwest corner of the complex. Opening is scheduled for summer 2025. It’s the first time DeLille has branched out of Woodinville, where it has…

Rob Smith

Slim Goody Joins Crowded Ballard Bar Scene

Slim Goody Joins Crowded Ballard Bar Scene

New sports pub opens July 19

Ballard is becoming a hotspot for sports bars. The latest? Slim Goody, opening July 19 at 5411 Ballard Ave. N.W. in the former Great State Burger space. The new, 100-seat bar promises a whimsical take, with general manager and part-owner Jake Hoveland saying the menu will reflect the sports on TV. “So, if the Seahawks…

Rob Smith

Food Flight

Food Flight

The best portable meals to grab on the way to Sea-Tac

Crunching through a fresh bánh mì at the far end of Terminal C at Sea-Tac International Airport or unwrapping an oversized cemita during boarding sits just at the edge of acceptable airport behavior. Not because someone shouldn’t be able to enjoy some of Seattle’s finest sandwiches or slices en route, but simply because…

Naomi Tomky

These Dumplings Don’t Sleep

These Dumplings Don’t Sleep

Check out this ‘Seattle-style’ dim sum

In a city that very much does sleep, in a not particularly dense neighborhood, David Ponce and Nikki Tran opened an unlikely business in early May: a late-night dumpling shop…

Naomi Tomky

Celebrating the Spot Prawn

Celebrating the Spot Prawn

The season is short. Don’t miss out.

The delicate, subtle flavor of the body, the complex savoriness the shell infuses into broths, and the firm meat make spot shrimp an unbelievable delicacy, though also a relatively unknown one…

Naomi Tomky

The Sandwich Goes Gourmet

The Sandwich Goes Gourmet

Seattle is experiencing a sandwich renaissance

Seattle doesn’t have one reigning sandwich, but that hasn’t ruled out sandwich shops from taking root and becoming key players in our food scene…

Tiffany Ran

We Need to Talk About Tivoli

We Need to Talk About Tivoli

How is there not a line out the door?

Each time I return, for the mortadella sandwich with whipped ricotta and “pistachio jazz” at lunch or the black garlic knots at dinner, I marvel that the massive crowds of Seattle dining scenesters have yet to find it.

Naomi Tomky

Fried Chicken Frenzy

Fried Chicken Frenzy

Jollibee opens first Seattle location in Mount Baker   

Jollibee, the largest Filipino fast-food chain, is opening at Rainier Valley Square in Mount Baker June 7. Known for its crispy Chickenjoy fried chicken, chicken sandwiches, and the iconic peach mango pie, Jollibee has amassed a cult following worldwide.

Sarah Stackhouse

Diaspora Presents a More American Americano

Diaspora Presents a More American Americano

Seattle boasts the first yaupon espresso roaster on the West Coast

Diaspora Cafe Yaupon Espresso roasts, serves, and sells yaupon, the only native North American caffeinated plant — and along with it, a message of celebrating Indigeneity. The dried green leaves, roasted, ground, and brewed like espresso, produce a drink somewhere between coffee and tea.

Naomi Tomky

Seattle’s New Bagel Boom

Seattle’s New Bagel Boom

The city is suddenly rolling in dough

In a city that has long held hope for great bagels, the population is finally able to consistently expect it — and that sets the bar higher for everyone.

Naomi Tomky

The Scourge of Tipflation

The Scourge of Tipflation

When to tip, and how much is too much?

What do vape shops, self-serve frozen yogurt outlets, ticket counters at movie theaters, and merch tents at concerts have in common?

Rob Smith

Seattle's Most Exciting Restaurant Openings 

Seattle’s Most Exciting Restaurant Openings 

Check out these four new restaurants as the weather heats up

As Seattle warms up to summer weather, so too does the restaurant scene, with a bunch of exciting restaurant openings this month and next — some already in soft opening and waiting for you to come sample creative Vietnamese food and crunch through Lebanese tacos. Lupe’s Situ Tacos Opening mid-May A pandemic pop-up that spent…

Naomi Tomky

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