Best Dinner Places to Eat in Kirkland

"A new monthly supper club lets you subscribe to four weeks’ worth of meals that pencil out to $60-ish for each three-course dinner from one of the city’s most esteemed kitchens. Members choose a first, second, and third course each Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night, and can opt for wine pairings and even a kids menu. Awww…if you join the supper club, you get to attend a “welcome back” party whenever the world approaches normal once again."

"Dan Bugge’s restaurant on the second floor of Pike Place Market is the closest thing Seattle has to an essential restaurant. Named for its original owner, Matt’s effortlessly combines Seattle’s winningest charms: views over market rooftops to the bay, freshest seafood, straightforward friendliness. Current chef Matt Fortner (yep, the name is pure coincidence) has taken the globally inflected menu in a subtly Italian direction."

"This small and intimate space is definitely one of the best romantic restaurants in the city. Chef Jason Stratton preps a truly impressive menu of authentic Italian dishes like rab..."

"Spinasse, located in Capitol Hill, serves up Italian cuisine specific to the Piedmont Region. They have a stellar all-Piedmont wine list, fresh handmade pasta, and locally sourced ..."

"Plum Bistro gets its name from the Japanese plum blossoms; as the first to bloom before winter has even melted into spring, they symbolize perseverance, hope, and new beginnings. Using this philosophy is how the restaurant approaches veganism. Making it more accessible, they hope to spread awareness of just how delicious a plant-based diet can be in order to promote a more sustainable interaction between humans and the Earth."

"If you're going to try only one vegan restaurant in Seattle, make it Plum Bistro. Offering truly innovative and delicious dishes such as Black Truffle Gnocchi and Tempeh Vermouth, you'd be hard pushed to find a plant-based menu that would impress more. Be warned, it comes with a slightly steeper price tag, but the food is worth the indulgence."

"Capitol Hill’s vegan restaurant from celebrated chef Makini Howell is as versatile as it is magnificent. Some of the biggest hits include “chicken” fried seitan, a mac ’n’ cheese spin called Mac & Yease, and sweet potato gnocchi. Takeout orders go through Toast, delivery is available via Caviar and Doordash, and there’s limited onsite dining."

"USA Today called the sensational wraparound terrace at the Edgewater Hotel “the best waterfront restaurant in Seattle.” “The view outside is amazing, especially during a summer sunset,” one OpenTable diner says. Without a doubt, the upscale atmosphere is perfect for special occasions, but Six Seven is unstuffy enough to be a locals’ meeting place. Enjoy the view over a happy hour cocktail, then dig into dishes like miso-glazed black cod and applewood-smoked pork chops."

"Inside the Edgewater Hotel is the Six Seven restaurant, which boasts incredible dishes rooted in the Pacific Northwest and views to match. This award-winning place features best naturally-raised, organic seafood, prepared by Executive Chef Jesse Souza. Wines come from either Washington, Oregon, and Northern California, and are easily paired to any dish ordered."

"A post shared by @minainthapandith on Dec 1, 2019 at 3:35pm PST. Located inside the famous Edgewater Hotel, enjoy dinner right on the water’s edge. The restaurant only serves the best wines and dishes with fresh and organic ingredients."

"For an unforgettable dining experience make a reservation for one of Maneki's tatami mat dining rooms (paper and wood lattice private chambers with seating on the floor) and feast on a meal of traditional... Top ChoiceTacos in The CD, Madrona & Madison Park"

"This gem is certainly Seattle’s oldest sushi bar and also probably Seattle’s oldest continually operating restaurant. It opened in 1904 which is pretty cool that it’s still around today. And that’s because they’ve been serving up mean sushi this whole time."

"You'll recognize Maneki by its collection of beckoning cats. It's been a hub of Seattle's Japanese community since 1904. It may have been the first place in Seattle to serve sushi and the well worn dining and tatami rooms fill up every night."

"Right on the Seattle skyline on Alki Beach at Elliot Bay, Salty’s is a ‘Waterfront Seafood Grill’ boasts ‘astonishing Northwest coastal cuisine’. Awards won by this particular restaurant include 2006 &2016 Sommelier of the Year (Washington Wine Commission), 2019 Open Table (100 Most Scenic Restaurants in America), The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, and 2019 Open Table (100 Best Brunches in America). Originally named ‘Salty Pickerel’s and Angus McHereford’s’, this place contributes a very wide array of wonderful food, and is intent on making the customer happy."

"Water views with a different perspective are offered in the haven of West Seattle. Graze while watching the city from a vantage point far enough away to take it all in but close enough to be a quick 20 minutes driving. Salty’s is particularly memorable not only for the wall the ceiling windows and sun deck in summer months, but also for the tasty variety of seafood that is always well prepared and makes any occasion special."

"In a welcoming, approachable and plant-filled space, this new culinary addition to Greenlake has been making waves since its arrival. Eight Row brings the flavors of Central Washington farming communities to Seattle with its "innovative, farm-inspired, pan-american food," accompanied by a thoughtfully curated lineup of beer, cider and wine from around the globe. (The restaurant's craft cocktails are named after tree fruit cultivars, as a nod to Chef's family's orchards, located on the other side of the mountains.) The lights dim in the evening, making it a perfect time to converse with your favorite person over standout dishes like Baywater sweet oysters, rockfish ceviche, fried eggplant, pumpkin gnocchi and the whole trout, served with roasted fennel, grilled radicchio, brûléed orange, pistachio and sorrel."

"David Nichols's new-ish restaurant still charms, even outside its lovely dining room: A special to-go menu ranges from charred broccoli to rabbit tacos to a sublime fried eggplant situation, plus pantry jars of pickles."

"This inexpensive, stationary food truck in White Center has been steadily serving excellent tacos for years with care and generosity. Plates pile up withcarne asada, adobada, and lengua versions, and a special request for extra grilled mini-onions and spicy Serrano peppers is key. The burritos are epic, too."

"Every Wednesday from May to September, Wallingford Farmers Market opens to the public for everyone from chefs to families to buy local, quality produce for their cooking. Recognized as the Best Farmers Market in 2013 by The Washington Farmers Markets Association, Wallingford Farmers Market is located in Meridian Park. Wallingford Farmers Market, 4850 Meridian Ave N Seattle, WA"

"website | directions | schedule: Wednesdays 3 – 7 pm, June – September rain or shine. This tiny seasonal farmers market has about 25 vendors, but it’s a good neighborhood vibe and convenient for picking up goodies to make a weeknight meal. Though small you’ll find farmers market favorites like Salmonberry Goods and Falafel Salam, one of the best cheap eats in Seattle."

"Get some bright organic vegetables, and have a picnic surrounded by kids and birds in Meridian Park. The freshness of life will enhance your experience. This one operates from mid-May through late September from 3 p.m."

"This is a seafood restaurant that serves the freshest crab, salmon, clams, shrimp and halibut. Additionally, Cutters Crabhouse offers happy hours and group dinings. You can either order online and pick up or order and get your food delivered to you."

"Sourcing much of its ingredients from the famous Pike’s Place Market located right next door, Cutters Crabhouse is a legendary seafood restaurant that also happens to serve some of..."

"Everyone looks deadly chic against the windows and cement of this minimalist corner room in Pike/Pine, but the most seafoody of Ethan Stowell’s empire (which also includes Tavolàta, How to Cook a Wolf, Staple and Fancy, and Rione XIII) is surprisingly down-to-earth and welcoming. It’s all about the food, after all: a broad crudo menu featuring the freshest local shellfish (often swimming-that-morning oysters) and rarely seen seafood flown in from exotic offshore locales, highlighted with Italian embellishments. When the kitchen’s on, it’s off the charts, presenting wonders like Arctic char over fregola pasta with nettles, currants, and speck; and trafficking in the same acerbic, briny, and tangy flavor families that dominate dinner at his other joints."

"One of local celebrity chef Ethan Stowell’s restaurants, Anchovies and Olives describes itself as “an Italian-inspired seafood and pasta joint.” The ever-changing dinner menu offers appetizers like fried chickpeas with smoked paprika and lemon,..."

"As I am a local here, this is one of my family’s favorite restaurants that is relevant close to us. The timing is super fast so an A for timing."

"Where they are: Western Washington and WenatcheeWhy you need them: The first thing to know about Taco Time NW is that if you’ve been to a Taco Time anywhere besides Western Washington, you have been to a different restaurant. A weird quirk of the corporate rights means that there are two entirely separate companies, and the one we’re here to talk about is Taco Time NW. It’s a company full of weird quirks, including that it used to call its tater tots “Mexi-Fries” until sometime last year, when they abruptly (and probably rightly) stopped, and that the original White Center location is a time capsule ode to mid-century fast food restaurant architecture that you need to see to understand. But Taco Time NW is also still owned by the fourth generation of the original family, they use lots of local ingredients, and is where you’ll find the greatest fast-food innovation on the planet, the crisp bean burrito, which is more like a flauta than any burrito, with a hint of chimichanga.What to get: Mexi—excuse us, Tater-Fries and a crisp bean burrito."

"Up in the Pacific Northwest exists a tasty fast-food chain called Taco Time, which uses regional ingredients and compostable packaging and has lots and lots of vegan and “veganizable” menu items. Be sure to check out the veggie Fit-Hit Bowl!"