Best Fine Dining in Kirkland

"Small yet generous, modest yet gloriously self-assured—Altura (which in Italian means both “height” and “profound depth”) spins its delicate web of opposites in a candlelit space on North Broadway. Chef and owner Nathan Lockwood hails from the private dining club The Ruins, where he developed an eye for rococo decadence—one formidable angel hangs from the rafters—and a gift for making diners feel like treasured guests. Service is notably stunning."

"The cheese plates at Altura are amazing, and they serve them as dessert — probably the best dessert cheese I've had in a Seattle restaurant. They approach and mingle with perfection. Well worth using a course to get a cheese plate. You will not be disappointed." [Photo Credit]"

"Fine dining and vegan food haven’t exactly seen eye to eye, but this inviting and inventive restaurant in an old storefront on 45th may change that thanks to their constantly changing five-course prix fixe dinners with dishes like celeriac ravioli in an apple wood smoked carrot sage fennel sauce, and Tiramisu made with Theo's chocolate mousse."

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"James Beard Award–winning chef Holly Smith produces the most elegant Northern Italian innovations on the Eastside, in sleek midcentury quarters worthy of her food. Smith has a gift for conception, so an Anderson Valley rack of lamb might be paired with green beans in a swell idea of a bagna cauda sauce and studded with thyme-roasted blackberries. Classics are sure-handed, like housemade pastas or heirloom tomato-burrata salads; desserts approach perfection."

"At this northern Italian gem, James Beard Award-winner Holly Smith tracks the season with dishes like rabbit braised in Arneis wine as well as a clearer focus on vegetarian and vegan options than at many Italian restaurants. Located in Kirkland and surrounded by trees, Cafe Juanita is a romantic respite from Seattle’s endless cranes and Amazon Prime packages, feeling at once nostalgic and new."

"At Cafe Juanita in Kirkland, James Beard Award-winning chef-owner Holly Smith presents artistic, North Italian-inspired cuisine with fresh flavors and uncommon components of the hi..."

"Toulouse Petit Kitchen and Lounge has been earning accolades almost since it opened. The ornate and filigreed interior of the space is just the beginning of a dining experience built upon the food, style and attitude of New Orleans' French Quarter. Offering breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night dining, the restaurant has a voluminous menu encompassing Italian, Spanish and French-countryside and coastal-Mediterranean cuisine, along with a full slate of affordable American-style steakhouse selections, traditional Northwest seafood and a multitude of house-made charcuterie and small-plate offerings."

"Rather than calling it a simple French onion, the restaurant has gone the mile to label it a true French onion soup. Yep, it’s one of the most authentic spots in the city. Location: 601 Queen Anne Avenue N, SeattlePhone: 206-432-9069Facebook | Instagram"

"The gist: When Covid closed this Northwest-Filipino tasting menu spot, it reopened with a hybrid CSA and meal-kit balikbayan box. Now, a year on, they have reopened reservations for dining in with meals starting June 12.The food: Chef Aaron Verzosa uses local ingredients to imitate the Filipino foods he grew up with, like sinigang made with green apples.The cost: The 9 - 12 course menu runs $167How to order: Reserve on Tock"

"Hillman City’s acclaimed Filipino fine dining restaurant offers Balikbayan boxes: a combination of seasonal items packaged with the restaurant’s usual thoughtfulness and flair for narrative. Each week, it pairs that with some quick meal offerings, such as Arroz Haluin (paella with locally grown saffron and turmeric, double smoked bacon longanisa, roasted chicken, and spring vegetables). Preorders available via Tock."

"It's impressive how Aaron Verzosa and Amber Manuguid have translated their exposition-driven multicourse dinners into a carefully wrought Balikbayan Box, each week's version filled with protein, seasonal produce, and some fun extras."

"On-site butchers cut up dry aged steaks at The Capital Grille. The award-winning wine list has more than 350 labels. Exceptional service is the norm, and this restaurant offers a great look at what fi..."

"The Capital Grille is Seattle’s place to go for wining, dining and dazzling!. Come here for the dry aged, hand-cut steaks paired with your favorite bottle of wine. The restaurant ha..."

"The Capital Grille is one of the nicest steakhouses in Seattle. The service at the restaurant is unparalleled, from the moment customers leave their car with the valet until the ch..."

"A few years back, Perfecte Rocher replaced his dining room tables with one long, curving black counter that reflects both candlelight and the desire to reimagine dinner as a one-on-one experience. Now, just 10 people assemble here at a time, in a semicircular arrangement that casts Rocher’s open kitchen as the stage, his progression of Valencian-Northwest flavors the players. Dinner as theater isn’t for everyone, but if you’re into it, these modernist Catalonian riffs make for a pretty astounding meal."

"Roxy’s Diner and Salad Station in Fremont and Cactus in Alki are some Seattle Breakfast And Brunch delivery places that are said to offer gluten free options."

"This 19th Avenue spot sounds so simple, but owner Robin Wehl finds the sweet spot between homespun and creativity: Salted butterscotch. Oatmeal chocolate chip with tart cherries in lieu of raisins. The mackle’smore plunks a s’more cookie on top of a graham cracker, and the birthday cake cookie sports enough sprinkles to garnish an entire sundae."

"Founded in 2017, Midnight Cookie Co creates delicious treats that offer a much-needed mood boost, and it provides a late-night cookie delivery service. Head to the website, choose a delivery partner and pick from either the traditional cookies (think snickerdoodle, oatmeal raisin chip), select cookies (white chocolate macadamia, double chocolate chip) or vegan cookies. The store will take care of the rest."

"website | delivery radius: Seattle | best for: late-night cookie delivery. This is the place to go if you need cookies stat. The deliver both traditional and seasonal cookies within the hour with third-party apps like Uber Eats."

"website | delivery radius: nationwide | best for: Classic cookies and cookie dough. Customers kept asking for one item from Brooke’s catering company menu: her cookies. She realized people loved her recipes for nostalgic cookie flavors like chocolate chip, so she decided to spin off a company named after her daughter."