Best Restaurants, Must Try Places 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."

"Where they are: Portland areaWhy you need them: Vietnamese sandwiches deserved to be a massive chain ages ago—the affordable, fresh, and versatile sandwiches loan themselves well to quick service and boast far more flavor and less grease than a burger. This Oregon mini-chain cranks them out in foot-long size on light, crisp, freshly baked bread and even has a drive-through location, showing what the dream could be: boba and banh mi going toe to toe with the Golden Arches for America’s dining dollars.What to get: The Best Baguette special for the traditionalist, which comes spread with pate and stacked with ham, pork roll, and head cheese, a Vietnamese taco—banh mi fillings folded into a tortilla instead of bread—for the curious consumer."

"In a former life 15 years ago, it was a Dunkin’ Donuts, hence the familiar looking signage with a pink, sprinkle-adorned doughnut. But today, this bakeshop situated in the northern reaches of the city fries its own doughy creations: honey-glazed doughnut holes, chocolate topped with chopped peanut, even a pleasantly crunchy, plain old-fashioned."

"WesternCo has been making doughnuts for over 30 years, and once had locations in Georgetown, Kent, Renton, Ballard and Bellevue. Just the Renton and Bellevue locations remain. In a world full of “fancy” doughnuts, the ones at WesternCo are delightfully old-fashioned."

"A post shared by Hangry Bites (@hangrybiteswa) on Nov 3, 2019 at 10:32am PST. Don’t bother coming to this spot if you’re not in it for their cookie dough-nut — a perfectly sweet and soft doughnut filled with safe-to-eat cookie dough from Sugar and Spoon. But, with flavors like ube and chocolate peppermint, we’ll forgive you if you pick one of their other donuts."

"If you want to go all out with the perfect donut for your Instagram feed, Donut Factory is the spot for you. In fact, you’ve probably already seen their crazy donuts all over your feed if you’re into local foodie accounts. Try a Ferrero Rocher, Smore’s, Ube doughnut, and more."

"For the most Instagrammable donuts in Seattle, you’ll want to head to the Donut Factory. They serve an array of delectable donuts. But, it’s their famous Cookie Dough-nut Sandwich that’s got everybody buzzing."

"If a bakery is an exercise in eating with your eyes first, then Cubes Baking Company is the kind of workout we can get behind. It’s all too easy to—with the unchecked voracity of a blue, cookie-obsessed puppet—pillage the shelves of this Wallingford bakeshop, a place where the likes of cupcakes and scones take on a boxy silhouette. Indeed the baked goods here are square."

"A Seattle institution since 1967, 13 Coins is a popular local restaurant, pub, and gathering place, equally packed for its famous breakfast omelets as for late night drinks and food after the theater or when everything else is closed. The cozy atmosphere, comfortable and spacious booths, and high-backed captain’s chairs around the large bar and open kitchen make 13 Coins a place for a company lunch, family gatherings, or a friends’ night out. The menu is large and diverse and has something for everyone."

"At one point, every newspaper reporter from the Seattle Times would head to 13 Coins to grab a steak and a beer after a long day at the newsroom."