LUNCH / BRUNCH:
- Turkish: Cafe Turko. I took a group of seven there and got unanimous raves. Some particular crowd pleasers included the muhammara (a divine walnut-based dip), the yam hummus, the beet salad and the spinch and feta börek. Very reasonable price-wise as well. Highly recommended. Also good for dinner.
- Salumi is a real Seattle institution. Note that the sandwiches are GINORMOUS and a single one can easily feed two fairly hungry people. Monday is takeout only.
- Swinery gives Salumi a real run for its money, imho. Just a bit of counter space for dine-in, tho.
- Tapas: List. This place has a very date-y (almost bordello-like) décor, but their happy hour special is amazing. From 4:00 to 6:30 every day, including weekends, and all day Sunday and Monday, it's half price on the food, $3.75 for wine by the glass and $2.95 for draught beer. My sister and I got the octopus salad, meatballs, sea bass, chicken with mushrooms, prawns, and a glass of wine each for a grand total of $43 before tip. Recommended enthusiastically.
- Pizza: Stoneburner. Good pizza; nice chill vibe; in the very cute Ballard neighborhood.
- Pizza: Delancey. Molly Orangette's place!
- Fancy Italian: Raccolto, in West Seattle. You probably want to make a reso.
- Cajun: Toulouse Petit. Three-course prix fixe for $39, or order à la carte. Excellent cocktails, including the Toulouse Sangria with tequila.
- Xiao long bao: There are a bunch of Din Tai Fung locations in the Seattle area. It's not quite the same experience as the Taipei locations but if this is as close as you're going to get, then it's worth a visit. Not sure what the lines are like now but they used to be horrendous.
- Bookstore Bar. Great place for a drink and chat. Happy hour is 2:00 to 6:00, 10:00 to midnight. We had spectacular $1 oysters and giant glasses of wine for $5.
- Prost, in West Seattle. German beer hall, relaxed but not dive-y. A real neighborhood place.
- Molly Moon's. I had their strawberry balsamic ice-cream topped with lemon curd. Fantastic.
- Vintage Mall in Fremont
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