The 10 Best Restaurants in Waterfront, Seattle
Updated: February 16, 2021
Figuring out which ones are Waterfront’s finest restaurants has never been easier. To get you the definitive list of the top restaurants, we analyzed the best review and restaurant sites incorporating millions of expert and diner reviews. Scroll down to compare ratings, reviews, prices, and hours with ease and spend less time deciding.
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Six Seven Restaurant
Certificate of Excellence
TripAdvisor, 2019
10Best - Wine and Dine by the Water
USA Today
AQUA by El Gaucho
10Best - Wine and Dine by the Water
USA Today
Top 10 Waterside Restaurants In Washington
CultureTrip, 2017
Elliott’s Oyster House
Certificate of Excellence
TripAdvisor, 2019
10Best - Wine and Dine by the Water
USA Today
Ivar's Acres of Clams
Certificate of Excellence
TripAdvisor, 2019
20 Best Overall Restaurants
TimeOut, 2019
The Fisherman's Restaurant
10Best - Wine and Dine by the Water
USA Today
The Pink Door
15 Places to Eat at Pike Place Market, Seattle’s Enduring Icon
Eater, 2019
10Best - Chefs Shine at Culinary Outposts near KeyArena at Seattle Center
USA Today
Shiro’s
Certificate of Excellence
TripAdvisor, 2019
10Best - Chefs Shine at Culinary Outposts near KeyArena at Seattle Center
USA Today
Matts in the Market
The 38 Essential Seattle Restaurants
Eater, 2020
Welcome to Seattle: A Newcomer's Eating Tour
Food Network
Lark
Outstanding Restaurant - Semifinalist
James Beard Awards, 2016
The 10 Best Restaurants In Capitol Hill, Seattle
CultureTrip, 2017
Dahlia Lounge
Certificate of Excellence
TripAdvisor, 2019
Classic Restaurants Every Seattleite Must Try
Eater, 2019
How did these spots get chosen?
Selecting the right restaurant can be really difficult, especially when you would like to find a new one. We pored over ratings for 4854 restaurants on Yelp and Google, 1095134 restaurant reviews in Seattle and 1116 top lists and articles. We paid extra attention to what SeattleMet, USA Today and Eater had to say, and applied our Feastfox magic sauce. The spots that made the cut have been featured in SeattleMet - Don’t Wait to Dine at These 12 Classic Seattle Restaurants, USA Today - 10Best - Chefs Shine at Culinary Outposts near KeyArena at Seattle Center and Eater - Classic Restaurants Every Seattleite Must Try. We automatically update restaurants’ availability and services, so you can find a great meal as the industry adapts to COVID-19. Restaurants can’t pay to show up on this list, so enjoy the best food with no agenda. We don’t recommend restaurants lightly, these 10 are really something special.
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