Osteria La Spiga Capitol HillĬapitol Hill’s restaurant scene changes by the minute, but chef Sabrina Tinsley’s northern Italian menu is a comforting constant on 12th Avenue (ditto that gorgeous space). Meskel Central DistrictĪ star among Cherry Street’s cluster of great Ethiopian spots for more than a quarter of a century, this converted house now does a steady stream of takeout owner Belaynesh Chera might have an equal fan base for both her veggie combo and meat dishes. Takeout is available Tuesday through Saturday evening. Order online or try to score a table in the dining room, at the bar, or on the heated, protected patio.ĭonna Moodie might be busy as executive director of the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict (not to mention the marvelous plantain chips available at area retailers), but she still runs one of Seattle's most charming restaurants, complete with covered patio and a yen for music on vinyl. Communion fuses Southern fare and Asian traditions to reflect her personal purview of Seattle: A banh mi–po’boy hybrid stuffed with fried catfish and swiped with pate-or a piquant neck bone stew.
Communion Central Districtįrom a corner spot in the Liberty Bank Building, chef Kristi Brown presides over one of the town's biggest-deal restaurants. Don’t let the “Juice Bar” part of the name fool you Central Cafe starts the day with breakfast burritos and espresso (plus juice and smoothies) and rolls on into grilled cheese, layer cake, and happy hour taquitos you can consume on the homey covered patio. Central Cafe and Juice Bar Central Districtīridgette Johnson opened her cafe in 2020, then made it feel instantly indispensable to the neighborhood. Now his permanent home, less than a mile from his grandparents’ original, serves that familiar lineup of cornmeal-dusted catfish, hush puppies, shrimp, greens, gumbo, and the Ohbama burger. Jackson ran a few short-term versions of Catfish Corner farther south. In this corner space with its cheerful yellow logo and stools to match, owner Terrell Jackson is carrying on the legacy of his grandparents, who ran the original Catfish Corner at 23rd and Cherry for 25 years. Order delivery online or peruse the menu and call 20. Dishes like vaca frita and pescado en guiso-even the accompanying rice-bear the finesse of 20 years of experience. The story of Luam Wersom working his way up from dishwasher to owner at this long-standing Latin American and Cuban restaurant is a great one. Here, an updated list of our favorite Black-owned restaurants across Seattle, and beyond.
One tiny upside to all that's happened since 2020: Seattle-area diners made a sustained habit of supporting restaurants and local businesses that reflect our values. But it’s immediate, it’s direct, and you can do it over and over again. O n the spectrum of ways one might fight embedded racism and systemic injustice, ordering crab quiche or porchetta from one of Seattle’s Black-owned restaurants is a small thing.