seattle restaurant advice please

Wild Ginger
Dahlia
Marakesh

 

seastar -seattle or bellevue (northwest seafood)
el gaucho or daniel's broiler for american steaks

 

I like Boka in the Hotel 1000. Locally sourced ingredients. Contemporary take on American cooking. As much lounge as restaurant but service is sufficiently attentive and knowledgeable without pretension. Prices are reasonable Seattle Restaurants & Dining

 

My wife and I love Nijo's in downtown Seattle. Japanese restaurant with good atmosphere, more authentic food and very tasty. We also really like Boka in the Hotel 1000 that Jon above mentioned.

Daniel's is great for steaks, or anything really.

There are so many options it is hard to really narrow it down.

 

Nishino (Japanese) in Madison Park is one of my favorites.

 

Matt's in the Market for Northwest food.

 

Canlis is the best in the NW, amazing food, service and views. Matt's (above) is also very nice if you want something casual. El Gaucho has great steaks but better for business dinners. If you want to be on the water try Waterfront on the Pier or Daniels Broiler on Lake Union

 

Is the Metropolitan Grill still good?

 

Have breakfast at the Brown Bag in Kirkland and you will not need to eat anything else for the rest of the day.

 

- Lark is my absolute favorite place in Seattle. Small plates and a nice ambience. Their foe gras is amazing.
- Mamnoon is a Syrian restaurant with really great flavors (it's a bit over-priced though), their pomegranate and walnut spread is awesome.
- The Walrus & the Carpenter in Ballard has great small bites seafood. They have a nice selection of oysters and prepare really great sardines.
- Canlis is a Seattle staple, the only place where it's recommended to wear a jacket (you need one to sit by the window and enjoy the nice views).
- Poppy is a very good restaurant, creation of the former chef of the Herbfarm. It's a modern mix of Asian flavors.
- The Jewel Room in Mistral Kitchen has an amazing prix fixe menu though it is French cuisine.

Eater always has decent suggestions, though it's mostly trendy places:
Eater Seattle : The Seattle Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Blog
- The Corson Building has amazing food, modern American using only local ingredients (mostly from the own garden).
- The Herbfarm is a destination restaurant, frankly I wasn't impressed the only time I've been. Usually a 9+ course prix fixe.
- You shouldn't come to Seattle and not enjoy one of Tom Douglas' restaurants. He's the local celebrity chef and has quite a few different options. Lola is a Mediterranean place, famous mostly for it's brunch (Tom's big breakfast is awesome if you like octopus), their lunch/dinner menu is also really good. We live across the street and go there often. For late dining I recommend the Palace Kitchen. Serious Pie has interesting "pizzas", they're more like flatbread with a local twist/ingredients, some purists don't like it since it's not really pizza; I grew up in Italy and I still love their pies.

 

That restaurant has gone down hill. Terrible pancakes.

 

I thought everyone goes there because of the servers....not the food.