Seattle's Most Iconic Restaurants

The OpenTable team

Seasons change, trends come and go, but these restaurants have withstood the test of time—and have become integral parts of the Seattle dining scene. Here are Seattle’s OpenTable Classics: the places that continue to excel after 10+ years. There’s a reason they’re still around: they keep giving us a reason to come back.

10 Restaurants

Updated February 19, 2020

Restaurants:	Purple Cafe and Wine Bar - Seattle, Wild Ginger Downtown Seattle, Lola Seattle…
Price Range:	$$$ - $$$
Cuisines:	American, Asian, Mediterranean…
Neighborhoods:	Downtown…

Purple Cafe and Wine Bar - Seattle

$$$$·American·

Downtown

4,673 reviews

Notable Wine List
Good for a Date
Pre/post Theatre

You know the scene in Beauty and the Beast when Belle enters the beast’s soaring, book-lined library? If you’re a wine lover, you’ll feel the same way walking into Purple Cafe and …Read more

86% recommended

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Wild Ginger Downtown Seattle

$$$$·Asian·

Downtown

5,066 reviews

Special Occasion
Pre/post Theatre
Good for a Date

When Wild Ginger opened almost 30 years ago, the food scene in America was markedly different: there were few sushi bars, few ramen joints, few places to eat Korean barbecue. Wild …Read more

84% recommended

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Lola Seattle

$$$$·Mediterranean·

Downtown

3,688 reviews

Fit for Foodies
Good for a Date
Great for Brunch

On its surface, Lola is an excellent Greek spot—dig deeper, though, and you’ll see a Seattle institution, a restaurant with a true sense of place. Chef Tom Douglas uses the best of…Read more

93% recommended

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Shuckers

$$$$·Seafood·

Downtown

1,999 reviews

Special Occasion
Good for a Date
Business Meals

Shuckers is a Seattle classic in every sense of the word, from the oak paneling to the gleaming fixtures to the perfect platters of oysters. Come for a martini and a dozen at happy…Read more

87% recommended

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Tilth

$$$$·American·

Wallingford

2,724 reviews

Special Occasion
Fit for Foodies
Neighborhood Gem

Tilth is one of Seattle’s most lauded restaurants, and it’s not hard to see why. Chef Maria Hines takes the best of what’s in season, then transforms it into new-American dishes th…Read more

85% recommended

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Dahlia Lounge

$$$$·Northwest·

Downtown

4,763 reviews

Special Occasion
Good for a Date
Romantic

For the past twenty years, Dahlia Lounge has been at the forefront of the Pacific Northwest version of fine dining: impeccable ingredients, great service, and a thoughtful, irrever…Read more

90% recommended

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The Capital Grille - Seattle

$$$$·Steakhouse·

Downtown

2,805 reviews

Special Occasion
Good for Anniversaries
Good for Birthdays

For a true steakhouse experience—the charred, meaty steaks, the perfectly crisp wedge salads, the rainbow of sides—it’s hard to beat The Capital Grille. The staff knows what they’r…Read more

96% recommended

Good for Groups in Seattle / Eastern Washington

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Tulio

$$$$·Italian·

Downtown

3,787 reviews

Good for a Date
Romantic
Authentic

Tulio is a stately, handsome Italian restaurant in the downtown Hotel Vintage Park, where chef Walter Pisano infuses Northern Italian cuisine with the spirit of the Pacific Northwe…Read more

86% recommended

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Cafe Juanita

$$$$·Italian·

Kirkland

3,094 reviews

Special Occasion
Fit for Foodies
Good for Anniversaries

There are few places better than Cafe Juanita for pitch-perfect Italian food—and this Seattle institution has been going strong since 1980. And after a recent renovation, the space…Read more

94% recommended

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Umi Sake House

$$$$·Japanese·

Downtown

1,357 reviews

Good for a Date
Special Occasion
Happy Hour

Umi Sake House is one of the more fun spots to dine in Seattle, with a voluminous menu devoted to sushi and Japanese-American classics and, unsurprisingly, an extensive sake list. …Read more

95% recommended

Most Booked in Seattle / Eastern Washington

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