These aren’t your average liquor store suspects. Head to any of these Seattle watering holes for a taste of the finer things in life -- starting with fine spirits. Absinthe Brasserie | 2400 1st Ave | 206-441-5132 Look no further than Belltown for the absinthe destination in Seattle, with more than a dozen absinthe options…
Flaky, savory and oh-so-delicious, empanadas are just the thing to fill you up with goodness on a chilly, wet springtime day. These hot, crispy pockets of goodness can be found all over Seattle, but these spots do empanadas particularly well... Agave Cocina & Tequilas | 100 Republican Street, Suite 100 | 206-420-8195 With a…
Something magical happens when crisp romaine, creamy dressing, crunchy croutons, and nutty parmesan cheese come together. Add your favorite fixings, squeeze a lemon slice over the top, grab your fork, and dig into a perfectly savory salad. These Seattle-area spots do Caesar right. Doc's Marina Grill | Multiple locations Enjoy Doc’s refreshing Creamy and Zesty…
Most things crispy, crunchy, and perfectly golden-brown hold a dear place in our hearts. A classic Mexican-style tostada is no exception. Piled high with the best fixin’s around, these Seattle-made options are undeniable list-toppers. Los Chilangos | 14008 NE 8th St, Bellevue | 425-221-7623 Though you can sample the best of Los Chilangos at a…
For the past year, the Hawaiian raw fish dish called poke (pronounced like “okay”) has excited many a hungry Seattleite. If you haven’t tried it before, poke is a sort of raw fish salad with rice: cubes of raw fish (most commonly tuna, but can be salmon, snapper, and other fish or shrimp) are drizzled…
6 Restaurants & 3 Events to Put on Your List Seattle’s fall dining calendar gets one of its best excuses to explore the city from October 18–31, 2026, when Seattle Restaurant Week returns across Greater Seattle. For two weeks, restaurants, bars, cafés and other local food businesses offer specially curated menus at $20, $35, $50 and $65 price points. It Continue Reading
Where To Play in Portland: Taste of Portland Huge Success, October Dining & Local Picks UPDATE | October 12, 2026 Following this year’s Taste of Portland, Where To Eat Guide reached out to Urban Restaurant Group for an update on the event’s fundraising efforts benefiting the Oregon Food Bank. While the final donation total has yet to be announced, organizers Continue Reading
Seattle Events, Dining & Local Picks For a visitor, October is a great month to resist the temptation to stay entirely downtown. Start at Pike Place Market, certainly, but leave room for the Central District, SoDo, Pioneer Square and the Chinatown-International District. Seattle rewards a little wandering. Sea-Tac gives the city unusually easy access for a Pacific Northwest destination, Link Continue Reading
Events, Dining & Local Picks 🟢 Where To Eat Chandlers Prime Steaks & Fine Seafood — Downtown 981 W Grove St. Chandlers is the dress-up dinner in this itinerary: prime steaks, seafood, martinis and live jazz inside Hotel 43. It has the confidence of an established downtown dining room without feeling detached from Boise itself. For an October evening, start Continue Reading
Downtown, the Deschutes River and the Old Mill District make an easy urban circuit, while the Cascade foothills begin almost immediately at the city's edge. October adds an especially strong cultural calendar to that landscape, from independent film and local art to Bend's signature fall festival. 🟢 Where To Eat Spork — Newport Avenue 937 NW Newport Ave. Spork remains Continue Reading