Seattle - Restaurants - American

14330 Lake City Way NE, Seattle 98125
206-363-1174

Ezell's Fried Chicken

Everyone adores Ezelle's. And now the transcendent deep fried foul - Capitol Hill's worst-kept secret - is available at a sixth location: Lake City. Pair an original or spicy leg with handcrafted s... read more

621 Union St., Seattle 98101
206-588-8520

Lost Lady American Cantina

Chichi Mexican for suits and out-of-towners. Seems like a rushed job with unintentional kitsch abound: huge art-deco stained glass chandeliers reminiscent of a hotel conference room in Phoenix, scr... read more

1507 Queen Anne Ave. N., Seattle 98109
206-352-3773

Betty

Betty is the kind of place that's everything to everyone. There are stained glass windows by the bar, and landscape paintings by the dining area. The prices are a bit steep but this is Queen Anne s... read more

1010 First Ave., Seattle 98104
206-357-9000

BOKA

Lalaland, meet Seattle. Notable celeb sightings (like Oliver Stone) doesn't take much to figure out why: it's a big, bright concept restaurant with inventive dishes and illuminated glass bamboo. Th... read more

602 19th Ave. E., Seattle 98112
206-320-8757

Kingfish Cafe

Ginormous buttery portions of every southern comfort food imaginable are available at this restaurant, which sits at what used to be the dividing line between black and white Capitol Hill. Expect l... read more

5425 Russell Ave. NW, Seattle 98107
206-784-7272

The Hi Life

The once civil-serving Ballard firehouse is now a soul-saving sample of the high life: spicy Bloody Marys and vanilla custard-dipped Fancy French toast in the AM; ever-changing MMM! Macaroni Du J... read more

4130 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle 98105
206-547-8230

Portage Bay Cafe

Portage Bay Cafe serves up inventive and organic brunchy items like challah french toast with caramel sauce, sauteed fair trade bananas, and whipped cream. Everyone also raves about the toppings ba... read more

429 15th Ave. E., Seattle 98112
206-322-1145

Coastal Kitchen

Coastal Kitchen's a hot Capitol Hill brunch spot (where there are too many to count), but particularly in afternoons, where you can expect hungover crowds guzzling Bloody Mary's and forking at crea... read more

400 Broad St., Seattle 98109
206-905-2100

SkyCity

The restaurant at the Space Needle, immortalized in films, and naturally, the restaurant out-of-town guests will ask about first. Tell 'em it ain't the greatest for the price, but if they really wa... read more

2576 Aurora Ave. N. , Seattle 98109
206-283-3313

Canlis

People in Seattle have been raving about this restaurant since the 1950's, and it's easy to see why. Here the waiters know, immediately, like you've triggered some kind of homing device, if you so ... read more