Seattle, WA
For Fine Dining in Seattle, the local food press points to Canlis, Spinasse, and Archipelago. Picks from The Infatuation and The Seattle Times, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation and The Seattle Times. Updated July 2026.
Canlis · Queen Anne
A mid century glass walled dining room overlooking Lake Union that has been family run since 1950, still built around a prix fixe, tableside service, and a pianist working the room. It remains the reference point for old guard Seattle fine dining.
Spinasse · Capitol Hill
A Piedmontese pasta restaurant on Capitol Hill built around candlelight and a hand rolled tajarin finished in sage butter, with braised rabbit agnolotti as the other standing order on a prix fixe that runs up to around 115 dollars a person.
Archipelago · Hillman City
A counter seat Filipino tasting menu in Hillman City built around Pacific Northwest ingredients and family storytelling, priced around 255 dollars a person with reservations that go fast. It is one of the more ambitious tasting menus in the city right now.
Sushi Kashiba · Pike Place Market
A Pike Place Market omakase counter and dining room from a chef long called a Seattle institution, with karaage and miso cod available for anyone not seated at the sushi bar itself. Reservations for the counter are the hardest part of a visit.
The Herbfarm · Woodinville
A nine course, wine paired tasting menu set inside a cottage in Woodinville wine country, with the day's menu finalized only hours before service to use what is picked that morning from the garden. The menu changes roughly 26 times a year.
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