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A photo of Sabine Café and Bar restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(79)
Price: Moderate
• Mediterranean • Ballard / Fremont
reservations accepted for dinner only, from 5pm-9pm. our day café remains walk-up and counter-service only - NO reservations accepted for brunch. we are 21+ after 10pm on friday and saturday.sabine is a café, bar, and bakery serving a lively daytime and nighttime experience for all on ballard ave. here you'll find vibrant espresso drinks, colorful cocktails, and fresh breakfast, lunch, and dinner served daily. our inviting menus by chef dunkelberger draw upon mediterranean influences with middle eastern spices and herbs, while our dedication to using local, in-season, and organic ingredients wherever we can highlights the bounty of the northwest. our mezze and salatim dishes are meant to be shared; here we value the community that dining together brings.
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4.2
Awesome(18)
Price: Expensive
• Fusion / Eclectic • Ballard / Fremont
Booked 3 times today
Welcome to The Ivy, where culinary tradition meets innovative flair! Nestled in Ballard, just north of downtown Seattle, we invite you to embark on a vibrant journey through Asian fusion cuisine. Our diverse menu features everything from expertly crafted sushi rolls to our indulgent double wagyu smash burger, all designed to tantalize your taste buds.We are a 21+ only establishment.
A photo of Moshi Moshi Sushi restaurant
4.3
Awesome(670)
Price: Expensive
• Japanese • Ballard / Fremont
Booked 19 times today
Moshi Moshi Sushi and Izakaya is a woman-and-PoC owned, full-service Japanese restaurant in the heart of historic Ballard. We specialize in traditional Japanese sushi and cuisine, using the highest quality ingredients available. In addition to our amazing sushi, we offer an extensive menu of hot items and entrees, sure to provide something for everyone.Be sure to see our custom-built LED cherry tree from our upper level dining area!
A photo of Toulouse Petit Kitchen & Lounge restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(4618)
Price: Moderate
• American • Queen Anne
Booked 79 times today
Centered around the cuisine, decor and imagery of the French Quarter and New Orleans and creating the feel of the Big Easy, Toulouse is one of the most intricate and ambitiously built restaurants in a generation.Our expansive menus offer culinary diversity and range from traditional Creole and French Quarter menu choices to traditional Parisian and French countryside preparations to more innovative dishes that are entirely unique to Toulouse.
A photo of Walrus and the Carpenter restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(394)
Price: Expensive
• Contemporary American • Ballard / Fremont
Booked 4 times today
***We do not take reservations during regular service but do offer them for Valentine's Day weekend, February 12th-16th. On all other days, please just stop in and we will seat you as soon as possible***Fishing pub meets restaurant. This bustling neighborhood restaurant specializes in oysters and other seafood dishes. Using nothing but the freshest ingredients, Chef Taylor Thomas creates seasonal food. The Walrus and the Carpenter also serves wine, smart cocktails, beer and cider. It makes an ideal after-hours hangout spot. Enjoy some fried oysters with a cold beer, surrounded by cozy rustic furnishings. If you prefer an alternative to seafood, look no further than the steak tartare, which comes with thinly sliced rye toast and egg yolk. Launched in 2010 to rave reviews, The Walrus and the Carpenter is open daily from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. We hope to see you soon! Until we meet at the table....
A photo of FlintCreek Cattle Co. restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(1886)
Price: Moderate
• Contemporary American • Greenwood
Booked 27 times today
Flint Creek Cattle Company is a new American steak restaurant that emphasizes ethically raised beef and sustainable farm practices. The dining area is extremely wide open and spacious. There is a large, high vaulted ceiling in addition to floor-to-ceiling windows that lets in lots of natural light and lets guests feel like they are eating outside. Flint Creek's menu is an ever rotating selection of modern American cuisine. The items on it frequently change based on the seasonality of the ingredients, ensuring new items are introduced as others leave. Favorites on the menu include Fennel Braised Wild Boar Shoulder, Durham Ranch Bison Hangar Steak, and the Oven Roasted Duck Confit.
A photo of Umi Sake House restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(2568)
Price: Moderate
• Japanese • Downtown
Booked 69 times today
Umi Sake House is a unique Japanese cuisine restaurant in the Belltown area of Seattle featuring the highest quality seafood available in the Northwest, a large izakaya-style tapas menu, and boasting a sake list of over 60 imported Japanese bottles. The interior is multi-faceted, with a black slate tiled traditional dining room, a gorgeous 14 person capacity wooden sushi bar, a semi private "tatami" room which holds 12 people, a larger 25 person private dining room, an enclosed "back patio" casual dining room complete with tropical garden, a black concrete liquor bar with custom sake cocktails and fusion traditional cocktails. The variety of atmospheres allows for a different experience with every visit, and the vastness and quality of the menu does the same. For the budding sake enthusiast or the seasoned veteran, the sake menu at Umi is bottle for bottle the best found anywhere outside of Japan!
A photo of Revel restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(521)
Price: Moderate
• Korean • Fremont
Booked 6 times today
Revel is Korean-inspired, creative comfort food served in a hip, urban atmosphere. Chef-owners Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi’s are back to their original Fremont, Seattle address as of 2020.
A photo of Mamma Melina restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(2397)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • U Village / U District
Booked 22 times today
Please note: Mamma Melina does not accept reservations for Happy Hour. Happy Hour is first come first serve in our bar area (21+).If you would like to make a reservation for more than 8 people, please call the restaurant directly.Reservations are allowed a 15 minute grace period. If you are running late, please call and let us know.Reservations can be made for inside or outside. If one of the options does not show, that means it is not available for the selected time and party size. While reservations can be made specifically for inside or outside, we are unable to reserve or hold specific tables within those spaces. We will do our best to accommodate table requests when possible.
A photo of Haerfest restaurant
4.6
Exceptional(106)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Wallingford
Booked 9 times today
Chef Brian Clevenger's latest restaurant, located in the Fremont neighborhood. A refined take on our signature approach—prioritizing the freshest ingredients, prepared with simplicity. Our menu showcases locally and sustainably-harvested produce, seafood, and, of course, fresh house made pastas.

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  • Cyrus
    Seattle / Eastern Washington •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    Ambiance was very lively but romantic, the service was fantastic and our server was great. Drinks were delicious and the food was amazing, we tried the whipped feta, the chicken and the lamb kabob, and we loved it all. The dessert we tried was the pistachio Dubai tart, it was very rich and complex, and scrumptious. Would come here again, me and my girlfriend went here for Valentine’s Day, and it was a great spot for that, very classy
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    Sabine Café and BarPrice: Moderate• Mediterranean• Ballard / Fremont
    4.8
  • Athena
    Seattle / Eastern Washington •13 reviews
    4.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    The fish was very fresh. The flavors are great especially the miso cod. Wish we had ordered more. However, the waygu nigri was way too chewy and difficult to swallow. Considering how expensive the meal was, I was expecting better quality all around.
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    Moshi Moshi SushiPrice: Expensive• Japanese• Ballard / Fremont
    4.3
  • Donna
    Seattle / Eastern Washington •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 7 days ago
    I had family here from California, and we arranged to meet at this restaurant, which I had been to once previously. I remembered that it was good, and also that it was near Seattle Center, and I had a hunch these two would want to poke around over there once our meal was done, so it was a perfect location. The service was warm and friendly, but never intrusive, and the food was divine. I ordered the "sweet stuff" French toast with caramel and strawberries; nobody else makes it like this, and it was mouthwatering! I also ordered (to go) some "soft scramble" eggs with asparagus and Dungeness crab. It's so hard to get real, fresh crab anymore, what with the overfishing, but my eggs had actual leg segments of crab in them, a perfect ratio of filling to egg. The eggs came with their amazing potatoes, and my husband and I had that dish, along with a small amount of leftovers from my French Toast, for dinner that night. This may be my favorite Seattle restaurant right now! The cherry on the sundae, so to speak, was that when we were finished, we sat and chatted and nobody seemed anxious to kick us out of our booth. Oh hell yes.
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    Toulouse Petit Kitchen & LoungePrice: Moderate• American• Queen Anne
    4.7
  • Folmer
    Chicago / Illinois •4 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Feb 6, 2025
    Great food and service! We have wanted to go for a while and had out of town guests, so it was the perfect opportunity to try it. We will go back again!
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    The Ivy - SeattlePrice: Expensive• Fusion / Eclectic• Ballard / Fremont
    4.2
  • HalB
    Seattle / Eastern Washington •2 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Feb 15, 2024
    Perfection! Super friendly staff and amazing food!
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    Walrus and the CarpenterPrice: Expensive• Contemporary American• Ballard / Fremont
    4.7
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