One Dinner and One Breakfast in Seattle—Where?!

[geezopeez]

I'll be in Seattle for one day this coming weekend and am looking for an affordable place (bad economy) to have breakfast/brunch (up to $12 for a good, hearty breakfast) and dinner (up to $20 for an entree). Any recommendations?

Will be staying in Downtown, near the Pike Place Market.

[frygirl]

If you're into a standard American breakfast (eggs, bacon, potatoes, toast) consider Etta's Seafood which is next to Pike Place Market. I at there today and ordered the "Etta's Breakfast" which is the standard fare: two eggs, breakfast potatoes, toast and choice of Bavarian Meats thick cut bacon or house-made chicken sausage. I ordered eggs over easy and I requested the bacon.

This breakfast edges out those I've had at other Seattle restaurants for the following reasons:

(1) My two eggs over easy were perfectly cooked and were NOT swimming in butter or oil. Bonus points for that.

(2) The three strips of bacon I received was indeed thick cut, and very delicious. I requested my bacon crispy, and they delivered to a T. It was crunchy without being charred.

(3) The toast isn't a couple of slices of Orowheat. It's a thick slice cut from a fresh country-style loaf. What a treat it is. I assume it's baked at Dahlia Bakery, but I didn't confirm that. It is certainly an artisan bread.

(4) The breakfast potatoes are well seasoned and cooked perfectly. However, I found mine to be just a wee bit too salty, but not so much that it was unpleasant to eat.

My dining partner ordered the same breakfast, but with the chicken sausage option. I tasted her sausage which was very juicy and insanely flavorful. What's the magic ingredient? I don't know, but it's very good.

The "Etta's Breakfast" dish at the time I wrote this review is $8.95, no more costly than breakfast at a Seattle dive restaurant, but with several touches that make it edge out the competition. Plus you get the upscale Etta's service and a fantastic cup of coffee to boot.

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Etta's Seafood
2020 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121

[frygirl]

If you're not interested in taking a cab:
- Breakfast at Le Pichet for a casual French breakfast
- Dinner at Serious Pie for unique pizza from Seattle restaurant legend Tom Douglas

If you don't mind springing for a cab:
- Breakfast at The Hi-Spot Cafe for a full breakfast menu served in a charming neighborhood setting.
- Dinner at How to Cook a Wolf for amazing handmade pasta in a beautiful little restaurant (reservations required)

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How to Cook a Wolf
2208 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

Le Pichet
1933 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

Serious Pie
316 Virginia St, Seattle, WA 98101

Hi-Spott Cafe
1410 34th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

[cocktailhour]

Wolf doesn't take reservations (at least for regular sized parties) the times I have been.

I second Le Pichet, Cafe Campagne--won't need a cab. To have dinner without a cab: Txori has very small plates and very good Basque/Spanish food. I think you could do Lola or Palace Kitchen on your budget. Both are good choices because they are very Northwestern, even though Lola's is ostensibly Greek.

[geezopeez]

We'll have a car, so something a bit out of the way—but not *too* out of the way—would be OK!

[AlaskaChick]

Here's an idea for dinner - how about happy hour -at one place or progressive. For example, we just had happy hour at Il Bistro in the Market. For anywhere between 2.95 and 5.95, you get a small plate of various apps, pastas, salads. Sweetie and I had the seared calamari, wild mushroom risotto which were great. Had we added a salad and/or another pasta, we'd have felt like we had a full meal.

[natalie.warner]

Breakfast/Brunch-
Cafe Campagne, Le Pichet, Lola's, Macrina Bakery

Dinner-
Steelhead Diner, A lighter meal at The Palace Kitchen, UMI sake house

[equinoise]

Or historic Lowell's in the Market for breakfast.

There are alot of <$20 dinners, many depending on your cuisine preferences. It migth be hard to do the top tier NW/local fare at that rate, unless you go happy hour. You can take a quick bus up to Quinn's in Capitol Hill, amazing pub fare. Spring hill in West Seattle might be in that price range, but its a longer haul.

[nseattlefoodie]

I second Cafe Campagne, Cafe Presse too.

For dinner... maybe add what kind of food you are looking for?

[geezopeez]

Hi! I looked at Cafe Campagne's menu, and I think I want something more standard American fare. Here's a comparable menu from one of my favorites in LA:

http://www.meditrinacafe.com/

And I'd like a menu somewhere along these lines for dinner:

http://www.nookbistro.com/menu.htm?id...

Bistro, but interesting and with a good selection on the menu.

Thanks!

[Lauren]

For breakfast, based on the menu for Meditrina Cafe, I'd recomment CJ's Eatery on 1st and Cedar.

For dinner, based on the menu for Nook Bistro, I'd recommend Quinn's.

[mrnelso]

Lola, Portage Bay Cafe, and Lowell's are worth a look.Even Athenian, if you are brave, have a hangtown fry...