Portlander's Guide to Visiting Seattle
I put together a guide for Portlanders heading north to visit Seattle but then it occurred to me that it's pretty useful in general, so I thought I'd share with it everyone.
http://pdxplate.com/guide/visiting-se...
I'd really love to hear what Seattleites have to say about it. I've visited numerous times, and while I still don't think I've gotten a strong grasp on the city's food scene, I do at least feel confident enough in putting this list together.
I know that there are lots of food destinations that are a bit afield, as they say, and so I'm eager to hear about suggestions for foodnerds who happen to also be tourists (even a frequent one like me).
(note: soon to be released: the Seattleite's guide to visiting Portland. I'm working with a few SEA bloggers in this regard, and if anyone else wants to help, don't hesitate to contact me.)
By SauceSupreme
on Jul 23, 2009 12:47 PM
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Great list, here are a few others:
Bamboo Garden in Bellevue for Sichuan cuisine.
Oysters at Elliotts.
Afrikando for Senegalese cuisine.
Julia's Indonesian Kitchen
Spice Route in redmond.
Spinasse for dope pasta.
All of these either expand on Portland offerings or are something you won't find in Portland.
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I was trying to think of thing I cant get in portland that I can get in seattle and there is a pretty good Filipino restaurant in seattle named Inay's on beacon hill. I think they are open for lunch and it would be a good option for p-towners who want to sample Filipino food.
Jonathon Kauffman write up reminded me of this option.
http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/voraci...
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What do you mean you can't get Pinoy food in PDX? You clearly haven't been hanging out with me!
http://pdxplate.com/rest/tambayan
PS. I haven't had much luck finding good niu rou juan bing here in PDX. So if you have some Shandong place in SEA that I should know about, I'm all ears. Haven't had a great beef roll since 101 Noodle Express back when I lived near the San Gabriel Valley. And the one place we had here in Portland that served dezhou chicken closed down, sadly.
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Damn, I work pretty close to tambayan and had no idea it was there. Need to check it out.
I have not seen niu rou juan bing in seattle. The last and only one I have had is at 101 Noodle Express. I can wish though.
On another note the more and more I think about it one of the best part of the seattle food scene is the european style bakeries. The bread at Columbia City Bakery is as good as I have ever had. The pastries at Besalu and Nouveau are too good. They may sound ordinary but they are truly exceptional.
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Great concept and nice job-- for the next edition, personally in PIke Place market, i would consider adding NY Deli (for a change of pace from Kenny & Zukes in Portland), Steelhead Diner (for gumbo, fried smelts and other Cajun and PNW-influenced food), I would say Spur is the only Seattle cocktail bar to come close to Teardrop in POrtland, Nishino over Shiro for sushi (and don't forget the sake bar at Sake Nomi), Crush over Cafe Juanita in the upscale category, Monsoon over Green Leaf for Vietnamese...i look forward to the Seattleite's guide to Portland!
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You've been away from Seattle for too long! For cocktail bars I would say that Vessel, Rob Roy and Liberty are all up there with Teardrop. Zig Zag, of course, is in a league of its own.
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although i like Vessel and Zigzag, i put Spur and Teardrop in a separate category for creativity and pushing the envelope-- just my 2 cents ;)
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PS Lauren here is a drink you can ask your local friendly mixologist to make for you ;) http://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/20...
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hahaha - I actually tasted that at Tales of the Cocktail! You really do need to come back to Seattle - our mixologists have really stepped up their game!
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Hi from PDX. Yes it certainly does sound as if I need to return to Seattle soon.
But I won't go to a bar that employs mixologists. Only bartenders are permitted to make my drinks!
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glad to hear it!
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Monsoon and Green Leaf are two very different restaurants. One is upscale with nouveau Vietnamese cuisine (Monsoon), the other is a small hole in the wall inexpensive place with traditional types of food that you might be able to buy on the street or in small cafes or that is served in the home in the home country (Green Leaf) They aim to do different things. I wouldn't put one "over" the other necessarily.
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fair enough
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