Eat like a local: Seattle
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 | | |Green Leaf: Imagine a coffee Hanoi crossed with a tiki lounge and you are close to understanding the call Green Leaf, located in the district. The hour-long wait is instantly forgotten once you've tasted the bucket-sized bowls of pho. Good luck trying to draw your path. (Fortunately, the restaurant is adding a second floor, doubling the amount of space.) 418 Eighth Ave. S., 206/340-1388, tickets $ 7.
Crêperie Coast: The area around Madison a valley could generate buzz for its french restaurants, including this authentic creperie. Packed since its opening in January, the Coast dense use in buckwheat son tasty, sweet options include a pancake carmelized Tatin made with Red Delicious apples. Virtually all pancakes pairs well with a disk Ciders. 2811 E. Madison St., 206/323-9800, pancakes $ 4.
Coffee kingfish (Susan Seubert)
Smith: Linda Derschang the new company (it also has Linda's Tavern and viceroy) is a lodge-themed bar with 40 different beers. Tyler Palagi menu includes the alphabet soup and devils on horseback (dates stuffed with blue cheese and wrapped in pancetta). 332 15th Ave. E., 206/709-1900, $ 10 entries.
Kingfish Café: When Laurie Leslie Coaston sisters and one decided to open a soul-food joint, they traveled around the U.S. in search of ideas. The result of their quest is a sublime classic menu: buttermilk fried chicken, fried green tomatoes and a sweet potato-pecan pie is cooked by the Coaston sisters mother, Geraldine. 602 19th Ave. E., 206/320-8757, entries from $ 11.
@ Elementary gas: This strange place only 17 seats and takes no reservations. Owners Phred Westfall pairs dark wines with the chef Laurie Riedeman eclectic dishes, including ribs wrapped in a waffle and all the pains au lait made with pears and blue cheese. 3309 Wallingford Ave. N., 206/547-2317, $ 18 entries.
Meskel: Seattle has one of the largest populations Ethiopian the USA, and many small restaurants in Addis Ababa, none are as welcoming as Meskel. After all, it is converted into a house. The generous main courses-the Gomen be siga (beef ribs and Collard Greens) and doro wat (chicken braised) are popular come with piles of spongy, filling injera pain. 2605 E. Cherry St., 206/860-1724, $ 9 entries.
Crêperie Coast: The area around Madison a valley could generate buzz for its french restaurants, including this authentic creperie. Packed since its opening in January, the Coast dense use in buckwheat son tasty, sweet options include a pancake carmelized Tatin made with Red Delicious apples. Virtually all pancakes pairs well with a disk Ciders. 2811 E. Madison St., 206/323-9800, pancakes $ 4.
Coffee kingfish (Susan Seubert)
Smith: Linda Derschang the new company (it also has Linda's Tavern and viceroy) is a lodge-themed bar with 40 different beers. Tyler Palagi menu includes the alphabet soup and devils on horseback (dates stuffed with blue cheese and wrapped in pancetta). 332 15th Ave. E., 206/709-1900, $ 10 entries.
Kingfish Café: When Laurie Leslie Coaston sisters and one decided to open a soul-food joint, they traveled around the U.S. in search of ideas. The result of their quest is a sublime classic menu: buttermilk fried chicken, fried green tomatoes and a sweet potato-pecan pie is cooked by the Coaston sisters mother, Geraldine. 602 19th Ave. E., 206/320-8757, entries from $ 11.
@ Elementary gas: This strange place only 17 seats and takes no reservations. Owners Phred Westfall pairs dark wines with the chef Laurie Riedeman eclectic dishes, including ribs wrapped in a waffle and all the pains au lait made with pears and blue cheese. 3309 Wallingford Ave. N., 206/547-2317, $ 18 entries.
Meskel: Seattle has one of the largest populations Ethiopian the USA, and many small restaurants in Addis Ababa, none are as welcoming as Meskel. After all, it is converted into a house. The generous main courses-the Gomen be siga (beef ribs and Collard Greens) and doro wat (chicken braised) are popular come with piles of spongy, filling injera pain. 2605 E. Cherry St., 206/860-1724, $ 9 entries.
