At Joule, you'll witness husband-and-wife team Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi in their open kitchen, tending to their many small creations. Their menu is esoteric and familiar, offering comfort as well as challenge. Joule's "mac and cheese" dish is black truffle-flavored spaetzle, with the... More >>

Some might say May looks like overflow from hip Belltown, but its lavish décor is an attempt at Thai authenticity, not another case of trendiness run amok. The food is also the real Thai deal, with the owners grinding their own scratch curry pastes. Highlights include pla meuk yang, a... More >>

When Maria Hines first opened Tilth, her certified-organic restaurant, the food was good—the duck burgers with fingerling chips damn good—but you could sense the strain the budget imposed on the four-star chef. A few years on, she's upped the prices slightly (all dishes are still available ... More >>

Situated snuggly between two theaters, the pizza house was indeed a house before being converted, and the old living room is now the main dining area and the front stoop has become a deck for outdoor dining. The specialty here is Chicago deep-dish. Its trademark pie, the Dome, is best visualized... More >>

Does this Wallingford spot, far-flung from the ID, roll out the best dim sum in Seattle? That's the early buzz. Launched by the former owner of House of Hong, Bamboo Village offers traditional dim sum service with carts rolling through the dining room at lunch. Meals-on-wheels options might... More >>

For more than two decades, Bizzarro's blood-red brick walls and Addams-Family-garage-sale decor have fostered a casual neighborhood vibe. Mike Easton, who's co-owned the place since 2005, updates the family-friendly Italian food with a new focus on homemade pastas, sustainably raised meats, and... More >>

Blue Star Cafe and Pub serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as offering a daily happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. Mornings mean waffles, including the housemade oatmeal buttermilk version, and a long list of egg dishes. The lunch menu kicks in at 11 when the focus shifts to old-fashioned... More >>

This little house restaurant at the Fremont end of Wallingford serves no-kitsch Mexican cooking. Yes, you can order nachos or a taco salad; but if you're wise, you'll order from the "Specialidades" side of the menu, featuring a hauntingly fragrant mole verde, spicy-hot guajillo pork, and (pork... More >>

Take your hot chocolate up the creaky wood stairs and perch at a table overlooking Wallingford's main drag--it's easy to spend hours at this warm and funky spot even if you're not a chocoholic. If you are, try the hyper-rich European drinking chocolate; even you hardcore addicts may want to... More >>

Robust entrees and oven-fresh, fluffy naan make Chutneys one of the better restaurants along 45th. Try the mango chicken: fruity hues and curry enhance perfect cuts of meat. The tender mint lamb kebab gets the flavor right but could benefit from sauce to marry the dish's components. The salad... More >>

Say it with a vagina! Order customized cakes to celebrate your favorite part, pal, position, or proclivity. Wallingford's landmark Erotic Bakery (2323 N 45th, 545-6969) has been creating edible nasty bits since 1986 and has long outlived would-be neighborhood censors. Owner Richard Prado serves... More >>

Issian is a friendly, well-lit, offbeat izakaya -- a place where you drink big bottles of Asahi in order to eat salty snacks like squid with kimchi, potato croquettes, sushi (meh), and fried smelt. The restaurant advertises its stone grill, a slab of hot rock that skewered meats are cooked... More >>

In a city where Americanized Thai is everyone's favorite cuisine and where vegetarians run rampant, the existence of Jhanjay, a veggie Thai restaurant, is inevitable. What isn't inevitable is that it's so good. The restaurant is designed to impress, with its gold-dusted burgundy walls, gleaming... More >>