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Stateside - Seattle
Price: Expensive•Contemporary American•4.8(351)Chef Eric Johnson cooks casual but elegant dishes at his Capitol Hill restaurant specializing in Contemporary Asian cuisine. Since opening in 2014, he’s won over Seattle diners with dishes like chili cumin pork ribs, fried master stock chicken, and crispy duck fresh rolls. The cocktails feature Southeast Asian ingredients like galangal and lime leaf. Stateside is conveniently located on lower Capitol Hill within a short walk of the Convention Center, the Paramount theater and downtown. Check out Stateside's cocktail lounge next door, Foreign National, for an intimate craft cocktail experience.Inside Passage
Price: Expensive•Cocktail Bar•4.7(297)Inside Passage is a Northwest sunken ship, underwater, tropical cocktail bar with a sea creature named Kiki that lives above the bar. Created and run by your friends at Rumba and found within. Cocktails have elaborate, outrageous presentations and are crafted with premium ingredients and exotic flavors.
Reservations are released on a rolling basis, six weeks out. If you are looking for a date beyond that range, please check back! Inside Passage is a 21+ establishment.
https://www.insidepassageseattle.com/
Spinasse
Price: Very Expensive•Italian•4.8(3,832)We recommend making a reservation however, we have some counter seats available on a first come first serve basis for walk-ins. There could be a waitlist so come early!
Cascina Spinasse is offering in-house dining seven days a week.
Sunday-Thursday 5pm - 10pm. Friday & Saturday 5pm - 11pm.Violet
Price: Moderate•American•4.7(758)Violet, voted Best New Restaurant 2019, by Seattle Magazine, is the newest concept by executive chef William Belickis. Violet offers a unique American Omakase dining experience influenced by French, Italian, and Spanish cuisine.
Chef William Belickis emphasizes a strong dedication to seasonal and local ingredients grown in our own rooftop farm and sourced from trusted farms/purveyors, as well as the finest ingredients the world has to offer.
Our menu is seasonal based on Chef's choice of the freshest ingredients available to create artistic flavors. Put trust in Chef William Belickis's hands and experience the American Omakase, a personalized 5-course seasonal tasting menu. Wine pairing is available and our knowledgeable staff can help you customize your dining experience.
MariPili Tapas Bar
Price: Expensive•Tapas / Small Plates•4.7(278)MariPili is a James Beard nominated Galician themed tapas bar providing a casual environment for elevated Spanish bar food and homestyle cooking. MariPili is named for chef's aunt and the bar and walls are adorned with Galician art and keepsakes. Estrella Galicia is served on tap and there are a wide variety of tapas options like the pan seared lingcod 'Bacallau a Mariñera' and Spanish classic 'Croquettas de Jamon' as well as our seasonal tasting menu Tapear Tapearei which includes many bite sized courses reflecting a more traditional tapas experience. Honoring the chef's blended heritage, the wine list features a selection from Spain and Washington exclusively.Lark
Price: Expensive•Contemporary American•4.4(1,260)Welcome to Lark, Seattle’s beloved fine-dining destination for 20 years, with New American cuisine from Chef John Sundstrom celebrating the bounty of the Pacific Northwest in a luxurious, comfortable atmosphere with impeccable, welcoming service. Visit our elegant space in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, easily accessible from Downtown Seattle, and experience our James Beard Award-winning food and hospitality.
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- JJackVIPPortland / Oregon •9 reviews4.0Dined 1 day agoExcellent meal with great service. The Happy Hour menu is a major cost savings and the portions are great.More infoMomiji Capitol HillPrice: Expensive• Japanese• Capitol Hill / First Hill•4.8
- OTOpenTable DinerSeattle / Eastern Washington •1 review5.0Dined 2 days agoThe food was amazing & the service was excellent! Must try a fresh pasta dish!More infoOsteria La SpigaPrice: Moderate• Italian• Capitol Hill / First Hill•4.6
- FDFranDSeattle / Eastern Washington •4 reviews5.0Dined 2 days agoAll our choices were fantastic! I wish we would have chosen the tasting menu so we could experience more of wonderful food!More infoLarkPrice: Expensive• Contemporary American• Capitol Hill / First Hill•4.4
- PpaulSeattle / Eastern Washington •26 reviews5.0Dined 3 days agoContender for Seattle's best Italian food. Infatuation has reviewed as more life-affirming than a night at the symphony, and it was a satisfied feeling leaving the restaurant. Service was very efficient, and it seems like a good sign when a server has been there for 4 years. The tajarin was delicate and flavor nice, although no visible or real flavor of the sage, but $33 could reasonably be $23. Rapini was nice and cavatelli was homemade and nice with broccoli as a vegetarian subsitute for rabbit. Choclate tart with hazelnut and cherry was a beautiful sight and worth returning for (and not over-priced). A good spot for anniversary.More infoSpinassePrice: Very Expensive• Italian• Capitol Hill / First Hill•4.8
- TCToddCVIPHawaii •28 reviews5.0Dined on Mar 5, 2025So exciting to find high quality gluten free food. Wonderful atmosphere. So many amazing good things. Cheese curds and calamari for GF people are an amazing treat. So good!More infoa stirPrice: Expensive• Contemporary American• Capitol Hill / First Hill•4.7
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A colorful urban neighborhood just east of downtown Seattle, Capitol Hill is a counterculture mecca that just happens to have an eclectic and culturally diverse dining scene. Capitol Hill and the adjacent First Hill neighborhood provide a variety of amazing dining experiences. Those in the area can find everything from traditional pub fare to some of Seattle’s best authentic tacos. The area also has no shortage of bars and breweries, so diners can easily find creative cocktails and the latest seasonal beers. If you want something quintessentially Northwest, you won't have any problem finding an East Asian restaurant or locally sourced food put together by a talented chef.
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