A dedicated recreation of a German beer hall, this place is big enough to fit a party of any size and has a menu stacked with hearty Eastern European fare (including plenty of brats and schnitzel), along with imported beers delivered in huge steins. All that’s missing is the lederhosen.

This Cajun-Creole restaurant in Uptown (formerly known as Lower Queen Anne), with hundreds of candles adorning the walls and the disco ball hanging in the dining room, feels like something between a shrine in a mountain cave and 80’s Miami drug lord’s den. The menu, inspired by the cuisine of New Orleans, is expansive, with oysters on the half shell, charcuterie and cheese plates, pasta and gnochi, steaks, and six preparations of half chickens. There’s also classic Southern dishes like gumbo and jambalaya. The wine, spirits, beer, and cocktail menus are just as long.

This lively Mexican restaurant in one of the most lively stretches of Uptown (the neighborhood formerly known as Lower Queen Anne) serves some of the best under-the-radar Mexican food in the central Seattle area at surprisingly affordable prices. The ceviche is a generous pile of shrimp and vegetables in a balanced marinade, and the stews, like the pozole, are satisfying and filling.

It wouldn’t be Seattle without a trip to a Taylor Shellfish oyster bar, an extension of one of the country’s premier oyster farms. A glass of Washington wine alongside an array of local bivalves is a great way to appreciate the bounty of the Pacific Northwest.

Despite its proximity to Seattle Center and the Space Needle, this wildly popular cafe is no tourist trap, but rather, but a favorite among locals. With a European feel and an eclectic menu, the restaurant also has one definitive star: the Dutch baby pancake, whose cast iron-baked goodness has earned fame, far and wide.

This restaurant and cafe with a large, covered outdoor patio, is one of the best destinations for brunch near the Space Needle, especially on days with warm weather. The mimosas (with fun variations topped with St Germaine or ginger beer and prickly pear) come in pint jars, and the bloody Marys pack a spicy, boozy punch. The food, like the huevos rancheros with avocado-poblano crema, and the Korean-Mexican tacos and sandwiches, also hit the spot, and the cafe regularly hosts live musicians and pop-ups, including Turkish cuisine sensationHamdi.

The Queen Anne location of this classic Seattle pizza shop is open until 2:00 a.m. The big, cheesy, New York slices with curled pepperoni cups are the perfect, filling late-night bite, and the divey locale (with a small backroom bar) is a good spot for a relaxing beer any time of the day.

這附近越南餐館脫穎而出for offering a full bar along with an expansive menu of Vietnamese dishes. All of the noodle soups here are excellent, but the bun bo hue (spicy beef noodle soup) is a highlight, coming with pork hock, house-made meatballs, blood cake, and beef shank. The sambal and fish sauce chicken wings make a great drinking snack.