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A photo of La Mar Cocina Peruana Bellevue restaurant
1. La Mar Cocina Peruana Bellevue
4.8
Exceptional(70)
Price: Expensive
• Peruvian • Bellevue
Booked 82 times today
La Mar Cocina Peruana, led by acclaimed chef Gastón Acurio, brings authentic Peruvian cuisine to downtown Bellevue, Washington. This cebichería celebrates traditional Peruvian flavors in a casual yet upscale setting. The restaurant features a pisco bar, a cebiche bar with a raw fish display, and an open-air kitchen that overlooks both upper and lower dining areas, including a private room for intimate gatherings. Under Executive Chef Kaoru Chang, La Mar emphasizes fresh seafood sourced directly from the sea, showcasing the essence of Peruvian culinary traditions.Parking available at Bellevue Plaza. Entrance located on 106th Street. Parking validated for all restaurant guests. Valet parking available for $15 per vehicle.
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2. Wild Wasabi Signature
4.6
Exceptional(118)
Price: Expensive
• Japanese • Bellevue
Booked 14 times today
Tokyo Steak House is currently under the new management to become "SIGNATURE" performed by Wild Wasabi. Experience the excitement of Teppanyaki tableside grilling with fresh seafood, steaks, vegetables and rice are perfectly seasoned and grilled to order.You will be experiencing the authentic cooking skills of our talented chefs who juggle hot flames and sharp knives while artistically create a delicious meal for their guests. Our guests relish in the aroma of our special herbs and seasonings and enjoy a completed meal fresh off the grill.We also offer a wide variety of nigiri, sashimi, sushi rolls as well as extensive appetizers. Our executive chef-owner, Yong, is an Iron chef who are experienced in the fine art of sushi creation for more than 25 years. Best restaurant awarded in 2023 by Restaurant Guru, at Wild Wasabi Signature, we serve only the highest quality product and strive to give the best service possible. Dine in with us to have a SIGNAT
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3. Tulio
4.7
Exceptional(4087)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Downtown
Booked 24 times today
Authentic Cuisine, From Northern Italy to SeattleSince its inception, Tulio has been a regular on restaurant awards lists, thanks in no small part to Chef Walter Pisano, whose cooking is inspired as much by his travels through the Old World as his Italian roots. Tulio’s dishes are simple yet sophisticated, combining rustic Italian preparations with local ingredients to create bold flavors and an unforgettable dining experience. Recognizing that our guests have different tastes and dining preferences, we proudly offer several gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian dishes on each of our daily menus. If you have any food allergies or other special requests, please let us know.
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4. Osteria La Spiga
4.5
Awesome(1975)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Capitol Hill / First Hill
Booked 23 times today
Open for Indoor and (seasonal) Patio dining TUES–WED, 5:00pm-9:00pm, and THURS–SAT, 5:00pm-9:30pm. Please be sure to select "Outdoor" when reserving the patio; otherwise we cannot guarantee you'll be seated there. Happy Hour is TUES-SAT, 5:00pm-6:00pm. Online ordering for takeout: TUES–SAT, 5pm-8:30pm—pick up at la Spiga (load zone out front).Since 1998, la Spiga has been renowned for its authentic, northern Italian cuisine -- a gastronomic tribute to Italy's Emilia-Romagna region. Executive chef and co-founder, Sabrina Tinsley, prepares all items from scratch, using whole foods and house-made stocks. Enjoy fresh pastas and sauces, tasty seasonal dishes, house-made breads and desserts, Italian wines and craft cocktails.Our atmosphere is rustically elegant--warm enough for family & cool enough for a date.Please note that a 20% service charge on the total bill will be automatically added for parties of 8 or more, plus sales tax.
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5. Poquitos - Capitol Hill
4.3
Awesome(585)
Price: Expensive
• Mexican • Capitol Hill / First Hill
Booked 5 times today
Poquitos - Capitol Hill does not currently offer reservations Friday and Saturday evenings after 6:30pm.Poquitos Chef Manny Arce offers authentic presentations of traditional Mexican cuisine while utilizing the regional benefit of high quality Northwest farms and purveyors. Over 14,000 Talavera tiles from Puebla, Mexico and a variety of Mexican artisan design pieces combine to create an environment that is unique not only to Capitol Hill but Seattle as well. Our outdoor covered patio, with radiant heat, two fireplaces, and 12-seat bar is enjoyable whether for a Sunday lunch or a Friday night cocktail.
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6. Starbucks Reserve™ Store Sodo
4.7
Exceptional(2)
Price: Moderate
• American • Pioneer Square
The Starbucks Reserve SoDo store is located on the ground floor of Starbucks® global headquarters in Seattle. Here, we welcome the world into our home with an expansive, stunningly designed space that combines coffee artistry with innovative, coffee and tea-inspired mixology and Princi® authentic Italian fare. The Starbucks Reserve SoDo Store is a unique space to hold a social, community or business event, and offers a variety of coffee, food and beverage experiences.
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7. Tutta Bella - Wallingford
4.5
Awesome(131)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • Wallingford
Booked 9 times today
A Neapolitan pizza restaurant in Wallingford, Tutta Bella on Stone Way offers gourmet Neapolitan pies served in a lofty space with casual, industrial-chic decor and is a favorite for both large and small groups.Balancing the authentic old-world cuisine found in Naples, with the fresh and contemporary influence of the Pacific Northwest, our team uses their passion and our two, beautiful wood-fired ovens (Pietro & Filomena) to celebrate and elevate true handcrafted Neapolitan fare.Our “Jewel Box” bar offers an adult oasis for relaxing and enjoying our Neapolitan cuisine and craft cocktails and our newly renovated patio offers an enjoyable experience on those amazing sunny Seattle days. *Please note: Our patio seating is based on availability on a first come basis. Thank you!
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8. Rhein Haus - Seattle
4.3
Awesome(252)
Price: Moderate
• German • Capitol Hill / First Hill
Booked 5 times today
A Bavarian-inspired bier hall with house made sausages and other authentic eats, 24 drafts and a vast selection of European/Northwest bier and spirits, 5 indoor bocce ball courts, 2 mezzanines, 3 bars and much more. #LGBTQowned
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9. Via Tribunali - Capitol Hill
4.5
Awesome(230)
Price: Moderate
• Pizzeria • Capitol Hill / First Hill
Booked 3 times today
We opened our first pizzeria in 2004 in the burgeoning Capitol Hill neighborhood. For months before we opened curious onlookers poked their heads in the former auto body shop, and outlandish rumors spread. One person saw a team of masons reportedly flown in from Naples to build a gargantuan wood-fired oven, someone heard that the bricks also came from Naples rich with Vesuvian ash, a reporter ran a story about a taxi driver leading our owner down a dark Neaopolitan street to meet a talented Pizzaiolo who was then whisked to an airport….As it turns out almost all of the tall tales are true – on opening night people lined up for the authentic Neaopolitan pizza and since then our ovens have only gotten busier. Via Tribunali has been called "more authentic than the pizzerias of Naples," and even though that is a flattering exaggeration it is fair to say that our pizzerias have grown out of an almost unnatural passion for the food & wine of Southern Italy.
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10. Jack's BBQ - SoDo
4.7
Exceptional(43)
Price: Moderate
• Barbecue • Georgetown
Booked 2 times today
Authentic Central Texas Barbecue featuring the Texas Trinity - Brisket, Ribs, Sausage. Great craft cocktails including our famous Smoked Orange Old Fashioned. Incredibly good desserts like Peach Cobbler and Pecan Pie. Super delicious Breakfast Tacos. It's like taking a trip to Texas the minute you walk in the door.Owner Jack Timmons grew up in Texas and has lived in Seattle for the last 2 decades. In 2012, he attended BBQ Summer Camp at the Meat Sciences department of Texas A&M, then toured many historic barbecue temples of Central Texas. Returning to Seattle, he bought an offset smoker, imported some post oak and mesquite and started the Seattle Brisket Experience. After a year+ of practicing the art of barbecue, and serving succulent smoked meats to thousands of Northwest BBQ fans at BBQ raves, Jack opened a restaurant in the SoDo region of Seattle in 2014 to bring Central Texas BBQ to the people of Seattle and the Puget Sound region! The Brisket King of Seattle welc

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