Naomi Tomky

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Seattle

Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

After years of new ramen shops popping up like bubbles in a pot of boiling broth, the Seattle ramen scene finally settled into its groove.

Where to Find Seattle's Best Ramen This Winter

Eat Seeker

Eat Seeker helps you find the best restaurants in your city. Check out our articles to help you find the best places to eat near you, now.

Eat Seeker: The Best Restaurants in Your City Right Now

Seattle's dining scene shines the brightest when chefs pair the region's incredible local produce and proteins up with their own unique culinary heritage, and the latest openings in the city do just that: Southeast Asian-tinged seafood made the journey from the suburbs to an iconic Downtown space, a quietly brilliant Indian American restaurateur took over space from a disgraced chef and installed her swanky vision of her home country's colorful cuisine, and the head of the kitchen at one of Seattle's biggest-name restaurants went from the panoramic windows of prime real estate to making his own food for folks seated in a dark hallway in unincorporated King County.

Where to Eat in Seattle Right Now

Beverage Director

Beverage Director: Find the Best Bars to Drink at in Your City

Drink

Even as the darkness of winter descends, Seattle's bars turn on the lightbulbs of creativity.

Where to Drink in Seattle Right Now

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It takes guts to open a restaurant a year and a half into a pandemic when finding staff is nearly impossible, but Seattle has always been a city of brave folks with cool ideas, and it shows in the variety of exciting new spots opening all over the city.

13 Fall Restaurant Openings in Seattle to Get Excited About

The unbridled joy of chomping into the perfect combination of beef patty, bun, and fixings keeps Seattle diners on the constant lookout for a better burger.

The 14 Best Burger Joints in Seattle

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Much of serving food fast comes from consistency and bulk sourcing, things that go against the very ethos of Pacific Northwest cuisine.

15 Pacific Northwest Fast Food Chains the Entire Country Needs 

Lunar New Year

Thrillist is ringing&nbsp;in the Year of the Ox with a collection of guides, profiles, and features all related&nbsp;to how Lunar New Year is celebrated in communities around the country.

Celebrating Lunar New Year: Guides, Profiles, Features & More

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Seattle’s International District encompasses businesses from around Asia—hence the modification of the traditional Chinatown moniker.

Try These Chinese Restaurants in Seattle’s International District ASAP

Nation

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In cooking – something that everyone does a lot more of now that they stay home so much – time becomes a seasoning.

6 Low-Effort Food Projects That Are Worth Your Time

Black History Month

Thrillist is celebrating Black History Month in February with a collection of profiles and features on Black-owned businesses, as well as guides to neighborhoods around the country curated by locals.

Thrillist Celebrates Black History Month With a Spotlight on Black-Owned Businesses

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Growing up in Seattle, Efrem Fesaha straddled two coffee worlds: at home, his family roasted green beans and prepared the traditional East African coffee ceremony, while Starbucks and similar shops dotting Seattle street corners rapidly turned out espresso drinks for the masses.

Boon Boona Celebrates East African Coffee Traditions in Seattle

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Somewhere around the middle of September, everyone hit the point of no return: Suddenly, the “sad desk lunch” transitioned from mockable to seeming like fine dining when compared to the slapdash lunches of working from home.

Use This Holiday Break To Master the Art of Lunch

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Seattle’s stunning seafood stars in headlines, but the local signature specialties include so much more—everything from vegan ice cream to deep-fried hamburgers.

The 27 Most Essential Seattle Food Experiences

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Travel

Explore adventure guides and design a custom itinerary for the destination of your choice in and around the city.

Best Travel Guides, Cool Hotels and Interesting Events - Thrillist

Years ago, when the travel writer Pam Mandel passed through Soap Lake, Washington, she said “it felt like one of those fake nuclear test site towns.”

Naomi’s Recent Articles

Where to Find Seattle's Best Ramen This Winter

Nothing's cozier.

Where to Eat in Seattle Right Now

Pakistani barbecue and much more.

Where to Drink in Seattle Right Now

Including a Vietnamese speakeasy.

13 Fall Restaurant Openings in Seattle to Get Excited About

Get these on your calendar.

The 14 Best Burger Joints in Seattle

From old-school to high-end.

15 Pacific Northwest Fast Food Chains the Entire Country Needs

Banh mi drive-thrus, Indian nachos, and more.

Try These Chinese Restaurants in Seattle’s International District ASAP

Just in time for Lunar New Year.

6 Low-Effort Food Projects That Are Worth Your Time

In cooking – something that everyone does a lot more of now that they stay home so much – time becomes a seasoning.

Boon Boona Celebrates East African Coffee Traditions in Seattle

The heritage-driven coffee shop is opening its second downtown location.

Use This Holiday Break To Master the Art of Lunch

Somewhere around the middle of September, everyone hit the point of no return: Suddenly, the “sad desk lunch” transitioned from mockable to seeming like fine dining when compared to the slapdash lunches of working from home.

The 27 Most Essential Seattle Food Experiences

Get started on them ASAP.

This Long-Forgotten Lake Town Has Healing Waters and Bangin’ Sausages

In the middle of nowhere, this Russian-speaking enclave is full of surprises.