RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS
ANTI-RECOMMENDED OPEN LATE
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANTS
I would rather shop in a store or eat in a restaurant where the staff knows the owner, than in Location #3527 of a some corporate entity where every detail is decided in a distant office.
These are some Seattle restaurants where I’ve eaten, enjoyed the food, tipped the staff, and didn’t puke after. They’re recommendations, not ads.
Asia Bar-B-Que (International District)
Beth’s Cafe (Green Lake)
(my review)
Bulldog News (U-District)
Cafe Selam (Central District)
(my review)
Easy Street Records & Cafe (West Seattle)
(my review)
Emerald City Fish’n’Chips (Rainier Valley)
(my review)
Falafel Salam (West Seattle)
(my review)
Fat’s Chicken & Waffles (Central District)
(my review)
14 Carrot Cafe (Eastlake)
(my review)
George’s Polish Deli (Capitol Hill)
Geraldine’s Counter (Columbia City)
(my review)
Grillbird (West Seattle)
(my review)
Empire Roasters and Records (Columbia City)
Glo’s Diner (Capitol Hill)
Little Pat’s Place (Burien)
(my review)
The LockSpot (Ballard)
(my review)
Matt’s Hot Dogs (Georgetown)
Mike’s Chili Parlor (Ballard)
Tai Tung (International District)
Voula’s Offshore Cafe
(under the Ship Canal Bridge)
Zain Restaurant & Bakery Cafe (Tukwila)
(my review)
OPEN LATE
‘Late’ meaning, the kitchen is cooking until at least midnight, every night they’re open. That’s late, by Seattle standards. Hours last verified 8/11/2025; call or click before driving over at 2AM or you’re nuts.
Abay Ethiopian (Tukwila)
open til 2AM, every night
Al Basha (Belltown)
open til 2AM SMTWT nights,
3AM FRI-SAT nights
Aladdin Gyro-Cery (U District)
take-out til 2AM SMTWT nights,
4AM FRI-SAT nights
Aliberto Jr’s (7 locations)
drive-thru til 12 SMTWT nights,
2AM FRI-SAT nights
Beth’s Cafe (Green Lake)
Open 24/7. (my review)
Big Mario’s Pizza (4 locations)
• Capitol Hill til 2AM SMTWT,
3AM FRI-SAT nights
• Fremont til 12 SMTWT,
2AM FRI-SAT nights
• Queen Anne til 2AM nightly
• White Center til 12 SMTWT,
2AM FRI-SAT nights
Boss Drive-In (Delridge)
take-out 24/7
Burger and Kabob Hut (U-District)
til 3AM nightly
Chicken Factory (Capitol Hill)
til 2AM nightly
Dick’s Drive-In (9 locations)
take-out til 2AM nightly
Dino’s Tomato Pie (Capitol Hill)
til 2AM”ish” nightly (21+ only)
Gainsbourg Lounge (Greenwood)
til 12 SMTWT, 2AM FRI-SAT nights
Honey Court (International District)
til at least 1:30 SMTWT, 3:30 FRI-SAT nights
Hong Kong Bistro (International District)
til 12 SUN nights, 2AM MTWT nights, 3AM FRI-SAT nights
Jafra (Hwy 99 in Des Moines)
open 24/7
Linda’s Tavern (Capitol Hill)
kitchen open til midnight, nightly
Loretta’s Northwesterner (South Park)
til 12 SMTWT, 2AM FRI-SAT nights
Lost Lake Cafe & Lounge (Capitol Hill)
til 12 SMTWT, 2AM FRI-SAT nights
Mama Sambusa Kitchen (Rainier Valley)
til 4AM nightly, closed Sundays
Memo’s Mexican Restaurant (U-District)
til 1AM SMTWT, 2AM FRI-SAT nights
Purple Dot Cafe (International District)
til 1AM SMTWT, 3AM FRI-SAT nights
Shorty’s Pinball Arcade
(Belltown; 21+ only)
til 2AM nightly
Spice Bliss (Capitol Hill)
til 3AM nightly
Sumo Express (Capitol Hill)
til 1AM nightly
Washington Burrito (Everett, Lynnwood)
drive-thru 24/7
ANTI-RECOMMENDED
5 Point, Huckleberry Square (Burien), Mecca, Wally’s Chowder House Broiler (Des Moines), and Wally’s Drive-In (Buckley) are owned or co-owned by serial sexual harasser David Meinert, and thus avoided by decent people.
And of course, McStabby’s at 3rd & Pine.
Also of interest: RECOMMENDED BARS
updated 9/11/2026
