Seattle recommendations?

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evan hansen

Evan Hansen
I'm emerging from lurkerdom to collect some opinions... Some friends and I will be meeting in Seattle this summer, and we generally try to find a few interesting places to eat when we have the chance to meet up. But this is the first time we'll be in a city none of us have had the chance to visit previously, so we're flying a bit blind.

We've got some ideas for restaurants courtesy of the interwebs, but I'd love suggestions from anyone here. Open to any type of cuisine, and this kind of goes without saying, but interesting wine lists, strong beer lists, and/or well-made cocktails are a necessity.
 
The old standard for me is Cafe Campagne.
Eva is great.
Carmelita is vegetarian and the food is particularly good right now. I highly recommend it.
Pichet is fine and easy.
Le Gourmand is very enjoyable and right now has a $45 prix fixe menu. And a decent list.
The best food I've eaten in Seattle was at Crush. Last time I was there I seem to remember thinking their list had improved.
La Spiga is a lot of fun and if you catch happy hour a great deal.
Probably the best lists in town are at Wild Ginger and Canlis. The food is good at Wild Ginger and marginal at Canlis. But I don't buy off lists.
 
originally posted by Brad L i l j e q u i s t:
The old standard for me is Cafe Campagne.
Eva is great.
Carmelita is vegetarian and the food is particularly good right now. I highly recommend it.
Pichet is fine and easy.
Le Gourmand is very enjoyable and right now has a $45 prix fixe menu. And a decent list.
The best food I've eaten in Seattle was at Crush. Last time I was there I seem to remember thinking their list had improved.
La Spiga is a lot of fun and if you catch happy hour a great deal.
Probably the best lists in town are at Wild Ginger and Canlis. The food is good at Wild Ginger and marginal at Canlis. But I don't buy off lists.
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I was underwhelmed by the food at Wild Ginger when we were there. I haven't been back since to confirm the experience, but when I'm paying private-room kind of change, I don't expect there to be off nights.

The list is expansive and reasonable and there are some good choices but 90% of it is stuff you'd be insane to drink with their food. Peter Micheal chard with fish satay, anyone? Or Bourgogne Cuvee Gravel and Fragrant Duck with cinnamon and star anise? When I chose wines off the list, I didn't venture outside of the sparkling and reisling sections.
 
Yeah, the coolest stuff on their list is a few old Bordeauxs, and you'd be insane to drink those there.
 
Also, just a few weeks ago, I had a remarkably good meal at Flying Fish of all places. And they have a few decent bottles on the list at ok prices.
 
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