Seattle

With oversized, arched casement windows overlooking Pike Place Market and its famed clock, Matt's truly is in the heart of the market. — Travel + Leisure

Outdoor patio and happy hour specials, plus serious Italian specialties like cioppino and spinach lasagna, are good enough to entice Seattle residents to brave the crowds in the tourist-heavy market. — Travel + Leisure

You would be hard pressed to find a more authentic French bistro in Seattle. — Frommer's

Seattle baseball superstar Ichiro dines here. — DK Eyewitness

This Seattle mainstay received a dramatic makeover highlighting its views westward to the Olympic Mountains and southward across Elliott Bay. — Gayot

It's small. It can get noisy. The wine list needs an interpreter, parking is tough and they don't take reservations for parties of fewer than six. Other than that, Lark is perfect. — Seattle Times

Stylish and transcendent oyster bar tucked behind a bike shop. — Not For Tourists

Paying homage to his wife and partner Jackie Cross'€™s Greek heritage, chef Tom Douglas highlights Pacific Northwest ingredients in Lola'€™s Greek-themed menu. — Gayot

Iron Chef contestants Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi (Revel) have moved their Seattle restaurant to the Fremont Collective building and turned it into a casual riff on a Korean steakhouse. — Zagat

The real visual draw, however, is the expansive view of downtown Seattle. It'™s almost enough to distract a diner from the vividly flavored bulgogi tacos, Spam sliders. — Gayot

This little hole in the wall on Capitol Hill is the most authentic-feeling Italian restaurant in Seattle. — Frommer's

This neighborhood bistro could very well be "the house next door," located as it is in a charming Craftsman-style building that was formerly a single-family home. — Gayot

This Capitol Hill gastropub attracts an afterwork-drinks crowd, as well as dinner-seeking locals. — Travel + Leisure

Salumi devotees are a passionate bunch, lining up outside this closet-size Italian eatery near Pioneer Square every afternoon, swooning over their favorite house-cured salami sandwiches. — Concierge

The Georgian is as grand as they come, and if you're looking for haute cuisine, palatial surroundings, and superb service, no other restaurant in Seattle comes close. — Frommer's

A trendy, high-design French brasserie mecca for hip folks seeking out reliably delicious French cuisine, Bastille is one of the more popular spots in Ballard. — Fodor's

Seductive fragrances of exotic Vietnamese spice mixtures, Thai basil and fish sauce hint at the dinner menu'™s offerings. Featured are authentic dishes from Vietnam, such as the bun cha Hanoi. — Gayot

This restaurant has been serving traditional Japanese food for more than 100 years — Where

Famous for its "amazing selection of oysters", this Downtown "institution" also serves "fantastic", "locally caught" seafood and killer cocktails at an "unmatched" Pier 56 location. — Zagat

Fish for the fresh-faced younger set. — Not For Tourists