In The Stranger's just-released Guide to Food & Drink (International Edition), weâre taking you around the world via a rather hefty breakdown of Seattle's best non-American restaurants and bars. The guide includes all places worthy of your undivided attention as compiled by a combination of critics (Tobias Coughlin-Bogue, Corina Zappia, Michael Rietmulder, Naomi Tomky, and Jenn Campbell) and Stranger staff foodies (myself, Tricia Romano, Ana Sofia Knauf, Charles Mudede, Rich Smith, and Amber Cortes). Even with over 100 places featured, there were still so many left uncovered. It just goes to show you how vast and varied Seattleâs culinary scene has become.
In addition to a huge range of restaurants listings (from Vietnamese to German to Caribbean to Ethiopian and more), we also have a thoughtful meditation on the international food scene cropping up around the Othello light rail station, a look at the profusion of local bartenders raiding spice cabinets for global drink flavors, a brief profile of the appealingly varied Uwajimaya Village Food Court, and recommendations on some noteworthy pubs where you can get British, Scottish, Irish, Aussie, and Canadian food and drink.
While the guide isn't included in The Stranger this week, we have upwards of 400 Seattle businesses carrying it and stand-alone boxes located around the city where you can pick up a copy, including (but definitely not limited to): Ba Bar, Wildrose and Cafe Vita in Capitol Hill; the Showbox (both the downtown and SoDo locations); Union Market, Panama Hotel and the Dearborn Goodwill (all in the ID); Ballard Beer Company and Hotel Ballard in Ballard; the Whole Foods in Interbay, Bellevue and Roosevelt Square; Uptown Espresso in Belltown, on Pier 70, and in West Seattle, on both Delridge Way and SW Edmonds Street; and in street boxes at Westin Hotel (1900 5th Ave and Stewart Street), the Starbucks on the 7100 block of Greenlake Drive N, and Queen Anne Post Office on 1st Ave N. Go get your copy now, and eat up!
