Seattle Restaurant Week returns in April with over 200 participating local restaurants

Seattle foodies prepare for a full month to eat as Seattle Restaurant Week (SRW) plans its return in April. The month-long campaign includes over 200 participating restaurants that offer special fixed-price menus at excellent prices and give many guests the opportunity to explore the region’s huge culinary scene.

SRW’s final installation was in the fall of 2020 as many restaurants offered outdoor seating and takeout to accommodate guests amid COVID-19 restrictions.

Now that indoor dining is back at 50% capacity under the state’s reopening plan, restaurants are expanding their options to include in-person dining, as well as take-away, packaged meals, and delivery.

The promotion includes a $ 20 lunch and a $ 35 or $ 50 dinner, which makes it an excellent deal to try out some new restaurants.

The event also offers an opportunity to donate $ 10 to Good Food Kitchens, a nonprofit that helps distribute free meals to those in need.

The restaurants aren’t exclusive to Seattle – nearby restaurants in Bellevue, Edmonds, Kirkland, and Tukwila also participate, giving residents plenty of opportunities to discover a new favorite spot and support local businesses as they move away from the economic impact The recovery from the pandemic has resulted in over 90 restaurants in the area being permanently closed.

From innovative Indian street food to fine Italian cuisine – here are some of the offers we’re keeping an eye on at the start of the month-long promotion. A full list of participating restaurants can be found here.

Fireplace

Hearth Restaurant via Yelp

Fireplace

Kirkland’s popular Heathman Hotel conveniently houses its own revered restaurant: Hearth. Inspired by the abundance of the Pacific Northwest, Hearth offers innovative dishes and an ever-evolving menu with ingredients from all corners of the region using traditional stove-oven cooking techniques on an expansive, covered terrace.

The three-course menu includes starters of smoked chicken breast with gnocchi, mushroom risotto and a seafood stew with cod, mussels and clams in a hearty saffron broth. A strawberry crpe with chocolate ganache and a crispy toffee crumble round off the meal with a sweet note.

On-site and take-away meals are available.

Fried fingerling potatoes with a fried duck egg (foreground), veal carpaccio (left) and seared scallop (right) from Ethan Stowell’s How To Cook A Wolf.

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How to cook a wolf

Ethan Stowell’s renowned wood-paneled restaurants specialize in refined Italian-Mediterranean dishes and offer numerous options for SRW, including the rich and hearty wild boar rigatoni with Tuscan Bolognese and halibut with breadcrumbs. A candied lemon tart or a flourless chocolate cake give the meal a spicy or decadent finish, depending on the taste.

On-site and take-away meals are available.

Kamonegi

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Kamonegi

Hidden in the smallest of spaces, Fremont’s favorite Kamonegi offers pick-up and delivery options for its Japanese specialties. The restaurant offers lunch and dinner with handmade soba noodles in a variety of broths with a unique umami taste along with spring and vegetable tempura. The noodles are meant to be enjoyed Seiro-style, dipped in the hot broth instead of poured over it.

The restaurant is currently only available to take away.

Local 360

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Local 360

Local 360 closed at the beginning of the pandemic, and many thought it was forever. But the restaurant, known for sourcing ingredients within a 360-mile radius, has made a comeback, welcoming guests with a 3-course meal of appetizers of rich Hubbard pumpkin risotto, with pan-fried salmon collected mushrooms and a butcher burger.

On-site and take-away meals are available.

Naked

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Naked

Adventurous taste buds are at the right place at Capitol Hill’s eclectic Restaurant Nue. The restaurant offers a three-course menu that spans the continents, with spicy Portuguese peri-peri chicken, Beirut-style hummus, Cambodian eggplant curry, and Danish dream cake known as drømmekage.

On-site and take-away meals are available.

Collected

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Collected

West Seattle restaurants are also participating in the event, giving residents a chance to enjoy good food without leaving the peninsula. Chef Brian Clevenger’s team at the Raccolto offers two dinner menus of homemade pasta and starters such as pork knuckle, New York steak and halibut, all of which are wonderfully presented.

Wine accompaniments are also offered for a surcharge.

On-site and take-away meals are available.

salt

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Salare restaurant

While the menu is short and sweet, acclaimed chef Edouardo Jordan’s Salare still offers a sophisticated experience for SRW. A callaloo starter with vegetable stew with green pepper, habaenro and okra comes before a starter with tempura softshell crab curry. A sweet potato pone pudding with currants and ginger salsa rounds off the luxurious three-course menu.

On-site dining, delivery, and take-away are available.

Spice Waala will also be attending Seattle Restaurant Week starting April 1st.

Spice Waala via Yelp

Waala spice

Indian street food restaurant Spice Waala has built a cult following following its recent expansion into the Ballard neighborhood. Try their innovative interpretations of Kathi rolls, Indian-style wraps filled with chicken tikka or lamb kebab. Just grab an extra side of their fresh and minty green chutney.

The restaurant currently only offers delivery and pick-up services.

Toulouse Petit kitchen and lounge

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The candle-lit Cajun Creole neighborhood bistro in Lower Queen Anne serves a two-course New Orleans-style lunch with options like French onion soup, po’boys, shrimp linguine, and chicken jambalaya.

Dinner includes fried rockfish, grilled lamb in a chimichurri pot, and grilled prawns alongside creamy grits. Drink specials on red and white wine bottles are also available to combine with your meal.

On-site dining, delivery, and take-away are available.