WA · Lunch
The 10 best lunch spots in Seattle.
A good lunch gets two hours of your afternoon back. A bad one costs three and you spend it wishing you'd eaten at your desk. Harry has done the triage: only places that are actually open at lunchtime, ranked by Harry Score.
The Seattle lunch hour is the Pike Place fish situation for visitors and the International District for everyone else. The Vietnamese pho at eleven-thirty costs eleven dollars and takes fifteen minutes. The Japanese ramen counter that opens at eleven has a line by eleven-fifteen. Both are faster than the tourist stuff.
How Harry ranks lunch
A great dinner restaurant is not automatically a great lunch.| Weekday lunch | Open by 12:30 and still open at 2pm on at least three weekdays, going by the listed hours. A dinner room that opens at six doesn't qualify, however good it is. |
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| Harry Score 70+ | The same composite as everywhere else, from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor and critic signals, adjusted for tourist skew. Seventy is the floor. |
| Lunch prices | Top-price-tier rooms, tasting menus, bars and anything Harry rates paying for the scene are left out. Lunch shouldn't cost dinner prices. |
Harry's ten — Seattle
Ranked by Harry Score.- 01Jules
227 12th Ave S, Seattle
5.0 across 529 Yelp reviews; named by Eater 38 and Resy.
Smart SpendHarry
94
Worth It
82
- 02King of Taste
indian — 3317 W Government Way, Seattle
4.4 across 196 Tripadvisor reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Smart SpendHarry
94
Worth It
82
- 03Bottega Gabriele
italian — 75 Yesler Wy, Seattle
4.9 across 194 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #215 of 3,988 locally on Tripadvisor.
Smart SpendHarry
91
Worth It
81
- 04Four Diamonds
vietnamese · sandwich — 164 S Washington St, Seattle
4.9 across 276 Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Smart SpendHarry
91
Worth It
81
- 05Swing Sandwiches and Pizza
223 W Galer St Ste a, Seattle
4.9 across 172 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
Harry
91
Worth It
80
- 06Tacos Cometa
mexican — 1620 Broadway UNIT 100H, Seattle
4.9 across 443 Google reviews; ranked #318 of 3,988 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry
90
Worth It
80
- 07el Saborcito
1719-1799 S Stevens St, Seattle
4.0 across 254 Tripadvisor reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Harry
89
Worth It
80
- 08Kanom Sai Cafe
thai · tea-house — 1101 23rd Ave, Seattle
4.9 across 165 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Harry
89
Worth It
80
- 09Mama's Crawfish and Seafood House
2630 1st Ave, Seattle
4.8 across 253 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Harry
89
Worth It
80
- 10FOB Poke Bar
salad-shop · seafood — 220 Blanchard St, Seattle
4.8 across 2.7k Google reviews; lively, compact space known for customizable Hawaiian-style poke bowls and miso soup.
Caveat: Google is the only voice on this one yet; treat the number as an early read.
Great ValueHarry
88
Worth It
81
How this list is built Places across Seattle with a Harry Score of 70 or more that serve weekday lunch: on their listed hours they're open by 12:30 and still open at 2pm on at least three weekdays. Tasting-menu rooms, bars and anything Harry rates paying for the scene are left out. Chains with several branches get one entry. Ranked by Harry Score. No restaurant pays to appear. Scores last recomputed .