Washington

Some people plan their whole weekend around one plate of crab legs. In Renton, Washington, that plan makes…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 5

Some restaurants chase trends every season. Others stay the same for decades and let loyal diners do the…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 5

Somewhere in southwest Washington, a line of eager shoppers forms before the doors even open. They carry rolling…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 5

Some meals are worth planning a whole road trip around, and a good drive-in burger with a shake…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 4

Some dinners are planned around the main course, but the smartest plan in downtown Seattle starts with the…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 4

Most bakeries lock up by mid-afternoon, leaving late cravings with nowhere to go. One small shop in Seattle’s…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 4

Some road trips on the Olympic Peninsula come with a secret rule: never skip dessert. In the small…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 3

Some families mark the calendar by birthdays and holidays. Others mark it by the week they head back…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 3

Some meals are worth a few extra miles, and a thick shake from an old-school drive-in is one…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 3

Some mornings call for a menu you can trust and a mug that never runs dry. In Bremerton,…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 2

Seattle has plenty of trendy spots with long lines and short menus, but one fried chicken counter in…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 2

Seattle has plenty of pricey places to eat, but one tiny burger stand on Capitol Hill still keeps…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 2

Some lunches are worth a tank of gas. In a quiet corner of West Seattle, a small teriyaki…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 1

Plenty of restaurants claim to have character, but very few can say their dining room once had wheels.…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 1

Some candies end up in lunch boxes, but a few end up in family stories that last for…

By Claire Donovan · Oct 1

Every fall, a small army of Washington road-trippers quietly plans weekend drives around one very specific goal: a…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 30

Some of the best places in Washington have no gift shop, no ticket booth, and no line at…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 30

Some Washington road trips end at a mountain lake, and some end at a paper cup with a…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 30

Walla Walla has spent generations building its name on sweet onions, but a corner bakery downtown has quietly…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 29

Washington has a lot of coastline, so it makes sense that some of the best chowder in the…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 29

A donut that came out of the fryer twenty minutes ago is a completely different food than one…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 29

Seattle has no shortage of seafood counters, yet one tiny shop tucked into a market alley keeps drawing…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 28

Leavenworth has plenty of places selling sausages, and the debate over which one deserves the crown can get…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 28

A great taco starts long before the salsa hits it, and most people never think about the tortilla…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 28

Some towns are famous for a mountain, and some are famous for a single slice of dessert. North…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 27

A true Hawaiian plate lunch is simple math: two scoops of white rice, a scoop of creamy macaroni…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 27

When the rain settles in over Washington for days at a time, a big bowl of pho starts…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 27

Some buffets tuck a single tray of crab legs into a corner and call it a seafood night,…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 26

Tucked into the Cascade foothills sits a small lake with a big secret, one that formed from ancient…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 26

Some places in the Skagit Valley have a way of turning a quick road trip detour into the…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 26

Every Saturday morning, a stretch of pavement in one Seattle neighborhood transforms into a rolling parade of farm…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 25

Smoked salmon is one of Washington’s great local treasures, and some of the best batches are not sitting…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 25

Roast beef sandwiches are one of those quiet Washington pleasures that regulars would rather not share. From Spokane…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 25

There is something honest about a good chili dog. No fancy plating, no long wait, just a loaded…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 24

Some days out combine three things kids never get tired of: fuzzy baby animals, a working farm, and…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 24

Somewhere in south Seattle, a wood-fired oven keeps turning out pies with airy crusts and light char that…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 24

Some of the best seafood in Washington hides behind a counter where the decor takes a back seat…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 23

Tucked along the main drag of a Norwegian-flavored town on the Kitsap Peninsula, there sits a little counter-and-booth…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 23

Somewhere in the hills east of Seattle, retirees have found a neighborhood where homes sit tucked among trees,…

By Claire Donovan · Sep 23