Updated 1/23/18
With many of the best restaurants and bars in Seattle, Ballard is a foodie’s paradise. Big-name chefs like Ethan Stowell and Renee Erickson have created popular destinations — many in Old Ballard — but countless gems abound around the neighborhood.
Instead of creating an exhaustive guide like Google or Yelp, we’ve assembled a short list of some of the best, ranked by readers of My Ballard. Locals know the local spots best.
To vote, click the restaurant and then the stars. If you feel we’re making a terrible omission, please leave a comment below the list…
[Ranked list still under construction]
| Post / Page | Order By: Most Rated | Highest Rated |
|---|---|
| Olaf's |
[Total:86 Average 4.3] |
| Cafe Besalu |
[Total:60 Average 4.5] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar |
[Total:53 Average 3.3] |
| Señor Moose |
[Total:51 Average 4.4] |
| Stoneburner |
[Total:45 Average 3.6] |
| Rosellini’s |
[Total:43 Average 4.5] |
| The Fat Hen |
[Total:42 Average 4] |
| Copine |
[Total:41 Average 4.3] |
| Ray's Boathouse |
[Total:41 Average 3.6] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca |
[Total:40 Average 4.2] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap |
[Total:40 Average 3.9] |
| Hattie's Hat |
[Total:40 Average 3.6] |
| Un Bien |
[Total:39 Average 4.5] |
| Bastille |
[Total:39 Average 4] |
| Delancey |
[Total:37 Average 4.1] |
| Biscuit & Bean |
[Total:36 Average 4.2] |
| San Fermo |
[Total:35 Average 4.3] |
| No Bones Beach Club |
[Total:35 Average 4.3] |
| Pestle Rock |
[Total:34 Average 4.2] |
| Arashi Ramen |
[Total:33 Average 4.3] |
| Bitterroot BBQ |
[Total:30 Average 4.2] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter |
[Total:30 Average 4.1] |
| Porkchop and Co. |
[Total:29 Average 4.3] |
| Kimchi House |
[Total:27 Average 4.5] |
| Asadero |
[Total:27 Average 4.1] |
| Staple & Fancy |
[Total:26 Average 4.4] |
| Ocho |
[Total:26 Average 4] |
| El Borracho |
[Total:26 Average 3.6] |
| Kiss Cafe |
[Total:25 Average 4.3] |
| Brunswick & Hunt |
[Total:24 Average 4] |
| Billy Beach Sushi |
[Total:20 Average 4.2] |
| Tarsan i Jane |
[Total:17 Average 4.1] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House |
[Total:17 Average 4] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole |
[Total:16 Average 4.2] |
| Bramling Cross |
[Total:16 Average 3.8] |
| Shiku Sushi |
[Total:15 Average 4.1] |
| Joli |
[Total:15 Average 3.9] |
| Essex |
[Total:14 Average 4.1] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi |
[Total:13 Average 4] |
| Sen Noodle Bar |
[Total:11 Average 4.2] |
| Jones Brothers |
[Total:11 Average 3.7] |
| Barnacle |
[Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Marine Hardware |
[Total:10 Average 3.4] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai |
[Total:9 Average 4.2] |
| Post / Page | Order By: Most Rated | Highest Rated |
|---|---|
| Rosellini’s | [Total:43 Average 4.5] |
| Kimchi House | [Total:27 Average 4.5] |
| Un Bien | [Total:39 Average 4.5] |
| Cafe Besalu | [Total:60 Average 4.5] |
| Staple & Fancy | [Total:26 Average 4.4] |
| Señor Moose | [Total:51 Average 4.4] |
| Olaf's | [Total:86 Average 4.3] |
| Copine | [Total:41 Average 4.3] |
| Porkchop and Co. | [Total:29 Average 4.3] |
| Arashi Ramen | [Total:33 Average 4.3] |
| San Fermo | [Total:35 Average 4.3] |
| Kiss Cafe | [Total:25 Average 4.3] |
| No Bones Beach Club | [Total:35 Average 4.3] |
| Pestle Rock | [Total:34 Average 4.2] |
| Bitterroot BBQ | [Total:30 Average 4.2] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca | [Total:40 Average 4.2] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai | [Total:9 Average 4.2] |
| Biscuit & Bean | [Total:36 Average 4.2] |
| Barnacle | [Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole | [Total:16 Average 4.2] |
| Sen Noodle Bar | [Total:11 Average 4.2] |
| Billy Beach Sushi | [Total:20 Average 4.2] |
| Asadero | [Total:27 Average 4.1] |
| Essex | [Total:14 Average 4.1] |
| Shiku Sushi | [Total:15 Average 4.1] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter | [Total:30 Average 4.1] |
| Tarsan i Jane | [Total:17 Average 4.1] |
| Delancey | [Total:37 Average 4.1] |
| Brunswick & Hunt | [Total:24 Average 4] |
| Ocho | [Total:26 Average 4] |
| Bastille | [Total:39 Average 4] |
| The Fat Hen | [Total:42 Average 4] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi | [Total:13 Average 4] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House | [Total:17 Average 4] |
| Joli | [Total:15 Average 3.9] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap | [Total:40 Average 3.9] |
| Bramling Cross | [Total:16 Average 3.8] |
| Jones Brothers | [Total:11 Average 3.7] |
| El Borracho | [Total:26 Average 3.6] |
| Ray's Boathouse | [Total:41 Average 3.6] |
| Stoneburner | [Total:45 Average 3.6] |
| Hattie's Hat | [Total:40 Average 3.6] |
| Marine Hardware | [Total:10 Average 3.4] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar | [Total:53 Average 3.3] |
Ballard Oyster House and Arashi Ramen are two of my favorites.