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:43 Average 4.5] |
| Cafe Besalu |
[Total:30 Average 4.6] |
| Un Bien |
[Total:26 Average 4.4] |
| The Fat Hen |
[Total:25 Average 4.7] |
| Señor Moose |
[Total:25 Average 4.4] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap |
[Total:25 Average 4] |
| Stoneburner |
[Total:25 Average 3.7] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca |
[Total:24 Average 4.2] |
| Delancey |
[Total:21 Average 4.4] |
| Ray's Boathouse |
[Total:21 Average 4] |
| Rosellini’s |
[Total:20 Average 4.8] |
| Asadero |
[Total:20 Average 4.5] |
| No Bones Beach Club |
[Total:20 Average 4.5] |
| Bastille |
[Total:20 Average 4.1] |
| Pestle Rock |
[Total:20 Average 4.1] |
| Copine |
[Total:19 Average 4.5] |
| Biscuit & Bean |
[Total:18 Average 4.6] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter |
[Total:18 Average 4.3] |
| Staple & Fancy |
[Total:17 Average 4.6] |
| Brunswick & Hunt |
[Total:17 Average 4.5] |
| Bitterroot BBQ |
[Total:17 Average 4.2] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar |
[Total:17 Average 2.5] |
| Arashi Ramen |
[Total:16 Average 4.5] |
| San Fermo |
[Total:16 Average 4.3] |
| Porkchop and Co. |
[Total:16 Average 4] |
| Kiss Cafe |
[Total:14 Average 4.5] |
| El Borracho |
[Total:14 Average 3.4] |
| Essex |
[Total:12 Average 4.5] |
| Billy Beach Sushi |
[Total:12 Average 3.9] |
| Hattie's Hat |
[Total:12 Average 2.8] |
| Ocho |
[Total:11 Average 4.5] |
| Kimchi House |
[Total:10 Average 4.7] |
| Bramling Cross |
[Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Jones Brothers |
[Total:9 Average 4.3] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House |
[Total:9 Average 4.2] |
| Barnacle |
[Total:8 Average 4.6] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole |
[Total:8 Average 4.6] |
| Tarsan i Jane |
[Total:7 Average 4.7] |
| Shiku Sushi |
[Total:7 Average 4.3] |
| Sen Noodle Bar |
[Total:6 Average 4.5] |
| Marine Hardware |
[Total:6 Average 3.7] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi |
[Total:4 Average 4.3] |
| Joli |
[Total:4 Average 3.3] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai |
[Total:3 Average 4.3] |
| Post / Page | Order By: Most Rated | Highest Rated |
|---|---|
| Rosellini’s | [Total:20 Average 4.8] |
| Tarsan i Jane | [Total:7 Average 4.7] |
| Kimchi House | [Total:10 Average 4.7] |
| The Fat Hen | [Total:25 Average 4.7] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole | [Total:8 Average 4.6] |
| Barnacle | [Total:8 Average 4.6] |
| Biscuit & Bean | [Total:18 Average 4.6] |
| Cafe Besalu | [Total:30 Average 4.6] |
| Staple & Fancy | [Total:17 Average 4.6] |
| Olaf's | [Total:43 Average 4.5] |
| Brunswick & Hunt | [Total:17 Average 4.5] |
| Kiss Cafe | [Total:14 Average 4.5] |
| Arashi Ramen | [Total:16 Average 4.5] |
| Asadero | [Total:20 Average 4.5] |
| Essex | [Total:12 Average 4.5] |
| Sen Noodle Bar | [Total:6 Average 4.5] |
| Copine | [Total:19 Average 4.5] |
| Ocho | [Total:11 Average 4.5] |
| No Bones Beach Club | [Total:20 Average 4.5] |
| Un Bien | [Total:26 Average 4.4] |
| Señor Moose | [Total:25 Average 4.4] |
| Delancey | [Total:21 Average 4.4] |
| Jones Brothers | [Total:9 Average 4.3] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai | [Total:3 Average 4.3] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter | [Total:18 Average 4.3] |
| San Fermo | [Total:16 Average 4.3] |
| Shiku Sushi | [Total:7 Average 4.3] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi | [Total:4 Average 4.3] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House | [Total:9 Average 4.2] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca | [Total:24 Average 4.2] |
| Bramling Cross | [Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Bitterroot BBQ | [Total:17 Average 4.2] |
| Pestle Rock | [Total:20 Average 4.1] |
| Bastille | [Total:20 Average 4.1] |
| Porkchop and Co. | [Total:16 Average 4] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap | [Total:25 Average 4] |
| Ray's Boathouse | [Total:21 Average 4] |
| Billy Beach Sushi | [Total:12 Average 3.9] |
| Stoneburner | [Total:25 Average 3.7] |
| Marine Hardware | [Total:6 Average 3.7] |
| El Borracho | [Total:14 Average 3.4] |
| Joli | [Total:4 Average 3.3] |
| Hattie's Hat | [Total:12 Average 2.8] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar | [Total:17 Average 2.5] |
Ballard Oyster House and Arashi Ramen are two of my favorites.
Kimchi House!
Billy Beach is our favorite happy hour destination
I’d love to see Annex, Moshi Moshi, Bramling Cross, and El Borracho included
Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai, Kiss Cafe
The Jones Brothers is great. Go there for happy hour once week
Try Geo’s Cuban Cuisine on Seaview near the former Anthony’s restaurant.
Redmill totem house
Ok, we’ve added all those, thank you! Keep the votes coming…
Is Tropicos Breeze not on the list, or did it just not make the cut? They’re new but pretty great.
Ristorante Picolinos in Sunset Hill
Cafe Munir is very good.
Plaka Estiatorio is one of my favorite spots!
Yes please add in Tropicos Breeze! They have amazing dinner AND Brunch!
The list is really missing a lot of places
The Sloop Tavern will make your belly happy!
Ballard itself is a food paradise. It’s fantastic.
Ballard Restaurants is the best, let’s vote there.
Tropicos Breeze definitely needs to be included in this list; their menu goes where no other Ballard restaurant and the same goes for their beer list and most of their specialty drinks.