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:77 Average 4.4] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar |
[Total:48 Average 3.3] |
| Cafe Besalu |
[Total:45 Average 4.5] |
| Señor Moose |
[Total:40 Average 4.4] |
| The Fat Hen |
[Total:39 Average 4.2] |
| Stoneburner |
[Total:38 Average 3.5] |
| Rosellini’s |
[Total:36 Average 4.6] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca |
[Total:34 Average 4.3] |
| Un Bien |
[Total:33 Average 4.4] |
| Copine |
[Total:32 Average 4.4] |
| Delancey |
[Total:32 Average 4.2] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap |
[Total:32 Average 3.8] |
| Hattie's Hat |
[Total:32 Average 3.5] |
| No Bones Beach Club |
[Total:31 Average 4.4] |
| San Fermo |
[Total:31 Average 4.3] |
| Biscuit & Bean |
[Total:31 Average 4.2] |
| Ray's Boathouse |
[Total:31 Average 3.7] |
| Arashi Ramen |
[Total:29 Average 4.4] |
| Pestle Rock |
[Total:28 Average 4.3] |
| Bastille |
[Total:28 Average 4.1] |
| Bitterroot BBQ |
[Total:26 Average 4.2] |
| Asadero |
[Total:26 Average 4.2] |
| Staple & Fancy |
[Total:25 Average 4.4] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter |
[Total:24 Average 4.2] |
| Brunswick & Hunt |
[Total:23 Average 4.2] |
| El Borracho |
[Total:23 Average 3.7] |
| Kiss Cafe |
[Total:22 Average 4.3] |
| Ocho |
[Total:22 Average 4] |
| Porkchop and Co. |
[Total:21 Average 4.1] |
| Kimchi House |
[Total:19 Average 4.6] |
| Billy Beach Sushi |
[Total:18 Average 4.1] |
| Bramling Cross |
[Total:16 Average 3.8] |
| Essex |
[Total:14 Average 4.1] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House |
[Total:14 Average 4.1] |
| Tarsan i Jane |
[Total:13 Average 4.2] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole |
[Total:13 Average 4.2] |
| Joli |
[Total:12 Average 3.8] |
| Jones Brothers |
[Total:11 Average 3.7] |
| Sen Noodle Bar |
[Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Barnacle |
[Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Shiku Sushi |
[Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Marine Hardware |
[Total:9 Average 3.7] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi |
[Total:8 Average 4.4] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai |
[Total:8 Average 4.1] |
| Post / Page | Order By: Most Rated | Highest Rated |
|---|---|
| Kimchi House | [Total:19 Average 4.6] |
| Rosellini’s | [Total:36 Average 4.6] |
| Cafe Besalu | [Total:45 Average 4.5] |
| Arashi Ramen | [Total:29 Average 4.4] |
| Olaf's | [Total:77 Average 4.4] |
| Copine | [Total:32 Average 4.4] |
| Señor Moose | [Total:40 Average 4.4] |
| Staple & Fancy | [Total:25 Average 4.4] |
| Un Bien | [Total:33 Average 4.4] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi | [Total:8 Average 4.4] |
| No Bones Beach Club | [Total:31 Average 4.4] |
| Kiss Cafe | [Total:22 Average 4.3] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca | [Total:34 Average 4.3] |
| San Fermo | [Total:31 Average 4.3] |
| Pestle Rock | [Total:28 Average 4.3] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole | [Total:13 Average 4.2] |
| The Fat Hen | [Total:39 Average 4.2] |
| Bitterroot BBQ | [Total:26 Average 4.2] |
| Tarsan i Jane | [Total:13 Average 4.2] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter | [Total:24 Average 4.2] |
| Shiku Sushi | [Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Barnacle | [Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Sen Noodle Bar | [Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Biscuit & Bean | [Total:31 Average 4.2] |
| Asadero | [Total:26 Average 4.2] |
| Brunswick & Hunt | [Total:23 Average 4.2] |
| Delancey | [Total:32 Average 4.2] |
| Essex | [Total:14 Average 4.1] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai | [Total:8 Average 4.1] |
| Billy Beach Sushi | [Total:18 Average 4.1] |
| Porkchop and Co. | [Total:21 Average 4.1] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House | [Total:14 Average 4.1] |
| Bastille | [Total:28 Average 4.1] |
| Ocho | [Total:22 Average 4] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap | [Total:32 Average 3.8] |
| Joli | [Total:12 Average 3.8] |
| Bramling Cross | [Total:16 Average 3.8] |
| Jones Brothers | [Total:11 Average 3.7] |
| Ray's Boathouse | [Total:31 Average 3.7] |
| El Borracho | [Total:23 Average 3.7] |
| Marine Hardware | [Total:9 Average 3.7] |
| Stoneburner | [Total:38 Average 3.5] |
| Hattie's Hat | [Total:32 Average 3.5] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar | [Total:48 Average 3.3] |
Ballard Oyster House and Arashi Ramen are two of my favorites.