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:47 Average 3.3] |
| Cafe Besalu |
[Total:44 Average 4.5] |
| Señor Moose |
[Total:38 Average 4.5] |
| The Fat Hen |
[Total:38 Average 4.3] |
| Stoneburner |
[Total:36 Average 3.4] |
| Rosellini’s |
[Total:35 Average 4.5] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap |
[Total:32 Average 3.8] |
| Un Bien |
[Total:31 Average 4.4] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca |
[Total:31 Average 4.3] |
| San Fermo |
[Total:31 Average 4.3] |
| Ray's Boathouse |
[Total:30 Average 3.7] |
| No Bones Beach Club |
[Total:29 Average 4.3] |
| Delancey |
[Total:29 Average 4.3] |
| Biscuit & Bean |
[Total:29 Average 4.2] |
| Hattie's Hat |
[Total:29 Average 3.4] |
| Copine |
[Total:28 Average 4.4] |
| Pestle Rock |
[Total:27 Average 4.2] |
| Asadero |
[Total:25 Average 4.3] |
| Bitterroot BBQ |
[Total:25 Average 4.2] |
| Staple & Fancy |
[Total:24 Average 4.4] |
| Arashi Ramen |
[Total:24 Average 4.3] |
| Bastille |
[Total:24 Average 4] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter |
[Total:23 Average 4.2] |
| Brunswick & Hunt |
[Total:23 Average 4.2] |
| Kiss Cafe |
[Total:21 Average 4.3] |
| Porkchop and Co. |
[Total:21 Average 4.1] |
| El Borracho |
[Total:20 Average 3.7] |
| Kimchi House |
[Total:19 Average 4.6] |
| Ocho |
[Total:19 Average 3.9] |
| Billy Beach Sushi |
[Total:18 Average 4.1] |
| Bramling Cross |
[Total:16 Average 3.8] |
| Essex |
[Total:14 Average 4.1] |
| Tarsan i Jane |
[Total:13 Average 4.2] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House |
[Total:13 Average 4.1] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole |
[Total:12 Average 4.3] |
| Joli |
[Total:12 Average 3.8] |
| Sen Noodle Bar |
[Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Barnacle |
[Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Shiku Sushi |
[Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Jones Brothers |
[Total:10 Average 4] |
| Marine Hardware |
[Total:9 Average 3.7] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi |
[Total:8 Average 4.4] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai |
[Total:7 Average 4.3] |
| Post / Page | Order By: Most Rated | Highest Rated |
|---|---|
| Kimchi House | [Total:19 Average 4.6] |
| Rosellini’s | [Total:35 Average 4.5] |
| Señor Moose | [Total:38 Average 4.5] |
| Cafe Besalu | [Total:44 Average 4.5] |
| Olaf's | [Total:77 Average 4.4] |
| Copine | [Total:28 Average 4.4] |
| Staple & Fancy | [Total:24 Average 4.4] |
| Un Bien | [Total:31 Average 4.4] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi | [Total:8 Average 4.4] |
| No Bones Beach Club | [Total:29 Average 4.3] |
| Arashi Ramen | [Total:24 Average 4.3] |
| Asadero | [Total:25 Average 4.3] |
| San Fermo | [Total:31 Average 4.3] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca | [Total:31 Average 4.3] |
| The Fat Hen | [Total:38 Average 4.3] |
| Kiss Cafe | [Total:21 Average 4.3] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai | [Total:7 Average 4.3] |
| Delancey | [Total:29 Average 4.3] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole | [Total:12 Average 4.3] |
| Bitterroot BBQ | [Total:25 Average 4.2] |
| Tarsan i Jane | [Total:13 Average 4.2] |
| Pestle Rock | [Total:27 Average 4.2] |
| Shiku Sushi | [Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Barnacle | [Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Sen Noodle Bar | [Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Brunswick & Hunt | [Total:23 Average 4.2] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter | [Total:23 Average 4.2] |
| Biscuit & Bean | [Total:29 Average 4.2] |
| Essex | [Total:14 Average 4.1] |
| Billy Beach Sushi | [Total:18 Average 4.1] |
| Porkchop and Co. | [Total:21 Average 4.1] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House | [Total:13 Average 4.1] |
| Bastille | [Total:24 Average 4] |
| Jones Brothers | [Total:10 Average 4] |
| Ocho | [Total:19 Average 3.9] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap | [Total:32 Average 3.8] |
| Joli | [Total:12 Average 3.8] |
| Bramling Cross | [Total:16 Average 3.8] |
| Ray's Boathouse | [Total:30 Average 3.7] |
| Marine Hardware | [Total:9 Average 3.7] |
| El Borracho | [Total:20 Average 3.7] |
| Hattie's Hat | [Total:29 Average 3.4] |
| Stoneburner | [Total:36 Average 3.4] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar | [Total:47 Average 3.3] |
Ballard Oyster House and Arashi Ramen are two of my favorites.