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:80 Average 4.4] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar |
[Total:49 Average 3.4] |
| Cafe Besalu |
[Total:47 Average 4.5] |
| Señor Moose |
[Total:45 Average 4.4] |
| Stoneburner |
[Total:41 Average 3.6] |
| Rosellini’s |
[Total:40 Average 4.5] |
| The Fat Hen |
[Total:39 Average 4.2] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca |
[Total:35 Average 4.3] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap |
[Total:35 Average 3.9] |
| Hattie's Hat |
[Total:35 Average 3.6] |
| Copine |
[Total:34 Average 4.4] |
| Un Bien |
[Total:34 Average 4.4] |
| No Bones Beach Club |
[Total:34 Average 4.4] |
| San Fermo |
[Total:33 Average 4.3] |
| Delancey |
[Total:33 Average 4.2] |
| Ray's Boathouse |
[Total:32 Average 3.8] |
| Arashi Ramen |
[Total:31 Average 4.4] |
| Pestle Rock |
[Total:31 Average 4.3] |
| Biscuit & Bean |
[Total:31 Average 4.2] |
| Bastille |
[Total:29 Average 4.1] |
| Porkchop and Co. |
[Total:27 Average 4.3] |
| Asadero |
[Total:27 Average 4.1] |
| Staple & Fancy |
[Total:26 Average 4.4] |
| Bitterroot BBQ |
[Total:26 Average 4.2] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter |
[Total:26 Average 4.2] |
| El Borracho |
[Total:25 Average 3.7] |
| Kiss Cafe |
[Total:23 Average 4.3] |
| Brunswick & Hunt |
[Total:23 Average 4.2] |
| Kimchi House |
[Total:22 Average 4.5] |
| Ocho |
[Total:22 Average 4] |
| Billy Beach Sushi |
[Total:18 Average 4.1] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House |
[Total:16 Average 3.9] |
| Bramling Cross |
[Total:16 Average 3.8] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole |
[Total:15 Average 4.1] |
| Tarsan i Jane |
[Total:14 Average 4.3] |
| Essex |
[Total:14 Average 4.1] |
| Shiku Sushi |
[Total:13 Average 4.2] |
| Joli |
[Total:12 Average 3.8] |
| Sen Noodle Bar |
[Total:11 Average 4.2] |
| Jones Brothers |
[Total:11 Average 3.7] |
| Barnacle |
[Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi |
[Total:10 Average 4.1] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai |
[Total:9 Average 4.2] |
| Marine Hardware |
[Total:9 Average 3.7] |
| Post / Page | Order By: Most Rated | Highest Rated |
|---|---|
| Kimchi House | [Total:22 Average 4.5] |
| Cafe Besalu | [Total:47 Average 4.5] |
| Rosellini’s | [Total:40 Average 4.5] |
| Señor Moose | [Total:45 Average 4.4] |
| Copine | [Total:34 Average 4.4] |
| Olaf's | [Total:80 Average 4.4] |
| Un Bien | [Total:34 Average 4.4] |
| Arashi Ramen | [Total:31 Average 4.4] |
| Staple & Fancy | [Total:26 Average 4.4] |
| No Bones Beach Club | [Total:34 Average 4.4] |
| Porkchop and Co. | [Total:27 Average 4.3] |
| Pestle Rock | [Total:31 Average 4.3] |
| Tarsan i Jane | [Total:14 Average 4.3] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca | [Total:35 Average 4.3] |
| San Fermo | [Total:33 Average 4.3] |
| Kiss Cafe | [Total:23 Average 4.3] |
| The Fat Hen | [Total:39 Average 4.2] |
| Bitterroot BBQ | [Total:26 Average 4.2] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai | [Total:9 Average 4.2] |
| Barnacle | [Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Biscuit & Bean | [Total:31 Average 4.2] |
| Sen Noodle Bar | [Total:11 Average 4.2] |
| Brunswick & Hunt | [Total:23 Average 4.2] |
| Shiku Sushi | [Total:13 Average 4.2] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter | [Total:26 Average 4.2] |
| Delancey | [Total:33 Average 4.2] |
| Asadero | [Total:27 Average 4.1] |
| Essex | [Total:14 Average 4.1] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole | [Total:15 Average 4.1] |
| Billy Beach Sushi | [Total:18 Average 4.1] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi | [Total:10 Average 4.1] |
| Bastille | [Total:29 Average 4.1] |
| Ocho | [Total:22 Average 4] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House | [Total:16 Average 3.9] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap | [Total:35 Average 3.9] |
| Joli | [Total:12 Average 3.8] |
| Bramling Cross | [Total:16 Average 3.8] |
| Ray's Boathouse | [Total:32 Average 3.8] |
| Jones Brothers | [Total:11 Average 3.7] |
| El Borracho | [Total:25 Average 3.7] |
| Marine Hardware | [Total:9 Average 3.7] |
| Hattie's Hat | [Total:35 Average 3.6] |
| Stoneburner | [Total:41 Average 3.6] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar | [Total:49 Average 3.4] |
Ballard Oyster House and Arashi Ramen are two of my favorites.