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:76 Average 4.4] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar |
[Total:47 Average 3.3] |
| Cafe Besalu |
[Total:43 Average 4.4] |
| Señor Moose |
[Total:38 Average 4.5] |
| The Fat Hen |
[Total:38 Average 4.3] |
| Rosellini’s |
[Total:34 Average 4.5] |
| Stoneburner |
[Total:34 Average 3.6] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap |
[Total:32 Average 3.8] |
| Un Bien |
[Total:31 Average 4.4] |
| San Fermo |
[Total:31 Average 4.3] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca |
[Total:30 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] |
| Copine |
[Total:28 Average 4.4] |
| Hattie's Hat |
[Total:28 Average 3.4] |
| Pestle Rock |
[Total:26 Average 4.2] |
| Bitterroot BBQ |
[Total:25 Average 4.2] |
| Staple & Fancy |
[Total:24 Average 4.4] |
| Asadero |
[Total:24 Average 4.4] |
| Arashi Ramen |
[Total:24 Average 4.3] |
| Bastille |
[Total:24 Average 4] |
| Brunswick & Hunt |
[Total:23 Average 4.2] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter |
[Total:22 Average 4.2] |
| Porkchop and Co. |
[Total:21 Average 4.1] |
| Kiss Cafe |
[Total:20 Average 4.3] |
| El Borracho |
[Total:20 Average 3.7] |
| Kimchi House |
[Total:18 Average 4.6] |
| Billy Beach Sushi |
[Total:18 Average 4.1] |
| Ocho |
[Total:18 Average 3.8] |
| Bramling Cross |
[Total:16 Average 3.8] |
| Essex |
[Total:14 Average 4.1] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House |
[Total:13 Average 4.1] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole |
[Total:12 Average 4.3] |
| Tarsan i Jane |
[Total:12 Average 4.2] |
| Joli |
[Total:11 Average 3.9] |
| Shiku Sushi |
[Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Jones Brothers |
[Total:10 Average 4] |
| Barnacle |
[Total:9 Average 4.2] |
| Sen Noodle Bar |
[Total:9 Average 4.1] |
| Marine Hardware |
[Total:9 Average 3.7] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai |
[Total:7 Average 4.3] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi |
[Total:6 Average 4.2] |
| Post / Page | Order By: Most Rated | Highest Rated |
|---|---|
| Kimchi House | [Total:18 Average 4.6] |
| Rosellini’s | [Total:34 Average 4.5] |
| Señor Moose | [Total:38 Average 4.5] |
| Cafe Besalu | [Total:43 Average 4.4] |
| Olaf's | [Total:76 Average 4.4] |
| Copine | [Total:28 Average 4.4] |
| Staple & Fancy | [Total:24 Average 4.4] |
| Un Bien | [Total:31 Average 4.4] |
| Asadero | [Total:24 Average 4.4] |
| No Bones Beach Club | [Total:29 Average 4.3] |
| Arashi Ramen | [Total:24 Average 4.3] |
| Kiss Cafe | [Total:20 Average 4.3] |
| San Fermo | [Total:31 Average 4.3] |
| The Fat Hen | [Total:38 Average 4.3] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai | [Total:7 Average 4.3] |
| Delancey | [Total:29 Average 4.3] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca | [Total:30 Average 4.3] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole | [Total:12 Average 4.3] |
| Bitterroot BBQ | [Total:25 Average 4.2] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter | [Total:22 Average 4.2] |
| Barnacle | [Total:9 Average 4.2] |
| Shiku Sushi | [Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Pestle Rock | [Total:26 Average 4.2] |
| Brunswick & Hunt | [Total:23 Average 4.2] |
| Biscuit & Bean | [Total:29 Average 4.2] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi | [Total:6 Average 4.2] |
| Tarsan i Jane | [Total:12 Average 4.2] |
| Essex | [Total:14 Average 4.1] |
| Billy Beach Sushi | [Total:18 Average 4.1] |
| Sen Noodle Bar | [Total:9 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] |
| Joli | [Total:11 Average 3.9] |
| Ocho | [Total:18 Average 3.8] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap | [Total:32 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] |
| Stoneburner | [Total:34 Average 3.6] |
| Hattie's Hat | [Total:28 Average 3.4] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar | [Total:47 Average 3.3] |
Ballard Oyster House and Arashi Ramen are two of my favorites.