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:94 Average 4.4] |
| Cafe Besalu | [Total:69 Average 4.5] |
| Señor Moose | [Total:59 Average 4.4] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar | [Total:56 Average 3.4] |
| Rosellini’s | [Total:49 Average 4.4] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca | [Total:49 Average 4.1] |
| Stoneburner | [Total:48 Average 3.6] |
| Ray's Boathouse | [Total:46 Average 3.7] |
| Un Bien | [Total:45 Average 4.5] |
| Copine | [Total:45 Average 4.4] |
| Hattie's Hat | [Total:45 Average 3.6] |
| The Fat Hen | [Total:43 Average 4] |
| San Fermo | [Total:42 Average 4.4] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap | [Total:42 Average 3.9] |
| Bastille | [Total:41 Average 4.1] |
| Delancey | [Total:39 Average 4] |
| Biscuit & Bean | [Total:38 Average 4.2] |
| Pestle Rock | [Total:38 Average 4.2] |
| No Bones Beach Club | [Total:36 Average 4.3] |
| Kimchi House | [Total:35 Average 4.6] |
| Arashi Ramen | [Total:34 Average 4.3] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter | [Total:33 Average 4.2] |
| Bitterroot BBQ | [Total:32 Average 4.2] |
| Porkchop and Co. | [Total:31 Average 4.3] |
| Kiss Cafe | [Total:30 Average 4.3] |
| Asadero | [Total:30 Average 4.2] |
| Ocho | [Total:29 Average 4.1] |
| Staple & Fancy | [Total:28 Average 4.4] |
| El Borracho | [Total:28 Average 3.7] |
| Brunswick & Hunt | [Total:25 Average 4.1] |
| Billy Beach Sushi | [Total:21 Average 4.2] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi | [Total:19 Average 4.1] |
| Bramling Cross | [Total:19 Average 3.5] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole | [Total:18 Average 4.1] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House | [Total:18 Average 4] |
| Tarsan i Jane | [Total:17 Average 4.1] |
| Joli | [Total:17 Average 3.9] |
| Shiku Sushi | [Total:16 Average 4.2] |
| Essex | [Total:15 Average 4.2] |
| Sen Noodle Bar | [Total:13 Average 4.3] |
| Jones Brothers | [Total:11 Average 3.7] |
| Marine Hardware | [Total:11 Average 3.4] |
| Barnacle | [Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai | [Total:9 Average 4.2] |
| Post / Page | Order By: Most Rated | Highest Rated |
|---|---|
| Kimchi House | [Total:35 Average 4.6] |
| Cafe Besalu | [Total:69 Average 4.5] |
| Un Bien | [Total:45 Average 4.5] |
| Rosellini’s | [Total:49 Average 4.4] |
| Staple & Fancy | [Total:28 Average 4.4] |
| San Fermo | [Total:42 Average 4.4] |
| Copine | [Total:45 Average 4.4] |
| Señor Moose | [Total:59 Average 4.4] |
| Olaf's | [Total:94 Average 4.4] |
| Arashi Ramen | [Total:34 Average 4.3] |
| Sen Noodle Bar | [Total:13 Average 4.3] |
| Kiss Cafe | [Total:30 Average 4.3] |
| Porkchop and Co. | [Total:31 Average 4.3] |
| No Bones Beach Club | [Total:36 Average 4.3] |
| Pestle Rock | [Total:38 Average 4.2] |
| Biscuit & Bean | [Total:38 Average 4.2] |
| Asadero | [Total:30 Average 4.2] |
| Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai | [Total:9 Average 4.2] |
| Essex | [Total:15 Average 4.2] |
| Barnacle | [Total:10 Average 4.2] |
| Billy Beach Sushi | [Total:21 Average 4.2] |
| Shiku Sushi | [Total:16 Average 4.2] |
| The Walrus & the Carpenter | [Total:33 Average 4.2] |
| Bitterroot BBQ | [Total:32 Average 4.2] |
| La Carta de Oaxaca | [Total:49 Average 4.1] |
| Moshi Moshi Sushi | [Total:19 Average 4.1] |
| Brunswick & Hunt | [Total:25 Average 4.1] |
| Bastille | [Total:41 Average 4.1] |
| Ocho | [Total:29 Average 4.1] |
| Tarsan i Jane | [Total:17 Average 4.1] |
| Geo's Cuban & Creole | [Total:18 Average 4.1] |
| The Fat Hen | [Total:43 Average 4] |
| Ballard Annex Oyster House | [Total:18 Average 4] |
| Delancey | [Total:39 Average 4] |
| Joli | [Total:17 Average 3.9] |
| Brimmer & Heeltap | [Total:42 Average 3.9] |
| Jones Brothers | [Total:11 Average 3.7] |
| El Borracho | [Total:28 Average 3.7] |
| Ray's Boathouse | [Total:46 Average 3.7] |
| Stoneburner | [Total:48 Average 3.6] |
| Hattie's Hat | [Total:45 Average 3.6] |
| Bramling Cross | [Total:19 Average 3.5] |
| Marine Hardware | [Total:11 Average 3.4] |
| Gather Kitchen & Bar | [Total:56 Average 3.4] |
Ballard Oyster House and Arashi Ramen are two of my favorites.