Best of 2019

The Best of Seattle in 2019

The Best of Seattle in 2019

A few of our favorite things

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue as part of our Best of 2019 cover story. Click here to subscribe. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens… just kidding. This account of our 2019 highlights features none of Julie Andrews’ favorite things (though crisp apple strudel sounds like the perfect antidote to most of the year’s…

Best of 2019: Seattle Chef and Restaurateur Melissa Miranda

Best of 2019: Seattle Chef and Restaurateur Melissa Miranda

Chef Melissa Miranda doesn’t just make killer food, she’s a force for good in the Seattle restaurant scene. From her new Beacon Hill Filipinx restaurant Musang, Miranda weighs in on the food and the community that inspire her

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue as part of our Best of 2019 cover story. Click here to subscribe. As told to Gemma Wilson The whole concept of Musang, from the beginning, was lutong bahay, which means “home-cooked.” So, to find a space in a house? Incredible. I want to highlight the ancestral houses in the…

Best of 2019: CBD Becomes Seattle's Favorite Way to Chill

Best of 2019: CBD Becomes Seattle’s Favorite Way to Chill

Has everyone around here found bliss or is it just the CBD?

From left: The Royal Treatment, Blackberry Buzz and The Jitterbug from Cleen Craft

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattle Bites

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattle Bites

Editor-in-chief Chelsea Lin eats out more than she’d like to admit—all in the name of research, of course. Here, she shares her 10 best meals of the year

Adjarian khachapuri from Dacha Diner

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattleites

Best of 2019: Our Favorite Seattleites

In a year full of awful news, the stories of these everyday heroes helped keep the joy alive

Muralist Desmond Hansen

Best of 2019: Favorite New Hotels

Best of 2019: Favorite New Hotels

Many new hotels in Seattle use artful decor to liven up their lodgings

A fireplace framed by a circular mirror and teal tile hearth rounds out the Wes Anderson vibe in this cozy lobby lounge

Best of 2019: Favorite Retail Experiences

Best of 2019: Favorite Retail Experiences

Who's ready to shop 'til they drop?

PATIENCE, PATIENCE: For the duration of Glossier’s pop-up, the line stretched down the block

Best of 2019: Seattle Museum and Art Space Openings

Best of 2019: Seattle Museum and Art Space Openings

The Burke Museum’s modern makeover celebrates transparency

HELLO, THERE: This massive mastodon skeleton greets visitors in the Burke’s new entrance hall

Best of 2019: 'Real Change' Turns 25

Best of 2019: ‘Real Change’ Turns 25

'Real Change' celebrates a quarter-century of making a meaningful difference

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue as part of our Best of 2019 cover story. Click here to subscribe. The literal meaning of Real Change was impossible to ignore at a gala breakfast celebrating 25 years of our city’s street paper this fall. “Real Change got me out of homelessness, and I can’t ask for more…

Best of 2019: Favorite Seattle-area Innovations

Best of 2019: Favorite Seattle-area Innovations

Seattle is a city chock-full of mavericks, so it comes as no surprise that 2019 was a big year when it came to inventions

Courtesy of StixFresh

Best of 2019: Readers' Choice Poll Winners

Best of 2019: Readers’ Choice Poll Winners

Our readers' take on the best of Seattle

Homer wins Best New Restaurant

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