The city ofSeattle,Washington, has many notable restaurants. As of the first quarter of 2017, Seattle had 2,696 restaurants. Seattle restaurants’ gross annual sales are a total of $2.9 billion as of 2016.[1] Seattle is the fifth city ranked by restaurant-density with 24.9 restaurants per 10,000 households.[2]
During theCOVID-19 pandemic of the early 2020s, several new restaurants emerged throughpop-ups and later moved into conventional retail spaces.[3] They supplemented an existing market offood trucks that declined during the pandemic due to their reliance on in-person offices.[4]








Notable restaurants currently operating in Seattle include:



Defunct restaurants include:

Restaurant chains based in Seattle include: