Seattle Restaurant Week 2026 sets dates, eateries for spring edition
It's that time once again, when deal-seekers scrutinize set menus at restaurants across the Greater Seattle area in hopes of finding the best meal on a budget.
That's right: April 19 through May 2 marks the return of Seattle Restaurant Week.
The two-week industry event happens twice a year, with another round of deals in the fall. (We're using the word week" liberally here, as in: "indeterminate amount of time in which to maximize perceived deals.)
This latest iteration has signed up 376 restaurants, pop-ups and food trucks serving brunch, lunch and dinner menus at a variety of price points over the next two weeks.
It's overwhelming.
This spring, the Seattle Restaurant Week website has both an interactive map tool and a searchable restaurant finder to help diners pare the list down, sorting by menu price, meal time or restaurant style. You can whittle the list down further by selecting gluten-free meals, for instance, among other categories.
So, if you're looking for something as specific as a $35 brunch special at a family-owned Asian restaurant with vegan and gluten-free options, the map shows there are two options: Raku Shabu Shabu House on East Pine Street on Capitol Hill and Wabi Sabi Sushi Bar & Restaurant on Rainier Avenue South in Columbia City.
The set-menu prices (and the meals themselves) are also wide-ranging.
Brunch menus run between $20-$35; there are $20, $35, $50 and $65 lunch menus; small plate options run between $35-$65; and dinner will cost as little as $20 and as much as $65.
Some restaurants - like Capitol Hill's Bad Chancla and Secret Congee, between the Ballard Locks and Golden Gardens - are keeping things simple, running with a single menu at one price for lunch and dinner.
Others, like Lupe's Situ Tacos in Ballard, are offering a few options. There, the $20 dinner option includes two tacos, a cup of soup and Mexican slaw; there's also a $35 menu with three more robust options.
On splurge side of things, the $65 dinner at L'Oursin is a three-course affair that begins with a salade verte followed by a main course (your choice between a vegetarian gnocchi dish or duck confit) and ice cream for dessert.
Kamonegi's SRW dinner is five courses, with plenty of tempura, hand-cut soba noodles, pickles, salad and black sesame rocky road ice cream for dessert.
No matter where you choose to eat, always check online or call ahead to see if reservations are required - and whether the entire table must participate in Restaurant Week to take advantage of the deals.
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