Looking for the best Asian cuisine in Seattle? Here are some of our favorite spots.
We love trying out the specialty foods of different regions, but after a while, we crave Asian food. We are comforted by the familiarity and transported back to childhood.
We recently visited Seattle to learn more about the Asian community’s history and culture. Since Seattle’s founding in 1889, Asian immigrants settled around the historic center, including Chinatown and Little Saigon. The heritage farming communities of Bainbridge Island, Kent, Auburn and Carnation Valleys, as well as Bainbridge Island, also had a great influence on the founding of Pike Place Market.
Last updated: June 24, 2026
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Located just steps from where the city will host games for this year’s FIFA World Cup, Chinatown-International District (CID), acts as the beating heart of this community. You can find delicious dishes from nearly any Asian food community within minutes, proving that in Seattle, Asian Food Lives Here – an effort to recognize the generational contributions of makers and next-gen Asian restaurants, bakeries, and artisans alike, while shaping the city’s future.
The community is centered around food, just like Asians all over the world. We reflected as we ate on this phrase. Asian Food is Here What it means for us.
