Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Seattle by diners

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May 5, 2023
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Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Seattle by diners

Comfort food. Just saying the phrase manages to create a feeling of warmth that suddenly envelops you and travels directly to your stomach. It's the small, happy dance you do in your chair as your mom puts your favorite dinner in front of you when you go home to visit. It's the infamous cranberry sauce that your beloved aunt makes every Thanksgiving. It's the inexplicably delicious French bread pizza that makes you remember the nostalgia of childhood when everything was simple and eating pizza for lunch felt like a dream come true.

There's a wonderfully subjective quality about comfort food because when it comes down to it, the only criterion it has to have is that it has to make you feel comfortable when you eat it. It's the dish you eat when you're having a rough day—like a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream—or it's the dish you eat when you have something amazing to celebrate—also a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream.

Whether you're out traveling for work, enjoying a road trip for solely play-related purposes, or just tired of figuring out what to have for dinner tonight, Stacker decided to help you find some of the highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Seattle, using Yelp data current as of July 22, 2025. The restaurants that serve the starchy, salty, sweet, greasy, cheesy, flaky, buttery comfort food that hits close to home, exactly when you need it most.

Businesses in the "comfort food" category were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews and within a 10-kilometer radius of Seattle were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included.

Keep reading to find out if your favorite comfort spot made it or to find a new favorite!

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Hurry Curry of Tokyo - Seattle

#30. Hurry Curry of Tokyo - Seattle

- Rating: 3.3/5 (401 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 825 Harrison St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Comfort Food, Japanese Curry
- Read more on Yelp

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Boiling Point

#29. Boiling Point

- Rating: 3.4/5 (1041 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 610 5th Ave. South Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Taiwanese, Hot Pot, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Boiling Point

#28. Boiling Point

- Rating: 3.4/5 (755 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1075 Bellevue Way Northeast Ste B4 Bellevue, Washington
- Categories: Taiwanese, Hot Pot, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Captain Blacks

#27. Captain Blacks

- Rating: 3.4/5 (277 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 129 Belmont Ave. East Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Cocktail Bars, Comfort Food, Beer Bar
- Read more on Yelp

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Ezell's Famous Chicken

#26. Ezell's Famous Chicken

- Rating: 3.5/5 (921 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 501 23rd Ave. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Southern, Chicken Shop, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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The Cheese Pit

#25. The Cheese Pit

- Rating: 3.5/5 (34 reviews)
- Address: 5600 Roosevelt Way Northeast Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Food Trucks, Comfort Food, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp

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Ezell's Famous Chicken

#24. Ezell's Famous Chicken

- Rating: 3.5/5 (50 reviews)
- Address: 4205 Southwest Morgan St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Southern, Chicken Shop, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Beecher's Handmade Cheese

#23. Beecher's Handmade Cheese

- Rating: 3.5/5 (148 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 575 Bellevue Way Northeast Ste 126 Bellevue, Washington
- Categories: Cheese Shops, Comfort Food, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp

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Black Cat

#22. Black Cat

- Rating: 3.7/5 (56 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2132 1st Ave. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Cocktail Bars, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Derby

#21. Derby

- Rating: 3.8/5 (226 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2233 6th Ave. South The Shop Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Comfort Food, Wine Bars, American
- Read more on Yelp

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Ha!

#20. Ha!

- Rating: 3.9/5 (280 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4256 Fremont Ave. North Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Comfort Food, Bars
- Read more on Yelp

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Yanni's Greek Restaurant

#19. Yanni's Greek Restaurant

- Rating: 3.9/5 (341 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7419 Greenwood Ave. North Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Greek, Mediterranean, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Silver Spork Food Truck

#18. Silver Spork Food Truck

- Rating: 3.9/5 (30 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Food Trucks, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Queen Anne Beer Hall

#17. Queen Anne Beer Hall

- Rating: 3.9/5 (683 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 203 West Thomas St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Beer Gardens, Comfort Food, Beer Bar
- Read more on Yelp

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Moss Bay Hall

#16. Moss Bay Hall

- Rating: 4.0/5 (145 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 111 Central Way Kirkland, Washington
- Categories: Comfort Food, Beer Gardens, Beer Bar
- Read more on Yelp

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Jules Maes Saloon

#15. Jules Maes Saloon

- Rating: 4.0/5 (366 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5919 Airport Way South Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Comfort Food, Breakfast & Brunch, Cocktail Bars
- Read more on Yelp

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Dough Zone Dumpling House

#14. Dough Zone Dumpling House

- Rating: 4.0/5 (409 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 800 North 10th Place Ste A Renton, Washington
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Cheeky Cafe

#13. Cheeky Cafe

- Rating: 4.1/5 (448 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1700 South Jackson St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Comfort Food, Breakfast & Brunch
- Read more on Yelp

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Dough Zone Dumpling House

#12. Dough Zone Dumpling House

- Rating: 4.2/5 (1561 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 504 5th Ave. South Ste 109 Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Dough Zone Dumpling House

#11. Dough Zone Dumpling House

- Rating: 4.2/5 (1492 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 815 Pine St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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World Pizza

#10. World Pizza

- Rating: 4.2/5 (295 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 672 South King St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Pizza, Vegetarian, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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House Of Eve

#9. House Of Eve

- Rating: 4.2/5 (101 reviews)
- Address: 730 Blanchard St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Bars, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Gan Bei

#8. Gan Bei

- Rating: 4.2/5 (125 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 670 South Weller St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Comfort Food, Asian Fusion, Hong Kong Style Cafe
- Read more on Yelp

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Donburi House

#7. Donburi House

- Rating: 4.3/5 (27 reviews)
- Address: 999 3rd Ave. Ste 201 Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Korean, Japanese, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Beecher's Handmade Cheese

#6. Beecher's Handmade Cheese

- Rating: 4.3/5 (3925 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1600 Pike Place Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Cheese Shops, Sandwiches, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Dough Zone Dumpling House

#5. Dough Zone Dumpling House

- Rating: 4.3/5 (49 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 83 University St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Radiator Whiskey

#4. Radiator Whiskey

- Rating: 4.4/5 (1465 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 94 Pike St. Ste 30 Seattle, Washington
- Categories: New American, Cocktail Bars, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Restaurant Christine

#3. Restaurant Christine

- Rating: 4.5/5 (102 reviews)
- Address: 2227 North 56th St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Comfort Food, New American, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

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BOPBOX

#2. BOPBOX

- Rating: 4.6/5 (228 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5633 Airport Way South Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Korean, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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Vital Vegan Bistro

#1. Vital Vegan Bistro

- Rating: 4.9/5 (28 reviews)
- Address: 3601 Fremont Ave. North Ste 207 Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Vegan, Juice Bars & Smoothies, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 95 metros.

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