Washington

Cod can keep the rulebook. Seattle handed the fryer to salmon. The fillet arrives under a crisp Southern-style…

By Lenora Winslow · Jul 28

Toast of the town? More like toast of the state. Washington has a breakfast plate bold enough to…

By Trevor Maddox · Jul 27

Someone owes that creek an apology. It has been accused of building a canyon clearly above its pay…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 22

Two patties can turn a Washington road trip into a full-blown napkin emergency. These drive-ins remember when a…

By Lenora Winslow · Jul 19

Your weekend has officially improved when the loudest argument is whether to visit the upper lake or the…

By Lenora Winslow · Jul 16

Your dinner reservation comes with a small timing problem. It is roughly 650 years early. This Washington medieval…

By Clara Whitmore · Jul 15

A great burger does not ask for your attention. It takes it. One minute, you are acting normal,…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 8

Can a breakfast spot really make vegetables feel like the fun friend who brought confetti? Should it? Yes…

By Trevor Maddox · Jul 8

A good food tip is more trustworthy when it sounds almost too casual. Not fancy. Not rehearsed. Just…

By Adeline Parker · Jul 8

A great meal does not always need to be the cheapest thing on the itinerary. Sometimes paying a…

By Iris Bellamy · Jul 4

Forget the patio everyone already knows about. Washington keeps its best tables secluded. You won’t find them from…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 2

You know a seafood order is doing something right when “just one bite” turns into a very suspicious…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 1

Fresh fruit tastes better when you know where it came from, and a Washington orchard makes that simple…

By Iris Bellamy · Jun 30

Washington didn’t wake up and decide to be a sandwich state. It just became one while everyone was…

By Bryce Halloran · Jun 26

Pull into a spot, flip on your headlights, and let dinner come to you. In Bellingham, Washington, that…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jun 24

Finding a great Italian meal in a strip mall is not something most people expect. This Washington State…

By Daniel Mercer · Jun 20

After a long day in the mountains of Washington, most people settle for whatever is nearest. The travelers…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 20

Washington has a doughnut shop that people set alarms for. Not to get ready in time, but to…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 16

Most beaches in Washington are easy to reach. This one is not, and that is exactly the point.…

By Iris Bellamy · Jun 16

A stone tower on a Washington island looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not the Pacific Northwest.…

By Iris Bellamy · Jun 15

Some seafood stops are just stops. This one on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is a whole reason to reroute.…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 14

Great seafood can turn a simple day out into something worth remembering. A few extra miles on the…

By Iris Bellamy · Jun 12

Great trips are full of unexpected highlights, and sometimes the best one comes with a spoon in hand.…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 12

Big match days call for good food and a little extra energy. Between all the excitement, there is…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 12

Sunday mornings in Washington can become something worth planning ahead for, and this waterfront buffet is exactly the…

By Lenora Winslow · Jun 11

Over 20,000 square feet of carefully organized thrift space and visitors consistently leave wishing they had blocked off…

By Adeline Parker · Jun 5

Dungeness crab, fresh-shucked oysters, and Elliott Bay stretching out beyond floor-to-ceiling windows. Washington state has been holding out…

By Eliza Thornton · Jun 4

A single bowl of clam chowder can make an entire road trip unforgettable. This Washington seafood spot proves…

By Iris Bellamy · May 31

A map is posted at the entrance. Not for decoration. Because inside this Washington bookstore, getting lost is…

By Adeline Parker · May 28

Wild salmon fresh from the Pacific Northwest is one of those foods that genuinely rewires your understanding of…

By Lenora Winslow · May 23

Brooklyn comparisons are not handed out lightly, and yet people keep reaching for them when describing this pizza.…

By Lenora Winslow · May 15

Everyone keeps talking about the same Washington coastal spots, and everyone keeps paying for that privilege. But there…

By Eliza Thornton · May 10

Washington has beaches that impress. And then there is this one, which does something else entirely. A small…

By Iris Bellamy · May 8

The smell hits first. Warm, golden pastry dough drifting through one of the most visited markets in Washington,…

By Daniel Mercer · May 7

Rolling films under an open Washington sky since 1959, this drive-in has been giving families something a multiplex…

By Iris Bellamy · May 5

A world-class art attraction that somehow charges nothing to enter. Washington delivers exactly that kind of generosity, sitting…

By Daniel Mercer · Apr 27

Washington’s coastline has a way of making every meal taste better. Salt air and ocean views. The sound…

By Iris Bellamy · Apr 21

A good road trip does not always need a huge itinerary to feel exciting. Sometimes all it takes…

By Daniel Mercer · Apr 18

Some people can pass an antique store and keep driving. You are probably not one of them. You…

By Adeline Parker · Apr 13