Women Owned Restaurants in Seattle

When coming to Seattle, you’ll have plenty of food options. From fine dining to simple yet delicious pasta options. In this blog post, we’ll give you another great option but this time to support women owned restaurants in Seattle.

To help you celebrate the success of women entrepreneurship, we’ve compiled this list of women-owned restaurants, cafes, and bars in Seattle. Some businesses may be co-owned by men.

Don’t see your business? We would love to include you! We occasionally update this list and may have unintentionally missed your business. Please email us and we’ll get you added as soon as we can. Thank you!

WOMEN-OWNED RESTAURANTS IN SEATTLE

Click on the neighborhood below to explore women-owned restaurants in that area.

• Ballard
• Belltown
• Beacon Hill
• Capitol Hill
• Central District
• Columbia City
• Downtown
• First Hill
• Fremont
• Georgetown
• Greenwood
• Hillman City
• International District
• Issaquah
• Kirkland
• Madison Park
• Madison Valley
• Madrona
• Maple Leaf
• Montlake
• Mount Baker
• Pioneer Square
• Queen Anne
• Rainier Beach
• Rainier Valley
• Ravenna
• Redmond
• South Park
• South Lake Union
• University District
• Wallingford
• West Seattle
• White Center
• Various Locations
• Eastside

BALLARD

Brimmer and Heeltap | Jen Doak
The Fat Hen | Sammie Meyers
Hood Famous Bakeshop | Chera Amlag
Stoup Brewing | Lara Zahaba and Robyn Schumacher
King’s Hardware | Linda Derschang
Parfait Ice Cream | Adria Shimada
Rosellini’s | Suzanne Rosellini
Sip and Ship | Diana Naramore
The Walrus and the Carpenter | Renee Erickson
Wild Mountain Cafe | Connie Stone

BELLTOWN

Artisan Cafe | Lilly Tran-Nguyen
Bang Bang Cafe | Miki and Yuki Sodos
Cyclops Cafe | Gina Kaukola
La Parisienne French Bakery | Christine Morin
Neon Boots | Tracey Campbell
Orfeo | Terresa Davis
Tempesta | Terresa Davis
Tilikum Place Café | Ba Culbert

BEACON HILL

Bar del Corso | Angelina Tolentino
Clock-Out Lounge | Jodi Ecklund and Denise Burnside
Homer | Sara Knowles
Musang | Melissa Miranda
Perihelion Brewery | Karin Paulsen
Petite Soif | Lauren Feldman and Shawn Mead
The Station Coffeehouse | Leona Rodriguez
Tippe and Drague | Melissa Cabal

CAPITOL HILL

Ada’s Technical Books & Cafe | Danielle Hulton
Al Bacha | Nadia Belmounaz
Amandine Bakeshop – Permanently Closed | Sara Naftaly
Annapurna Cafe | Roshita Shrestha
Atulea | Kathy Wang
Bar Melusine | Renee Erickson
Barnacle | Renee Erickson
Bateau | Renee Erickson
The Belmont | Carmen Brown
Cafe Presse | Joanne Herron
Capitol Cider | Julie Tall
Dumpling Tzar | Jesse Barrabee Parry
Glo’s | Julie Reisman
Hello Robin Cookies | Robin Wehl Martin
Honey Hole | Hannah Roberts
Hot Mama’s Pizza | Krista Nelson
Juicebox – Permanently Closed | Kari Brunson
Knee High Stocking Co. | Michelle Valko and Pamela Carpio
Lark | JM Enos and Kelly Ronan
Slab Sandwiches and Pie | JM Enos and Kelly Ronan
Southpaw | JM Enos and Kelly Ronan
Linda’s Tavern | Linda Derschang
Little Oddfellows | Linda Derschang
Mamnoon | Racha Haroun
Manao | Montida Lertkiasakul and Teeraya Cezaux
Marjorie | Donna Moodie
Marmite | Sara Naftaly
Mia’s Off-Broadway Cafe | Mia Lawrence
Monsoon | Sophie Banh
Montana | Kate Opatz and Rachel Marshall
Nacho Borracho | Kate Opatz and Rachel Marshall
NEKO Cafe | Caitlin Unsell
Nuflours | Phebe Rossi
Oddfellows Cafe + Bar | Linda Derschang
Omega Ouzeri | Tana Mielke
Ooink | Jiaxin Wang
Optimism Brewing | Gay Gilmore
Osteria La Spiga | Sabrina Tinsley
Pettirosso | Yuki & Miki Sodos
Pie Bar | Natalie Stroeve
Plum Bistro | Makini Howell
Plum Chopped | Makini Howell
Poquitos | Courtney Fox
Ristorante Machiavelli | Suzette Jarding
Rock Box | Mindy Dodobara
Sémillon – Permanently Closed | Debbie Nam
Smith | Linda Derschang
SOI | Yuie Helseth
Spirit in the Bottle (inside Marmite) | Sara Naftaly
Sugar Hill | Anh Nguyen and Guitar Srisuthiamorn
Sugar Plum | Makini Howell
Sunset Fried Chicken Sandwiches | Monica Dimas
Terra Plata | Tamara Murphy
Tin Table | Hallie Kuperman
Vermillion | Diana Adams
Volunteer Park Cafe | Ericka Burke
The Wandering Goose | Heather Earnhardt
Westman’s Bagel and Coffee | Monica Dimas
Wildrose | Shelley Brothers and Martha Manning
Yalla | Taylor Cheney
Yeti Bar | Roshita Shrestha

CENTRAL DISTRICT

Bottleneck Lounge | Erin Nestor & Rebecca Denk
Byrek & Baguette | Natalie Gjekmarkaj
Cafe Selam | Abebu Wondem
Cortona Cafe | Isolynn Dean
Happy Grillmore | Kristine McGill
Lowrider Baking Company | Emily Allport
PRŪF Café & Bar | Suzanne Mason
Squirrel Chops Coffee & Cuts | Shirley Henderson and Sharon Blyth-Moss
Two Doors Down | Erin Nestor & Rebecca Denk

COLUMBIA CITY

Geraldine’s Counter | Stacey Hettinger
La Medusa | Meredith Molli
Super Six | Roz Edison and Kamala Saxton
Taproot Cafe & Bar | Tiana Garret

DOWNTOWN

Atrium Kitchen | Traci Calderon
Blarney Stone | Martha Fletcher
Deep Dive | Renee Erickson
Gelatiamo | Maria Coassin
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub | Lucille McAleese
Lecosho | Jill Buchanan
Little Maria’s Pizza – Temporarily Closed | Nicole Stone
Pasta Casalinga | Michela Tartaglia
The Pink Door | Jackie Roberts
Pike Brewing Company | Rose Anne Finkel
Piroshki on Third | Alyssa Anderson
Plum Pantry | Makini Howell
Shug’s Soda Fountain and Ice Cream | Colleen Wilkie
Sweet Iron Waffles | Adrienne Jeffrey
Willmott’s Ghost | Renee Erickson
Zane + Wylie’s Seattle Steakhouse | Terresa Davis

FIRST HILL

Little Neon Taco | Monica Dimas

FREMONT

Cafe Turko | Süreyya Gökeri
Eve Fremont | Debra Russell and Jill Buchanan
Kamonegi | Hiroko Asakura and Mutsuko Soma
Kin Len | Jennifer Politanont
Revel | Rachel Yang
Vif | Lauren Feldman and Shawn Mead

GEORGETOWN

Deep Sea Sugar and Salt | Charlie Dunmire
Lowrider Baking Company | Emily Allport

GREENWOOD

Coyle’s Bakeshop | Rachael Coyle
Makeda & Mingus | Prashanthi Reddy
North Star Diner & Shanghai Room | Caitlin Lombardi
Preserve & Gather | Kayla Blincow and Tess Smedley

HILLMAN CITY

Emma’s BBQ | Tess Thomas

INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT

Dim Sum King | Amy Eng
Fort St. George | Ikuko Maekawa
Hood Famous Cafe and Bar | Chera Amlag
Maneki | Fusae Yokoyama
Noodle Zen | Yao Tip
Panama Hotel and Tea House | Jan Johnson
Pho Bac and Pho Bac Súp Shop | Yenvy Pham and Quynh Pham
Ping’s Dumpling | Ping Liu
Seattle Best Tea | Lydia Lin
Thai Place Restaurant | Yao Tip
Tsukushinbo | Marin Caccam
Yummy House Bakery | Karen Poon

ISSAQUAH

Flying Pie Pizzeria | Katheryn Parker
Macky’s Dim Sum | Macky Wong

KIRKLAND

Bottle & Bull | Jessi Waldher
Park Lane Public House | Jessi Waldher
Volterra | Michelle Quisenberry
Vovina | Katy Ballard

LAURELHURST

Bistro Shirlee | Renee Erickson

MADISON PARK

Simply Soulful | Barbara Collins and Lillian Rambus

MADISON VALLEY

The Harvest Vine | Carolin Messier

MADRONA

Bistro Turkuaz | Ugur Oskay
Bottlehouse | Soni Davé-Schock
Cheese Platters and More | Joyce Hosea
Cafe Soleil | Kuri Teshome

MAPLE LEAF

Judy Fu’s Snappy Dragon | Judy Fu
Maple Bar | Katy Haima

MONTLAKE

Cafe Lago | Carla Leonardi

MOUNT BAKER

Little Chengdu | Sia Zhang

PIONEER SQUARE

Altstadt | Megan Coombes
Salumi | Martinique Grigg and Clara Veniard

QUEEN ANNE

Betty | Angie Nelson
Citizen | Suzana Olmos
El Diablo Coffee | Jill Killen
Lazy Susan | Suzana Olmos
Queen Anne Coffee | Bri Ryan

RAINIER BEACH

Beach Bakery | Amy O’Connell

RAINIER VALLEY

Bang Bang Kitchen | Miki and Yuki Sodos

RAVENNA

Pair | Sarah Penn
Frank’s Oyster House | Sarah Penn

REDMOND

Pomegranate Bistro | Lisa Dupar
Woodblock | Carolyn Scott

SOUTH PARK

Uncle Eddie’s | Keasa Jones

SOUTH LAKE UNION

Hurry Curry of Tokyo | Rebecca Yoshitani

UNIVERSITY DISTRICT

Xi’an Noodles | Lily Wu

WALLINGFORD

Bizzarro Italian Cafe | Jaedra James
Friday Afternoon | Friday Elliott
Joule | Rachel Yang
Kate’s Pub | Kati Campbell
Pam’s Kitchen | Pam Jacob
Tilth | Maria Hines
Union Saloon | Michelle Magidow
The Whale Wins | Renee Erickson

WEST SEATTLE

Beveridge Place Pub | Terri Griffith
Freshy’s | Amber Bennett
Greenbridge Cafe | Blanca Rodriguez
Indulge Desserts LLC | Michele Auld
Lula Coffee Co | Taylor Platt
New Leaf Bistro | Shi Chen
Ounces | Laurel Trujillo
Phoenecia | Inaam Khazaal

WHITE CENTER

Dubsea Coffee | Sibelle Nguyen

VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Ba Bar (Downtown, Capitol Hill and University Village) | Sophie Banh
Bakery Nouveau | Heather Leaman
Belle Epicurean | Carolyn Ferguson
Biscuit Bitch (Belltown, Downtown, Pioneer Square and White Center) | Kimmie Spice
Buddha Bruddah | Andrea Mizer
Cone & Steiner (Capitol Hill and Downtown) | Dani Cone
Cupcake Royale | Jody Hall
El Borracho (Downtown and Ballard) | Kittie Davidovich
Fran’s Chocolates | Fran Bigelow
Frankie & Jo’s (Capitol Hill and Ballard) | Autumn Martin and Kari Brunson
Fresh Flours | Etsuko Minematsu
Fuel Coffee (Wallingford, Montlake, and Capitol Hill) | Dani Cone
Full Tilt Ice Cream | Ann Magyar
General Porpoise Doughnuts (Capitol Hill, Laurelhurst, and Pioneer Square) | Renee Erickson
Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery | Autumn Martin
Katsu Burger (Ballard, Bellevue, Capitol Hill, Federal Way, Georgetown and Lynnwood) | Stephanie Kang
Lady Yum (Downtown, Kirkland, Pioneer Square, and SeaTac) | Megan Wagstaff
Layers Sandwich Co. Food Truck | Ashley Hardin
Macrina Cafe and Bakery (Belltown, Kent, Queen Anne, Capitol Hill and SoDo)| Leslie Mackie
Marination (Roz Edison and Kamala Saxton)
Molly Moon’s Ice Cream | Molly Moon
Mr. West (Downtown and University District) | Soni Davé-Schock
Mioposto (Mount Baker, Ravenna, Admiral and Mercer Island) | Tiah Holt
Rachel’s Ginger Beer | Rachel Marshall
Seattle Chocolate | Jean Thompson
Sunny Up Food Truck | Ande Janousek and Tara Zumpano
Sweet Alchemy | Lois Ko
Xi’an Noodles (University District and Downtown) | Lily Wu

EASTSIDE

Cafe Juanita | Holly Smith

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