26 Restaurants To Try For Date Night

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As spring blooms, quarantine eases, restaurants are opening back up, it’s time we update Seattle singles of date night spots worth checking out.  Here are 26 spots of tried and true places around the greater Seattle area for you to take your love interest – watch the sunset and make memories. 

1. The Pink Door

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The Pink Door located in Seattle, WA

The Pink Door is a popular Italian restaurant located near Pike Place Market. This is the perfect spot to get dressed up for a date and enjoy some incredible Italian food, fantastic wine, great service, and even some entertainment. In addition to this, The Pink Door’s dining room has warm soft lighting and an amazing view looking over Seattle’s pier and Great Wheel, creating an amazing ambiance for a romantic date.

2. Bar Cantinetta

Bar Cantinetta is another small Italian restaurant and bar located in Seattle on Madison Street. They spotlight their use of traditional Tuscan culinary tradition and local ingredients from the Pacific Northwest. In addition to this, Bar Cantinetta is lit mainly by candlelight after sunset, providing a warm and intimate spot with soft lighting and inviting ambiance, making it another great spot for a late-night date.

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Bar Cantinetta located in Seattle, WA

3. Moshi Moshi Sushi

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Moshi Moshi Sushi located in Seattle, WA

Moshi Moshi Sushi is a full-service Japanese restaurant in the heart of Ballard, Seattle. They serve traditional Japanese sushi with high-quality ingredients along with various hot items and entrees if sushi isn’t your thing. Additionally, their custom-built LED cherry tree in the middle of the dining room adds an elegant and beautiful ambiance to the whole restaurant.

4. Spinasse

Spinasse is a quaint and romantic high-end Northern Italian restaurant located just south of Capitol Hill. This rustic, yet sophisticated space with an open kitchen is a perfect spot to bring a date; you’ll feel as though you stepped out of Seattle and into a restaurant on the streets of Italy.

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Spinasse located in Seattle, WA

5. Westward

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Westward located in Seattle, WA

Westward, located in Wallingford, Seattle, is an American restaurant that serves sustainable seafood right by the water. When the weather is nice, you and your date can sit out on the waterfront chairs and have a drink before dinner, and enjoy a nice cool breeze. Additionally, Westward has created a beautiful indoor and outdoor dining experience with their use of lights and open-air dining, allowing you and your date to enjoy an intimate evening together.

6. Noi Thai Cuisine

Noi Thai Cuisine is a traditional Thai restaurant located in Downtown Seattle. All of their dishes are prepared by their Executive Chef and his Thai culinary team in order to ensure their guests are served cuisines with real authentic Thai tastes that have been beautifully prepared and presented. The dim lighting in their dining room creates the perfect intimate and romantic dinner spot for those who love Thai food.

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Noi Thai Cuisine located in Seattle, WA

7. The Capital Grille

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The Capital Grille​ located in Seattle, WA

The Capital Grille is a steakhouse and seafood restaurant located in the Central Business District of Seattle. They are most popularly known for their expertly prepared steaks, which are dry-aged in-house for 2-3 weeks and then hand-cut by their restaurant’s on-premise butcher. If you or your date are steak lovers, go to Capital Grille to enjoy some renowned cooking with a drink from their amazing wine list.

8. Barrio

Barrio is a Mexican kitchen and bar that combines Mexican cuisine with innovative craft cocktails in an energetic urban environment. If you and your date want to try a more modern approach to Mexican Cuisines and a more lively and casual date night, come to Barrio located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill for some great food and service. 

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Barrio located in Seattle, WA

9. Canlis

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Canlis located in Seattle, WA

Canlis is a restaurant serving Contemporary American cuisines right by the water in Seattle, Washington. If you and your date want an intimate dinner indoors with a great view or a vacation-feel atmosphere outdoors, Canlis has both. From the dining room indoors you can experience the view of the PNW waters while enjoying a beautifully cooked steak, or enjoy it outdoors in their covered seating areas surrounded by the fun decor and a fireplace.

10. AQUA by El Gaucho

AQUA by El Gaucho is an upscale waterfront seafood restaurant located in Seattle’s Pier 70. With both indoor and outdoor seating looking over the water, you and your date can enjoy a beautiful and scenic dinner with a variety of foods from a perfectly cooked filet mignon to Alaskan king salmon.

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AQUA by El Gaucho located in Seattle, WA

11. Le Grand Bistro Américain

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Le Grand Bistro Américain located in Kirkland, WA

Le Grand Bistro Américain is a French steakhouse located by the water in Kirkland, Washington. Along with an amazing view of the water, Le Grand serves everything from steaks, seafood, burgers, and desserts. If you are looking for a place to enjoy some bread, wine, and an amazing view while waiting for your meals, along with a lively yet sophisticated atmosphere, be sure to give Le Grand Bistro Américain a visit.

12. Single Shot

Single Shot is an American bar and restaurant located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, which serves both large and small plates. This classy neighborhood cocktail bar with delicious food is the perfect spot for a romantic date with a marble bar and a candle on every table.

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Single Shot located in Seattle, WA

13. Copine

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Copine located in Seattle, WA

Copine is a restaurant located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle that serves approachable contemporary American cuisine rooted in classical French technique. With an elegant American/French atmosphere, this restaurant is great for a special occasion or date. 

14. Daniel’s Broiler

Daniel’s Broiler, located in Bellevue on the 21st floor of the Bank of America Building and in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, is an American steakhouse with a spectacular view of the Cascade Mountains and Lake Washington available from every table. Here, you and your date can have a pick between their USDA prime steaks, seafood, chicken or veal, and finish off the order with a drink from their award-winning wine list.

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Daniel's Broiler located in Bellevue, WA
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Daniel's Broiler located in Seattle, WA

15. Ascend Prime Steak & Sushi

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Ascend Prime Steak & Sushi located in Bellevue, WA

Ascend Prime Steak & Sushi is an Asian-influenced, contemporary steak and sushi restaurant located on the 31st floor of the Lincoln Square Tower building in Bellevue. Here, you and your date can enjoy a fine dining experience with a pick between aged prime beef, premium seafood, and innovative sushi with an American twist all while enjoying unparalleled views of the city. 

16. Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger, located in downtown Seattle, serves distinct tasting dishes that span the Pacific Rim from China to Indonesia. If you and your date love trying new foods Wild Ginger is the perfect spot to sample exotic Asian food from all over the continent. In addition to this, the restaurant itself is modern and beautiful, helping set the right atmosphere for you and your date.

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Wild Ginger located in Seattle, WA

17. Cicchetti

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Cicchetti located in Seattle, WA

Cicchetti is a Mediterranean restaurant located right by Lake Union in Seattle. This Eastlake restaurant has a perfectly romantic setting with dramatic views of downtown Seattle and the water. The food itself focuses on Venetian and Mediterranean-inspired cuisines with a strong reliance on the wood-fired oven. This is a great spot to bring your date because of the inviting, rustic vibe with a lovely hidden patio.

18. Adana

Adana is a Japanese restaurant located in Capitol Hill that is the perfect spot if you and your date are a foodie or a sushi fan. Here you can expect highly seasonal plates showcasing the freshest ingredients and amazing Japanese technique all while sitting in an elegant dining room that creates an instant romantic air for that special occasion. 

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Adana located in Seattle, WA

19. The Metropolitan Grill

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The Metropolitan Grill located in Seattle, WA

The Metropolitan Grill is a steakhouse located in downtown Seattle that serves everything from Prime beef, American, and Japanese Wagyu cuts along with a selection of traditional sides and salads to complement your main course. The Metropolitan Grill sets the perfect sophisticated mood for you and your date right from the moment you step through their tall mahogany doors and walk past their cuts of beef showcased in a glass display in the front entryway.

20. Shaker + Spear

Shaker + Spear is a restaurant located in Belltown that prepares small plates and seafood in a highly attractive, minimalist space. With a very friendly and well-dressed staff, you and your date can feel comfortable and welcome throughout your shared evening.  If you and your date are looking for a more casual day-time spot, Shaker + Spear is the restaurant for you. 

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Shaker + Spear located in Seattle, WA

21. Vendemmia

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Vendemmia located in Seattle, WA

Vendemmia is a modern Italian restaurant located in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle serving creative handmade pasta & various Italian entrees. This quaint and romantic restaurant is perfect for a date with optional private dining in the back. In addition to this, the dining room lighting creates the perfect ambiance for both of you.

22. RockCreek Seafood & Spirits

RockCreek Seafood & Spirits is a restaurant located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle serving eco-friendly seafood from worldwide sources. The restaurant has its dining room in an open airy, cabin-like quarter proving a sophisticated but natural ambiance for you and your date.

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RockCreek Seafood & Spirits located in Seattle, WA

23. FlintCreek Cattle Co.

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FlintCreek Cattle Co. located in Seattle, WA

FlintCreek Cattle Co. is a new American restaurant located in Seattle serving sustainably raised beef and cocktails. The mission at FlintCreek Cattle Co. is to serve premium meats sourced from well-managed small-scale farms and ranches that produce responsibly raised animals without added hormones and antibiotics. In addition to this, the friendly staff and modern interior makes this the perfect spot for a lunch or dinner date. 

24. Nell’s

Nell’s is also a new American restaurant located in the Green Lake neighborhood of Seattle serving inventive, European-inspired seasonal dishes, with a large wine list & 5-course fixed-price menu. This is the perfect spot if you and your date want to enjoy a variety of dishes along with an intimate and cozy ambiance.

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Nell's located in Seattle, WA

25. List Restaurant

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List located in Seattle, WA

List is a Restaurant + Bar lounge serving gourmet American small plates, wine & cocktails in a sleek, modern setting. Located in Seattle, List creates the perfect romantic atmosphere with modern interior and beautiful red chandeliers all throughout the restaurant’s dining room. 

26. Il Terrazzo Carmine

Il Terrazzo Carmine is an upscale Italian restaurant with an extensive wine list in an airy and refined space. With a beautiful romantic and cozy atmosphere in their dining room, your date will be sure to be impressed with its charming ambiance.

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Il Terrazzo Carmine located in Seattle, WA

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