"Unusually for a fine dining restaurant, Archipelago sometimes provides free seats to those who are “doing the difficult work to protect, uplift, and share.” But everyone else has to pay the $239 per seat price, making it one of Seattle’s most expensive and exclusive dinner reservations. You get not just a tour of Filipino cuisine, but short speeches on the history and legacy of Filipino Americans (and others) in the Pacific Northwest. It’s a sensational dining experience, even if the price tag is startling." - Harry Cheadle