"Don’t go to this counter tucked away inside Melrose Market unless you want to risk a lunch that swallows your whole afternoon. Ahmed Suliman’s Arabian food menu shifts with the seasons but it can be relied on for some meal-sized toast (on sourdough from Ben’s Bread), a roasted cauliflower dish that demands your attention, and lamb with hummus. It shares a space with Cantina Sauvage, a wine bar owned by Marc Papineau, who used to run Bar Ferd’nand and is probably one of the most charming people in Seattle. It’s the type of atmosphere that will have you smashing the “out of office” button on Slack." - Harry Cheadle