"Seattle’s in her fried chicken era — for the last few years, there’s been a seemingly endless stream of slick, expensive chicken spots popping up all over town. But Marco Polo’s been holding it down since 1950, and their chicken is a perfect example of a simple thing done correctly. This old roadhouse serves the classic fried chicken and jojos of the ages, using its old-school pressure fryer with the giant crank on top, and the bar also does bingo and trivia nights. Make sure to sit at the vintage horseshoe-shaped bar—it’s perhaps the most fabulous midcentury-style bar in the city." - Meg van Huygen
