The 38 Best Restaurants in Seattle | Eater Seattle
"Sophon is both an ode to owner Karuna Long’s Khmer roots and an accessible introduction for non-Cambodians to Khmer cuisine — which means steak with tuk prahok (a sauce containing fermented fish paste), pork belly braised in coconut milk until it’s so rich and tender it practically melts, and small plates fried chicken and mushrooms best enjoyed with sweet, spicy, salty “crack sauce.” The Phinney Ridge restaurant also doubles as an innovative cocktail bar. The drinks include Khmer ingredients like peanut fish sauce orgeat, Kampot pepper (the Cambodian version of black pepper), and clarified coconut. Know before you go: The opening hours are pretty narrow — the first seating is at 5, the last at 8:30. If you can’t get a reservation, you can try walking in and snagging a bar seat or two." - Harry Cheadle
