Seattle’s 2025 Eater Award Winners | Eater Seattle

"Rebuilt after a fire that essentially gutted the cafe, the reopening feels like an upgrade that shifts from polished daytime bakery to romantic French bistro at night. Mornings bring seasonal galettes with buttery, crumbly crusts paired with light-bodied, fruity coffees from micro roaster Dorothea; evenings deliver fresh-cut fries, rich chicken liver mousse, natural wines from next-door sibling shop Left Bank, and duck confit or duck breast with enviably crispy skin (chef Max Walsh likes to use every part of the duck). Edison bulbs in floral glass lampshades hang low over a dark-wood communal table with beautiful black-and-white striped chairs, jazz hums at an unobtrusive volume, and big white half-melted candles and vintage plates make it feel like stepping into a charming, slightly disreputable French cafe — it’s very easy to forget you’re a few steps away from the industrial Duwamish Waterway." - Harry Cheadle