Seattle’s Best New Restaurants Of 2019 - Seattle - The Infatuation
"Certain restaurants define a city, but usually, they have to be around for a long time to do so. Archipelago is not only the best new restaurant in Seattle, but it’s a restaurant that feels like it’s been here forever. At this eight-seat Filipino spot in Hillman City, you get a 10-course tasting menu for $125 involving incredible dishes that bridge the connection between Filipino and Pacific Northwestern culture. In fact, they only use ingredients native to the PNW, from the rye milled into their homemade miki noodles to the melon in the sorbet that tops their version of a panna cotta. And, if a crucial ingredient isn’t found here, they tweak an otherwise-traditional plate. Like the sinigang sour soup, which typically is flavored with tamarind, but since it doesn’t grow in the area, they use plum or apple instead. It’s all an intimate and kickass celebration of Filipino food and the Pacific Northwestern bounty we sometimes take for granted." - Aimee Rizzo
