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"It can be difficult to find somewhere for a quiet dinner in Belltown when you’re perpetually surrounded by corporate employees heading to Happy Hours and tourists who couldn’t get into Shiro’s. But Chiho is one of the calmest spots in the city, especially for it being in the middle of an extremely loud neighborhood. This cozy Chinese restaurant specializes in soup dumplings—from classic xiao long bao to black-dyed wrappers filled with brothy truffle-spiked pork—and that's what you should prioritize for best results. Though, it's hard to pass up their crisp salt and pepper tofu." - kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo