Atoma
Restaurant · Wallingford
1411 N 45th St, Seattle, WA 98103
Highlights
Savory rosette cookies, inventive PNW cuisine, cozy atmosphere
Savory rosette cookies, inventive PNW cuisine, cozy atmosphere
"This sage-walled craftsman feels like an intimate hang at someone’s house—only if the host casually served half-portioned martinis in miniature glasses, or crispy radish cakes topped with paper-thin slices of geoduck. It’s a place that feels thoroughly fine-dining but fun, with Atoma’s creative vegetarian dishes leading the way. Gather some friends, go in on some excellent cocktails, and share savory rosette cookies filled with onion jam and farmer’s cheese, pounded lion’s mane mushrooms fried to resemble katsu, and the f*cking amazing crumpets. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - aimee rizzo
"A Seattle-area restaurant that earned a 2025 James Beard Award nomination in the Best New Restaurant category; the nod was a notable honor but it did not win." - Harry Cheadle
"Hardly anyone bothers to make this old-school dessert, which is ice cream encased in meringue and then set on fire. And no one makes it like Atoma, the acclaimed Wallingford restaurant. Here the team incorporates seasonal vegetables like corn in the summer and parsnip in the fall, and the miracle is that these flavors all come together. Don’t leave the restaurant without getting one for the table." - Harry Cheadle
"In 2023, Johnny and Sarah Courtney took over the Wallingford house that used to be home to feted organic restaurant Tilth and immediately started building their own legacy. (It is a 2025 James Beard finalist for Best New Restaurant.) The menu rotates with the seasons, but you’re bound to find a lot of unexpected twists on what’s become known as “PNW cuisine.” The radish cake topped with delicate slices of geoduck, for instance, is a sophisticated and unexpected way to serve the Northwest’s most famous bivalve. The baked Alaska is maybe the best showcase of the team’s talents: It takes ingredients like corn silk or cheddar and somehow manages to combine those flavors into something beautiful. Must-try dish: The savory rosette cookies with cheese and onion jam are so famous that the New York Times wrote about them. If you come here, you might as well order them and see what the fuss is about." - Harry Cheadle
"An Eater Award-winning restaurant recognized as a semifinalist for Best New Restaurant." - Harry Cheadle
