Layers Green Lake
Sandwich shop · Green Lake
7900 East Green Lake Dr N #107, Seattle, WA 98103
Highlights
Creative sandwiches, flaky biscuits, and unique flavor combinations
Creative sandwiches, flaky biscuits, and unique flavor combinations
"One of the few destination restaurants of Green Lake, this is Ashley and Avery Hardin’s ode to what a sandwich can be. A grilled cheese with jalapenos and dates? Crispy pork belly paired with Fresno pepper jelly and chicories? A banh mi riff that features Fra’Mani’s high-end salami as the star ingredient? The menu and its ever-changing specials contain multitudes. If your favorite sandwich is no longer on the menu, just get whatever the new special is, and maybe you’ll have a new favorite." - Harry Cheadle
"There are lots of great sandwiches around town, but not too many fancy ones. At Layers, the sandwiches take themselves seriously—kind of like that one friend of yours who has a handlebar mustache. You'll find barbecue potato chips smushed onto tuna salad, mortadella on a dutch crunch roll, and duck confit buddying up with fried eggs. On the side, things are just as serious, like green goddess-drenched fried fingerlings that momentarily steal the spotlight from the between-bread stuff. It doesn’t get much better than a lazy midday at this busy Green Lake counter. Just don't forget a slice of griddled banana bread on your way out." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"There are two main reasons to head to Green Lake: making good on a goal to walk more, and grabbing a great sandwich at Layers. This sun-filled counter serves between-bread beauties that are totally worth the chaotic line and upscale price tag. The menu is full of hits like the Notorious P.I.G, with delicate pork belly slabs and a sticky fresno pepper jelly, or their Captain Rick, loaded with herby tuna salad and a handful of BBQ-flavored potato chips. While you’re here, be sure to secure a slice of grilled banana bread, too." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"Our 2023 Restaurant of the Year, Avery and Ashley Hardin’s Layers Green Lake serves sophisticated sandwich creations, which put the textures and flavors of a high-end restaurant meal between two slices of bread. Standouts from the constantly rotating menu include the Notorious P.I.G., which has perfectly cooked pork belly and a spicy-sweet pepper jam, and Captain Rick, a kind of holy grail of tuna sandwich that adds potato chips for a delectable crunch on top of the high-quality fish." - Eater Staff
"Initially a sandwich shop named Eater Seattle's 2023 Restaurant of the Year, it transforms into a wine bar called Soft Landing on weekends, inspired by travels to Italy and aiming to boost business during the winter." - Harry Cheadle
