Ludi's Restaurant
Breakfast restaurant · Pike Place Market
120 Stewart St, Seattle, WA 98101
Highlights
Filipino diner serving all-day breakfast favorites like ube pancakes
Filipino diner serving all-day breakfast favorites like ube pancakes
"When Ludi’s closed in 2019, they got a more heartfelt send-off than some people's great-grandma. The thought that this Filipino diner would no longer supply Seattle with bright purple pancakes was devastating. But Ludi’s returned. So did the ube pancakes. Inside their updated location a couple of blocks from the old Downtown space, you can pile into a booth among the same family-run diner surroundings. A sizzling griddle is the morning soundtrack, breakfast is served all day, and the food is as comforting as ever." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
"We love this family-run this Filipino diner for its sticky ube pancakes, but there's so much more. The coffee never goes cold, a sizzling blacktop is the morning soundtrack, and breakfast is served all day. Ordering the combo silog (a.k.a bites of Ludi’s greatest hits) is a necessary rite of passage. The plate is filled with peppery longanisa, Subway foot-long sized lumpia, a juicy pounded pork chop, and fragrant garlic rice you could eat fistfuls of on its own. Just get here when they open at 7am, because by 7:30, a line already forms underneath the iconic yellow and blue sign." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"These sticky purple pancakes—only available Friday to Sunday—are Ludi’s greatest contribution to Seattle (outside of owner Tito Greg himself). The extra bouncy rice flour flapjacks are smothered in a coconutty ube glaze that maple syrup should be afraid of. And while they might look like a sugary viral gimmick, they are just the right amount of sweet, and just as special as they are delicious." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
"A Filipino-influenced casual eatery mentioned among local spots contributing to the city’s growing Filipino food scene." - Eater Staff
"A couple blocks away from the market is the third (or fourth, who’s counting?) incarnation of Ludi’s, the classic Filipino-American diner. If you’ve got visitors in town and want to wow ‘em on a weekend, the ube pancakes are endlessly grammable, and also surprisingly light, but the regulars here are more likely to get silog (garlic rice, eggs, and a meat). Don’t forget to visit the condiment table, which is STACKED with Filipino products, before you eat. Just be wary of the lines that can accumulate on warm-weather weekends." - Harry Cheadle
