Musang
Filipino restaurant · Beacon Hill
2524 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144
Highlights
Filipino cuisine with PNW influences, craft cocktails
Filipino cuisine with PNW influences, craft cocktails
"Eating at Musang is like being guests at a pal’s dreamy dinner party, and we’re not just saying that because this Filipino restaurant is located inside a renovated craftsman. Throughout our many visits here, we’ve joined in on dining room-wide toasts and “Happy Birthday” singalongs, which would be enough to make Musang an exciting place to have a meal. But we’d also sit in a dark coat closet just to eat their exceptional takes on Filipino classics. From peppery pork lumpia with a crackly shell dunked in chivey sawsawan to a flame-seared, peanut butter bagoong-basted short rib kare kare, these are dishes that make us want to stop everything and sing about them as if life were a movie musical. Said musical would feature hits such as “Jollibee’s Jealous,” a jazzy little number about their rice-dredged buttermilk fried chicken, and “My Ginataan Devotion,” a ballad for their crisp vegetables in coconut sauce and vegan shrimp paste." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"If your main objective is to engineer the best meal possible, this Filipino spot on Beacon Hill is where you should celebrate. From peppery pork lumpia that possess the crunch of McNuggets, to the way their deeply rich vegan bagoong can transform a pile of haricot vert, you’re in for an excellent group meal in this fun retrofitted craftsman. Be sure to incorporate the short rib kare kare—a hunk of braised beef that’s tender and crimson in the middle with a charred sear on the outside, all sopped in a peanut butter shrimp paste sauce." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"You should totally check out—oh wait, Musang's closed on Mondays" is a phrase we used to regularly repeat to friends and family in need of an outstanding beginning-of-the-week meal. Not anymore. This iconic Filipino restaurant is now open on Mondays. You can't go wrong with any order, but the crackly lumpia and a bowl of short rib kare kare is the best combination for pretending it's still the weekend." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente
"How Far In Advance Should You Book? Day-of for weeknight reservations, at least a week out for primetime weekend slots. This Beacon Hill craftsman home serves some of Seattle’s most exciting Filipino food. The place fills up quickly, but it won’t take much effort to grab a table, either inside or on the heated patio out front, particularly if you’re aiming for dinner early in the week. The short rib kare kare is worth the trip all on its own." - gabe guarente
"A Filipino restaurant from Melissa Miranda noted as part of the recent explosion of innovative Filipino dining in Seattle and an exemplar of contemporary Filipino-American cooking." - Eater Staff
