Outlier

"The night before Taylor takes the stage at Lumen Field, downtown burger and milkshake joint Outlier is hosting a Long Live Taylor listening party from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m." - Zoe Baillargeon

"Outlier opened in 2017 as a restaurant serving small plates from around the world. Now it has transitioned into a decadent burger and milkshake bar with options ranging from a standard burger with roasted red onions to a cheese-stuffed chorizo burger with queso Oaxaca and guajillo salsa. The menu also includes extravagant milkshakes, such as a s’mores shake and another garnished with a whole pink glazed donut." - Jade Yamazaki Stewart

"A stalwart on the “best of” lists, this restaurant blends dynamic global cuisine with comfort food… set against a steampunky-sports bar décor. None of this should work, but it very much does. The industrial touches evoke the city’s heritage as a Western working town, as well as its iconic grunge epoch that swept the globe. (The bottle-cap portrait of local legend Jimi Hendrix is especially endearing.) Don’t miss the chicken khao soi , foraged-mushroom pizza with taleggio, or the sublime Vadouvan-spiced carrots with thin curls of feta smoked in-house. The restaurant’s connected to the Kimpton Hotel Monaco and also delivers a mean breakfast, from malted waffles to duck confit hash with cippolini and dried cherries."

"Offered at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Friday for two people, the noodle bar at this downtown spot is a $25 two-course experience. Sinsay pulls from his Southern California upbringing and Filipino heritage to present Pacific Northwest ingredients in the form of lumpia Shanghai and rich, steaming bowls of bulalo." - Jackie Varriano