Terra Plata
New American restaurant · Capitol Hill
1501 Melrose Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Highlights
Rooftop herb garden dining with locally sourced dishes
Rooftop herb garden dining with locally sourced dishes
"There’s nothing like getting a gnarly sunburn to remind you that hanging out on a rooftop positions you closer to the sun. At Terra Plata, their upstairs herb garden makes paying $22 for brunchtime manchego biscuits and chorizo gravy not frustrating at all. It’s a pretty easy morning party to throw together with reservations. And if early evening cocktail-drinking is more your speed, Terra Plata is ideal for watching the sunset, and eating their homemade waffle-cut truffle chips by the fistful." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
"Chef Tamara Murphy is gone, but her restaurant remains an oasis shielded from the usual Capitol Hill busyness. There’s still paella on Mondays, the roast pig still shines, and the rooftop deck is still there. This isn’t a rooftop with much of a view, but it’s covered, heated, and home to the edible garden where the restaurant still sources some of its ingredients." - Brianna Gunter
"Colorful, vibrant dishes fill the menu at the late Seattle culinary legend Tamara Murphy’s farm-to-table restaurant, from the pan roasted morel mushrooms with grilled asparagus and duck egg to the roast pig with manila clams. There’s paella on Mondays, an excellent brunch on the weekends, and a partnership with the Food Is Love Project to feed those in need. Those who are able to nab a seat on the lush rooftop are in for some great scenery, too." - Sophie Grossman
"If you get less vitamin D than one of those organisms that live near the ocean floor, a brunch on Terra Plata’s rooftop garden should help you feel like a functioning human again when the weather warms up. The Spanish-leaning menu is excellent across the board, though be sure to prioritize manchego biscuits with tangy chorizo gravy or tender green chili pork with hominy and feta. If there ever were a brunch worth getting a shoulder sunburn for, it’s this one. (Please wear SPF.)" - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
"Terra Plata proves that it’s possible to eat dinner on a rooftop garden while it’s actively raining. This Capitol Hill spot also proves that potato chips taste best when they’re cut to look like teeny waffles and dipped into pecorino-dusted crème fraîche. We used to have to wait until May to enjoy this relaxing second-story space, but not anymore, thanks to their tented coverings and space heaters." - aimee rizzo
