We’re compiling a list of Seattle area restaurants that source their meat from ethical sources and choose sustainable seafood. This is by no means a compete list, so if your favorite restaurant is not on the list, do not assume they source badly. They might not be on the list because we haven’t contacted them yet, or because whether they source ethically or not, they asked not to be listed on our website, or because they chose not to confirm or deny the type of meat they use. We will be updating this list regularly as we obtain more information. The seafood column is a little light on information because when we started this list, we weren’t asking about seafood. However it seemed like a natural extension, so we are working on obtaining all of that information as well.
Also, please note that this list does not cover vegetarian restaurants since by definition, they serve no meat.
If you’ve contacted any of your local restaurants, or you’re a local restaurant owner or chef and would like us to know that you source ethically, please email us and we will add you to our list.
| Restaurant | Meat | Seafood | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Foods | Most | Check the menu and ask your server for details. | |
| Baguette Box | All | Baguette Box is part of the Monsoon family. | |
| Bizzaro Cafe | All | Much of their produce is local/within 100 miles. Check their menu for details. | |
| Blackboard Bistro | All | All | Blackboard Bistro sources from local sources when possible, and ethical sources other times. Their meat is hormone and antibiotic free. They use Thundering Hooves beef in their sliders. |
| Blue Moon Burgers | All | All | Blue Moon Burgers uses Thundering Hooves beef. Their pork and chicken is also non-CAFO. Salmon burgers are from wild salmon. |
| BOKA Restaurant and Bar | All | BOKA is making the transition to organic certification. | |
| Caprice Kitchen | All | All | Chef Anne-Catherine shops the farmers markets for her supplies. |
| Coastal Kitchen | Most | Check the menu and ask your server for details. | |
| The Counter Burger | Beef | The counter uses hormone-free and antibiotic-free beef raised with ethical practices. We are still confirming their other meats. | |
| Delancey | All | All | Brandon and Molly shop the farmers markets and cook seasonably. |
| Duke's Chowder House | All | All | |
| Eats Cafe (West Seattle) | Beef and Pork | We are verifying if their other meats are CAFO free as well. | |
| Frank's Oyster House | Natural meats (in particular the chicken) | All | Frank's serves sustainable seafood and natural meats. They also use organic produce when they can. Ask about individual meat items on their menu as sources may vary. |
| Grand Central Bakery | Meats and Eggs | Grand Central Bakery and Cafes sources our meat and eggs from a variety of sources including Oregon Country beef, Draper Valley, and Thundering Hooves. | |
| Herbfarm | All | All | Much of their food is from their own farm. |
| Homegrown Sandwiches | All | All | Check their chalkboard for specifics. They update it regularly. |
| Jolly Roger Tap Room | Some | Some - check the menu or ask your server. | They source ethically for some of their meat and seafood. Check your menu and ask your server for details. |
| La Boucherie | All | All | They source their restaurant from their farm and farmers markets. |
| Mashiko's | All | Mashiko is Seattle's first completely sustainable sushi restaurant! | |
| Naked City Brewing | All | All | Naked City strives to use local, organic, and sustainable ingredients whenever possible. Their menu lists either the source or the quality (natural, hormone and antibiotic free, free range, etc) of their meats and seafoods. |
| Monsoon and Monsoon East | All | ||
| Portage Bay Cafe | All | All | |
| Rain City Burgers | Beef | Rain City Burgers uses Painted Hills Natural Beef for their burgers. | |
| Ray's Boathouse | Most | Most | |
| Russell's Barn | Most | Ask your server for details. The lamb in particular is fantastic. | |
| Salumi | Pork | We're waiting on confirmation of their other meats, though confidence is high. | |
| Skillet Street Food | All | All | Most everything from Skillet will be CAFO free and sustainable. |
| Sky City/Space Needle | Beef, chicken, pork, eggs all hormone and antibiotic free. Also serve Jidori chicken. | All | Mushrooms from WA, OR, BC. Emmer from Bluebird Grain, hazelnuts and hazelnut oil from Holmquist. Uses seasonal produce whenever possible. |
| Smokin' Pete's BBQ | Beef, chicken, pork | Their hot links are Hempler's. Hempler uses CAFO free beef, but they don't list their pork source. | |
| Spring Hill | All | All | |
| Stumbling Goat Bistro | All | New owners have maintained commitment to local and sustainable. | |
| Taste at SAM | All | All | Taste cooks seasonably, often sourcing from farmers markets. |
| Tidbit Bistro | Most | Most | Their cured meats come from Italy and they cannot guarantee they are non-CAFO. However, it is very likely they are. Their fish is all bought locally, but we have not yet verified sustainability. |
| Tilth | All | All | Tilth is organic and sustainable across the board. |
Our dream is that someday every restaurant who opts to be on this list will put a page on their own site stating their adherence to serving only (or mostly) ethically raised/caught meats and fish which we could then link to. If enough restaurants are willing to express interest, we are more than happy to start crafting a pledge to share.
