Chef Varin Keokitvon and beverage director Amanda Reed conspire to mix food of eclectic, worldly fine-dining kinds with drinks that meet their diversity and then some.

Website: heartwoodsea.com
Number of seats: 88 in the dining room, 11 at the kitchen counter and 54 at the bar
Average per-person check: $40
Popular dishes: Grilled pork chop with spring onion, romesco and rainbow carrot; beet salad with honey-chèvre, chermoula, orange and pistachio praline; yellowtail with grapefruit, avocado, horseradish and lemon-pimenton vinaigrette.
What people come for: Unique food and beverage pairing program, late-night dining
Address: 1103 1st & Spring St.
Phone Number: 206-582-3505

An exterior view

This vegan tiki bar in the neighborhood of Ballard mixes spirited drinks and doles out globe-trotting flavors to match, all with boneless plant-life as a focus.

Website: nobonesbeachclub.com
Number of seats: 50
Average per-person check: $20
Popular dishes: Beer-battered avocado tacos cilantro slaw, chipotle aïoli, tomato, lime and charred tomato salsa; jackfruit flautas with jackfruit “carnitas," poblano peppers, cashew crema, roasted tomatillo and avocado salsa; rice panko-crusted eggplant fries with garlic sungoddess dip and poblano paprika aïoli.
What people come for: Tropical drinks, surfing and beach movies; part of proceeds donated to animal welfare groups
Address: 5410 17th Ave. NW
Phone Number: No phone number

Jackfruit flautas

Sizzling lettuce wraps

This downtown destination divvies up its duties to make its singular mark as “part café, part specialty foods store and part floral workshop.”

Website: thelondonplaneseattle.com
Number of seats: 45
Average per-person check: $30
Popular dishes: Brussels sprouts with black rice, croutons and anchovy; beet hummus with harissa; herb chicken with roasted carrots, medjool dates, pistachios and ricotta.
What people come for: Outdoor patio, flower shop, retail shop
Address: 300 & 322 Occidental Ave. S
Phone Number: 206-624-1374

An interior view

From the prolific Ethan Stowell Restaurants group, this gastropub was concocted to pair discerning local beer with food that is creative and diverse enough to do it justice. 

Website: ethanstowellrestaurants.com/locations/bramling-cross/
Number of seats: 50 in the dining room and 10 at the bar
Average per-person check: $30
Popular dishes: Dynamite Chicken — whole Mad Hatcher fried chicken with grits and collard greens; Bramling burger on a potato bun with iceberg lettuce, pickle, American cheese and secret sauce; Wedge, Kinda — Point Reyes blue cheese, bacon, soft egg, tomato and herb buttermilk dressing.
What people come for: Eight taps with local beers plus more in bottles and cans, beer-based cocktails, lively brunch.
Address: 5205 Ballard Ave. NW
Phone Number: 206-420-8192

Dynamite Chicken

Wedge, Kinda