Bitter Lake

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About this Neighborhood

Bitter Lake rewards the adventurous eater, its 23 restaurants landing an impressive 4.7 on Yelp across more than 6,600 reviews. Asian cooking dominates and delivers, from the Thai plates at Aroy Mak Thai Food to the beef feast at Wagyu Factory and the smoke of Friendship Foods BBQ. Beyond the food, a farmers market, department store and seven grocers keep the practical side covered, with two parks and a couple of courts adding a little room to move. It's a north Seattle pocket where the strip-mall setting hides some genuinely great, globe-spanning kitchens.