Harry Cheadle
The College District is ceaselessly (and wrongly) written off as a spot solely school children would need to eat; the story often goes that it’s rife with sketchy lunch counters, nondescript multinational quick meals chains, and an overabundance of boba tea joints. However the reality is that the U District is likely one of the metropolis’s important eating locations, with a dizzying array of worldwide cuisines targeting its predominant road, College Method (confusingly often known as the Ave).
There’s Korean meals, regional Chinese language specialties, Indian groceries, Vietnamese kitchens, falafel home windows, and extra on almost each block. And virtually all the things is each inexpensive and genuinely good, so determining the place to eat on this neighborhood is extra a matter of grappling with the paradox of alternative than the rest. So, right here’s a brief listing to get you began. And when you need assistance with boba overwhelm, head to Eater Seattle’s boba map.
Ship us a tip by emailing seattle@eater.com. As typical, this listing just isn’t ranked; it’s organized geographically.
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