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Seattle

Everywhere we track in Seattle — restaurants ranked by the ones where we've seen the Amex Resy credit badge ourselves, then Michelin standing, then how people rate them.

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12 places to go

Mount Rainier National Park

4.9 out of 5(20,748 reviews)National Park

236,000-acre wilderness around Washington's highest peak encompassing wildflower meadows & glaciers.

Visit site ↗Washington

Kerry Park

4.8 out of 5(19,872 reviews)Park

Panoramic views of Downtown & the Space Needle draw visitors to this small neighborhood park.

Visit site ↗211 W Highland Dr

Washington Park Arboretum

4.8 out of 5(8,327 reviews)Botanical Garden

On the shores of Lake Washington, this 230-acre preserve features rare trees & a Japanese garden.

Visit site ↗2300 Arboretum Dr E

Chihuly Garden and Glass

4.7 out of 5(25,392 reviews)Art museum

Art museum & sculpture garden showcasing Dale Chihuly's large, colorful glass works.

Visit site ↗305 Harrison St

Sky View Observatory - Columbia Center

4.7 out of 5(3,915 reviews)

73rd-floor observatory with sweeping city & mountain views, plus a cafe for light fare, beer & wine.

Visit site ↗700 4th Ave

Ballard (Hiram M. Chittenden) Locks

4.7 out of 5(10,364 reviews)Tourist Attraction

Waterway with opportunities for viewing salmon during the summer & park with unusual shrubs & trees.

Visit site ↗3015 NW 54th St

Space Needle

4.6 out of 5(59,941 reviews)Observation Deck

Iconic, 605-ft-tall spire at the Seattle Center, with an observation deck & a rotating restaurant.

Visit site ↗400 Broad St

Seattle Japanese Garden

4.6 out of 5(4,699 reviews)Garden

3.5-acre formal garden with a cherry orchard, water features & teahouse hosting seasonal ceremonies.

Visit site ↗1075 E Lk Washington Blvd

Pike Place Market

4.6 out of 5(80,204 reviews)Market

Landmark daily market with famed fish-throwing seafood vendors, produce stalls & other shops.

Visit site ↗85 Pike St

Seattle Center

4.6 out of 5(48,101 reviews)Event Venue

Huge community events complex with museums, theaters, restaurants & shops, plus the Space Needle.

Visit site ↗305 Harrison St #5

The Seattle Great Wheel

4.6 out of 5(12,685 reviews)Ferris wheel

Giant Ferris wheel offering climate-controlled gondolas & a bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks.

Visit site ↗1301 Alaskan Wy

Woodland Park Zoo

4.6 out of 5(23,780 reviews)Zoo

92-acre zoo with nearly 300 species, a vintage carousel, summer concerts & an indoor play space.

Visit site ↗Bear Grotto

How this list is built. Restaurants and bars come from Google Places for Seattle, refreshed Oct 14, and are split between the two tabs by the venue type Google reports. Booking platform is detected from each restaurant's own website. Michelin and Sapphire Reserve marks are matched by name and place. Where Google has no description we say what we hold about the venue instead.

What the marks mean. Since August 1 a restaurant only triggers the Amex Resy credit if its Resy page shows the “Qualifies for Resy Credit” badge — we open those pages and look, last on Sep 15, and a blank badge means we haven't checked yet, not that the credit fails. A sighting inside thirty days reads “Resy credit”; an older one carries the date we saw it, because what we can honestly say is what we saw and when. A Sapphire Reserve table is on Chase's Exclusive Tables list, where the $150 half-yearly dining credit applies — enrol the card at OpenTable first · list Sep 9. Michelin means starred, Bib Gourmand or Selected in the 2026 US guide, collected Sep 9. James Beard and the bar lists are the current year's awards, with a win shown differently from a nomination.

Card credits change without notice. Confirm on Resy or with your issuer before you count on one.