Cuisine:

• French
• Bistro
• Coffee Houses

Boat Street Cafe and Kitchen Description:
If you can find Boat Street Café and snag a parking place, it's likely to become one of your favorite Seattle restaurants. Although an edgy urban building is an unexpected location for this small spot, with its name that dates to an earlier Lake Union address, it all works. Track it down and enjoy the whimsical, colorful silk lanterns and giant paper parasols suspended from the ceiling, adding an exotic touch to the rustic, white-washed dining room. Chef Renée Erickson's simple menu focuses on classic Provençal-style French cuisine served by a friendly, professional staff. Begin with the silky caramelized leek soup perfumed with sesame oil. Entrées are satisfying: a juicy pork loin rib chop is matched with roasted potatoes, plump pickled raisins, and crispy kale gratin. Spanish piquillo peppers and chèvre season a flan, which arrives looking like a savory puffed cloud captured in a soufflé dish. Carnivores will enjoy the generous portions of skillet-roasted rib-eye steak served with potatoes and a zesty olive tapenade. However, beware the over-priced crab cakes paired with a peppery banana purée and avoid disappointment. For a sweet ending, indulge in the Amaretto-kissed bread pudding served with a rum butter cream sauce or the zesty Meyer lemon curd tart.


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