Paju (restaurant)

Paju
Restaurant information
Food type	Korean
City	Seattle
State	Washington
Country	United States
Coordinates	47°37′27.8″N 122°21′22″W
Website	pajurestaurant.com

Paju is a Korean restaurant in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2]

Description

The Korean restaurant Paju operates in Queen Anne, Seattle. The restaurant serves "innovative seafood-focused cuisine", according to Seattle Magazine.[3] The menu has included Korean fried wings,[4] gochujang-infused beef tartare, salmon carpaccio with lemon dashi and kimchi caviar, and a seafood pancake with Japanese mayo, tonkatsu sauce, and bonito flakes.[5][6] Paju has also served fried rice with squid ink and quail eggs.[7][8][9]

Reception

Paju was included in The New York Times' 2021 list of the "most exciting" restaurants in the U.S.,[10][11][12] and Seattle Metropolitan's 2023 list of Seattle's 100 best restaurants.[13] In 2023, The Infatuation said, "Squid ink-infused kimchi fried rice with bacon, truffled ribeye bulgogi topped with crisped-up quinoa and charred enoki mushrooms, and lemon verbena yellowtail with slivers of green apple make Paju the best Korean restaurant in Seattle."[14]

See also

• List of Korean restaurants

References

1. "Some of Seattle's most exciting food is happening at brand-new, modern Korean Paju". The Seattle Times. 2019-11-14. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
2. Fodor's Seattle. Fodor's Travel. 2023-04-25. ISBN 978-1-64097-594-1. Archived from the original on 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
3. Shearer, Ariel (2022-07-08). "Seattle's Best Neighborhoods: Lower Queen Anne". Seattle Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
4. "Paju". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
5. "Paju Review - Queen Anne - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2023-05-19. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
6. Guarente, Gabe (2020-07-23). "In Honor of the Seattle Kraken, Here's Where to Get Great Squid and Octopus for Takeout". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
7. "15 Most Important Seattle Restaurant Openings of 2019". Eater Seattle. 2019-12-17. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
8. Guarente, Gabe (2019-12-26). "10 Seattle Dishes That Became Stars in 2019, Mapped". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
9. Huygen, Meg van (2016-12-14). "Where to Get Knockout Korean Food in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
10. "3 Seattle restaurants make The New York Times' 2021 restaurant list". The Seattle Times. 2021-10-12. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
11. Tomky, Naomi (2021-10-12). "3 Seattle restaurants make The New York Times' restaurant list". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
12. "The 2021 Restaurant List". The New York Times. 2021-10-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
13. "100 Best Restaurants in Seattle". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
14. "The Best Korean Restaurants In Seattle - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2023-05-11. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-07-17.

External links

• Official website