Caffeinated and Unstrung: A Guide to Seattle's Free Wireless Coffee Shops seattle.wifimug.org/

“Seattle is rich in good, independent coffee shops that offer free, or mostly free wireless access. This wiki is intended to be a guide to the best places in the city to huddle over a table with your laptop, a cup of something hot, maybe a pastry, and get online…New and better map of Seattle wireless coffee shops (scrollable, clickable, zoomable courtesy of romeda and Google Maps) Not guaranteed to work in IE, or on slow connections. Newest and back again Virtual Earth map of Seattle wireless coffee shops.”

Chef Kati chefkati.com

“Chef Kati Peters… has been a strict ovo-lacto vegetarian for the past 35 years and has taught natural foods cuisine in Japan, Toronto, and the Seattle area for over 20 years. Food is her passion: she loves shopping for food, preparing food, eating food, and of course, talking about food!

...Chef Kati is always finding new restaurants for vegetarians and vegans. Her latest finds are on the Dining Out page. Please take a few minutes to explore the Web site and learn more about how you can incorporate Chef Kati’s specialized information. Learn where to purchase super fresh veggies, and how you can take advantage of Chef Kati’s unique culinary skills to enhance your professional and personal lifestyle.”

One Pot onepot.org

“kill the restaurant: a voyeurs guide to the culinary underground. there is a new generation of culinarians. actively questioning the establishment. questioning it by acting, cooking, dining outside the bureaucratically controlled mainstream of american food.”

Raw Network of Washington rawwashington.org

”...a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education, support, and resources to raw foodists and others interested in learning about the raw foods lifestyle. We also work to increase public awareness of the raw foods lifestyle. Unlike other raw and living food websites, this is the only site that brings you a comprehensive, up-to-date guide about what’s happening with the life foods movement in all of Washington State.”

Seaettle Vegan seattlevegan.com/

Includes a directory of vegan restaurants and shops in the area.

SV says: “all things vegan in Seattle”

Seattle Dining seattledining.com

An “online service with in-depth articles and reviews about restaurants, specialty grocers, and Seattle’s Food Service Industry. Readers are encouraged to write short reviews or submit features for Seattledining.com. Dining out is so much more than eating—Dining out can be the centerpiece for a great night, an opportunity to network, and make personal and professional contacts.”

Clunky to use and aesthetically awful, the site nonetheless has some interesting opinions and articles.

Seattle Happy Hours urbandrinks.com/happyhour/usa/wa/seattle

nice database, easy to use, thorough content on food

Seattle Metropolitan Magazine seattlemet.com/where_to_eat/

“Thank you for visiting our fully searchable guide to the best restaurants in town. This selective, rotating guide is independent of advertising. Establishments are chosen based on food quality, menu selection, service, ambience and value. Bon appétit!”

Seattle’s newest metro magazine has good writing and a nice restaurant section; the online version is not as strong, but worth a look.

Searches/Critiques: culinary

Seattle PI: Food seattlepi.nwsource.com/food/

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Seattle Times: Restaurants seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/restaurants/

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Seattle Weekly: Dining Guide seattleweekly.com/food/2007diningguide/

Seattle’s more “corporate” free weekly paper does a pretty good job in their food section> We love that you can search for restaurants that “satisfy your ethics” or “meet your fellow diners,” or “take your grandparents.”

Searches/Critques: affordable, social, romantic, culinary

Seattle.net seattle.net/entertainment/restaurants/

“Seattle offers some of the most varied dinning in the country. For a small city it has any type of food that you and your guests have in mind. From classical French cuisine at Rovers to strictly Brazilian kitchen at Ipanema Grill. In our city you can comfortably find satisfaction for your unique tastes! You can also view the Vegetarian and Vegan restaurants.

Our restaurant guide is organized by neighborhoods to better assist your search. If you have any questions please Email Us to contact one of our concierge assistants.”

The Stranger: Seattle Restaurant Guide thestranger.com/dining

The Stranger is a free alternative weekly with good reviews and a nice search engine.

vegseattle.com vegseattle.com/r-veg.shtml

A good listing of the vegan, vegetarian and veg-friendly restaurants in the Seattle area. The site also includes a number of other useful resources for vegetarians. Nice job.