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Farm-to-table downtown fine dining — chef-driven plates and a seasonal menu.
Fine Dining
Best Date Night in Spokane
Chef Peter Froese's tasting-menu room — the city's most quietly ambitious kitchen.
Italian
Best Italian in Spokane
Browne's Addition standby for handmade pasta, seasonal plates, and a well-loved weekend brunch.
Adam Hegsted's Kendall Yards spot — American comfort food through a Mediterranean lens, in the former Wandering Table space.
Brunch / Cafe
Best Breakfast & Brunch in Spokane
Breakfast in a restored 1906 rail car — a longtime Spokane institution.
Downtown cocktail bar and kitchen in a restored 1910 building.
Riverside taproom and kitchen — Spokane-Style ales and big plates.
Fine Dining
Best Patio Dining in Spokane
Pacific seafood with a Spokane Falls view.
Street tacos, a big patio, and 100+ tequilas downtown.
A South Hill mainstay for fresh sushi rolls and wok-fired Asian plates, in a newly renovated space.
A neighborhood social house pairing chef-driven Pacific Northwest plates and steaks with craft cocktails on a dog-friendly patio.
Open-kitchen downtown spot known for wood-fired pizza, small plates, and a lively upstairs balcony.
Cozy basement wine and cocktail bar inside the Montvale, with a small gastropub-style menu.
Smash burgers and scratch-made meat pies in a compact downtown storefront near Whistle Punk.
Family-style Italian in Kendall Yards, built for sharing plates of pasta, meatballs, and dessert.
New Orleans-inspired kitchen serving gumbo, hush puppies, and Cajun brunch downtown.
Neighborhood fine dining in Browne's Addition, built around a tight, ingredient-driven menu.
Small, open-kitchen spot from a longtime local chef, serving one-of-a-kind seasonal plates.
Bright, kid-friendly gastropub with weekend live music and a well-loved fish and chips.
Intimate gastropub above Browne's Addition, known for catfish sliders and a strong cocktail list.
South Hill neighborhood pub known for its corn pasta and rotating soups.
Longtime South Hill destination for seasonally driven Pacific Northwest fine dining.
Family-friendly South Hill mainstay mixing American comfort food with a sushi bar.
French bistro on South Perry serving escargot, steak frites, and a well-priced happy hour.
South Hill outpost of the Old European family, known for hearty European-style breakfast plates.
Casual fusion counter serving dumplings, bao, and loaded fries in a shared brewery space downtown.
Bright, upscale downtown brunch spot known for its French omelet and full bar.
Spokane Valley tavern with an unusually strong gluten-free menu, from mozzarella sticks to burgers.
Family-owned Spokane Valley breakfast house known for biscuits and gravy and a big red door.
All-day restaurant inside the Mirabeau Park Hotel, serving breakfast through dinner.
Pacific Northwest small plates and cocktails downtown, with a salad bar and a popular patio.
North Spokane sibling to the original rail-car diner, serving the same scratch breakfast classics.
Popular weekend brunch spot near Kendall Yards known for smoked brisket hash and carrot cake French toast.
Kendall Yards brunch and bakery counter with a diner feel and a full pastry case.
Long-running North Spokane breakfast house known for crepes and generous, old-world portions.
South Hill drive-thru taqueria and coffee counter known for burritos and friendly, fast service.
North Spokane taqueria with a big tequila list and made-from-scratch salsas.
Fast-casual downtown taqueria known for tacos and ceviche in a stylish counter-service space.
North Spokane taqueria known for birria, al pastor, and house-made salsas.
Family-run Vietnamese kitchen on Sprague known for rich pho broth and bun bo hue.
North Division pho house known for wonton soup and a full Vietnamese menu.
East Spokane favorite for pho and a broad Vietnamese-Chinese menu, family-owned for years.
Downtown Thai restaurant and late-night lounge with a large, customizable-spice menu.
Family-owned Thai kitchen in Spokane Valley known for its rangoons and made-to-order spice levels.
Neighborhood pizzeria on South Perry known for wild mushroom and specialty pies.
Northwest Spokane neighborhood pizzeria with a firepit patio and gluten-free crust option.
Kendall Yards thin-crust pizzeria with river views and vegan-friendly options.
North Spokane BBQ joint known for smoked ribs, loaded mac and cheese, and huckleberry cheesecake.
Downtown's classic steakhouse and lounge, known for bone-in cuts and an old-school dress-up feel.
North Spokane steak and seafood house with a plant-filled patio, tucked just off Wall Street.
Downtown Brazilian steakhouse with tableside carved meats and a full salad bar.
French-inspired bakery and cafe on Sprague known for pastries, sandwiches, and desserts.
Neighborhood coffee and bakery spot in the Rockwood area, popular for lingering over a latte.
All-vegan, gluten-free downtown bakery and cafe known for its weekend breakfast crowd.
Small owner-run brewery near Corbin Park known for house beers, seltzers, and sandwiches.
House-brewed taproom near Kendall Yards with a soccer-bar feel and a scratch food menu.
Kendall Yards-area brewery with a large patio, rotating taps, and a bowl-and-bao food menu.
South Hill Indian restaurant known for its lunch buffet and tandoori dishes.
South Perry restaurant blending Indian spice with Mexican technique — think curry tacos and mole enchiladas.
Small, well-loved South Hill sushi bar known for creative rolls and attentive service.
Two-level Kendall Yards sushi spot with a lively downstairs lounge and riverside patio.
Bar / Drinks
Best Casual Eats in Spokane
Craft bar food, burgers, and cocktails across from the arena.
Casual
Best New Restaurant in Spokane
Creative comfort food and handcrafted cocktails in the North Monroe Business District.
Liberty Lake's upscale table — steaks, seafood, and a polished bar.
Liberty Lake bistro and martini bar with a from-scratch menu.
Liberty Lake spot for sushi, ramen, and Japanese comfort food.
Hawaiian plates and aloha-style comfort food in Liberty Lake.
Craft beer and mead with a small menu in Liberty Lake.
Liberty Lake brewery and taproom pouring house-made craft beer.
Liberty Lake cidery and taproom with locally pressed hard cider.
Family-friendly Liberty Lake pizza and pub with a sports-bar feel.
Family-run Mexican kitchen in Liberty Lake's Country Vista plaza.
Liberty Lake taqueria for tacos, burritos, and Mexican classics.
New American bistro and martini bar at the Spokane Valley Mall.
Bistro and wine bar tucked off Montgomery in Spokane Valley.
Spokane Valley burgers and local brews in a casual pub.
Traditional Mexican fare on Sprague in Spokane Valley.
Chef-driven, from-scratch modern American on Sprague in Spokane Valley.
Chinese kitchen and tea bar on Sprague in Spokane Valley.
Longtime Spokane Valley Indian spot known for its buffet and curries.
Spokane Valley saloon with big burgers and a lively bar.
Spokane Valley taqueria serving authentic Mexican plates and tacos.
Downtown sandwich institution — huge, simple, piled high. Reopened 2025 under new ownership.
A Spokane pizza legend, now near the arena after decades by Gonzaga.
The classic Spokane drive-in — burgers, shakes, and a line that moves fast.
A downtown Coeur d'Alene burger counter that has been doing one thing well since 1907.
A longtime Northwest Mexican standby downtown, and a repeat Inlander favorite.
The Browne's Addition neighborhood gastropub — sandwiches, patio, and a room with history.
Pan-Asian fusion Spokane has leaned on for decades, known for its desserts.
The Thai restaurant most Spokane families name first, on North Division.
Spokane's sports bar of record since 1981 — breakfast through last call.
House sausages and Wisconsin-sized burgers in a tucked-away spot east of downtown.
Burgers, sandwiches and a deep tap list on North Division.
Part grocery, part taqueria, part deli — a Mexican market with a kitchen worth the trip.
Indian cooking in the Valley with a careful hand on the spice and the plating.
The Spokane branch of the Mexican market and kitchen — same groceries, same deli counter.
The original downtown Onion — the more polished of the two rooms.
The sit-down De Leon's near Gonzaga — same family, table service.
North Division outpost of the De Leon's Taco and Bar sit-down restaurants.
The South Hill De Leon's Taco and Bar, on 57th.
Old-Hollywood wine and cocktail lounge in the Bennett Block, home to Spokane's first self-serve wine wall.
Ladder's original sit-down café in a renovated 1904 building downtown — house-roasted coffee and famous avocado toast.
Ladder's drive-thru Valley outpost on East Sprague — same house roasts, plus Belgian waffles and a patio.
The Flying Goat family's South Hill pizza pub, firing neighborhood-named pies in a 700-degree wood oven.
Ladder's roastery headquarters in the former Vessel space on North Monroe — every bean in the company starts here.
Sports-forward bar and grill at Appleway and Barker, fourth in the White House Grill family.
The garlic place. Turkish, Greek and Italian cooking in Post Falls since 1996.
Steaks, fresh fish and martinis in the original White House building.
Missoula's rock-and-roll Italian deli, now on the West Plains — stacked sandwiches, imported goods and charcuterie. Home of this month's Dish of the Month.
The Kalispel Tribe's fine-dining room at Northern Quest — USDA Prime and Choice steaks, chargrilled simply, in a room built for an occasion.
The Spokane Tribe Casino's dining room — scratch American cooking, steaks and seafood, and a weekend brunch worth the drive west.
West Central tavern since 1934 — broasted chicken, jojos and Spokane's oldest liquor license.
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Monthly Award
Every month we crown one dish — the plate that stopped us mid-bite and demanded a second look.
September 2026
Airway Heights
Turkey and bacon under swiss, with avocado spread, red onion, tomato, greens and a spicy garlic aioli — built to order on a roll with a crackle to the crust. Every sandwich at Tagliare is named after a band and the records are on the wall to prove it, a Missoula institution the Benzels grew into three shops. The West Plains store opened this February with Van Vega, who grew up in Cheney and talked them into coming west. Fourteen dollars, and worth the drive past the airport.
Chef Spotlight — August 2026
Chef & Owner
"My mom was one of those people who always had a bag of cookies, or a casserole in the freezer."
Peter Froese runs the most quietly ambitious kitchen in Spokane. At Gander & Ryegrass downtown, he turns Northern Italian technique and Inland Northwest ingredients into "The Marathon" — the city's only multi-course tasting menu, an unhurried evening of house-made pasta, local produce, and whatever the season is giving up. He learned the craft the hard way, interning in a Florence kitchen "peeling potatoes and mostly staying out of the way," but the warmth is pure Midwestern hospitality: a chef who cooks like your most generous friend, just with far more finesse.
Deals & Happy Hour
Four picks a month — the deals and standout spots we've checked ourselves. No sponsored slots, nothing we haven't confirmed.
Outlaw BBQ
Half-off drinks every afternoon at one of Spokane's favorite barbecue joints — one of the deeper happy-hour deals in town, and it runs at both locations.
3–5 PM daily · 50% off wine, beer & spirits
Bruncheonette
Voted the Inlander's Best Brunch four years running. Scratch-made top to bottom — house-smoked brisket, hand-cut potatoes, and gravies made in-house.
West Central · Saturdays & Sundays
Satellite Diner & Lounge
Downtown's answer to a late craving — a full diner menu, a full bar, and last call long after most kitchens have gone dark.
Kitchen till 2 AM · seven nights
Mexico Lindo Taqueria
A family-run taqueria on Liberty Lake Road — fajitas, pollo crema, and strong, affordable margaritas that punch well above the price.
Family-run · easy on the wallet
Meet the Curator
Founder & Curator, Foodie Spokane
"The best meals of my life were never served in dining rooms — they were ladled out of roadside woks, pulled from clay ovens, and passed across mess-hall tables by people who cooked like it mattered. Spokane has that same heart. I'm just here to point at it."
Rob Smith's palate was forged on the move. Across a career in uniform, the military carried him from the spice souks of the Middle East to the night markets of the Pacific, from harbor-town kitchens on the Mediterranean to snow-dusted Christmas stalls in Europe. Wherever he landed, he did the same thing first: found where the locals actually ate. He learned early that the most honest cooking rarely arrives under a white tablecloth — it comes from a grandmother's back kitchen, a midnight food cart, a cook who's made the same dish ten thousand times and still tastes every batch.
That obsession became a career. For 26 years Rob ran restaurants — learning the trade from every side: the line, the books, the dining room, and the impossible Saturday-night rush. He gave back to the industry that raised him, serving on the boards of both the Montana Restaurant Association and the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce, where he championed the independent operators who give a region its flavor. To this day, friends know not to make plans the nights he hosts — a "quick dinner" has a way of unfolding into a five-hour, multi-course negotiation with whatever's in season.
Today he brings that globe-spanning hunger home to the Inland Northwest. Rob is convinced Spokane is one of the most underrated food cities in the Pacific Northwest — full of chefs quietly doing world-class work without the spotlight they've earned. Foodie Spokane is his answer to that: an honest, chef-first love letter to the city's kitchens. And when he's not eating his way across town, you'll find him in the garden, coaxing heirloom tomatoes and unusual greens out of Spokane soil — because, he'll tell you, every great dish starts with one great ingredient.
Our Mission
Spokane's food scene is having a moment — and someone needs to be paying attention.
Foodie Spokane was born from a simple belief: this city's chefs, restaurants, and food artisans deserve the same quality coverage that Portland, Seattle, and Boise are getting. Not as an afterthought in a regional publication, but as the main event.
We eat everywhere — from the white-tablecloth spots on South Hill to the taco trucks on Sprague. We profile the chefs who are quietly doing extraordinary work. We award the dishes that stop us mid-bite. And every week, we share what we've found with a growing community of people who care about eating well in Spokane.
This isn't a Yelp alternative or an advertising platform. It's food journalism — local, opinionated, and always honest.
We celebrate the people behind the plates — their stories, techniques, and creative vision.
100% Spokane and the Inland Northwest. We know these neighborhoods and these kitchens.
No pay-to-play. No sponsored rankings. Our opinions are earned, never bought.
From ingredient sourcing to plating, we care about every detail — and we think you do too.
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