One of the rewards for enduring this city’s dreary, wet winter months is the array of “secret outdoor sanctuaries” that pop up every summer, said Allison Austin Scheff in Seattle. Recently, we peeked into many of the great nooks and crannies of the city’s dining scene to find the best little oases for enjoying food and drinks “under strings of lights and starlit summer skies.”
Sambar Grab one of the few small tables here and you’ll be rewarded with tasty cocktails and simple fare in an intimate setting of “lushly vine-covered walls and fragrant plantings.” You can’t go wrong with the shrimp cakes and rémoulade, accompanied by a “La Piqure” cocktail: tequila, blood-orange juice, Campari, and smoked chiles. 425 NW Market St., (206) 781-4883
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