Check, Please! Northwest

From decadent dining on Whidbey Island to old-fashioned comfort food in Sumner, this week our guests travel to their favorite restaurants outside of Seattle.

Enjoy a Hawaiian-Korean food fusion at Marination Ma Kai on Alki, indulge in homemade cookies and classic cocktails at Oddfellows Café & Bar on Capitol Hill, and savor full-flavored wood-fired pizzas at Bar del Corso on Beacon Hill.

Enjoy fresh seafood at Steelhead Diner in the heart of Pike Place Market, savor decadent toasts and delicious sangria at Dinette in Capitol Hill (currently relocating) and visit St. Dames in Columbia City for inspired, meat-free comfort food.

Explore a melting pot of flavors at Grub on Queen Anne, fill up on delicate steamed dumplings at Din Tai Fung in Bellevue and enjoy culinary traditions from the Northwest at Preservation Kitchen in Bothell.

Get Hawaiian-style cuisine in big portions at Kona Kitchen in Maple Leaf, enjoy full-flavored rustic food for sharing at Black Bottle in Belltown and stop in at Volterra in Ballard for contemporary Italian dining and drinks.

Eat breakfast all day at Geraldine’s Counter in Columbia City, sample casual Parisian cuisine at Café Presse on Capitol Hill and indulge in seafood from around the world at RockCreek in Fremont.

Visit Mamnoon on Capitol Hill for a modern take on Middle Eastern cuisine, head to Bellevue for burgers and boozy shakes at Lunchbox Laboratory and escape to Whidbey Island for locally-sourced fare at Gordon’s on Blueberry Hill.

Choose from hundreds of wines at Purple Café in Kirkland, taste decadent desserts at Epulo in Edmonds and explore Thai street food at Mai Thaiku on Phinney Ridge.

Looking for breakfast outside of Seattle? This week our guests are crazy for eggs benedict, veggie scrambles, cinnamon rolls and French toast at their favorite restaurants: The Commons in Woodinville, 909 Coffee & Wine in Burien, and The Buttered Biscuit in Sumner.

Check out the handmade soba noodles at Miyabi 45th in Wallingford, head to Capitol Hill for wood-fired pizzas at Rione XIII and try a vegetarian brunch at Café Flora in Madison Valley.

Guests recommend the continental cuisine with a twist at Hunger in Fremont, the German schnitzels and strudels at Szmania’s in Magnolia and the family-friendly Italian dining at Gianfranco in Snoqualmie. Note: Hunger in Fremont has closed since the taping of this episode.

Survey the pancake bar at Portage Bay Café in South Lake Union, sample the small plates at Pair in Ravenna and savor the spices of Lebanon at Café Munir in Ballard.

Let your taste buds take a trip around the world. Escape to a French bistro in the heart of Seattle, then sample a taste of India in the Roosevelt District and hit a Puerto Rican happy hour in Redmond.