wa'z Seattle, gay restaurant in Seattle
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wa'z Seattle

Google (345) 4.6
Tripadvisor (16) 4.9
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Address
411 Cedar St, Seattle, WA 98121
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About this place wa'z Seattle

Wa'z is a kaiseki restaurant on Cedar Street in Belltown, Seattle, serving traditional seasonal multi-course Japanese menus. It's a mainstream, gay-friendly restaurant, not a gay venue. Courses run from small cooked dishes to raw fish, and staff explain each course and the sake pairings. Reviewers single out the service and attention to detail. This is a set-menu, reservation-led place, and the price tier in our data understates it: expect a special-occasion bill. Belltown sits just north of downtown, and Capitol Hill, the centre of Seattle's LGBTQ+ nightlife, is a short ride east if you want a drink afterwards. Google rating 4.6 from about 350 reviews.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) LGBTQ+ Food served Staff multilingual Upscale Coat check Reservation required Gay-friendly (straight venue)

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4.6
★★★★★
345 reviews

Based on 345 Google reviews.

Christina Aug 2026
★★★★★

This is just perfect! We have tried 3 omakase in the past 3 month. It tops easily and we remember every single dish and the dynamic flavor. It is a remarkable journey not limited to taste but engaging scent and visual all together! Love it! Worth every penny!

Grant Beery Aug 2026
★★★★★
Christian Shevchenko Aug 2026
★★★★★
Yue Aug 2026
★★★★★

It was a great experience. I wanted to treat my best friend, who was finally going to start TTAP and was also celebrating her birthday, to a nice dinner. This place definitely delivered. It's been a while, and I've forgotten the exact menu. However, I do recall they have several courses that I usually dislike but turned out to be really good. Excellent ingredients and food sourcing!

David Knopf Aug 2026
★★★★★

Fantastic food and service. A not-to-be missed experience.

Pankaj Kaushal Jul 2026
★★★★★
Morgan Mora Jul 2026
★★★★★

wa'z has won the spot of "favorite restaurant of all time". I have been to several tasting menu restaurants including Per Se, and wa'z topped them all easily. I visited wa'z for the first time early this year for my birthday and was wowed, so much that my spouse and I really wanted to return. Went back for my husband's birthday a couple months later, and somehow the menu was even better than the first time. During both visits, I noticed that the menu had a couple of signature dishes that they kept the same, including the deep fried sesame tofu with uni and the dry aged tuna sashimi (which I was really happy about). And both times, I was excited about every single dish on the menu. The portion sizes were perfect. It wasn't so much food that I felt sick at the end, which often happens to me when there's so many courses. I also really liked the Kaiseki style of the tasting menu (as opposed to Omakase) because I enjoyed having the variety of dishes, including soup, small appetizers, and a grilled course along with sushi. The staff is incredibly friendly and the service was wonderful. You do need a reservation to come here as seats are limited. For my husband and I, this will be our go-to celebration restaurant from now on. To the team at wa'z - you guys are awesome!

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Last updated on 14 November 2026

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