Where Can You Get Good German Food in Seattle?

We asked Barbara Sauermann, Seattle-based editor of Allrecipes Germany, to give her recommendations for the best German food in Seattle. Previously, we covered Seattle’s Australian food and Brazilian food options.

There really aren’t any great German restaurants in Seattle proper. They are all fine (Feierabend in SLU, Prost in Greenwood and West Seattle, and The Peoples Pub in Ballard), but all taste quite Americanized. [Ravenna Blog says Heidelberg Haus is coming to 2122 NE 65th St this fall--ed.]

Uli’s Famous Sausage in Pike Place Market really has great German sausages so if that’s what you crave, get your brat there.

The best way to have authentic German food is to buy your own products and cook it at home–there are great stores that sell all you need. The best German store is in Burien: Hans’ Sausage & Delicatessen. They have fantastic meats, sausages and cold cuts, great Brezen (pretzels) and a wide selection of German food products. They make sandwiches there, too.

There are two great German food stores in the city. First is George’s Sausage and Deli. Even though it’s technically Polish, many of the products taste like their German counterparts, great liverwurst, sausages, again–yes, we love our sausage! Bavarian Meats in the Pike Place Market also has fantastic meat products and sandwiches.