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The 38 Essential Seattle Restaurants, January 2012

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It's time to update the Eater 38, your answer and ours to any question that begins, "Can you recommend a restaurant?" This group covers the entire city, spans myriad cuisines and collectively satisfies all of your restaurant needs, save for those occasions when you absolutely must spend half a paycheck (with one arguable exception). Every couple of months, we'll be adding pertinent restaurants that were omitted, have newly become eligible (restaurants must be open at least six months), or have stepped up their game.

This time around, the 38 bids a fond farewell to Joule and Sushi Kappo Tamura — not because they aren't great spots, but simply because time marches on. Also dropping off the list is Paseo, since they are currently on break.

That's the bad news. The good: A lineup of new arrivals based on nominations, kitchen shuffles and other assorted intel. Eater would like to welcome Il Corvo, Traveler's Thali House, and Elemental@Gasworks to the list. All of these changes are reflected in random order here.

For those of you readying the pitchforks because your favorite restaurant isn't on the list, wouldn't it just be more productive to nominate it for inclusion? State your cases for (or against) restaurants in the comments or hit up the tipline.

For more Eater 38 guides updated today across the Eater Universe, head over to Eater National.

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Elemental

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Il Corvo

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Travelers Thali House

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Mistral Kitchen

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Pike Street Fish Fry

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Quinn's Pub

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Armandino's Salumi

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Serious Pie

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Sitka & Spruce

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Spinasse

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Spring Hill Restaurant & Bar

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Spur Gastropub

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Tamarind Tree

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The Walrus and the Carpenter

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Zippy's Giant Burgers

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Viengthong

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Lecosho

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Brave Horse Tavern

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Steelhead Diner

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Art of the Table

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Le Pichet

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Canlis Restaurant

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Dinette

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Ezell's Famous Chicken

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How To Cook A Wolf

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Jade Garden

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La Bête

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La Carta De Oaxaca

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La Medusa

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Madison Park Conservatory

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Mashiko Japanese Restaurant

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Matt's In the Market

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Mike's Noodle House

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Maneki Japanese Restaurant

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Delancey

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