Congrats to Revel and Spinasse for making Seattle Met’s list of Seattle’s 25 top spots.  Reviewer Kathryn Robinson calls the restaurants on this list places where “food dazzles with invention and intention” and the “best of the best.”

Robinson declares Revel “The single best think to happen to Seattle dining in the last year” and a “minor urban miracle” with “impossibly inventive” food.

Spinasse’s food is “impeccably, consistently thrilling,” enthuses Robinson, warning “Careful who you come with. In this dim light behind these lace curtains, beneath these wrought-iron fixtures, romance will ensue.”

The November issue of Seattle Met will be on the shelves in late October.

This week was a good one for Fremont eatery, Revel, who received top notch reviews from both Seattle magazine and Seattle Met as they hit subscribers’ mailboxes. Non-subscribers will have to wait a few days before snatching up their copy from the newsstand, but here’s a taste of what the reviewers had to say:

“Sometimes, it’s easy to fall into ‘other city’ envy. What’s not to like about Portland’s utopian indie scene, Vancouver’s dim sum and Japanese food, Chicago’s thrilling modern cooking, New York’s delis, bagels—everything? But when a restaurant like Revel comes along right here at home, it’s one more notch in our belt, and the competitive food nerd inside me can’t help herself: Eat your heart out, suckers!” exclaims Seattle mag’s Allison Austin Scheff.

“Revel may be the most aptly named restaurant in town…the food, the revelatory food, remains the biggest part of why,” declares Seattle Met’s Kathryn Robinson, who goes on to describe Revel as singular in “genius accomplished in the offhand vernacular of street food.”

Congrats to Revel for the well-deserved kudos!

In anticipation of her upcoming Iron Chef Challenge on Sunday, April 11, Seattle Met’s Nosh Pit sat down with Cafe Juanita’s Holly Smith and asked her about her favorite ingredients for spring (rhubarb), where she takes out of town guests for dinner (sushi) and her guilty food pleasure (frites and mayo).  Read the full article here.

Monsoon East now delivers lunch to downtown Bellevue, Factoria and Kirkland.  Seattle Met’s got all the details and pertinent info at this convenient link.

Whet your whistle with the images below:

(All courtesy of Geoffrey Smith)