Classic Elegance for Sophisticated Foodies in Seattle

Blue mohair upholstery invites you to settle in.

Lighting similar to that at LarkBonnie Kittle/Unsplash

This local restaurant continues to impress.

When you enter the space you are struck by a sense of sophistication.

The long wall of windows is mirrored by a wall of white shelving, displaying a selection of available wines. The owners are masters of making simple things elegant and they’ve created a sense of intimacy with lighting, and table placement. 

The lighting is unusual, old-fashioned Edison-lamp style LED lights hang from the high ceiling at different heights throughout, giving your eyes an interesting variety of views.

The approachable, friendly space is enhanced by the way the wine display wall is used to separate the kitchen and dining room. This allows glimpses between the two spaces and provides a spacious feel as well as maintaining the intimacy of the seating area.

The combination of plushly upholstered booths and tables covered with white tablecloths adds to the atmosphere and the blue mohair velvet seat upholstery is an outstanding touch.

Combine that with attentive, professional service and you have a restaurant where you can comfortably bring a special date or a loved one to celebrate an anniversary.

Lark Restaurant is a great place for a special occasion.

It’s a bit pricier, but you can count on the atmosphere and consistent quality.

There are two dining rooms, the main floor offers elegant white linen tablecloths and plush banquettes. Upstairs you find rustic decor, in an intimate setting, tucked up into the rafters of the historic building.

You can find Lark in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.

“Our menu features small plates of locally-produced and organic cheese, charcuterie, vegetables, grains, fish, and meats, all prepared with a signature focus on flavor and quality.” LarkRestaurant

The Chef enjoys creating delicious dishes featuring offal and game meats, with Crispy Pork Trotters and Venison loin as two of his favorites. 

He also prepares lighter meals with local ingredients.

Watch Chef John Sundstrom prepare a delicious dish. Wild Alaska Pollock.

"Crudo, charcuterie, sandwiches, and seasonal dishes, Don’t miss a gorgeously dressed Hamachi Crudo with fennel, preserved lemon, and green olive, or bright pink wild salmon presented with orange orbs of Ikura roe." Lark

The Chef has written a book, called “Lark — Cooking Wild in the Northwest”. 

It shares the history of Lark and includes some of his recipes that focus on cooking throughout the seasons in the Pacific Northwest. He generously shares his essential kitchen staples for every day.

Dinner Kits

Lark has prepared Dinner Kits for pickup during the pandemic and they’ve proved to be extremely popular. 

Pre-ordering is required and the kits are prepared to share a two-person minimum meal. 

The kit includes the following set menu. Ingredients may change slightly due to availability and freshness:

• Appetizer: Charcuterie and cheese: pork pistachio pate, chorizo Rioja, Dinah’s cheese, Bleu de Brebis, quince membrillo, fig, and olive crisps
  
• Salad: Laura Chenel goat cheese, fava beans, oil-cured olives, arugula,
  creamy lemon dressing
  
• Main: Oregon lamb chops, morcilla sausage, garlic scapes, morels, pimento
  or Tajarin pasta, basil green chickpea pesto, pine nuts, Parmigiano Reggiano
  
• Dessert: Honey cheesecake, blueberry apricot compote, oat crumble

Pick up at Lark 4:30 pm — 6:30 pm, Tuesday — Saturday
$65 per person plus tax; Place your order via Tock.

This restaurant works diligently to provide the freshest local ingredients available. The Chef works with local artisans, farmers, and foragers to serve the best of each season.

Lark Larder

The Chef is preparing larder boxes for your kitchen.

They include fresh ingredients, sourced locally or prepared in our kitchen:

1 dozen organic eggs
 Plugra European butter- 1 pound 
Ciabatta rolls- 6 each
Seasonal fruit- 1 pound (blood orange, grapefruit, apples, etc.)
Housemade fresh pasta- 1 pound
Green chickpea basil pesto sauce- 1 cup
Parmigiano Reggiano- 1 cup grated
Nicky Farms elk huckleberry sausage- 4 each (frozen)
JM’s chocolate chip cookie dough (frozen)- 4 pieces
Vanilla chocolate swirl ice cream- 1 pint

Here are some of our favorite food producers from the Northwest and beyond, some of whom we’ve been working with from the beginning.

Full Circle, Billy’s Farm, Kurtwood Farms
Tieton Creamery, Mt. Townsend Creamery
Penn Cove Shellfish, Jones Farm
Lummi Island Wild, Nicky USA
Pleasant View Farm
La Espanola Meats, Olli
Bluebird Grain Farms, Caffe Vita
Theo Chocolate

Lark
952 East Seneca Street, Seattle, WA 98122
www.larkseattle.com

Call 206–323–5275 for reservations or reserve online at Tock. 

Parties of 6 or more will be seated at 6:00 pm or 8:30 pm, please call to make those reservations.

Sources: LarkSeattle, ExploreTock, 

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