The 6 Best Fried Chicken Restaurants In Seattle

Updated: August 7, 2022

After some soul food? Head to these Seattle spots for the best-fried chicken in the city. We scrutinized top sites, incorporating millions of diner reviews for these best-fried chicken restaurants in Seattle. No matter your favorite style: buttermilk, spicy Korean, or Nashville hot chicken - these restaurants do it best.

Find the perfect Fried Chicken spot

The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Seattle
Foursquare
Seattle's Finest Fried Chicken Restaurants
Eater, 2019

Seattle's Finest Fried Chicken Restaurants
Eater, 2019
Fried Chicken Face Off: Searching for Seattle’s Best Breaded Birds
The Stranger, 2017

Seattle's Finest Fried Chicken Restaurants
Eater, 2019
Craving fried chicken? We tracked down some of the best Seattle has to offer.
K5 News, 2018

The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Seattle
Foursquare
7 Places to Find Great Fried Chicken in Seattle
Serious Eats, 2018

Today is National Hot Chicken Day—Here's Where to Go in Seattle
The Stranger, 2018
8 Finger-Licking-Good Spots for Fried Chicken
SeattleMet, 2017

Today is National Hot Chicken Day—Here's Where to Go in Seattle
The Stranger, 2018
7 Places to Find Great Fried Chicken in Seattle
Serious Eats, 2018

Why these restaurants?

Finding the right spot to satisfy your Fried Chicken craving shouldn't be a full-time job. The restaurants in this list rose to the top after we analyzed the Yelp and Google ratings for 10951 restaurants in Seattle, 1095134 restaurant reviews, and exactly 1286 lists and articles from experts at SeattleMet, Serious Eats and The Stranger and more. All with some boam magic. These top contenders have appeared in SeattleMet - Get a Taste of the South at These 13 Seattle Restaurants, Serious Eats - 7 Places to Find Great Fried Chicken in Seattle and The Stranger - Today is National Hot Chicken Day—Here's Where to Go in Seattle. We automatically update restaurants’ open hours and services, so you can actually enjoy the top restaurants we show. This content is not sponsored by any restaurant or party, the restaurants shown are the real deal. These ten restaurants offer the best Fried Chicken in Seattle.

Questions & answers

JuneBaby, Local 360, and Kedai Makan are the highest-rated fried chicken spots for dinner in Seattle.

JuneBaby, Local 360, and Witness are the highest-rated fried chicken spots that are good for groups in Seattle.

JuneBaby, Local 360, and Kedai Makan are the highest-rated fried chicken spots for lunch in Seattle.

JuneBaby, Local 360, and Radiator Whiskey are the highest-rated fried chicken spots for a pick-up order in Seattle.

There are 180 fried chicken spots in Seattle.

Drink pairing tips for Fried Chicken

Enjoy fried chicken with Champagne
For an elevated experience, pair your fried chicken with Champagne. This combination works particularly well because this sparkling wine acts as a palate cleanser for the fatty dish.
Pale Ale with your fried chicken
When enjoying a fried chicken dish, it’s recommended you pair it with a glass ofbitter Pale Ale, a beer that cleanses the palate.
Tempranillo with your fried chicken
When considering what goes best with fried chicken, we recommend a glass of Tempranillo, it truly complements the dish as it cuts the fat with its tannins.

Interesting facts about Fried Chicken

September = Fried Chicken festival
London, United Kingdom is the proud home of the annual World Chicken Festival, held every September to celebrate everything that is good about Fried Chicken.
National Fried Chicken Day in United States
Love fried chicken? So do people in United States. The country celebrates National Fried Chicken Day every year on July 6.
A big appetite
Naddar "FreakEating" Reda holds the record for eating the most McDonald's Chicken McNugget in the world by finishing no fewer than 170 in one sitting. Could you top that?

Parking in the area

Getting a good parking spot in Seattle can be tough, and it’s worse if you’re hungry. To make your life easier, we partnered with SpotHero, an innovative digital parking reservation service, so you can easily and effortlessly find parking near your selected Fried Chicken spot.