"Hard-to-find world street food since 2015 — book Nue on Capitol Hill for Trinidad goat curry, Burmese tea-leaf salad and Romanian mititei."
About Nue
Nue opened in 2015 at 1519 14th Ave on Capitol Hill, the idea of Chris Cvetkovich, who has eaten his way through more than fifty countries and developed the menu with executive chef Joe Swain. The kitchen collects hard-to-find street dishes from around the world and cooks them with care, a decade-long project that has drawn Food Network and Atlas Obscura.
It sits among the neighbourhood's most distinctive rooms. Compare the soul-food kitchen Communion, the daily-pasta counter Il Corvo and Renee Erickson's How to Cook a Wolf, or browse the full Seattle dining guide.
The Kitchen
The menu is a tour of the world's street food, built for sharing. The dishes to order are the mellow Trinidad goat curry, the Burmese tea-leaf salad and the Romanian mititei (mici), with South African bunny chow, Szechuan chicken wings and Malaysian prawns close behind. Finish with the house ice creams, frozen with liquid nitrogen in rotating flavours like Vietnamese coffee and Yemeni lime.
It is fair value: small plates run roughly $10 to 18, with most diners spending around $30 to 45 a head over a few plates and a drink.
The Room
The room is casual and convivial, decorated with travel finds and built for a sociable, graze-and-share meal rather than a formal sit-down. Service is friendly and happy to steer first-timers through the far-flung menu. The mood is relaxed and curious, well suited to a group, an easy date or a solo seat. Booking is wise at weekends.
Best for a relaxed, adventurous dinner in Seattle
Nue suits an easy, adventurous night — the share plates and far-flung flavours make it a fun first date or sociable team dinner, and a comfortable spot for solo dining on Capitol Hill. For more of the city's rooms, see Communion or browse the full Seattle dining guide.
Not for
Not for a formal, fine-dining or quiet occasion — Nue is a casual, lively share-plate room built for adventurous global street food, not a dressed-up dinner.
Frequently Asked
What is Nue known for?
It is a global street-food restaurant on Capitol Hill, open since 2015, known for hard-to-find dishes — Trinidad goat curry, Burmese tea-leaf salad, Romanian mititei and South African bunny chow among them.
Who runs Nue?
Owner Chris Cvetkovich, who has travelled to more than fifty countries, develops the menu with executive chef Joe Swain, who runs the kitchen.
How much does Nue cost?
It is fair value: small plates run roughly $10 to 18, with most diners spending around $30 to 45 a head over a few plates and a drink.
What should I order at Nue?
The Trinidad goat curry, Burmese tea-leaf salad and Romanian mititei are the signatures; finish with the nitrogen-frozen house ice creams in flavours like Vietnamese coffee.
Where is Nue?
At 1519 14th Ave, in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood of Seattle.
Reserve a Table
Reserve at Nue
Book via the restaurant; weekend tables go first, and the menu rotates, so check what is on.
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Practical Information
Address1519 14th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
NeighbourhoodOn 14th Ave in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood of Seattle
CuisineGlobal Street Food
PriceÀ la carte small plates roughly $10–18, most diners spend around $30–45 a head
Dress CodeCasual
SeatingA casual dining room; booking wise at weekends
ReservationBooking wise at weekends; à la carte small plates, dinner and brunch
