Fogón Cocina Mexicana
Restaurant in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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Fogón Cocina Mexicana is a Mexican restaurant in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, in the United States.[1]
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 The restaurant's exterior, 2022 | |
 Interactive map of Fogón Cocina Mexicana | |
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| Food type | Mexican |
| Location | 600 E. Pine Street, Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States |
| Coordinates | 47.615404°N 122.324263°W |
| Seating capacity | 110 |
| Website | fogonseattle |
Description and history
The restaurant has a 110-person capacity, The interior features "bamboo tables and benches, and a tortilla-making station that's pretty damn cool".[2] Fogón operated via takeout and delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
The Capitol Hill tequila bar La Josie's, established in 2020, has been described as Fogón's "sibling" restaurant.[4][5]
Reception
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has called Fogón the neighborhood's most popular Mexican restaurant.[6] Seattle Magazine included Fogón in a 2014 list of the city's best Mexican restaurants and said, "Mexican food lovers who want a little privacy and less of a scene on Capitol Hill will find solace in the unpretentious Fogón, with the bar separated from the restaurant to make drinkers and families equally comfortable."[7]
Seattle Metropolitan's Kathryn Robinson described the food as "not terribly" authentic, "but so cheap and tasty that nobody cares".[8] The magazine's Allecia Vermillion included the restaurant in a 2021 list of "The Best Restaurants on Capitol Hill".[9] Writers for The Infatuation included Fogón in a 2024 overview of the city's "most fun dinner spots".[10]
