Tucked away in a quaint clapboard house behind a chic little shopping center in the Madison Valley neighborhood east of downtown, this is one of Seattle's most acclaimed restaurants. Thierry Rautureau, Rover's much-celebrated and award-winning chef, received classical French training before falling in love with the Northwest and all the wonderful ingredients it has to offer an imaginative chef. Voilà! Northwest cuisine with a French accent.

The delicacies on the frequently changing menu are enough to send the most jaded of gastronomes into fits of indecision. Luckily, you can simply opt for one of the fixed-price dinners and leave the decision making to a professional -- the chef. Culinary creations include scrambled eggs with lime crème fraîche and caviar, baby white asparagus with prosciutto and Perigord truffle mousseline, spice-infused pinot noir sorbet, and venison with wild mushrooms and peppercorn sauce. Vegetarians, take note: You won't often find a vegetarian feast that can compare with the ones served here.