Belltown is packed with trendy, upscale restaurants where being seen is often more important than the food being served. This is definitely not one of those places, although the huge windows facing Second Avenue provide plenty of people-watching opportunities. The decor is subtly stylish and the waitstaff (dressed in black) lack the attitude that mars the experience at many other trendy restaurants. Chef/owner Scott Staples mines the bounties of the Northwest to prepare his seasonal fare, preparing such dishes as creamy celery-root soup made with white truffle oil and a few strips of house-made lox. Risottos here are reliably good and change with the seasons. Be sure to start your meal with the restaurant's signature Zoë cocktail, a citrusy concoction with an intriguing blue color. If you can, have dinner here on a Monday night, when all bottles of wine are half price.