Local Latinx Restaurants and Businesses to Support

A lively, family-owned Mexican restaurant in Capitol Hill serving traditional Mexican dishes, handmade tortillas, and cocktails.

A Latino-owned Mexican taqueria specializing in Mexico City-style street food, including tacos, mulitas, tortas, and burritos.

A Latino-owned, family-run Mexican restaurant in Belltown featuring homemade Oaxacan specialties and traditional Mexican dishes.

A Mexican restaurant in Seattle featuring traditional Mexican cuisine, cocktails, and a lively dining atmosphere.

Enjoy handmade Argentine-style empanadas, alfajores, and other traditional pastries at this family-run Ballard-area business.

A Mexican-owned steakhouse in Ballard featuring Sinaloan-inspired cooking, mesquite-grilled meats, tacos, and house-made salsas.

A Mexican restaurant and market in Greenwood offering traditional dishes, specialty Mexican products, and favorites such as barbacoa, carnitas, and chile verde.

Beyond its famous food vendors, Pike Place Market is a great place to discover locally made gifts, art, jewelry, crafts, and specialty foods. Latino/a/x farmers, artists, and craftspeople are represented throughout the market, making it an easy stop for supporting local makers while exploring one of Seattle's most iconic destinations.

Located near Pike Place Market, Milagros Mexican Folk Art has been a Seattle destination for Mexican folk art for more than 30 years. Browse colorful pottery, carved masks, tin works, figurines, religious folk art, and unique gifts inspired by Mexican traditions.

Located in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square, FRIDA is a curated clothing shop featuring independent local designers, vintage pieces, home goods, and jewelry.

Browse a curated collection of jewelry, apparel, handmade gifts, and artwork from local and national artists. Nepantla also hosts exhibitions, workshops, open mics, and community events.

A Black/Brown-owned community bookstore and library centered on social justice, ethnic studies, and liberation movements. Estelita’s offers a thoughtfully curated selection of books and creates space for community gatherings, book talks, classes, and conversations focused on learning and collective action.

This Central District location is a meaningful stop for AHSIE attendees looking to discover new books, support a local community institution, and bring home something that sparks conversation.

Founded in 1972, El Centro de la Raza is a longtime Latino/a community hub on Seattle's Beacon Hill. In addition to its community programs and cultural work, its Business Opportunity Center supports local Latinx entrepreneurs and food businesses.

Visitors should check in at the south entrance.

Explore the history of Chicano/a and Latino/a communities in Washington through exhibits focused on migration, farmworker experiences, civil rights, and cultural heritage. Admission is free, making this a particularly accessible cultural experience for conference attendees.