Food within a walkable distance
In case you're hungry and don't feel like driving
Outdoor taproom and beer garden. It also has a different food truck almost every day (https://www.ounceswestseattle.com/foodtrucks). Would recommend this spot first if you don't feel like driving around.
27 locals recommend
Ounces Taproom & Beer Garden
3809 Delridge Way SWOutdoor taproom and beer garden. It also has a different food truck almost every day (https://www.ounceswestseattle.com/foodtrucks). Would recommend this spot first if you don't feel like driving around.
Cute little place with Vietnamese coffee and bubble tea. Also has breakfast sandwiches and crepes.
17 locals recommend
Pearls Tea & Coffee
4800 Delridge Way SWCute little place with Vietnamese coffee and bubble tea. Also has breakfast sandwiches and crepes.
Great little coffee shop with a selection of board games to play while you eat/drink.
83 locals recommend
Uptown Espresso
3845 Delridge Way SWGreat little coffee shop with a selection of board games to play while you eat/drink.
Hybrid American restaurant & rock music venue staging shows by up-and-coming artists. Has typical bar food.
28 locals recommend
Skylark Cafe & Club
3803 Delridge Way SWHybrid American restaurant & rock music venue staging shows by up-and-coming artists. Has typical bar food.
Activities within a walkable distance
A small 10 minute hiking trail across the street. Great way to start off your day, plus you can tell everyone that you hiked in Seattle.
To get here, cross the street to the side walk and then go right. There should be a wide opening to a gravel trail. This isn't the path immediately across the street.
Puget Park
3111 N Proctor StA small 10 minute hiking trail across the street. Great way to start off your day, plus you can tell everyone that you hiked in Seattle.
To get here, cross the street to the side walk and then go right. There should be a wide opening to a gravel trail. This isn't the path immediately across the street.
Community with outdoor tennis/pickleball courts, basketball court, skateboard park, soccer/baseball field
Delridge Community Center
4501 Delridge Way SWCommunity with outdoor tennis/pickleball courts, basketball court, skateboard park, soccer/baseball field
West Seattle Golf Course
4470 35th Ave SWIn case you want to go golfing while on vacation.
Activities in West Seattle
Things to do that are too far away to walk to but still close by
Great beach area to lounge around, kayak, or bike. Feels like you've left Seattle to go to a beach resort, but don't plan on swimming here unless you enjoy swimming in very cold water! Also has great views of the Olympic mountains.
865 locals recommend
Alki Beach
Great beach area to lounge around, kayak, or bike. Feels like you've left Seattle to go to a beach resort, but don't plan on swimming here unless you enjoy swimming in very cold water! Also has great views of the Olympic mountains.
A water taxi that goes from the coast of West Seattle to downtown Seattle. A cheap way to enjoy a boat ride on the Puget Sound and get a great view of downtown Seattle.
128 locals recommend
Water Taxi Route & Harbor Ave SW station
A water taxi that goes from the coast of West Seattle to downtown Seattle. A cheap way to enjoy a boat ride on the Puget Sound and get a great view of downtown Seattle.
Basically the "downtown" area of West Seattle. Has a lot of shops and restaurants.
11 locals recommend
Alaska Junction
Southwest Alaska StreetBasically the "downtown" area of West Seattle. Has a lot of shops and restaurants.
My favorite public karaoke bar in all of Seattle! Crowd is never too large so you can get a lot of songs in. Just a good time overall. Call to ask when karaoke is since hours may vary due to COVID.
16 locals recommend
Yen Wor Village
2300 California Ave SWMy favorite public karaoke bar in all of Seattle! Crowd is never too large so you can get a lot of songs in. Just a good time overall. Call to ask when karaoke is since hours may vary due to COVID.
A cute little farmers market every Sunday from 10am to 2pm. It's definitely smaller on the non-summer seasons though.
80 locals recommend
West Seattle Farmers Market
California Avenue SouthwestA cute little farmers market every Sunday from 10am to 2pm. It's definitely smaller on the non-summer seasons though.
No, this isn't the band featuring such hit singles as "Numb" and "In the End". But it is a neat park along the coast with hiking and biking trails.
389 locals recommend
Lincoln Park
801 S 37th StNo, this isn't the band featuring such hit singles as "Numb" and "In the End". But it is a neat park along the coast with hiking and biking trails.
Small Chinese garden to walk around. If you're really bored and ran out of things to do, you can go here.
19 locals recommend
Seattle Chinese Garden
6000 16th Ave SWSmall Chinese garden to walk around. If you're really bored and ran out of things to do, you can go here.
Food in West Seattle
Food that is too far away to walk to but still close by. My personal faves.
Great Korean Hawaiian fusion food, but the main attraction is the great view of downtown Seattle you can see from there (some people will claim other places have the best view of Seattle but I'll claim that this is the best view of Seattle).
The West Seattle water taxi stop is here which will take you to downtown Seattle (no cars allowed though).
232 locals recommend
Marination Ma Kai
1660 Harbor Ave SWGreat Korean Hawaiian fusion food, but the main attraction is the great view of downtown Seattle you can see from there (some people will claim other places have the best view of Seattle but I'll claim that this is the best view of Seattle).
The West Seattle water taxi stop is here which will take you to downtown Seattle (no cars allowed though).
Nikko Teriyaki
4710 42nd Avenue SouthwestMy favorite teriyaki spot. Get the chicken katsu!
Salty's on Alki Beach
1936 Harbor Ave SWUpscale seafood restaurant at the beach
Duke's Seafood
2516 Alki Ave SWNot as upscale seafood restaurant on Alki
Bakery Nouveau
4737 California Ave SWAward winning bakery
Seriously best ice cream. Get the salted caramel, although I'm just partial to salted caramel ice cream.
72 locals recommend
Husky Deli & Catering & Ice Cream
4721 California Ave SWSeriously best ice cream. Get the salted caramel, although I'm just partial to salted caramel ice cream.
Luna Park Cafe
2918 SW Avalon WayGreat brunch food
The Swinery
3207 California Ave SWAwesome deli with awesome deli sandwiches.
Local Seattle Grocery Stores
Be prepared to pay a premium for food at this natural and organic grocery store
67 locals recommend
PCC Community Markets - West Seattle
2749 California Avenue SouthwestBe prepared to pay a premium for food at this natural and organic grocery store
You'll pay a premium for groceries at this organic and natural grocery store but not as much as you would at PCC.
134 locals recommend
Metropolitan Market West Seattle (Admiral)
2320 42nd Ave SWYou'll pay a premium for groceries at this organic and natural grocery store but not as much as you would at PCC.
Grocery Stores Not Local to Seattle
For some reason, they thought it'd be a good idea to put four grocery stores within a few blocks of each other - all located conveniently in the Junction. So if you can't find something, you can always hop on over to another grocery store close by.
Safeway
516 1st Ave WGrocery store part of a nationwide chain
QFC
2500 SW Barton StGrocery store part of a nationwide chain
Trader Joe's
4545 Fauntleroy Way SWGrocery store part of a nationwide chain
Whole Foods Market
2210 Westlake AveGrocery store part of a nationwide chain