Ida’s guidebook
Our favourite Seattle restaurants
Cafe Lago is a nice 10 min walk from our house, and a neighbourhood favourite. Delicious, fresh Italian food with live music on certain nights - you can't go wrong!
33 locals recommend
Cafe Lago
2305 24th Ave ECafe Lago is a nice 10 min walk from our house, and a neighbourhood favourite. Delicious, fresh Italian food with live music on certain nights - you can't go wrong!
Nautical-inspired restaurant with a dedicated oyster bar and seafood-leaning menu right on Lake Union. With gorgeous lake views of downtown, it is the perfect place to sip your wine in an Adirondack chair or by their fire pit. You can even kayak, boat or paddleboard up to their little dock. Make reservations, these guys are popular!
172 locals recommend
Westward
2501 N Northlake WayNautical-inspired restaurant with a dedicated oyster bar and seafood-leaning menu right on Lake Union. With gorgeous lake views of downtown, it is the perfect place to sip your wine in an Adirondack chair or by their fire pit. You can even kayak, boat or paddleboard up to their little dock. Make reservations, these guys are popular!
Arguably Seattle's best rooftop restaurant and bar, the MBar menu leans in a Mediterranean/Middle Eastern direction and their cocktails are divine. In the summertime, their outdoor space is popping so make sure to get there early to snag a table!
63 locals recommend
MBar
400 Fairview Ave NArguably Seattle's best rooftop restaurant and bar, the MBar menu leans in a Mediterranean/Middle Eastern direction and their cocktails are divine. In the summertime, their outdoor space is popping so make sure to get there early to snag a table!
What can we say, it's a PNW menu in PNW surroundings. High ceilings and cafe vibes make it the perfect spot for a coffee-fuelled work session, or day drinking... Next to the legendary local Elliott Bay Book Store, arguably Seattle's best place for books.
184 locals recommend
Oddfellows Café + Bar
1525 10th AveWhat can we say, it's a PNW menu in PNW surroundings. High ceilings and cafe vibes make it the perfect spot for a coffee-fuelled work session, or day drinking... Next to the legendary local Elliott Bay Book Store, arguably Seattle's best place for books.
Homer serves Mediterranean and Middle Eastern inspired cuisine, influenced by the ingredients of the Pacific Northwest. They don't take reservations for smaller groups, so get there early to snag a table!
65 locals recommend
Homer
3013 Beacon Ave SHomer serves Mediterranean and Middle Eastern inspired cuisine, influenced by the ingredients of the Pacific Northwest. They don't take reservations for smaller groups, so get there early to snag a table!
Plant-based cuisine? Look no further. This is one of our favourite vegan restaurants in Seattle. Perfect for brunch or lunch!
101 locals recommend
Plum Bistro
1429 12th AvePlant-based cuisine? Look no further. This is one of our favourite vegan restaurants in Seattle. Perfect for brunch or lunch!
Have breakfast or lunch in their winter garden space in the back - you won't regret it!
17 locals recommend
Harry's Fine Foods
601 Bellevue Ave EHave breakfast or lunch in their winter garden space in the back - you won't regret it!
No visit to Seattle is complete without a solid seafood experience. If you want to take the sushi route, you can't go wrong at Sushi Suzuki in our local waterfront neighborhood of Madison Park. Try the omakase, go to heaven (should note you may pay a pretty penny for the journey).
Sushi Suzuki
No visit to Seattle is complete without a solid seafood experience. If you want to take the sushi route, you can't go wrong at Sushi Suzuki in our local waterfront neighborhood of Madison Park. Try the omakase, go to heaven (should note you may pay a pretty penny for the journey).
Located in the lovely little shopping lane of Chophouse Row, Light Sleeper is our go-to for great cocktails, natural wine, and creative snacks. Good for happy hour and outdoor seats on a sunny afternoon.
Light Sleeper
Located in the lovely little shopping lane of Chophouse Row, Light Sleeper is our go-to for great cocktails, natural wine, and creative snacks. Good for happy hour and outdoor seats on a sunny afternoon.
Our local go-to for plant-forward brunch and lunch. Sunny, family-friendly spot with delicious food!
150 locals recommend
Cafe Flora
2901 E Madison StOur local go-to for plant-forward brunch and lunch. Sunny, family-friendly spot with delicious food!
Top Seattle activities
Check out some of our favourite things to do in the city, and nearby!
Combined Mexican restaurant and paddle club? OK! Less than 10 min drive from our house, you can grab margaritas and kayaks in one go (though perhaps do it in sequence, with the kayaking first). Rent SUPs or kayaks and explore Seattle in the best way possible - from a lake perspective, where you can see houseboats and lake life up close.
168 locals recommend
Agua Verde Paddle Club
1307 NE Boat StCombined Mexican restaurant and paddle club? OK! Less than 10 min drive from our house, you can grab margaritas and kayaks in one go (though perhaps do it in sequence, with the kayaking first). Rent SUPs or kayaks and explore Seattle in the best way possible - from a lake perspective, where you can see houseboats and lake life up close.
One of Seattle's best yoga studios, Ritual is a 10-15 min bike ride or a 5 min drive from the house and has a range of classes taught by a truly wonderful group of teachers. Highly recommend! Try biking from Ritual through Interlaken Park back to the house for some post-yoga forest bliss in the middle of the city.
10 locals recommend
Ritual House of Yoga
608 19th Ave EOne of Seattle's best yoga studios, Ritual is a 10-15 min bike ride or a 5 min drive from the house and has a range of classes taught by a truly wonderful group of teachers. Highly recommend! Try biking from Ritual through Interlaken Park back to the house for some post-yoga forest bliss in the middle of the city.
Frye Art Museum
704 Terry AveYou can't stay with us without taking a stroll through the Arboretum - it's a few blocks away and Seattle's best park by far! Grab a coffee from Fuel on the corner and take a morning stroll. Biking around is also great fun - you can easily rent a bike from the Montlake Bike Shop or grab a public Lime or JUMP bike to use around the park - there are always plenty around both in and just outside the Arboretum.
313 locals recommend
Washington Park Arboretum UW Botanic Gardens
2300 Arboretum Dr EYou can't stay with us without taking a stroll through the Arboretum - it's a few blocks away and Seattle's best park by far! Grab a coffee from Fuel on the corner and take a morning stroll. Biking around is also great fun - you can easily rent a bike from the Montlake Bike Shop or grab a public Lime or JUMP bike to use around the park - there are always plenty around both in and just outside the Arboretum.
Shopping beyond big brand stores in Seattle
Seattle institution - right next door to Oddfellows, which we recommend for coffee or lunch!
243 locals recommend
The Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th AveSeattle institution - right next door to Oddfellows, which we recommend for coffee or lunch!