Guidebook for Seattle
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Bartell Drugs
6401 12th Ave NEConvenient drug store in case you need something!
BEST view of the city skyline you're going to find in all of Seattle! On a clear day you can see Mt. Rainier dominating the horizon. Gorgeous!
881 locals recommend
Kerry Park
211 W Highland DrBEST view of the city skyline you're going to find in all of Seattle! On a clear day you can see Mt. Rainier dominating the horizon. Gorgeous!
My other favorite view in Seattle, and a completely different one from Kerry Park's. Here you'll get a beautiful view of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound. Watch the ferries and the sunset!
17 locals recommend
Marshall Park
1191 7th Ave WMy other favorite view in Seattle, and a completely different one from Kerry Park's. Here you'll get a beautiful view of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound. Watch the ferries and the sunset!
Go ahead and pay the extra $6 to visit the Japanese Garden while you're at the arboretum and see beautiful wisteria, willows, and some of the biggest koi you'll ever feed koi kibbles to!
203 locals recommend
Seattle Japanese Garden
1075 Lake Washington Blvd EGo ahead and pay the extra $6 to visit the Japanese Garden while you're at the arboretum and see beautiful wisteria, willows, and some of the biggest koi you'll ever feed koi kibbles to!
Food Scene
El Diablo Coffee Co
1825 Queen Anne Ave NMy favorite local coffee house. Have the cafe con leche!
Toulouse Petit
601 Queen Anne Ave NWonderful brunch! A zillion kinds of benedicts! So great!
Ethan Stowell can do no wrong, and we're lucky to have one of his intimate inventive restaurants right here in our neighborhood. Book a reservation (it's pretty small and table fill fast!) and enjoy.
130 locals recommend
How To Cook A Wolf
2208 Queen Anne Ave NEthan Stowell can do no wrong, and we're lucky to have one of his intimate inventive restaurants right here in our neighborhood. Book a reservation (it's pretty small and table fill fast!) and enjoy.
Via Tribunali makes amazing pizza, but be sure to get a tricolore salad while you're there to enjoy their house-made ricotta! The nutella mezzaluna is heavenly too.
119 locals recommend
Via Tribunali
317 W Galer StVia Tribunali makes amazing pizza, but be sure to get a tricolore salad while you're there to enjoy their house-made ricotta! The nutella mezzaluna is heavenly too.
Delicious ice cream! Try the balsamic strawberry or the salted caramel. To DIE FOR!!!!
468 locals recommend
Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream
917 E Pine StDelicious ice cream! Try the balsamic strawberry or the salted caramel. To DIE FOR!!!!
Really some of the best cake doughnuts you're going to find in town and right up the hill! I'm a Krispy Kreme girl myself, but if you're going to have cake doughnuts, have these.
257 locals recommend
Top Pot Doughnuts
609 Summit Ave EReally some of the best cake doughnuts you're going to find in town and right up the hill! I'm a Krispy Kreme girl myself, but if you're going to have cake doughnuts, have these.
Best french fries ever! This pub has really incredible food and they make a mean cocktail!
78 locals recommend
Quinn's Pub
1001 E Pike StBest french fries ever! This pub has really incredible food and they make a mean cocktail!
Great little cafe and coffee shop within walking distance! Wonderful sandwiches!!!!
23 locals recommend
Tenth West
1903 10th Ave WGreat little cafe and coffee shop within walking distance! Wonderful sandwiches!!!!
Most amazing handmade pasta! They make only three pastas a day, no substitutions, and serve lunch only. Get there early to beat the lunch rush and be sure to try the prosciutto and pickled celery!
58 locals recommend
Il Corvo
217 James StMost amazing handmade pasta! They make only three pastas a day, no substitutions, and serve lunch only. Get there early to beat the lunch rush and be sure to try the prosciutto and pickled celery!
Sightseeing
Great place to enjoy a beach bonfire at sunset and watch the sun sink over the Olympics.
283 locals recommend
Macrina Bakery & Cafe
2408 1st AveGreat place to enjoy a beach bonfire at sunset and watch the sun sink over the Olympics.
Take a sailboat out on Elliot Bay for a beautiful afternoon activity! Only $30 for 1.5 hours or $48 for 2.5 hours of sailing and the crew does all the work. Your only job is to enjoy the experience.
13 locals recommend
Let's Go Sailing
1201 Alaskan WayTake a sailboat out on Elliot Bay for a beautiful afternoon activity! Only $30 for 1.5 hours or $48 for 2.5 hours of sailing and the crew does all the work. Your only job is to enjoy the experience.
Smith Tower is totally neat and old and beautiful. Go up to the observation deck for 360 degree views of the city and check out the ceiling & furniture given to the city by the last empress of China.
88 locals recommend
Smith Tower
506 2nd AveSmith Tower is totally neat and old and beautiful. Go up to the observation deck for 360 degree views of the city and check out the ceiling & furniture given to the city by the last empress of China.
Space Needle
400 Broad StOk, you're in Seattle. You've got to go up in the Space Needle!
This 100 year old victorian conservatory houses a myriad of plant species from orchids and cacti to bromeliads and pitcher plants! Go check it out!
563 locals recommend
Volunteer Park
1247 15th Ave EThis 100 year old victorian conservatory houses a myriad of plant species from orchids and cacti to bromeliads and pitcher plants! Go check it out!
Essentials
It's nice to have this little Trader Joe's so close. Convenient for a stop in to grab some wine or some great fruit!
722 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
1700 E Madison StIt's nice to have this little Trader Joe's so close. Convenient for a stop in to grab some wine or some great fruit!
Safeway
516 1st Ave WGreat convenient basic grocery right at the top of the hill.
Excellent grocery store nearby. Grab some cheese and fruit for a picnic!
98 locals recommend
Metropolitan Market Queen Anne (Uptown)
100 Mercer StExcellent grocery store nearby. Grab some cheese and fruit for a picnic!
Arts & Culture
Check out what shows are happening at this long-standing independent local theater! Always something great!
Annex Theatre
1100 E Pike StCheck out what shows are happening at this long-standing independent local theater! Always something great!
Go see a band! This place hosts some of the nation's best acts - big and small.
168 locals recommend
Neumos
925 E Pike StGo see a band! This place hosts some of the nation's best acts - big and small.
The Showbox
1426 1st AveGo see a band!
There's always a band or a fabulous musical or theater performance happening at the Paramount. Check out what's going on while you're here.
155 locals recommend
Paramount Theatre
911 Pine StThere's always a band or a fabulous musical or theater performance happening at the Paramount. Check out what's going on while you're here.