Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
Cafe Bambino
It is lively and tiny and locally owned!
The Blue Glass
Another good neighborhood food and drinks place!
La Carta De Oaxaca
The BEST and well worth the wait or better yet go for lunch!
The BEST burgers in the north end, try the verde burger or the bacon blue cheese. Expect a line out the door on a sunny day!
111 locals recommend
Red Mill Burgers
The BEST burgers in the north end, try the verde burger or the bacon blue cheese. Expect a line out the door on a sunny day!
Delancey
Extraordinary wood fired pizza, a neighborhood gem.
Amazing french bakery, great atmosphere. The best croissants in town (and beyond) and that's only the beginning!
158 locals recommend
Besalu
Amazing french bakery, great atmosphere. The best croissants in town (and beyond) and that's only the beginning!
Great coffee, free wifi, good views of the action on Phinney Ridge, and within walking distance
123 locals recommend
Herkimer Coffee
Great coffee, free wifi, good views of the action on Phinney Ridge, and within walking distance
Great local beers on tap and excellent tacos and other good food to enjoy outdoors or in, depending on the season!
78 locals recommend
The Yard Cafe
Great local beers on tap and excellent tacos and other good food to enjoy outdoors or in, depending on the season!
A superb neighborhood restaurant with good atmosphere, food and libations! Seasonal specials have been amazing. Remarkable desserts. Great outdoor dining in back when the weather beckons.
96 locals recommend
Brimmer & Heeltap
A superb neighborhood restaurant with good atmosphere, food and libations! Seasonal specials have been amazing. Remarkable desserts. Great outdoor dining in back when the weather beckons.
Our favorite Japanese restaurant in the area. Amazing sushi, chirashi, and the best seaweed salad ever.
15 locals recommend
Chiso Sushi & Izakaya
Our favorite Japanese restaurant in the area. Amazing sushi, chirashi, and the best seaweed salad ever.
Incredible restaurant! Korean comfort food, amazing and creative taste explosions! Atmosphere is wonderful! In a new (temporary) home in South Lake Union while their Fremont home is redeveloped
130 locals recommend
Revel
Incredible restaurant! Korean comfort food, amazing and creative taste explosions! Atmosphere is wonderful! In a new (temporary) home in South Lake Union while their Fremont home is redeveloped
Wonderful, authentic and regional thai food plus amazing cocktails. Right up the hill, 6 blocks away!
64 locals recommend
Thaiku
Wonderful, authentic and regional thai food plus amazing cocktails. Right up the hill, 6 blocks away!
Fabulous bakery with some of the most authentic french pastries and croissants in town. They are known for their macaroons and you don't want to leave without one!
114 locals recommend
Rosellini’s Fine Cakes & Baked Goods
Fabulous bakery with some of the most authentic french pastries and croissants in town. They are known for their macaroons and you don't want to leave without one!
Amazing thin crust wood fired pizza! Walking distance and across the street from Brimmer and Heeltap
58 locals recommend
Veraci Pizza Ballard
Amazing thin crust wood fired pizza! Walking distance and across the street from Brimmer and Heeltap
Japanese comfort food! Bowl dishes with Poke or simply veggies. Authentic, amazing and tasty. Although expect to wait during the busy times
57 locals recommend
Fremont Bowl
Japanese comfort food! Bowl dishes with Poke or simply veggies. Authentic, amazing and tasty. Although expect to wait during the busy times
Wonderful gyros and falafel sandwiches, for lunch or a quick dinner. Ballard location while new Greenwood one is re-built. Great for take out too.
28 locals recommend
Mr. Gyros
Wonderful gyros and falafel sandwiches, for lunch or a quick dinner. Ballard location while new Greenwood one is re-built. Great for take out too.
Parks & Nature
A must for the fabulous walking path around the lake. Take a casual stroll, a 5K run, or just people watch. Seattle's most popular park. Enjoy!
750 locals recommend
Green Lake
A must for the fabulous walking path around the lake. Take a casual stroll, a 5K run, or just people watch. Seattle's most popular park. Enjoy!
The closest "in city" beach with great views of sunsets over Puget Sound and the Olympics. Sandcastles and kites both welcome activities!
1609 locals recommend
Golden Gardens Park
The closest "in city" beach with great views of sunsets over Puget Sound and the Olympics. Sandcastles and kites both welcome activities!
Take a walk in one of Seattle's hidden gems, a mostly undeveloped park overlooking Puget Sound with amazing views of the Olympics. Take the loop hike through the forest to the bluff and back
15 locals recommend
Discovery Park Visitor Center
Take a walk in one of Seattle's hidden gems, a mostly undeveloped park overlooking Puget Sound with amazing views of the Olympics. Take the loop hike through the forest to the bluff and back
Arts & Culture
Amazing location, free, great art, and a stroll by the water with incredible views of the city, the Sound, and the Olympics (weather permitting).
763 locals recommend
Olympic Sculpture Park
Amazing location, free, great art, and a stroll by the water with incredible views of the city, the Sound, and the Olympics (weather permitting).
Come celebrate the new home of the Nordic Heritage Museum right next to the Ballard Locks! Good exhibits, beautiful space plus fun culture and music events
189 locals recommend
National Nordic Museum
Come celebrate the new home of the Nordic Heritage Museum right next to the Ballard Locks! Good exhibits, beautiful space plus fun culture and music events
Sightseeing
The most spectacular modern architectural treasure the city has to offer.
254 locals recommend
Seattle Public Library
The most spectacular modern architectural treasure the city has to offer.
If you're in Seattle, you must visit.......at least once. But expect huge crowds in summer and weekends. Walk through the market, watch the salmon fly, then check out Old Stone Brewery while you're there. Good views of the Olympics when the sun shines
2305 locals recommend
Pike Place Market
If you're in Seattle, you must visit.......at least once. But expect huge crowds in summer and weekends. Walk through the market, watch the salmon fly, then check out Old Stone Brewery while you're there. Good views of the Olympics when the sun shines
Drinks & Nightlife
Great beer selection on tap, focus on local IPA's, and wonderful atmosphere as well.
37 locals recommend
The Dray
Great beer selection on tap, focus on local IPA's, and wonderful atmosphere as well.
Good beer, good food and a beautiful new space! In Ballard's brewery haven. A short drive away or walkable.
18 locals recommend
Trailbend Taproom
Good beer, good food and a beautiful new space! In Ballard's brewery haven. A short drive away or walkable.
Excellent beer, nice atmosphere and wonderful outdoor space to celebrate the evening sun. Food trucks out front or next door at Obec Brewery.
138 locals recommend
Stoup Brewing
Excellent beer, nice atmosphere and wonderful outdoor space to celebrate the evening sun. Food trucks out front or next door at Obec Brewery.
Great shows, music from away and local, bridging the spectrum. Expect many sold out shows so ticket early! An institution along Ballard's best nightlife strip
184 locals recommend
Tractor Tavern
Great shows, music from away and local, bridging the spectrum. Expect many sold out shows so ticket early! An institution along Ballard's best nightlife strip
Amazing music from local artists to out of town guests. Jazz, blues and beyond. Dinner tables get the best seats in this small Columbia City venue
137 locals recommend
The Royal Room Seattle
Amazing music from local artists to out of town guests. Jazz, blues and beyond. Dinner tables get the best seats in this small Columbia City venue
Close by in Fremont, incredible music from around the world to local talent. Often standing room only, must move with the music and crowd!
85 locals recommend
Nectar Lounge
Close by in Fremont, incredible music from around the world to local talent. Often standing room only, must move with the music and crowd!
One of the best downtown venues for seeing great music in an intimate setting, not a bad seat in the house! Best tables and booths are reserved for dinner + music
108 locals recommend
The Triple Door
One of the best downtown venues for seeing great music in an intimate setting, not a bad seat in the house! Best tables and booths are reserved for dinner + music
Essentials
Best close neighborhood grocery store, within walking distance. Much more than a corner store.
159 locals recommend
Ken's Market
Best close neighborhood grocery store, within walking distance. Much more than a corner store.
great organic and natural foods grocery store!
225 locals recommend
PCC Community Markets - Green Lake Aurora Co-op
great organic and natural foods grocery store!
Town & Country Market Ballard
Good local grocery store