Karen's Seattle Guidebook
Food Scene
Cloud City Coffee is a favorite cafe. Small and friendly, lots of good coffee and other drinks.
58 yerel halk öneriyor
Cloud City Coffee
8801 Roosevelt Way NE Cloud City Coffee is a favorite cafe. Small and friendly, lots of good coffee and other drinks.
The University District Farmers Market takes place every Saturday and is a wonderful option for buying fresh local organic produce, meats, bakery goods and other items. There are also many vendors who sell delicious prepared foods. Sometimes there are musicians. It is a great way to shop for food.
49 yerel halk öneriyor
University District Farmers Market
5031 Chris Curtis WayThe University District Farmers Market takes place every Saturday and is a wonderful option for buying fresh local organic produce, meats, bakery goods and other items. There are also many vendors who sell delicious prepared foods. Sometimes there are musicians. It is a great way to shop for food.
Zoka has good coffee and tea and it is the kind of place you can take your laptop and use the wifi for hours and no one will mind. Lots of students study there. I sometimes spend hours working there. There is another Zoka Coffee in Tangletown near Green Lake.
15 yerel halk öneriyor
Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea Co
2901 NE Blakeley StZoka has good coffee and tea and it is the kind of place you can take your laptop and use the wifi for hours and no one will mind. Lots of students study there. I sometimes spend hours working there. There is another Zoka Coffee in Tangletown near Green Lake.
There are many options for pizza in the area but my favorite is Flying Squirrel. They have lots of great combos and toppings and also offer gluten free crust. Their desserts are delicious too.
31 yerel halk öneriyor
Flying Squirrel Pizza
8310 5th Ave NEThere are many options for pizza in the area but my favorite is Flying Squirrel. They have lots of great combos and toppings and also offer gluten free crust. Their desserts are delicious too.
There are many Thai restaurants in the area. Bai Pai is one of my favorites. Their food is very good and they have a nice atmosphere.
13 yerel halk öneriyor
Bai Pai Restaurant
2316 Northeast 65th StreetThere are many Thai restaurants in the area. Bai Pai is one of my favorites. Their food is very good and they have a nice atmosphere.
Rain City Burgers has good burgers (beef, salmon, chicken and veggie) and they use organic beef. Their sweet potato fries are good too (they also have regular potato fries).
41 yerel halk öneriyor
Rain City Burgers
6501 Roosevelt Way NERain City Burgers has good burgers (beef, salmon, chicken and veggie) and they use organic beef. Their sweet potato fries are good too (they also have regular potato fries).
One of Seattle's favorite doughnut spots. So many different types are offered.
257 yerel halk öneriyor
Top Pot Doughnuts
609 Summit Ave EOne of Seattle's favorite doughnut spots. So many different types are offered.
Grateful Bread bakes delicious breads, bagels, challah and desserts. They also have light lunches and breakfasts (quiche, salad, soups and sandwiches). There are quite a few tables and you can hang out with your laptop for a while.
46 yerel halk öneriyor
Grateful Bread
7001 35th Ave NEGrateful Bread bakes delicious breads, bagels, challah and desserts. They also have light lunches and breakfasts (quiche, salad, soups and sandwiches). There are quite a few tables and you can hang out with your laptop for a while.
Cafe Javasti has great coffee and they also make delicious crepes, both savory and sweet varieties. Small and friendly.
20 yerel halk öneriyor
Cafe Javasti - Maple Leaf
8410 5th Ave NECafe Javasti has great coffee and they also make delicious crepes, both savory and sweet varieties. Small and friendly.
Snappy Dragon is a neighborhood favorite for good Chinese food. They have been around for a long time and garnered quite a reputation for their hand made gyoza (dumplings) and fresh noodles.
46 yerel halk öneriyor
Snappy Dragon
8917 Roosevelt Way NESnappy Dragon is a neighborhood favorite for good Chinese food. They have been around for a long time and garnered quite a reputation for their hand made gyoza (dumplings) and fresh noodles.
Chiang's does not look like much from the outside but they make very good Chinese food. Delicious noodles and many other good dishes. They have large round tables with lazy susans for serving family style and are always filled with Chinese customers who know the real deal. You don't go there for the ambience; you go there for really good Chinese food.
20 yerel halk öneriyor
Chiang's Gourmet
7845 Lake City Way NEChiang's does not look like much from the outside but they make very good Chinese food. Delicious noodles and many other good dishes. They have large round tables with lazy susans for serving family style and are always filled with Chinese customers who know the real deal. You don't go there for the ambience; you go there for really good Chinese food.
Tilth is an excellent upscale restaurant in a small house in Wallingford. The food is fresh and local and artfully prepared. Good place for a nice date.
44 yerel halk öneriyor
Tilth Restaurant
1411 N 45th StTilth is an excellent upscale restaurant in a small house in Wallingford. The food is fresh and local and artfully prepared. Good place for a nice date.
Kisaku Sushi is a very good Japanese restaurant in Tangletown near Green Lake. Their sushi and other dishes are fresh and well prepared. You can sit at the sushi bar or tables. Nice atmosphere. Good for dates or families.
48 yerel halk öneriyor
Kisaku Sushi
2101 N 55th StKisaku Sushi is a very good Japanese restaurant in Tangletown near Green Lake. Their sushi and other dishes are fresh and well prepared. You can sit at the sushi bar or tables. Nice atmosphere. Good for dates or families.
Dahlia Lounge is one of Seattle's well known fine downtown restaurants. They serve delicious Asian fusion cuisine. It is a large restaurant with bar, good spot for a date and great location for dinner if you are going to the Seattle Symphony or other event at Benaroya Hall.
28 yerel halk öneriyor
Dahlia Lounge
2001 4th AveDahlia Lounge is one of Seattle's well known fine downtown restaurants. They serve delicious Asian fusion cuisine. It is a large restaurant with bar, good spot for a date and great location for dinner if you are going to the Seattle Symphony or other event at Benaroya Hall.
Cafe Flora has been highly regarded in Seattle for a long time for their delicious vegetarian cuisine. Nice ambience and very good food. Great place to go for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
150 yerel halk öneriyor
Cafe Flora
2901 E Madison StCafe Flora has been highly regarded in Seattle for a long time for their delicious vegetarian cuisine. Nice ambience and very good food. Great place to go for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
The Latona Pub is a small neighborhood with a good selection of beers and good food. They often have live music, like a small jazz combo.
71 yerel halk öneriyor
Latona Pub
6423 Latona Ave NEThe Latona Pub is a small neighborhood with a good selection of beers and good food. They often have live music, like a small jazz combo.
Delicious gluten free baked goods in the heart of the Fremont neighborhood.
26 yerel halk öneriyor
Flying Apron - Fremont
3510 Fremont Ave NDelicious gluten free baked goods in the heart of the Fremont neighborhood.
This nearby French bakery is the best! Every morning they have an amazing selection of fresh sweet and savory baked goods - pastries, sandwiches, desserts and more. Their croissants are some of the best I've found outside of France. They also have good coffee drinks. An easy walk from the apartment, don't miss it!
9 yerel halk öneriyor
Bakery Honore
8056 Lake City Way NEThis nearby French bakery is the best! Every morning they have an amazing selection of fresh sweet and savory baked goods - pastries, sandwiches, desserts and more. Their croissants are some of the best I've found outside of France. They also have good coffee drinks. An easy walk from the apartment, don't miss it!
Pacliacci Pizza has several locations throughout Seattle, including one just 4 blocks west of the house so an easy walk. They have good pizza, which you can order by the slice as a walk-in or whole pizzas that you can order in advance or walking in. They also have salads and beverages to go with your pizza.
52 yerel halk öneriyor
Pagliacci Pizza
6504 NE Bothell WayPacliacci Pizza has several locations throughout Seattle, including one just 4 blocks west of the house so an easy walk. They have good pizza, which you can order by the slice as a walk-in or whole pizzas that you can order in advance or walking in. They also have salads and beverages to go with your pizza.
If you like meat, you must try The Shambles! They have the best steaks, sausages and other meats that they prepare fresh in-house. There menu includes many other delicious items and they have a nice bar and friendly neighborhood vibe.
22 yerel halk öneriyor
The Shambles
7777 15th Ave NEIf you like meat, you must try The Shambles! They have the best steaks, sausages and other meats that they prepare fresh in-house. There menu includes many other delicious items and they have a nice bar and friendly neighborhood vibe.
Shopping
Whole Foods is a great grocery store with large hot and cold food bars, smoothies and an abundance of organic and high quality produce, fish, meats, etc.
222 yerel halk öneriyor
Whole Foods Market
1026 NE 64th StWhole Foods is a great grocery store with large hot and cold food bars, smoothies and an abundance of organic and high quality produce, fish, meats, etc.
PCC (Puget Consumers Coop) is another very good health food grocery store. The also have hot and cold food bars and lots of organic foods. There are tables inside and outside. There are several PCCs in Seattle. This one is close to Green Lake which is a great spot for walking around the lake.
221 yerel halk öneriyor
PCC Community Markets - Green Lake Aurora
7504 Aurora Ave NPCC (Puget Consumers Coop) is another very good health food grocery store. The also have hot and cold food bars and lots of organic foods. There are tables inside and outside. There are several PCCs in Seattle. This one is close to Green Lake which is a great spot for walking around the lake.
Essentials
Bartells is located just above Whole Foods and is a convenient place to pick up pharmacy items, household and personal care products.
173 yerel halk öneriyor
Bartell Drugs
6401 12th Ave NEBartells is located just above Whole Foods and is a convenient place to pick up pharmacy items, household and personal care products.
Parks & Nature
Green Lake is not far from the apartment and is a popular spot for walking, swimming, paddle boarding, etc. There is a boat house where you can rent paddle boats and paddle boards. There are several swimming docks with diving boards. There is also an indoor pool (called Evans Pool) there.
624 yerel halk öneriyor
Green Lake
Green Lake is not far from the apartment and is a popular spot for walking, swimming, paddle boarding, etc. There is a boat house where you can rent paddle boats and paddle boards. There are several swimming docks with diving boards. There is also an indoor pool (called Evans Pool) there.
Discovery Park in Magnolia is a large lovely park with trails and beach. We often see great blue herons there. Great place to fly a kite.
756 yerel halk öneriyor
Discovery Park
3801 Discovery Park BlvdDiscovery Park in Magnolia is a large lovely park with trails and beach. We often see great blue herons there. Great place to fly a kite.
Golden Gardens is a large beach park with picnic tables, BBQs, beach volleyball, etc. It is a fantastic place to watch the sun set. On warm summer evenings there are often many people there having small bonfires and BBQs. Great place for a picnic and play in the sand.
728 yerel halk öneriyor
Golden Gardens Park
8498 Seaview Pl NWGolden Gardens is a large beach park with picnic tables, BBQs, beach volleyball, etc. It is a fantastic place to watch the sun set. On warm summer evenings there are often many people there having small bonfires and BBQs. Great place for a picnic and play in the sand.
Magnuson Park has a swimming beach, BBQs, lots of great picnic spots. Another good place for walking, swimming and flying kites.
159 yerel halk öneriyor
Warren G. Magnuson Park
7400 Sand Point Way NEMagnuson Park has a swimming beach, BBQs, lots of great picnic spots. Another good place for walking, swimming and flying kites.
Arts & Culture
Seattle Public Theater is a wonderful tiny community theater that features interesting plays by adults and youth. They do a variety of plays written by both well known and local up and coming playwrights. Very inexpensive tickets. Good local theater up close.
22 yerel halk öneriyor
Seattle Public Theater
7312 West Green Lake Dr NSeattle Public Theater is a wonderful tiny community theater that features interesting plays by adults and youth. They do a variety of plays written by both well known and local up and coming playwrights. Very inexpensive tickets. Good local theater up close.
Seattle Art Museum (SAM) has many good permanent and temporary exhibits. They also often have film series. The first Thursday of the month has free admission and they are open late.
1072 yerel halk öneriyor
Seattle Selfie Museum
92 Union StSeattle Art Museum (SAM) has many good permanent and temporary exhibits. They also often have film series. The first Thursday of the month has free admission and they are open late.
Town Hall is a great venue for music, lectures and other interesting cultural events. There have a diverse array of programming that appeals to lots of people.
21 yerel halk öneriyor
Town Hall Seattle
1119 8th AveTown Hall is a great venue for music, lectures and other interesting cultural events. There have a diverse array of programming that appeals to lots of people.
Meany Hall at UW features excellent international music and dance performers.
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts
4040 George Washington Lane NortheastMeany Hall at UW features excellent international music and dance performers.
Sightseeing
Kerry Park is a tiny park in Queen Anne that provides a stellar view of downtown Seattle. Many people photograph Seattle from this spot.
9 yerel halk öneriyor
Kerry Park Rentals
1420 4th Ave WKerry Park is a tiny park in Queen Anne that provides a stellar view of downtown Seattle. Many people photograph Seattle from this spot.
The big ferris wheel was put in a few years ago and is a great way to experience the waterfront and downtown Seattle, from high up.
347 yerel halk öneriyor
Seattle Büyük Tekerlek
1301 Alaskan WayThe big ferris wheel was put in a few years ago and is a great way to experience the waterfront and downtown Seattle, from high up.
Everyone has heard of Pike Place Market. It is fun to see all the vendors. Three Girls Bakery is one of my favorite bakeries there. You can get a great price on flowers from the many flower vendors. And of course the fresh fish is well known. We love our salmon here in Seattle.
2310 yerel halk öneriyor
Pike Place Pazarı
1531 Western AveEveryone has heard of Pike Place Market. It is fun to see all the vendors. Three Girls Bakery is one of my favorite bakeries there. You can get a great price on flowers from the many flower vendors. And of course the fresh fish is well known. We love our salmon here in Seattle.
The Fremont troll is an iconic spot in the artsy/funky Fremont neighborhood. Under the bridge, this huge sculpture of a troll features a VW beetle as part of the design. Popular spot for photos while enjoying a tour through Fremont.
583 yerel halk öneriyor
Fremont Troll
Troll Avenue NorthThe Fremont troll is an iconic spot in the artsy/funky Fremont neighborhood. Under the bridge, this huge sculpture of a troll features a VW beetle as part of the design. Popular spot for photos while enjoying a tour through Fremont.
Entertainment & Activities
At Northwest Outdoor Center (NWOC) on Westlake you can rent kayaks and paddle on Lake Union. It's fun to paddle along the houseboats and see how people live on the water.
42 yerel halk öneriyor
NorthWest Outdoor Center
2100 Westlake Ave NAt Northwest Outdoor Center (NWOC) on Westlake you can rent kayaks and paddle on Lake Union. It's fun to paddle along the houseboats and see how people live on the water.
At Moss Bay you can rent kayaks and paddle boards, also small sail boats. It is a great spot for an "urban lake experience". You might see sea planes taking off or landing from Kenmore Air, heading to the San Juan Islands.
24 yerel halk öneriyor
Moss Bay
1001 Fairview Ave NAt Moss Bay you can rent kayaks and paddle boards, also small sail boats. It is a great spot for an "urban lake experience". You might see sea planes taking off or landing from Kenmore Air, heading to the San Juan Islands.