Guidebook for Seattle
Entertainment & Activities
Jefferson Park Golf Course
4101 Beacon Ave SVery near to my house. Play golf. Learn lawn-bowling.
Seattle Bouldering Project
900 Poplar Pl SClimbing Gym
Take this tour for a glimpse of Seattle's underground past.
285 locals recommend
Bill Speidel's Underground Tour
614 1st AveTake this tour for a glimpse of Seattle's underground past.
Seattle's tourist industry beckons you here to stroll the waterfront, ride the ferries, and shop!
347 locals recommend
The Seattle Great Wheel
1301 Alaskan WaySeattle's tourist industry beckons you here to stroll the waterfront, ride the ferries, and shop!
Food Scene
Bar del Corso
3057 Beacon Ave SHas outdoor and indoor seating. Good pizza. Slightly posh.
Victrola Coffee Roasters
3215 Beacon Ave SWithin walking distance.
Thai Recipe Restaurant
2609 S McClellan StTiny Thai food restaurant.
Travelers Thali House
2524 Beacon Ave SIndian food restaurant
Pippy's Cafe
3007 Beacon Avenue SouthQuasi Korean food/cozy small diner.
Lottie's Lounge
4900 Rainier Ave SColumbia City bar/restaurant
Kusina Filipina
3201 Beacon Ave SFilipino Food
Despi Delite Bakery
2701 15th Ave SFilipino Bakery
Borracchini's Bakery
2307 Rainier Ave SItalian bakery/deli/coffee
Taco Time NW
2212 Rainier Ave Sfast food - drive thru or sit down and eat there - open til 10pm
fast food hamburgers - drive thru or sit down and eat there - stays open until 2 am
11 locals recommend
Wendy's
22928 Bothell Everett Hwyfast food hamburgers - drive thru or sit down and eat there - stays open until 2 am
Starbucks
1912 Pike PlBaja Bistro
2710 Beacon Ave SSmall coffee shop/bar/restaurant
The Station
1600 S Roberto Maestas Festival Stcoffee shop
Visit this Japanese supermarket and goods store, the Asian food mall, or the Japanese bookstore. This is the "Whole Foods" of Japanese groceries.
181 locals recommend
Uwajimaya
600 5th Ave SVisit this Japanese supermarket and goods store, the Asian food mall, or the Japanese bookstore. This is the "Whole Foods" of Japanese groceries.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery
1124 Pike StStarbuck's new fancy place to visit on Capitol Hill
Volunteer Park Cafe & Marketplace
1501 17th Ave ECafe for geeks
Macrina Bakery & Cafe
2408 1st AveKrispy Kreme
1900 1st Ave SDonuts you can eat there or get from their drive-thru.
Toshio's Teriyaki
1706 Rainier Ave SClosed Sunday, open M-Sat 10:30 to 9pm. Take-out food
2721 17th Ave S
2721 17th Avenue SouthCafe Bengodi. Just opened! Italian restaurant. Open daily 11am to 10pm.
Japanese influenced coffee/bakery. Just opened! Croissants, macarons, and sandwiches.
69 locals recommend
Fresh Flours Beacon Hill
1624 S McClellan StJapanese influenced coffee/bakery. Just opened! Croissants, macarons, and sandwiches.
Empire Espresso
3829 S Edmunds StAnother guest recommended this coffee shop in Columbia City
Kezira Cafe
Slow but gracious service and good Ethiopian food.
Bananas Grill
4556 Martin Luther King Jr Way SFairly good Mediterranean food with super nice owners.
El Quetzal
3211 Beacon Ave SMexican restaurant
Taqueria El Asadero
3513 Rainier Ave SThis is a taco bus!
3002 Beacon Ave S
3002 Beacon Avenue South Taco truck!
Phở Bắc Restaurant
1314 S Jackson Stvietnamese pho
Yummy House Bakery
522 6th Ave SChinese bakery
Mt. Baker Deli
2905 Rainier Ave SChai, egg rolls, etc
High-end Korean steakhouse planted at the foot of Century Link field is visually stunning, marked by an entryway garden. Signature ssam plates.
510 Stadium Pl S
510 Stadium Place SouthHigh-end Korean steakhouse planted at the foot of Century Link field is visually stunning, marked by an entryway garden. Signature ssam plates.
Great new coffee shop right next to two new art galleries in the new Mount Baker light rail station building
Compadre Coffee
2931 Rainier Ave SGreat new coffee shop right next to two new art galleries in the new Mount Baker light rail station building
Heyday
1372 31st Ave SMioposto Pizzeria
3601 S McClellan StViengthong Restaurant
2820 Martin Luther King Jr Way SSalted Sea: Seafood & Raw Bar
4915 Rainier Avenue SouthNew restaurant with seafood
Drinks & Nightlife
Tippe and Drague Alehouse
3315 Beacon Ave SFriendly local pub
3019 Beacon Ave S
3019 Beacon Avenue Southburger joint/pub/bar $$
Voted one of Bon Apetit's top 50 restaurant/bars in nearby Pioneer Square. 4:00PM - 2:00AM MON-SAT 4:00PM - 11:00PM SUN
58 locals recommend
Damn the Weather
116 1st Ave SVoted one of Bon Apetit's top 50 restaurant/bars in nearby Pioneer Square. 4:00PM - 2:00AM MON-SAT 4:00PM - 11:00PM SUN
The Royal Room Seattle
5000 Rainier Ave SPerihelion Brewery
2800 16th Ave S9lb Hammer
6009 Airport Way SJules Maes Saloon
5919 Airport Way SThe Rendezvous
2322 2nd AvenueComet Tavern
922 E Pike StTavern Law
1406 12th AveOliver's Lounge
405 Olive WayBimbos Cantina
1013 E Pike StChop Suey
1325 E Madison StEverything Else
Beacon Hill Station
All downhill walking from this station to my house.
Columbia City Bakery
4865 Rainier Ave SBakery goods
Asian American Art Museum
97 locals recommend
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
719 S King StAsian American Art Museum
Northwest African American Museum
2300 S Massachusetts StAfrican American Museum
How could you miss this from the city that spawned Microsoft
22 locals recommend
Living Computer Museum + Labs
2245 1st Ave SHow could you miss this from the city that spawned Microsoft
PLEASE NOTE only noobs call this "Pike's Place" -- it is PIKE PLACE MARKET!
2310 locals recommend
Pike Place Market
1531 Western AvePLEASE NOTE only noobs call this "Pike's Place" -- it is PIKE PLACE MARKET!
This area was so named for being south of the Kingdome, which was demolished in 2000. But the name lives on, although the Century Link Stadium ("The Clink") has since replaced the Kingdome.
SoDo
This area was so named for being south of the Kingdome, which was demolished in 2000. But the name lives on, although the Century Link Stadium ("The Clink") has since replaced the Kingdome.
See where white settlers first landed in Seattle and walk along the waterfront beach park with a splendid view of downtown and Puget Sound.
60 locals recommend
Alki Beach Park Bathhouse Lawn Outdoor Event Space
2701 Alki Ave SWSee where white settlers first landed in Seattle and walk along the waterfront beach park with a splendid view of downtown and Puget Sound.
Great place to walk around and see art galleries, cafes, restaurants and shops in Old Seattle's red brick neighborhood.
270 locals recommend
Pioneer Square
Great place to walk around and see art galleries, cafes, restaurants and shops in Old Seattle's red brick neighborhood.
Waterfall Garden Park
219 2nd Ave SSmall, little-known park in the city with a real WATERFALL!
Seattle Selfie Museum
92 Union StSee Hammering Man statue
Sightseeing
Jefferson Community Center
3801 Beacon Ave SHas skatepark, walkable view path.
Arty section of town in former Rainier Brewery area/Industrial District
112 locals recommend
Georgetown
Arty section of town in former Rainier Brewery area/Industrial District
Columbia City
Cozy diverse neighborhood
Lake Washington Boulevard Trail
Lake Washington Boulevard TrailWalking trail along Lake Washington
Dr Jose P Rizal Bridge
Doctor Jose P Rizal BridgeScenic View
Book a tour on this if you are just too tired to tour Seattle on foot and need a laugh. Best part is it drives into the water at the end.
160 locals recommend
Ride the Ducks of Seattle
400 Pine StBook a tour on this if you are just too tired to tour Seattle on foot and need a laugh. Best part is it drives into the water at the end.
Observe Seattle from what used to be the tallest building in Seattle (at least when I was a child here). It has elevators operated by bellhops.
88 locals recommend
Smith Tower
506 2nd AveObserve Seattle from what used to be the tallest building in Seattle (at least when I was a child here). It has elevators operated by bellhops.
Space Needle
400 Broad StI now prefer calling it The Space Noodle as a guest I had said it.
5th Avenue North
5th Avenue NorthExperience Music Project. Building designed by Frank Gehry to shock Seattle-ites.
Chihuly Garden and Glass
305 Harrison StGlass garden - especially beautiful at night
Ride this historical remnant of the 1962 World's Fair to the Space Needle from Westlake Station.
21 locals recommend
Pine St & 5th Ave station
400 Pine StRide this historical remnant of the 1962 World's Fair to the Space Needle from Westlake Station.
Buy a T-Shirt with the unfortunately named acronym of the South Lake Union Trolley and see the new Amazon-influenced neighborhood
9 locals recommend
South Lake Union Streetcar
South Lake Union StreetcarBuy a T-Shirt with the unfortunately named acronym of the South Lake Union Trolley and see the new Amazon-influenced neighborhood
Seattle's hip, arty gayborhood. Capitol Hill
Block Party is in Late July. Home of Elliot Bay Bookstore, bars, music clubs and cafes.
344 locals recommend
Capitol Hill
Seattle's hip, arty gayborhood. Capitol Hill
Block Party is in Late July. Home of Elliot Bay Bookstore, bars, music clubs and cafes.
Set in beautiful Volunteer Park, with the famous statue Black Sun by Isamu Noguchi in front. (Soundgarden's song "Black Hole Sun" was inspired by this piece.)
162 locals recommend
Asian Art Museum (temporarily closed)
1400 E Prospect StSet in beautiful Volunteer Park, with the famous statue Black Sun by Isamu Noguchi in front. (Soundgarden's song "Black Hole Sun" was inspired by this piece.)
Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee Grave Sites
1554 15th Ave ELakeview Cemetery.
The state's oldest steel-arch bridge has carried 12th Avenue South over Dearborn Street to Beacon Hill since it was erected in 1911. Walk down it from my neighborhood to Chinatown.
28 locals recommend
Dr Jose P Rizal Bridge
Doctor Jose P Rizal BridgeThe state's oldest steel-arch bridge has carried 12th Avenue South over Dearborn Street to Beacon Hill since it was erected in 1911. Walk down it from my neighborhood to Chinatown.
Seattle's Best Bookstore in Seattle's hippest neighborhood, Capitol Hill.
243 locals recommend
The Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th AveSeattle's Best Bookstore in Seattle's hippest neighborhood, Capitol Hill.
Chinatown, Japantown, Little Saigon.
7 locals recommend
International District/Chinatown Community Center
719 8th Ave SChinatown, Japantown, Little Saigon.
Tallest building in Seattle with observation deck and cafe. About $15 to go up.
128 locals recommend
Sky View Observatory Columbia Center
700 4th AveTallest building in Seattle with observation deck and cafe. About $15 to go up.
Essentials
Oberto Sausage Co
1715 Rainier Ave SDiscount pepperoni and jerky!
QFC
1401 Broadway24 hour grocery store.
Rite Aid
2707 Rainier Ave Spharmacy
This Lowe's is situated on the site of historic Sick's Stadium, where Jimi Hendrix once performed.
Lowe's Home Improvement
2700 Rainier Ave SThis Lowe's is situated on the site of historic Sick's Stadium, where Jimi Hendrix once performed.
QFC
1401 Broadway24 supermarket with daytime Starbucks kiosk
Bartell Drugs
1407 BroadwayShopping
Bins famously seen in Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" music video. Used items sold by the pound.
1765 6th Ave S
1765 6th Avenue SouthBins famously seen in Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" music video. Used items sold by the pound.
See shrunken heads and Sylvester the Mummy in this lovingly regarded Seattle store.
35 locals recommend
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
1001 Alaskan WaySee shrunken heads and Sylvester the Mummy in this lovingly regarded Seattle store.
Flagship store founded by the first American to climb Mount Everest. With glass-encased climbing rock. Outdoor gear and clothing.
90 locals recommend
REI
222 Yale Ave NFlagship store founded by the first American to climb Mount Everest. With glass-encased climbing rock. Outdoor gear and clothing.