Seattle’s Food Scene
Our favorite restaurants/bars/cafes in Ballard
This is a list of places that are all in Ballard (our neighborhood). These are our go-to spots from cheap, casual Vietnamese and Thai to date nights to cocktail bars with unpretentious bartenders and great playlists. We hope you enjoy this neighborhood as much we do.
Thai Thani Kitchen
2021 NW Market StCasual Thai food - one of our favorite takeout places.
Very unassuming Vietnamese restaurant, cheap and delicious pho and banh mi sandwiches.
12 locals recommend
Pho Big Bowl
2248 NW Market StVery unassuming Vietnamese restaurant, cheap and delicious pho and banh mi sandwiches.
Great happy hour specials - delicious burgers and local beers on tap
81 locals recommend
8oz Burger & Co
1401 BroadwayGreat happy hour specials - delicious burgers and local beers on tap
One of the Seattle's best breakfast and brunch spots that is within walking distance. This place is always busy.
57 locals recommend
Portage Bay Cafe - Ballard
2821 NW Market StOne of the Seattle's best breakfast and brunch spots that is within walking distance. This place is always busy.
Staple & Fancy
4739 Ballard Ave NWPerfect for a date night.
Amazing views, fish and chips and other seafood specials and an incredibly sunny deck, right on the water.
188 locals recommend
Ray's Boathouse
6049 Seaview Ave NWAmazing views, fish and chips and other seafood specials and an incredibly sunny deck, right on the water.
A 20-seat neighborhood cocktail bar with friendly bartenders and small bites - just a few blocks from the Tiny House.
18 locals recommend
Baker's
6408 32nd Ave NWA 20-seat neighborhood cocktail bar with friendly bartenders and small bites - just a few blocks from the Tiny House.
Stoup Brewing
1108 NW 52nd StOne of many breweries in Ballarrd. Try the Citra IPA.
Our favorite brewery in Ballard. Don't forget to pick up your Ballard Brewery Passport and earn stamps at the 11+ breweries.
115 locals recommend
Reuben's Brews
5010 14th Ave NWOur favorite brewery in Ballard. Don't forget to pick up your Ballard Brewery Passport and earn stamps at the 11+ breweries.
A local Ballard brewery with an incredible outdoor patio (covered and heated).
58 locals recommend
Peddler Brewing Company
1514 NW Leary WayA local Ballard brewery with an incredible outdoor patio (covered and heated).
Full Tilt Ice Cream
5453 Leary Ave NWIce cream, pinball and beer.
Ballard Pizza Company
2121 9th Ave NThe best pizza in Ballard - takeout or counter service.
Boozy milkshakes and tiny molten chocolate cakes
98 locals recommend
Hot Cakes - Molten Chocolate Cakery
5427 Ballard Ave NWBoozy milkshakes and tiny molten chocolate cakes
Plant-based ice cream (a must for gluten-free or lactose free visitors). Gluten-free waffle cones!
42 locals recommend
Frankie & Jo's Ballard
1411 NW 70th StPlant-based ice cream (a must for gluten-free or lactose free visitors). Gluten-free waffle cones!
A fancier spot with incredible seafood - one of Seattle's famed seafood and oyster places.
246 locals recommend
The Walrus and the Carpenter
4743 Ballard Ave NWA fancier spot with incredible seafood - one of Seattle's famed seafood and oyster places.
Barnacle
4743 Ballard Ave NWAdorable cocktail bar
Bauhaus Ballard
2001 NW Market StA great place to work remotely or grab coffee.
Ballard Beer Company
2050 NW Market StAmazing coffee
Mighty-O Donuts Ballard
1555 NW Market StFantastic donuts!
Despite a strange name this place has an incredible happy hour and really fresh, sushi.
38 locals recommend
Billy Beach Sushi & Bar
5463 Leary Ave NWDespite a strange name this place has an incredible happy hour and really fresh, sushi.
La Carta De Oaxaca
5431 Ballard Ave NWTraditional Oaxacan (Mexican) food. Try the pozole.
This is a great spot to try a number of different beers brewed in and around Ballard.
54 locals recommend
Ballard Beer Company
2050 NW Market StThis is a great spot to try a number of different beers brewed in and around Ballard.
Asadero Ballard
5405 Leary Ave NWMexican steakhouse, highly recommended.
Nice restaurant with a huge u-shaped bar. We wrote our wedding vows at the bar!
67 locals recommend
Stoneburner
5214 Ballard Ave NWNice restaurant with a huge u-shaped bar. We wrote our wedding vows at the bar!
A French restaurant that has been a staple in Ballard for more than a decade.
84 locals recommend
Bastille Cafe & Bar
5307 Ballard Ave NWA French restaurant that has been a staple in Ballard for more than a decade.
Ocho
2325 NW Market StCozy little spot with tapas and drinks
The Market Arms
2401 NW Market StA soccer pub.
Gracia
5313 Ballard Ave NWMexican with locally-sourced ingredients
Bramling Cross
5205 Ballard Avenue NorthwestBurgers and other Pacific Northwest favorites
Senor Moose Cafe
5242 Leary Avenue NorthwestA casual Mexican place
The Gerald
5210 Ballard Ave NWA great brunch or cocktail spot.
Macleod’s Scottish Pub
5200 Ballard Ave NWA Scottish pub with a great cocktails and beers on draft.