Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
Small spot beloved by locals. Basque-themed small plates, excellent Spanish wine list, and memorable dishes. Try the pimientos de padron if they're in season!
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The Harvest Vine
2701 E Madison StSmall spot beloved by locals. Basque-themed small plates, excellent Spanish wine list, and memorable dishes. Try the pimientos de padron if they're in season!
Great place for groups, run by notable chef (and neighborhood resident) Thierry Rautureau.
60 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Luc
2800 E Madison StGreat place for groups, run by notable chef (and neighborhood resident) Thierry Rautureau.
Tiny, tiny corner restaurant with top-notch Italian cuisine.
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bar Cantinetta
2811 E Madison St Tiny, tiny corner restaurant with top-notch Italian cuisine.
Fully vegetarian restaurant that won't disappoint omnivores. They can handle just about any food allergy you might have. Lively brunch on the weekends, and a large, open garden room that's relaxing rain or shine.
150 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cafe Flora
2901 E Madison StFully vegetarian restaurant that won't disappoint omnivores. They can handle just about any food allergy you might have. Lively brunch on the weekends, and a large, open garden room that's relaxing rain or shine.
Bright, cheerful decor complements truly exceptional food and drink. Think oysters, champagne, and low-octane cocktail options, with crusty local bread. Their sister restaurants next door offer other options: Bateau is a steak lover's dream, and General Porpoise gets you your bakery and coffee fix.
26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bar Melusine
1060 E Union StBright, cheerful decor complements truly exceptional food and drink. Think oysters, champagne, and low-octane cocktail options, with crusty local bread. Their sister restaurants next door offer other options: Bateau is a steak lover's dream, and General Porpoise gets you your bakery and coffee fix.
This ain't no Domino's. Say hi to our friend Joe (it's his place) and try the salume, the chevre and honey, and maybe a pizza with grana, soft egg, and speck? Or just pepperoni. Up to you! Walkable if you're up for a bit of a hike, in Madison Park, near the water.
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Independent Pizzeria
4235 E Madison StThis ain't no Domino's. Say hi to our friend Joe (it's his place) and try the salume, the chevre and honey, and maybe a pizza with grana, soft egg, and speck? Or just pepperoni. Up to you! Walkable if you're up for a bit of a hike, in Madison Park, near the water.
This is the closest you'll get to the Yucatan in the Pacific Northwest. World-class dishes roasted over a huge open fire. Try the mussels with aji amarillo on Sea Wolf bread (best bakery in Seattle - it's next door). Or anything else. It's all amazing. And the cocktails all feel like a day on the beach with a bartender who actually knows the craft.
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Manolin
3621 Stone Way NThis is the closest you'll get to the Yucatan in the Pacific Northwest. World-class dishes roasted over a huge open fire. Try the mussels with aji amarillo on Sea Wolf bread (best bakery in Seattle - it's next door). Or anything else. It's all amazing. And the cocktails all feel like a day on the beach with a bartender who actually knows the craft.
Drinks & Nightlife
Jamie Boudreau's Canon has two trophies from Tales of the Cocktail, the world's premiere cocktail gathering. So you know they're serious. Check out their spirits collections - it was voted the world's best. Really. Your bartender will be an expert at the craft - that's a given. The food's pretty good, too.
174 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Canon
928 12th AveJamie Boudreau's Canon has two trophies from Tales of the Cocktail, the world's premiere cocktail gathering. So you know they're serious. Check out their spirits collections - it was voted the world's best. Really. Your bartender will be an expert at the craft - that's a given. The food's pretty good, too.
Southern-themed bar and restaurant with one of Seattle's strongest cocktail programs. Whatever Gregg and his amazing team have on the menu is worth trying. Join them Saturday nights at 10pm for the weekly (non-religious) "sermon", where Gregg rants about whatever he wants to rant about. Because it's his bar. Kids are allowed, too - just not behind the rail.
79 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Witness
410 Broadway ESouthern-themed bar and restaurant with one of Seattle's strongest cocktail programs. Whatever Gregg and his amazing team have on the menu is worth trying. Join them Saturday nights at 10pm for the weekly (non-religious) "sermon", where Gregg rants about whatever he wants to rant about. Because it's his bar. Kids are allowed, too - just not behind the rail.
50 beers on tap, and food trucks. You know you wanna.
182 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chuck's Hop Shop & Kegs to go
2001 E Union St50 beers on tap, and food trucks. You know you wanna.
Parks & Nature
Washington Park Arboretum UW Botanic Gardens
2300 Arboretum Dr EJardín Japonés de Seattle
1075 Lake Washington Blvd EMadison Park Bakery
4214 E Madison StEssentials
Yup, it's a Trader Joe's. If you're feeling like a stroll, it's walkable for most people, but it's a bit of a hill.
722 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Trader Joe's
1700 E Madison StYup, it's a Trader Joe's. If you're feeling like a stroll, it's walkable for most people, but it's a bit of a hill.
If organic and local is important to you, the Central Co-Op is a good alternative to the Trader Joe's and the Safeway that are almost the same distance to the house.
245 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Central Co-op
1600 E Madison StIf organic and local is important to you, the Central Co-Op is a good alternative to the Trader Joe's and the Safeway that are almost the same distance to the house.
It's a Safeway. Be aware of your surroundings if you go late at night. It can get a little interesting.
461 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Safeway
516 1st Ave WIt's a Safeway. Be aware of your surroundings if you go late at night. It can get a little interesting.
Arts & Culture
Asian Art Museum (temporarily closed)
1400 E Prospect StThe Museum of Pop Culture is geek heaven. Originally the Experience Music Project, this wacky Frank Geary building now houses more than just music exhibits. Check their website for what's on show now. You'll always be able to play with their music studio, too, which lets you sing or play instruments in your own private sound studio.
674 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de la Cultura Pop
325 5th Ave NThe Museum of Pop Culture is geek heaven. Originally the Experience Music Project, this wacky Frank Geary building now houses more than just music exhibits. Check their website for what's on show now. You'll always be able to play with their music studio, too, which lets you sing or play instruments in your own private sound studio.
Geek (and kid) heaven. Check out the history of computing and play with their cool toys. Check their website to see what nifty exhibitions are in at the moment. Lots of hands-on fun!
22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Living Computer Museum + Labs
2245 1st Ave SGeek (and kid) heaven. Check out the history of computing and play with their cool toys. Check their website to see what nifty exhibitions are in at the moment. Lots of hands-on fun!
Shopping
Recreational marijuana is legal in Washington State for those who are 21+. If you're interested in partaking, please don't smoke in the apartment or near the day care next door. Uncle Ike's is probably the best pot store in the city. Bring your ID - it's a must - and talk with the budtender about what's right for you. Edibles, sodas / elixirs, and very cheap vapor pens for discreet indulgence also available. Cash only, but there are ATMs in store. Federal law prohibits transportation of cannabis products across the state line, so don't drive outside the state with it or add to the TSA's huge stash at the airport.
79 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Uncle Ike's Central District Marijuana Dispensary
2310 E Union StRecreational marijuana is legal in Washington State for those who are 21+. If you're interested in partaking, please don't smoke in the apartment or near the day care next door. Uncle Ike's is probably the best pot store in the city. Bring your ID - it's a must - and talk with the budtender about what's right for you. Edibles, sodas / elixirs, and very cheap vapor pens for discreet indulgence also available. Cash only, but there are ATMs in store. Federal law prohibits transportation of cannabis products across the state line, so don't drive outside the state with it or add to the TSA's huge stash at the airport.
Entertainment & Activities
One of the original Cinerama theaters, rennovated in recent years by one of our tech billionaires. Check the lobby for rotating original costume exhibits, reserve the exact seat you want in advance, and enjoy local beer, wine, sausages, and chocolate popcorn with your movie!
153 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cinerama
2100 4th AveOne of the original Cinerama theaters, rennovated in recent years by one of our tech billionaires. Check the lobby for rotating original costume exhibits, reserve the exact seat you want in advance, and enjoy local beer, wine, sausages, and chocolate popcorn with your movie!
Probably 50+ pinball machines all on free play, ranging from the 1950s to current. Pay a flat fee at the door and stay as long as you want. They have beer / beverages, too.
57 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Seattle Pinball Museum
508 Maynard Ave SProbably 50+ pinball machines all on free play, ranging from the 1950s to current. Pay a flat fee at the door and stay as long as you want. They have beer / beverages, too.
It's a ginormous Ferris wheel. Yup.
Cabins are heated when it's cold.
347 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Gran Noria de Seattle
1301 Alaskan WayIt's a ginormous Ferris wheel. Yup.
Cabins are heated when it's cold.
KEXP has been the sound of Seattle for a long time. And they've turned their studio space into a gathering space for the community. Go catch a tour, or just hang out, sip the best and froofiest coffee in town, and get some of that avocado toast you've been hearing about. Free wifi, too. Sometimes there's live music! But even when there's not, you can watch the DJ do his or her thing behind the glass while you're lounging.
29 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
KEXP
472 1st Ave NKEXP has been the sound of Seattle for a long time. And they've turned their studio space into a gathering space for the community. Go catch a tour, or just hang out, sip the best and froofiest coffee in town, and get some of that avocado toast you've been hearing about. Free wifi, too. Sometimes there's live music! But even when there's not, you can watch the DJ do his or her thing behind the glass while you're lounging.