Guidebook for Seattle

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Guidebook for Seattle

Food Scene

This airy, pleasant coffeeshop has great coffee, music, and reading material.
76 locals recommend
Analog Coffee
235 Summit Ave E
76 locals recommend
This airy, pleasant coffeeshop has great coffee, music, and reading material.
Beautiful, inviting cafe with amazing drinks and food, inside Elliot Bay Books.
7 locals recommend
Little Oddfellows Café
1521 10th Ave
7 locals recommend
Beautiful, inviting cafe with amazing drinks and food, inside Elliot Bay Books.
Unique, delicious vegan Thai and pan-asian cuisine. Try the curries!
35 locals recommend
In the Bowl
1554 E Olive Way
35 locals recommend
Unique, delicious vegan Thai and pan-asian cuisine. Try the curries!
Charming coffee shop with rotating gallery shows. Great outdoor seating.
57 locals recommend
Joe Bar
810 E Roy St
57 locals recommend
Charming coffee shop with rotating gallery shows. Great outdoor seating.
Unbelievable breads and treats, with coffee to match.
489 locals recommend
Bakery Nouveau
4737 California Ave SW
489 locals recommend
Unbelievable breads and treats, with coffee to match.
Delicious, cheap pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) in a laid back place. Free cream puffs!
42 locals recommend
PHO THAN BROTHERS
527 Broadway E
42 locals recommend
Delicious, cheap pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) in a laid back place. Free cream puffs!
Vegan and vegetarian food with a southern influence. The space itself is beautiful, bright and airy with large plants growing inside.
150 locals recommend
Cafe Flora
2901 E Madison St
150 locals recommend
Vegan and vegetarian food with a southern influence. The space itself is beautiful, bright and airy with large plants growing inside.
Great coffee and sandwiches in a bike shop. Big, airy space where you can watch bike races on TV while you relax.
10 locals recommend
Métier Seattle
1017 E Union St
10 locals recommend
Great coffee and sandwiches in a bike shop. Big, airy space where you can watch bike races on TV while you relax.
Great coffee, waffles, and empanadas, vegan and veggies options, outdoor seating.
54 locals recommend
Cortona Cafe
2425 E Union St
54 locals recommend
Great coffee, waffles, and empanadas, vegan and veggies options, outdoor seating.
Amazing plant based ice cream
57 locals recommend
Frankie & Jo's Capitol Hill
1010 E Union St
57 locals recommend
Amazing plant based ice cream
Homey and sweet sushi place with great vegan options, fresh food, great prices, not too crowded.
Ikina Sushi
918 E Pike St
Homey and sweet sushi place with great vegan options, fresh food, great prices, not too crowded.
Great pizza in a great spot
11 locals recommend
World Pizza
672 S King St
11 locals recommend
Great pizza in a great spot
Hip coffee shop in the International District
14 locals recommend
Eastern Cafe
510 Maynard Ave S
14 locals recommend
Hip coffee shop in the International District
47 locals recommend
Tougo Coffee Co
860 Yesler Way
47 locals recommend
24 locals recommend
Meskel Restaurant
2605 E Cherry St
24 locals recommend
25 locals recommend
Mighty-O Donuts Capitol Hill
1400 12th Ave
25 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Westman's Bagel and Coffee
1509 E Madison St
7 locals recommend
170 locals recommend
Momiji
1522 12th Ave
170 locals recommend
82 locals recommend
Maneki Restaurant
304 6th Ave S
82 locals recommend

Shopping

All the books, in a beautiful, comfortable space. The cafe inside is amazing too.
243 locals recommend
The Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th Ave
243 locals recommend
All the books, in a beautiful, comfortable space. The cafe inside is amazing too.
Charming gift and sundries store, with a mix of new and antique items.
34 locals recommend
Kobo Shop & Gallery
604 S Jackson St
34 locals recommend
Charming gift and sundries store, with a mix of new and antique items.
High end clothes, jewelry, and home goods. Great atmosphere in a beautiful space.
57 locals recommend
Totokaelo
1523 10th Ave
57 locals recommend
High end clothes, jewelry, and home goods. Great atmosphere in a beautiful space.
Perfect spot to pickup picnic materials before heading to Volunteer Park. Great deli and wine bar, plus numerous delicious things from the Mediterranean.
79 locals recommend
Uncle Ike's Central District Marijuana Dispensary
2310 E Union St
79 locals recommend
Perfect spot to pickup picnic materials before heading to Volunteer Park. Great deli and wine bar, plus numerous delicious things from the Mediterranean.
Small shop selling honey, salts, chocolate, vinegars, bitters - all kinds of delicious small things for yourself and for gifts.
16 locals recommend
Sugar Pill
900 E Pine St
16 locals recommend
Small shop selling honey, salts, chocolate, vinegars, bitters - all kinds of delicious small things for yourself and for gifts.
This charming, small shop carries only made in the US goods - menswear, body products, home goods, and gifts.
Freeman
713 Broadway E
This charming, small shop carries only made in the US goods - menswear, body products, home goods, and gifts.
179 locals recommend
Volunteer Park Cafe & Marketplace
1501 17th Ave E
179 locals recommend
Zions Gate Records
1100 E Pike St
Peter Miller Architecture And Design Books
304 Alaskan Way S

Parks & Nature

Charming hidden hillside garden, privately maintained but open to the public.
10 locals recommend
Streissguth Gardens
1640 Broadway E
10 locals recommend
Charming hidden hillside garden, privately maintained but open to the public.
Beautiful park with trails winding down to the beach. Difficult to access without a car, but not impossible!
756 locals recommend
Discovery Park
3801 Discovery Park Blvd
756 locals recommend
Beautiful park with trails winding down to the beach. Difficult to access without a car, but not impossible!
Beautiful, Olmsted-designed park with a plant conservatory and a water tower. Great for picnicking, walking, jogging, playing games, or anything else!
563 locals recommend
Volunteer Park
1247 15th Ave E
563 locals recommend
Beautiful, Olmsted-designed park with a plant conservatory and a water tower. Great for picnicking, walking, jogging, playing games, or anything else!
Magical small Japanese garden, next to the University of Washington Arboretum. Costs about $5, worth every penny.
203 locals recommend
Seattle Japanese Garden
1075 Lake Washington Blvd E
203 locals recommend
Magical small Japanese garden, next to the University of Washington Arboretum. Costs about $5, worth every penny.
Beautiful restored area in Union Bay. Lots of trails for strolling and birdwatching.
14 locals recommend
Union Bay Natural Area
3501 NE 41st St
14 locals recommend
Beautiful restored area in Union Bay. Lots of trails for strolling and birdwatching.
Beach along Lake Washington
120 locals recommend
Madison Park Bakery
4214 E Madison St
120 locals recommend
Beach along Lake Washington
Hing Hay Park
423 Maynard Ave S

Arts & Culture

Free museum with a great gift shop. You can take the streetcar here!
229 locals recommend
Frye Art Museum
704 Terry Ave
229 locals recommend
Free museum with a great gift shop. You can take the streetcar here!
Great small museum in an art-deco building in Volunteer Park.
162 locals recommend
Asian Art Museum (temporarily closed)
1400 E Prospect St
162 locals recommend
Great small museum in an art-deco building in Volunteer Park.
Fantastic place for contemporary performing arts
17 locals recommend
On the Boards
100 W Roy St
17 locals recommend
Fantastic place for contemporary performing arts
Annex Theatre
1100 E Pike St
The Factory
1216 10th Ave
Stonington Gallery
125 S Jackson St

Drinks & Nightlife

Relaxed, hip bar with great drinks and food, friendly service and good music!
51 locals recommend
Bait Shop
606 Broadway E
51 locals recommend
Relaxed, hip bar with great drinks and food, friendly service and good music!
102 locals recommend
Twilight Exit
2514 E Cherry St
102 locals recommend
71 locals recommend
Sol Liquor Lounge
607 Summit Ave E
71 locals recommend
13 locals recommend
Bar Vacilando
405 15th Ave E
13 locals recommend
11 locals recommend
JarrBar
1432 Western Ave
11 locals recommend

Sightseeing

This park in Lake Union has great views of sailboats and seaplanes, plus the MOHAI and the Center for Wooden Boats. Great place for a picnic, right next to the South Lake Union Streetcar!
357 locals recommend
Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
860 Terry Ave N
357 locals recommend
This park in Lake Union has great views of sailboats and seaplanes, plus the MOHAI and the Center for Wooden Boats. Great place for a picnic, right next to the South Lake Union Streetcar!
Alki has it all - the beach, the boardwalk, great food, history, and beautiful views. Catch a great sunset from here!
865 locals recommend
Alki Beach
865 locals recommend
Alki has it all - the beach, the boardwalk, great food, history, and beautiful views. Catch a great sunset from here!
The best view of Seattle, and Mt Rainier if it's clear. Keep walking west to another great view at the corner!
881 locals recommend
Kerry Park
211 W Highland Dr
881 locals recommend
The best view of Seattle, and Mt Rainier if it's clear. Keep walking west to another great view at the corner!
Beautiful campus with great views and architecture.
329 locals recommend
University of Washington
1410 Northeast Campus Parkway
329 locals recommend
Beautiful campus with great views and architecture.
191 locals recommend
Cal Anderson Park
1635 11th Avenue
191 locals recommend
13 locals recommend
Let's Go Sailing
1201 Alaskan Way
13 locals recommend
101 locals recommend
The Center for Wooden Boats
1010 Valley St
101 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Great old boutique theater, recently revamped for SIFF Cinema. They have late night showings of vintage hits, plus new movies.
50 locals recommend
SIFF Egyptian Theatre
805 E Pine St
50 locals recommend
Great old boutique theater, recently revamped for SIFF Cinema. They have late night showings of vintage hits, plus new movies.
Amazing panoramic screen and great sound, plus half salt, half chocolate popcorn. The best place to see blockbusters!
153 locals recommend
Cinerama
2100 4th Ave
153 locals recommend
Amazing panoramic screen and great sound, plus half salt, half chocolate popcorn. The best place to see blockbusters!
Unique rerun cinema with special events
128 locals recommend
Central Cinema
1411 21st Ave
128 locals recommend
Unique rerun cinema with special events
32 locals recommend
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave
32 locals recommend