Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
Coffee, toast, cupcakes, awesome window seat, practically right next door. Funky little place, I hang out here often. Also free WiFi and extra upstairs seating.
30 locals recommend
Bedlam Coffee
2231 2nd AveCoffee, toast, cupcakes, awesome window seat, practically right next door. Funky little place, I hang out here often. Also free WiFi and extra upstairs seating.
Favorite Seattle coffee shop. Great coffee, comfy leather armchairs, huge windows surrounded by trees, free WiFi; I spend whole days here sometimes.
22 locals recommend
Uptown Espresso Belltown
2504 4th AveFavorite Seattle coffee shop. Great coffee, comfy leather armchairs, huge windows surrounded by trees, free WiFi; I spend whole days here sometimes.
Excellent Italian little bakery with sandwiches (to stay or to go), breakfast, lunch, cakes, pastries, and bread. And, of course, coffee! Macrina is famous in Seattle. Busy on weekends!
283 locals recommend
Macrina Bakery & Cafe
2408 1st AveExcellent Italian little bakery with sandwiches (to stay or to go), breakfast, lunch, cakes, pastries, and bread. And, of course, coffee! Macrina is famous in Seattle. Busy on weekends!
A Tom Douglass bakery; Douglass owns many great restaurants in Seattle. Not many coffee drinks but delicious cakes and pastries, meat and vegetarian lunches, some gluten free baked goods.
32 locals recommend
Dahlia Bakery
2001 4th AveA Tom Douglass bakery; Douglass owns many great restaurants in Seattle. Not many coffee drinks but delicious cakes and pastries, meat and vegetarian lunches, some gluten free baked goods.
Best brunch spot in the city; great food in general, well known in Seattle. Southern style cooking with locally sourced ingredients. Kinda pricey. Totally worth it.
83 locals recommend
Local 360
2234 1st AveBest brunch spot in the city; great food in general, well known in Seattle. Southern style cooking with locally sourced ingredients. Kinda pricey. Totally worth it.
Same owners as Local 360, new restaurant. Great food, pricey but the apps and happy hour food are totally affordable and they have twenty something beers on tap. Sit at the bar, say you know me!
Bell + Whete
200 Bell StSame owners as Local 360, new restaurant. Great food, pricey but the apps and happy hour food are totally affordable and they have twenty something beers on tap. Sit at the bar, say you know me!
Excellent wine bar with affordable small plates. Favs are the fried octopus, black pepper fried chicken with collard greens, beet gratin, and lamb meatball plate. Lotts of vegetarian options.
106 locals recommend
Black Bottle Gastrotavern
2600 1st AveExcellent wine bar with affordable small plates. Favs are the fried octopus, black pepper fried chicken with collard greens, beet gratin, and lamb meatball plate. Lotts of vegetarian options.
Great sushi happy hour, check the website for details. Otherwise pricey but during happy hour definitely the best deals in the city and delicious rolls. Open until at least midnight most nights.
62 locals recommend
Wasabi Sushi & Izakaya
2311 2nd AvenueGreat sushi happy hour, check the website for details. Otherwise pricey but during happy hour definitely the best deals in the city and delicious rolls. Open until at least midnight most nights.
Small, random but delicious Korean food (bibimbap, bulgogi Ramen). Decently cheap. Also the closest place to grab a small breakfast sandwich and cup of coffee in the morning.
Cafe Belltown
2219 2nd AveSmall, random but delicious Korean food (bibimbap, bulgogi Ramen). Decently cheap. Also the closest place to grab a small breakfast sandwich and cup of coffee in the morning.
Best pizza in the city! Excellent pizza by the slice, serves until two most nights. Pricey cocktails, good beer selection, expensive menu other than the slices. You can grab slices to go as well.
60 locals recommend
Rocco's
2312 2nd AveBest pizza in the city! Excellent pizza by the slice, serves until two most nights. Pricey cocktails, good beer selection, expensive menu other than the slices. You can grab slices to go as well.
Late night happy hour after 11; great sushi and Japanese food but really expensive if not for happy hour.
156 locals recommend
Umi Sake House
2230 1st AveLate night happy hour after 11; great sushi and Japanese food but really expensive if not for happy hour.
Best authentic style sushi in the city. Opened by a chef from Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Always a huge line, go early!
167 locals recommend
Shiro's Sushi
2401 2nd AveBest authentic style sushi in the city. Opened by a chef from Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Always a huge line, go early!
Essentials
Closest and cheapest grocery store. Behind a bus stop so kind of shady characters at night but I've never had a problem here. Small selection of every food group (fresh veggies!) & household items.
51 locals recommend
Dan's Belltown Grocery
2221 3rd AveClosest and cheapest grocery store. Behind a bus stop so kind of shady characters at night but I've never had a problem here. Small selection of every food group (fresh veggies!) & household items.
Upscale gourmet grocery store. Expensive, trendy, and the closest place to buy liquor. Open late some nights, Google for current hours.
34 locals recommend
Ralph's Grocery & Deli
2035 4th AveUpscale gourmet grocery store. Expensive, trendy, and the closest place to buy liquor. Open late some nights, Google for current hours.
Drinks & Nightlife
If you're into Scotch and whiskey, this is the place to be. Decent draught beer selection too. Darkly lit, heavy wood tables, friendly staff, delicious bar food. Kinda pricey.
29 locals recommend
The Whisky Bar
2122 2nd AveIf you're into Scotch and whiskey, this is the place to be. Decent draught beer selection too. Darkly lit, heavy wood tables, friendly staff, delicious bar food. Kinda pricey.
Favorite place to eat & drink in the area. Best Moscow Mule in the city, Spanish style food, vegan options. Green chili cheeseburger, chicken drumettes, and black pepper bacon are the best!
12 locals recommend
The Innkeeper
2510 1st AveFavorite place to eat & drink in the area. Best Moscow Mule in the city, Spanish style food, vegan options. Green chili cheeseburger, chicken drumettes, and black pepper bacon are the best!
Relaxed, quirky bar next door with dim lighting and a bunch of couches to hang out on, like drinking in a cozy living room. Expensive but well made cocktails, no food.
15 locals recommend
The Upstairs
2209 2nd AveRelaxed, quirky bar next door with dim lighting and a bunch of couches to hang out on, like drinking in a cozy living room. Expensive but well made cocktails, no food.
Super divey dive bar decorated with creepy clowns. Filled with the hippest hipsters in Seattle, huge pinball arcade in the back. Good place to get quarters for laundry.
53 locals recommend
Shorty's
2316 2nd AveSuper divey dive bar decorated with creepy clowns. Filled with the hippest hipsters in Seattle, huge pinball arcade in the back. Good place to get quarters for laundry.
Clever Bottle
2222 2nd AvenueFancy-ish wine bar with nice cocktails and some small plates.
Darkly lit romantic Italian-style tapas place, great prices and portions. The gnocci is out of this world. Tell them Cynthia sent you and they'll take extra good care of you. Best happy hour around
104 locals recommend
List Restaurant
2226 1st AveDarkly lit romantic Italian-style tapas place, great prices and portions. The gnocci is out of this world. Tell them Cynthia sent you and they'll take extra good care of you. Best happy hour around
A speakeasy style bar right in the basement of the apartment building! Pricey and often packed but cool atmosphere (if you like basements), and obviously very close by.
109 locals recommend
Bathtub Gin & Co.
2205 2nd AveA speakeasy style bar right in the basement of the apartment building! Pricey and often packed but cool atmosphere (if you like basements), and obviously very close by.