Guidebook for Maple Leaf neighborhood

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Guidebook for Maple Leaf neighborhood

Food Scene

AWESOME Latin American food. Small restaurant with lively atmosphere.
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Mojito
7545 Lake City Way NE
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AWESOME Latin American food. Small restaurant with lively atmosphere.
Great mexican food.
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Señor Villa
8064 Lake City Way NE
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Great mexican food.
Decent breakfast & brunch. Hawaiian theme. Karaoke in the bar some nights.
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Kona Kitchen - Seattle
8501 5th Ave NE
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Decent breakfast & brunch. Hawaiian theme. Karaoke in the bar some nights.
Great coffee shop with some decent food options - sandwiches, quiche, pastries, etc. Their breakfast sandwiches are great!
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Cloud City Coffee
8801 Roosevelt Way NE
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Great coffee shop with some decent food options - sandwiches, quiche, pastries, etc. Their breakfast sandwiches are great!
The drinks are decent (Cloud City is better). Blue Saucer has some good bagel sandwiches and other lunch items, and it is on the corner right near the house, so it's super convenient.
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Blue Saucer Café & Coffee House
9127 Roosevelt Way NE
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The drinks are decent (Cloud City is better). Blue Saucer has some good bagel sandwiches and other lunch items, and it is on the corner right near the house, so it's super convenient.
Great craft cocktails and beer & cider on tap. An awesome beer garden in the summer, and great food too! (Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.)
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The Maple
8929 Roosevelt Way NE
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Great craft cocktails and beer & cider on tap. An awesome beer garden in the summer, and great food too! (Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.)
Locally famous Chinese food!
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Snappy Dragon
8917 Roosevelt Way NE
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Locally famous Chinese food!
More upscale coffee shop and bakery, right across from Maple Leaf Reservoir Park!
Macrina Bakery & Cafe
More upscale coffee shop and bakery, right across from Maple Leaf Reservoir Park!
Good weekend brunch spot, pizzas and pie-folds for lunch and dinner, cocktails and beer, some wine. Great spot, with a covered outdoor dining patio.
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Watershed Pub & Kitchen
10104 3rd Ave NE
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Good weekend brunch spot, pizzas and pie-folds for lunch and dinner, cocktails and beer, some wine. Great spot, with a covered outdoor dining patio.
Peruvian/latin food with great ambiance and covered, outdoor seating.
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Don Lucho's
7919 Roosevelt Way NE
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Peruvian/latin food with great ambiance and covered, outdoor seating.
Good Thai food, and great for takeout as it’s walking distance. It also has a small bar and table seating.
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Ban Hua Sai
9400 Roosevelt Way NE
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Good Thai food, and great for takeout as it’s walking distance. It also has a small bar and table seating.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is a neighborhood dive bar. Taco Tuesday (50¢ tacos), daily homecooked specials, the Hot Nut Bar, cheap drinks and free pool.
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Old Fifth Avenue Tavern
8507 5th Ave NE
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This is a neighborhood dive bar. Taco Tuesday (50¢ tacos), daily homecooked specials, the Hot Nut Bar, cheap drinks and free pool.
Great craft cocktails and beer & cider on tap. An awesome beer garden in the summer, and great food too! (Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.)
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The Maple
8929 Roosevelt Way NE
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Great craft cocktails and beer & cider on tap. An awesome beer garden in the summer, and great food too! (Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.)
If you're looking for a dive bar with pool and sports on the TV, this is the local spot.
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Reservoir Bar & Grill
8509 Roosevelt Way NE
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If you're looking for a dive bar with pool and sports on the TV, this is the local spot.

Parks & Nature

Great views of Seattle and Bellevue, with walking/running paths, pickle ball courts and a covered picnic area.
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I-Maple Leaf Reservoir Park
1020 NE 82nd St
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Great views of Seattle and Bellevue, with walking/running paths, pickle ball courts and a covered picnic area.
Green Lake has a 3 mile loop, with a lot of restaurants, shops, basketball courts and an indoor pool on the north end of the lake, and sports fields on the south end. There are a few tennis courts around the lake, and in the summer you can rent paddle boats, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards!
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Iphondo laseGreen Lake
7201 East Green Lake Dr N
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Green Lake has a 3 mile loop, with a lot of restaurants, shops, basketball courts and an indoor pool on the north end of the lake, and sports fields on the south end. There are a few tennis courts around the lake, and in the summer you can rent paddle boats, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards!

Activities & Entertainment

The Seattle Kraken practice at one ice rink here, and there is also a public ice rink.
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Kraken Community Iceplex
10601 5th Ave NE
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The Seattle Kraken practice at one ice rink here, and there is also a public ice rink.
The local movie theatre, at Thornton Place
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Regal Cinemas Thornton Place 14 & IMAX
301 NE Thornton Pl
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The local movie theatre, at Thornton Place
Thorton Place has a number of restaurants, including Watershed Pub, a conveyor belt sushi place, Jewel Box Cafe, as well as a UW Medicine location, and a walking path along the watershed.
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Thornton Place
337 NE 103rd St
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Thorton Place has a number of restaurants, including Watershed Pub, a conveyor belt sushi place, Jewel Box Cafe, as well as a UW Medicine location, and a walking path along the watershed.