Liz’s guidebook
Food scene
Pub and grub. Tables for families and groups, also bar seating. Open air and outdoor seating in good weather.
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Latona Pub
6423 Latona Ave NEPub and grub. Tables for families and groups, also bar seating. Open air and outdoor seating in good weather.
TangleTown Public House
2106 North 55th StreetHiroki
2224 N 56th StFrench pastries!
Organic, vegan donuts! Surprisingly good cake-style with plenty of varieties and seasonal specials. Fun place to hang out.
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Mighty-O Donuts Greenlake
2110 N 55th StOrganic, vegan donuts! Surprisingly good cake-style with plenty of varieties and seasonal specials. Fun place to hang out.
Reliably good Thai food, American style.
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Krittika's Noodles & Thai Restaurant
6411 Latona Avenue NortheastReliably good Thai food, American style.
A cozy Ethan Stowell joint serving, Italian-inspired fare featuring local ingredients. Open-air dining and takeout.
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mkt.
2108 N 55th StA cozy Ethan Stowell joint serving, Italian-inspired fare featuring local ingredients. Open-air dining and takeout.
Delicious tamales from a walk-up window right in the neighborhood! Sold fresh and hot or frozen to cook later. You don't have to smother the tamales with cheese, like this picture shows.
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Frelard Tamales
106 Latona Ave NEDelicious tamales from a walk-up window right in the neighborhood! Sold fresh and hot or frozen to cook later. You don't have to smother the tamales with cheese, like this picture shows.
Cafe
Coffee, tea, pastries and a friendly, neighborly atmosphere.
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Cafe Lulu
6417 Latona Ave NECoffee, tea, pastries and a friendly, neighborly atmosphere.
Great coffee, tea, baked goods. Good place for meetings, studying, working, chatting.
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Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea Company
2200 N 56th StGreat coffee, tea, baked goods. Good place for meetings, studying, working, chatting.
Exercise, walking
Local park with 3-mile paved walking, running, biking, skating trail around a lake. Fields for softball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, basketball, ... and places to set up your badminton, bocce, hammock, blanket. Great place to people watch, walk the dog, swim, push a stroller, ...
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Iphondo laseGreen Lake
7201 East Green Lake Dr NLocal park with 3-mile paved walking, running, biking, skating trail around a lake. Fields for softball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, basketball, ... and places to set up your badminton, bocce, hammock, blanket. Great place to people watch, walk the dog, swim, push a stroller, ...
Great pedestrian and bike trail for commuting to the UW or downtown, Bothell, the Ballard Bridge and Ballard Locks. Connects to separated trails to Golden Gardens and East Lake Sammamish on the other side of Lake Washington.
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Burke Gilman Trail
Burke-Gilman TrailGreat pedestrian and bike trail for commuting to the UW or downtown, Bothell, the Ballard Bridge and Ballard Locks. Connects to separated trails to Golden Gardens and East Lake Sammamish on the other side of Lake Washington.
Neighborhoods
Wallingford
Walkable neighborhood with shopping essentials.
Sightseeing
Award winning nonprofit zoo with a wide variety of animals, exhibits and fantastic landscaping. Zoo lights in the winter, concerts in the summer, well cared for animals all the time.
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Woodland Park Zoo
5500 Phinney Ave NAward winning nonprofit zoo with a wide variety of animals, exhibits and fantastic landscaping. Zoo lights in the winter, concerts in the summer, well cared for animals all the time.
A huge public university on a gorgeous urban campus with impressive buildings, surprisingly peaceful woods, meadows, lawns, waterfront.
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University of Washington
1410 Northeast Campus ParkwayA huge public university on a gorgeous urban campus with impressive buildings, surprisingly peaceful woods, meadows, lawns, waterfront.