Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
Columbia City Bakery
4865 Rainier Ave SNorthwest Tofu Inc 西北豆腐店
1913 S Jackson StReally good simple food, very good prices. Limited hours.
Saba Ethiopian Cuisine
110 12th AveSuper yummy economical Ethiopian food
Sunfish
2800 Alki Ave SWGreek owned fish and chips. Perfect every time.
El Asadero
4273 36th Ave SAuthentic mexican street food. Just down the street. Yum
Formerly only a food truck, now an informal sit down restaurant. Really awesome Hawaiian soul food
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Sam Choy's Poke to the Max
5300 Rainier Ave SFormerly only a food truck, now an informal sit down restaurant. Really awesome Hawaiian soul food
Another Hawaiian place but best for being on the waterfront. You can get there by car or bus or really fun on the water taxi from downtown.
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Marination Ma Kai
1660 Harbor Ave SWAnother Hawaiian place but best for being on the waterfront. You can get there by car or bus or really fun on the water taxi from downtown.
Off the beaten path. A nice walk from Volunteer park through old neighborhoods. Restaurant has big sunny windows and excellent home made food.
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Volunteer Park Cafe & Marketplace
1501 17th Ave EOff the beaten path. A nice walk from Volunteer park through old neighborhoods. Restaurant has big sunny windows and excellent home made food.
Home cooked Jamaican and American Soul food. Home made taste. Good prices. Friendly staff.
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Lil Red Takeout & Catering
4225 Rainier Ave SHome cooked Jamaican and American Soul food. Home made taste. Good prices. Friendly staff.
Healthy affordable menu. Vegetarian options. Super yummy smoothies, bubble teas. Friendly staff.
Thien Phat Restaurant
3330 Rainier Ave SHealthy affordable menu. Vegetarian options. Super yummy smoothies, bubble teas. Friendly staff.
Drinks & Nightlife
You can just drop in most nights. Amazing local and international musicians. Often it's free. Food is good. I even go as a single female and feel totally safe and welcome.
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The Royal Room Seattle
5000 Rainier Ave SYou can just drop in most nights. Amazing local and international musicians. Often it's free. Food is good. I even go as a single female and feel totally safe and welcome.
Free live music every night of the week. Often in the Jazz genre but can be dance music too.
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Vito's
927 9th AveFree live music every night of the week. Often in the Jazz genre but can be dance music too.
Parks & Nature
Safe sandy beach, with lifeguards. Great for kids.
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Mount Baker Beach
2205 Lake Washington Blvd SSafe sandy beach, with lifeguards. Great for kids.
Seward Park
5900 Lake Washington Blvd Sbeach and old growth forrest. Great to bike ride.
Amazing green house. Especially when you want to warm up on a rainy day. I think they charge $5.
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Volunteer Park Conservatory
1400 E Galer StAmazing green house. Especially when you want to warm up on a rainy day. I think they charge $5.
Essentials
Asian grocery store 1 block down the street. Open 9-7pm. Has most every thing you need and lots of interesting items you may have not even known existed!
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Mekong Rainier
3400 Rainier Ave SAsian grocery store 1 block down the street. Open 9-7pm. Has most every thing you need and lots of interesting items you may have not even known existed!
very good vegetables. wide selection of natural foods.
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PCC Community Markets - Columbia City
3610 S Edmunds Stvery good vegetables. wide selection of natural foods.
Safeway
2201 E Madison Stits Safeway. it's close
Great little pharmacy, variety store. Good deals on food. Really nice staff. Worth the extra few blocks.
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Bartell Drugs
1407 BroadwayGreat little pharmacy, variety store. Good deals on food. Really nice staff. Worth the extra few blocks.
QFC
1401 BroadwayA big grocery store
Arts & Culture
Frye Art Museum
704 Terry AveI think it's always free.
Amazing selection of Asian art
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Asian Art Museum (temporarily closed)
1400 E Prospect StAmazing selection of Asian art
Getting Around
light rail and many busses leave from here.
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Rainier Ave S & Mt Baker TC station
light rail and many busses leave from here.
So fun and beautiful to take the water taxi to West Seattle from downtown. You save a little if you use an Orca Pass. Price is one way.
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West Seattle station
801 Alaskan WaySo fun and beautiful to take the water taxi to West Seattle from downtown. You save a little if you use an Orca Pass. Price is one way.
Shopping
The best meat market in Seattle. Family owned. If you want some picnic foods they have good cold cuts and the BEST pepperoni, beef jerky, dried sausages (landjaeger). Get your bread next door at columbia city bakery
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Bob's Quality Meats
4861 Rainier Ave SThe best meat market in Seattle. Family owned. If you want some picnic foods they have good cold cuts and the BEST pepperoni, beef jerky, dried sausages (landjaeger). Get your bread next door at columbia city bakery
A little gift shop in the park. Upstairs they have a library with a lot of kid friendly things to learn about nature.
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Seward Park Audubon Center
5902 Lake Washington Blvd SA little gift shop in the park. Upstairs they have a library with a lot of kid friendly things to learn about nature.
Fun farmers market. Amazing local fruits and vegetables. Lots of food stands if you want to eat. Nice grassy park with shade to sit and eat. Mobbed with little kids.
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Columbia City Farmers Market
37th Avenue SouthFun farmers market. Amazing local fruits and vegetables. Lots of food stands if you want to eat. Nice grassy park with shade to sit and eat. Mobbed with little kids.
Iconic Pike Place market. Crowded on sunny summer days. Lots of street performers. Lots of crafts for sale. Good food everywhere.
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Imarike yePike Place
1531 Western AveIconic Pike Place market. Crowded on sunny summer days. Lots of street performers. Lots of crafts for sale. Good food everywhere.