Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
Our favorite neighborhood restaurant. Be sure to let the chef design your meal for you.
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Staple & Fancy
4739 Ballard Ave NWOur favorite neighborhood restaurant. Be sure to let the chef design your meal for you.
Amazingly sloppy and delicious Cuban-inspired sandwiches near Golden Gardens Park.
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Paseo
6226 Seaview Avenue NorthwestAmazingly sloppy and delicious Cuban-inspired sandwiches near Golden Gardens Park.
Senor Moose Cafe
5242 Leary Avenue NorthwestTry the enchiladas suizas or enchiladas de puya.
:: SAVOUR | Ballard's Purveyors of Specialty Foods & Drinks
Delicious gourmet sandwiches.
Hot Cakes - Molten Chocolate Cakery
5427 Ballard Ave NWAmazing desserts!
Mr. Gyros
5522 20th Ave NWSuper-friendly falafel joint.
LOVE this low-priced, authentic Ethiopian restaurant. The veggie variety platter is big enough for two and is under $15.
Gojo Restaurant
13510 Aurora Ave NLOVE this low-priced, authentic Ethiopian restaurant. The veggie variety platter is big enough for two and is under $15.
Big, steaming bowls of heavenly pho. The service is cranky and rushed, but the free cream puffs make up for it.
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PHO THAN BROTHERS
527 Broadway EBig, steaming bowls of heavenly pho. The service is cranky and rushed, but the free cream puffs make up for it.
Excellent local oysters. Best to show up for happy hour right at 4pm.
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The Walrus and the Carpenter
4743 Ballard Ave NWExcellent local oysters. Best to show up for happy hour right at 4pm.
Bitterroot BBQ
5239 Ballard Ave NWMmm, barbecue.
The Hi-Life
5425 Russell Ave NWGood happy hour. Nice little wood-fired pizzas.
Crispy, wood-fired pizza perfection, a few blocks from our house.
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Veraci Pizza
500 NW Market StCrispy, wood-fired pizza perfection, a few blocks from our house.
Quick, gut-busting Mexican food. Good value. Fresh salsa.
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El Camion - Adentro
4301 Leary Way NWQuick, gut-busting Mexican food. Good value. Fresh salsa.
Restaurant in the Swanson's Nursery greenhouse. Great tropical oasis on a rainy day.
Alexa's Garden Cafe
Restaurant in the Swanson's Nursery greenhouse. Great tropical oasis on a rainy day.
Cafe Munir
2408 NW 80th StExcellent Sunday night chef's menu.
Sightseeing
Beautiful waterfront park. Buy some wood and have a bonfire on the beach!
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Golden Gardens Park
8498 Seaview Pl NWBeautiful waterfront park. Buy some wood and have a bonfire on the beach!
Cool place to see the salmon climb the fish ladder and the boats transit the locks between the lakes and the Puget Sound.
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Ballard (Hiram M. Chittenden) Locks
3015 NW 54th StCool place to see the salmon climb the fish ladder and the boats transit the locks between the lakes and the Puget Sound.
Definitely worth the trek across the locks to Magnolia. Feels very wild and remote despite it's location in the city. Great trails along the water.
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I-Discovry Park
3801 Discovery Park BlvdDefinitely worth the trek across the locks to Magnolia. Feels very wild and remote despite it's location in the city. Great trails along the water.
Essentials
Ballard Market
1400 NW 56th StBest spot for groceries.
Operates every Sunday throughout the year. Huge market with fresh, local food. Unmissable!
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Ballard Sunday Farmers Market
5345 Ballard Ave NWOperates every Sunday throughout the year. Huge market with fresh, local food. Unmissable!
Drinks & Nightlife
Excellent live music venue attracting national touring bands. Sort of a roots, indie, alt country vibe.
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Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Ave NWExcellent live music venue attracting national touring bands. Sort of a roots, indie, alt country vibe.
The People's Pub
5429 Ballard Ave NWGood German beer selection and late-night happy hour. Amazing fresh, soft pretzels.
Delicious cocktails. Try the one made with their own habanero tequila.
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Hazlewood
2311 NW Market StDelicious cocktails. Try the one made with their own habanero tequila.
Eric went to high school in Wisconsin with the owner of this nano-brewery. Delicious beers!
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NW Peaks Brewery
4818 17th Ave NWEric went to high school in Wisconsin with the owner of this nano-brewery. Delicious beers!
Hilliard's Beer
1550 Northwest 49th StreetMicrobrewery. Food trucks usually parked outside.
Started as a convenience store but morphed into a favorite neighborhood watering hole. Highly recommended!
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Chuck's Hop Shop & Kegs To Go
656 NW 85th StStarted as a convenience store but morphed into a favorite neighborhood watering hole. Highly recommended!