Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
Seattle's best Caribbean sandwiches. They only take cash. There's often a long line and very limited seating, so feel free to bring your fabulous food home and eat on our deck while enjoying the view!
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Paseo Fremont
4225 Fremont Ave NSeattle's best Caribbean sandwiches. They only take cash. There's often a long line and very limited seating, so feel free to bring your fabulous food home and eat on our deck while enjoying the view!
Great coffee, usually plenty of seating.
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Caffé Vita Coffee Roasting
1005 E Pike StGreat coffee, usually plenty of seating.
Great burgers (veggie ones too) and salads. They also serve limited drinks. Indoor and outdoor seating.
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Uneeda Burger
4302 Fremont Ave NGreat burgers (veggie ones too) and salads. They also serve limited drinks. Indoor and outdoor seating.
Best coffee in Fremont. I'm told Dave Matthews hangs out here, but I've never noticed him...
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Lighthouse Roasters
400 N 43rd StBest coffee in Fremont. I'm told Dave Matthews hangs out here, but I've never noticed him...
Vif Wine|Coffee
4401 Fremont Ave NWine, coffee and gourmet food.
Good Mexican food, sort of gourmet Taqueria, with a bar. Indoor and outdoor seating (with a covered firepit outside that's fun). They serve weekend brunch.
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Pecado Bueno Fremont
4307 Fremont Ave NGood Mexican food, sort of gourmet Taqueria, with a bar. Indoor and outdoor seating (with a covered firepit outside that's fun). They serve weekend brunch.
Delicious wood-fired pizza and other Italian delights. Plus a bar. Beautiful atmosphere.
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Via Tribunali
4303 Fremont Avenue NorthDelicious wood-fired pizza and other Italian delights. Plus a bar. Beautiful atmosphere.
This opened this year, and I'm vegan so haven't gone, but it always looks full.
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RockCreek Seafood & Spirits
4300 Fremont Ave NThis opened this year, and I'm vegan so haven't gone, but it always looks full.
Super Italian restaurant/bar owned by an Asian couple who go to Italy every year. Two stories surround an open kitchen, and we love watching the chefs. Owner Lily is a delight and greets every guest.
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Perche' No Pasta and Vino
1319 N 49th StSuper Italian restaurant/bar owned by an Asian couple who go to Italy every year. Two stories surround an open kitchen, and we love watching the chefs. Owner Lily is a delight and greets every guest.
A gluten-free, vegan bakery/restaurant that manages to make everything taste good!
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Flying Apron - Fremont
3510 Fremont Ave NA gluten-free, vegan bakery/restaurant that manages to make everything taste good!
Yummy Thai food, great atmosphere. You can sit on cushions on the floor if you'd like.
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Jai Thai Restaurant
3423 Fremont Ave NYummy Thai food, great atmosphere. You can sit on cushions on the floor if you'd like.
Pie
3515 Fremont Ave NSeriously good sweet and savory pies.
The Whale Wins
3506 Stone Way NWonderful food with an open kitchen. We love it.
Bizzarro Italian Cafe
1307 N 46th StDelicious Italian, really fun atmosphere.
Essentials
Great little grocery store, has almost everything you could need, along with prepared meals and sandwiches.
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Marketime Foods
4416 Fremont Ave NGreat little grocery store, has almost everything you could need, along with prepared meals and sandwiches.
Sightseeing
This 16', 7-ton bronze sculpture of Lenin is the only representation of him surrounded by guns & flames instead of holding a book or waving his hat. It was found toppled in Slovakia and brought here.
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Lenin Statue
3526 Fremont Pl NThis 16', 7-ton bronze sculpture of Lenin is the only representation of him surrounded by guns & flames instead of holding a book or waving his hat. It was found toppled in Slovakia and brought here.
We love our big troll under the Aurora bridge, just down the hill from us. Be sure to climb up on him for a photo and then look for the billy goats a block down from him. :-)
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Fremont Troll
Troll Avenue NorthWe love our big troll under the Aurora bridge, just down the hill from us. Be sure to climb up on him for a photo and then look for the billy goats a block down from him. :-)
A real 1950s, Cold-War era rocket that somebody stuck on top of a shop. It bears the Fremont crest and motto, “De Libertas Quirkas,” meaning “Freedom to be Peculiar.” Sometimes it lights up & smokes.
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The Fremont Rocket
3420 Evanston Ave NA real 1950s, Cold-War era rocket that somebody stuck on top of a shop. It bears the Fremont crest and motto, “De Libertas Quirkas,” meaning “Freedom to be Peculiar.” Sometimes it lights up & smokes.
Beautiful, organic, and free! It's less than a 10-minute walk from us. Beautiful in the winter, too.
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Woodland Park and Rose Garden
750 N 50th StBeautiful, organic, and free! It's less than a 10-minute walk from us. Beautiful in the winter, too.
A lovely, flat, nicely paved, 3-mile path rings the lake for your walking/biking/skating pleasure. And there are lots of places to stop en route for food and drink, too.
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Green Lake
A lovely, flat, nicely paved, 3-mile path rings the lake for your walking/biking/skating pleasure. And there are lots of places to stop en route for food and drink, too.
Gorgeous view of the city across Lake Union from an unusual setting (a reclaimed gas works). Lots of people fly kites from the hill in the middle of the park. Fun to watch the boats and float planes.
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Gas Works Park
2101 N Northlake WayGorgeous view of the city across Lake Union from an unusual setting (a reclaimed gas works). Lots of people fly kites from the hill in the middle of the park. Fun to watch the boats and float planes.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great bar and restaurant. Get your fix of puppies here -- it's super dog-friendly and was named after the owner's Golden Retriever.
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Norm's Eatery & Ale House
460 N 36th StGreat bar and restaurant. Get your fix of puppies here -- it's super dog-friendly and was named after the owner's Golden Retriever.
Everything Else
A popular recreational trail for walkers, runners, cyclists, skaters and commuters. It's 27 miles long, mostly along waterfront, and it runs right through Fremont.
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Burke Gilman Trail
Burke-Gilman TrailA popular recreational trail for walkers, runners, cyclists, skaters and commuters. It's 27 miles long, mostly along waterfront, and it runs right through Fremont.