Guidebook for Seattle
Drinks & Nightlife
Great, varied food menu, full bar, wood booths and friendly staff. This is a neighborhood favorite!
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Elliott Bay Brewery & Pub
4720 California Ave SWGreat, varied food menu, full bar, wood booths and friendly staff. This is a neighborhood favorite!
The 'Beer Junction' provides both beer & wine; but it is a laid-back scene, well lit, straight forward, and attracts an intelligent bunch. Open in the afternoons. Odd, and cool.
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The Beer Junction
4511 California Ave SWThe 'Beer Junction' provides both beer & wine; but it is a laid-back scene, well lit, straight forward, and attracts an intelligent bunch. Open in the afternoons. Odd, and cool.
Georgetown Brewing Co
5200 Denver Ave SParks & Nature
A forested, urban retreat, Lincoln Park's walking trails are a great place to unwind. An easy walk down to the waterfront trail invites a long stroll, with views of the Fauntleroy Ferries & sounds of onlooking seagulls. In good weather, the park's swimming pool is filled with salt water from Puget Sound.
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Lincoln Park
801 S 37th StA forested, urban retreat, Lincoln Park's walking trails are a great place to unwind. An easy walk down to the waterfront trail invites a long stroll, with views of the Fauntleroy Ferries & sounds of onlooking seagulls. In good weather, the park's swimming pool is filled with salt water from Puget Sound.
Home of the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center and some of the most beautiful parkland in the Northwest.
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Discovery Park
3801 Discovery Park BlvdHome of the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center and some of the most beautiful parkland in the Northwest.
Sightseeing
This is one of the oldest outdoor food markets in the nation. Right on the water, its vendors, including arts & crafts, provide residents s well as tourists with hours of pleasure. Nearby shops include wine, cheese, French baked goods and the original Strbuck's store (& the two-tailed mermaid).
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Pike Place Market
1531 Western AveThis is one of the oldest outdoor food markets in the nation. Right on the water, its vendors, including arts & crafts, provide residents s well as tourists with hours of pleasure. Nearby shops include wine, cheese, French baked goods and the original Strbuck's store (& the two-tailed mermaid).
An exquisite, urban area for picnics and long walks! The city maintains the plants and in spring, Rhododendrons bloom with the largest imaginable blossoms. Azalea Way, a long, grassy walk bordered on each side with multitudes of blooming bushes, is one of spring's gifts to Seattle.
Arboretum Drive East
Arboretum Drive EastAn exquisite, urban area for picnics and long walks! The city maintains the plants and in spring, Rhododendrons bloom with the largest imaginable blossoms. Azalea Way, a long, grassy walk bordered on each side with multitudes of blooming bushes, is one of spring's gifts to Seattle.
One of Seattle's oldest neighborhoods, the 'Hill' is a place for pop culture, good coffee, great food, and a hit of true Seattle.
Avante guard music, shops, turn-of-the-century homes, and one of the best community colleges in the nation are here.
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Capitol Hill
One of Seattle's oldest neighborhoods, the 'Hill' is a place for pop culture, good coffee, great food, and a hit of true Seattle.
Avante guard music, shops, turn-of-the-century homes, and one of the best community colleges in the nation are here.
There's a reason this is one of the city's most in-demand places to live. Go walk the 3.5 mile trail around Green Lake, itself. You will pass the Seattle Public Theater, a political theater company. Evening performances or Sunday matinees are thought-provoking and crowd pleasing. Small, intimate venue.
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Green Lake
There's a reason this is one of the city's most in-demand places to live. Go walk the 3.5 mile trail around Green Lake, itself. You will pass the Seattle Public Theater, a political theater company. Evening performances or Sunday matinees are thought-provoking and crowd pleasing. Small, intimate venue.
Entertainment & Activities
Seattle's cultural centers include the Seattle Center, home of the Space Needle, hub of annual music festivals, nd meeting place for multi-cultural groups celebrating their roots & shring their music & food with the rest of the city.
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Seattle Center
305 Harrison StSeattle's cultural centers include the Seattle Center, home of the Space Needle, hub of annual music festivals, nd meeting place for multi-cultural groups celebrating their roots & shring their music & food with the rest of the city.
Admiral Theater
2343 California Ave SWFunky, vintage, historical building.
Another historic building with great taste in movie fare.
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Columbia City Gallery
4864 Rainier Ave SAnother historic building with great taste in movie fare.
Biggest movie rental house on the coast! Rooms of movies by category. Stunning! And a staff that knows their film. A must-go.
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Scarecrow Video
5030 Roosevelt Way NEBiggest movie rental house on the coast! Rooms of movies by category. Stunning! And a staff that knows their film. A must-go.
Arts & Culture
Original home of the SAM (Seattle Art Museum), the collection here is worth a view. The grounds include an off leash dog park and a botanical garden. In summer, the outdoor Shakespeare players visit the outdoor stage regularly; and there are film and speaker programs for those wanting some intellectual stimulation.
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Asian Art Museum (temporarily closed)
1400 E Prospect StOriginal home of the SAM (Seattle Art Museum), the collection here is worth a view. The grounds include an off leash dog park and a botanical garden. In summer, the outdoor Shakespeare players visit the outdoor stage regularly; and there are film and speaker programs for those wanting some intellectual stimulation.
Langston Hughes sponsors one of the city's most important film festivals, in April. The institute fosters black film making talent and serves as a hub for discussing ideas brought forth through black cinema. It's a vibrant place that spawns important ideas.
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Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute
104 17th Ave SLangston Hughes sponsors one of the city's most important film festivals, in April. The institute fosters black film making talent and serves as a hub for discussing ideas brought forth through black cinema. It's a vibrant place that spawns important ideas.
Elliott Bay Books grew out of the '70s and has maintained itself, largely because of Rick who puts the speaker's program together, as a major forum for ideas in Seattle. Exceptional book selection of reading material and a Seattle institution.
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The Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th AveElliott Bay Books grew out of the '70s and has maintained itself, largely because of Rick who puts the speaker's program together, as a major forum for ideas in Seattle. Exceptional book selection of reading material and a Seattle institution.
The hottest topics of the day are addressed at this venue; but it is also home to music performances by local favorites and the nationally known. Whether race relations, immigration issues, environmentalism, or divergent political views, Town Hall hosts one of the widest variety of thought & arts in the city.
Southwest Alaska Street
Southwest Alaska StreetThe hottest topics of the day are addressed at this venue; but it is also home to music performances by local favorites and the nationally known. Whether race relations, immigration issues, environmentalism, or divergent political views, Town Hall hosts one of the widest variety of thought & arts in the city.
Food Scene
Seattle is notoriously a vegetarian and vegan capital. And Sunlight Cafe is one of the originals; born in the '70s, this is one of the city's best menus for the dietary epicure. Outrageous breakfast waffles put this place on the map; but the bean burgers are grand. The menu is varied, a big plus!
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Sunlight Cafe
6404 9th Ave NESeattle is notoriously a vegetarian and vegan capital. And Sunlight Cafe is one of the originals; born in the '70s, this is one of the city's best menus for the dietary epicure. Outrageous breakfast waffles put this place on the map; but the bean burgers are grand. The menu is varied, a big plus!
Pasta Bella Italian Restaurant
5909 15th Ave NWBest pasta in town.
Uptown Espresso
3845 Delridge Way SWA 'living room' style café. A great hangout.
Bakery Nouveau
4737 California Ave SWFrench pastries! Outrageous.
THIS is a deli. Great sandwiches, homemade soup, homemade ice cream, and owners that frequent the store!
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Husky Deli & Catering & Ice Cream
4721 California Ave SWTHIS is a deli. Great sandwiches, homemade soup, homemade ice cream, and owners that frequent the store!
C & P is in a whole house. Charming, and great coffee, to boot. They sell a local's, farm fresh eggs here on Sundays.
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C & P Coffee Company
5612 California Ave SWC & P is in a whole house. Charming, and great coffee, to boot. They sell a local's, farm fresh eggs here on Sundays.
Caffe Ladro - West Seattle
7011 California Ave SWGet the blueberry muffin!
Shopping
The 'village' that is West Seattle boasts everything you could need, from grocery and drug stores to bakeries, bars and restaurants. Coffee shops, a deli, dress shops, book stores ... There is little need for a car in this old-town, historical neighborhood.
The Junction
4740 44th Ave SWThe 'village' that is West Seattle boasts everything you could need, from grocery and drug stores to bakeries, bars and restaurants. Coffee shops, a deli, dress shops, book stores ... There is little need for a car in this old-town, historical neighborhood.
Funky Jane's
4455 California Ave SWOne of the best 2nd-hand shops in Seattle.
Bulldog News
4208 University Way NE 'News Stand' with every newspaper and magazine you might want to find.
Junction True Value Hardware
4747 44th Ave SWNeed something? It's here. Free popcorn on Tuesdays.