Ballard Beauty Guidebook
Food scene
Delancey
1415 NW 70th StGreat Italian Food!
Frankie & Jo's Ballard
1411 NW 70th StDelicious vegan ice cream!
The Fat Hen
1418 NW 70th StGreat brunch!
Tarasco
1452 NW 70th StNearby mexican restaurant and bar!
Rosellini’s Fine Cakes & Baked Goods
1413 NW 70th StLovely local bakery!
Fun cafe deli and small grocery with amazing breakfast and lunch sandwiches!
34 locals recommend
Take 5 Urban Market
6757 8th Ave NWFun cafe deli and small grocery with amazing breakfast and lunch sandwiches!
Hip café deli and small grocery with breakfast and lunch sandwiches, desserts (and pizzas Thursday-Sunday)
18 locals recommend
Mainstay Provisions
612 NW 65th StHip café deli and small grocery with breakfast and lunch sandwiches, desserts (and pizzas Thursday-Sunday)
Cafe Bambino
405 NW 65th StCute coffee/espresso bar with pastries.
The Barking Dog Alehouse
705 NW 70th StNestles inside residential neighborhood, great pub food!
Sightseeing
Golden Gardens Park
8498 Seaview Pl NWGreat for sunsets, beach bonfires, picnics, walking.
Watch the locks lift/drop boats entering/exiting Lake Union. Visit the underwater fish ladder viewing room in late summer to watch salmon swimming upstream to spawn.
774 locals recommend
Ballard (Hiram M. Chittenden) Locks
3015 NW 54th StWatch the locks lift/drop boats entering/exiting Lake Union. Visit the underwater fish ladder viewing room in late summer to watch salmon swimming upstream to spawn.
Great for local produce, meats, fish, cheeses, chocolates, candles, crafts, etc.
220 locals recommend
Ballard Sunday Farmers Market
5345 Ballard Ave NWGreat for local produce, meats, fish, cheeses, chocolates, candles, crafts, etc.
Great museum about the history of Nordic immigrants in Ballard, Seattle, Washington, and America.
127 locals recommend
National Nordic Museum
2655 NW Market StGreat museum about the history of Nordic immigrants in Ballard, Seattle, Washington, and America.
Carkeek Park
950 NW Carkeek Park RdForested park with hiking trails, nature, and a creek.