Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
Good wood fired pizzas and salads for lunch and dinner. It's an espresso joint in the mornings. And, Gelato too!
128 locals recommend
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
4918 Rainier Ave SGood wood fired pizzas and salads for lunch and dinner. It's an espresso joint in the mornings. And, Gelato too!
Good Breakfasts every day. Lunch as well. Be prepared to wait for breakfast on the weekends.
192 locals recommend
Geraldine's Counter Restaurant
4872 Rainier Ave SGood Breakfasts every day. Lunch as well. Be prepared to wait for breakfast on the weekends.
Higher-end Italian food. Great selection of wine. Probably your best bet for a romantic dinner within walking distance.
102 locals recommend
La Medusa
4857 Rainier Ave SHigher-end Italian food. Great selection of wine. Probably your best bet for a romantic dinner within walking distance.
Good beer selection. Decent place to grab some food as well. Lunch and dinner are served.
65 locals recommend
Columbia City Ale House
4914 Rainier Ave SGood beer selection. Decent place to grab some food as well. Lunch and dinner are served.
Although a little pricey, this place serves up some of the best pastries in town. A great, truly-local alternative to the Starbucks a little farther south.
184 locals recommend
Columbia City Bakery
4865 Rainier Ave SAlthough a little pricey, this place serves up some of the best pastries in town. A great, truly-local alternative to the Starbucks a little farther south.
Tasty Ethiopian food. A little pricier than other options in Seattle, but this one you can walk to.
Awash Restaurant
3808 S Edmunds StTasty Ethiopian food. A little pricier than other options in Seattle, but this one you can walk to.
Really good Southern and Caribbean foods. Also, a full bar with tasty drinks. The fried chicken is top tier. The prices are a little high, but that's whats going on in Seattle these days.
86 locals recommend
Island Soul Rum Bar & Soul Shack
4869 Rainier Ave SReally good Southern and Caribbean foods. Also, a full bar with tasty drinks. The fried chicken is top tier. The prices are a little high, but that's whats going on in Seattle these days.
This place used to be amazing. Now, the reviews are mixed. I don't think Oprah has this chicken airlifted to her in Chicago anymore... if that tells you anything.
181 locals recommend
Ezell's Famous Chicken
501 E Jefferson StThis place used to be amazing. Now, the reviews are mixed. I don't think Oprah has this chicken airlifted to her in Chicago anymore... if that tells you anything.
It's a few minutes drive to the south, but I think this is the best Ethiopian food in the city. And the cook and proprietor, Sunny, is one of the most charming ladies you will ever meet.
11 locals recommend
Sunset Cafe
8115 Rainier Ave SIt's a few minutes drive to the south, but I think this is the best Ethiopian food in the city. And the cook and proprietor, Sunny, is one of the most charming ladies you will ever meet.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great bar. Well-made cocktails, a decent selection of beer, and god late-night bites. Also, a good place to have breakfast on the weekends only.
88 locals recommend
Lottie's Lounge
4900 Rainier Ave SGreat bar. Well-made cocktails, a decent selection of beer, and god late-night bites. Also, a good place to have breakfast on the weekends only.
My new, favorite neighborhood bar. It's a bit of a walk, or a very brief drive. They offer free peanuts and a floor on which to throw the shells, as well as a curated beer selection without compare.
12 locals recommend
Slow Boat Tavern
5701 Rainier Ave SMy new, favorite neighborhood bar. It's a bit of a walk, or a very brief drive. They offer free peanuts and a floor on which to throw the shells, as well as a curated beer selection without compare.
Everything Else
Columbia Branch - The Seattle Public Library
4721 Rainier Ave SA beautiful old Carnegie Library.
If you are lucky enough to be visiting on a Wednesday between May and October 15th, head down the street between 3p and 7p and pick up some local produce and home-made gifts.
54 locals recommend
Columbia City Farmers Market
37th Avenue SouthIf you are lucky enough to be visiting on a Wednesday between May and October 15th, head down the street between 3p and 7p and pick up some local produce and home-made gifts.
Seward Park
5900 Lake Washington Blvd SA truly amazing park. Maybe the best in the City.
The closest gas station. Keep in mind that they did support Apartheid South Africa longer than most Western corporations and have likely been involved in some political assassinations in Africa.
11 locals recommend
Shell
1500 BroadwayThe closest gas station. Keep in mind that they did support Apartheid South Africa longer than most Western corporations and have likely been involved in some political assassinations in Africa.
This is a great park. If you've got a dog, there is an off-leash dog park.
28 locals recommend
Genesee Park and Playfield
4316 S Genesee StThis is a great park. If you've got a dog, there is an off-leash dog park.
Essentials
Safeway
2201 E Madison StThe closest big, conventional grocery store.
A long-standing, once real, now bastardized grocery co-op. While it might not still function as a co-op, they still fit the legal definition, and have really great groceries as well as deli items.
243 locals recommend
PCC Community Markets - Columbia City
3610 S Edmunds StA long-standing, once real, now bastardized grocery co-op. While it might not still function as a co-op, they still fit the legal definition, and have really great groceries as well as deli items.