Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
The BEST Thai food in all of Seattle! HIGHLY recommend! The ambiance is great, too - sit on the patio in the summertime!
53 locals recommend
Mai Thaiku
6705 Greenwood Ave NThe BEST Thai food in all of Seattle! HIGHLY recommend! The ambiance is great, too - sit on the patio in the summertime!
Great little cafe with the best hot chocolate EVER. I love the cayenne cocoa.
41 locals recommend
Chocolati Café
8319 Greenwood Ave NGreat little cafe with the best hot chocolate EVER. I love the cayenne cocoa.
Best burgers in Seattle. We love to eat here after a day at the zoo! Bring CASH.
90 locals recommend
Red Mill Burgers
312 N 67th StBest burgers in Seattle. We love to eat here after a day at the zoo! Bring CASH.
This is an iconic Seattle spot, with a fabulous view of Puget Sound. Get there early to get a table on the deck - but the views are fabulous from the dining room as well. Watch the water birds and the boats coming and going from lake Washington through the locks just around the corner.
188 locals recommend
Ray's Boathouse
6049 Seaview Ave NWThis is an iconic Seattle spot, with a fabulous view of Puget Sound. Get there early to get a table on the deck - but the views are fabulous from the dining room as well. Watch the water birds and the boats coming and going from lake Washington through the locks just around the corner.
Drinks & Nightlife
74th Street Ale House
7401 Greenwood Ave NLandmark pub with great food!
Best music venue in Seattle, bar none. Get a ticket and plan to have dinner there - everything comes from the kitchen at Wild Ginger - my favorite restaurant downtown!
95 locals recommend
The Triple Door
216 Union StBest music venue in Seattle, bar none. Get a ticket and plan to have dinner there - everything comes from the kitchen at Wild Ginger - my favorite restaurant downtown!
Entertainment & Activities
The Woodland Park zoo is an award-winning wonder dedicated to preservation/conservation with loads of fascinating animals in natural settings. I buy an annual pass every year. In the summer, catch a Zoo Tunes concert!
625 locals recommend
Woodland Park Zoo
5500 Phinney Ave NThe Woodland Park zoo is an award-winning wonder dedicated to preservation/conservation with loads of fascinating animals in natural settings. I buy an annual pass every year. In the summer, catch a Zoo Tunes concert!
Just don't miss it! Seattle burned in 1889 and the city planners decided that a great part of the Pioneer Square area would be rebuilt one story higher than before, due to the tidal flux in Elliot Bay always backing up the toilets in the downtown area. :) This means that the second story of the buildings became the ground floor entry level. You can still go below and see the original lobby floor of these old buildings - but the best part is the tour guides and the HILARIOUS and fascinating history of this crazy city.
285 locals recommend
Bill Speidel's Underground Tour
614 1st AveJust don't miss it! Seattle burned in 1889 and the city planners decided that a great part of the Pioneer Square area would be rebuilt one story higher than before, due to the tidal flux in Elliot Bay always backing up the toilets in the downtown area. :) This means that the second story of the buildings became the ground floor entry level. You can still go below and see the original lobby floor of these old buildings - but the best part is the tour guides and the HILARIOUS and fascinating history of this crazy city.
Shopping
This storefront is genius. Inside you'll find really fun space products and young people engaged with an organization offering writing tutoring.
Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co
8414 Greenwood Ave NThis storefront is genius. Inside you'll find really fun space products and young people engaged with an organization offering writing tutoring.
This is a fabulous mall, high end and interesting, with great eateries and specialty shops. My favorite is the Art Study! Visit the UW campus while your there, just up the hill!
403 locals recommend
University Village
2623 NE University Village StThis is a fabulous mall, high end and interesting, with great eateries and specialty shops. My favorite is the Art Study! Visit the UW campus while your there, just up the hill!
Essentials
This is a higher end grocery - quintessentially Seattle. You can always go to Fred Meyers on 85th for a cheap grocery run, but you should check out Ken's Market, it's a great little spot.
148 locals recommend
Ken's Market
2400 6th Ave WThis is a higher end grocery - quintessentially Seattle. You can always go to Fred Meyers on 85th for a cheap grocery run, but you should check out Ken's Market, it's a great little spot.
Parks & Nature
There is a great, sandy beach, walking trails, and the train passes below your feet on the pedestrian bridge, which is always a thrill.
251 locals recommend
Carkeek Park
950 NW Carkeek Park RdThere is a great, sandy beach, walking trails, and the train passes below your feet on the pedestrian bridge, which is always a thrill.
Great beach, walking paths, and large bonfire pits you can use if you get there early and stake it out!
728 locals recommend
Golden Gardens Park
8498 Seaview Pl NWGreat beach, walking paths, and large bonfire pits you can use if you get there early and stake it out!
Sightseeing
The locks that raise boats passing between the Lake Washington water level and the level of Puget Sound is a fascinating scene, and there's a fish ladder to see also! Don't miss the climbing wall around the corner near Taco Time!
774 locals recommend
Ballard (Hiram M. Chittenden) Locks
3015 NW 54th StThe locks that raise boats passing between the Lake Washington water level and the level of Puget Sound is a fascinating scene, and there's a fish ladder to see also! Don't miss the climbing wall around the corner near Taco Time!