Our Seattle Tips

We love our city and want to share a few tips for enjoying it:
Interactive Google Map
Reservations are often a good idea.
Bring a jacket because even in the summer, the nights might be cool!
Allow plenty of travel time:
Traffic and parking is often an issue
Toll on 520 bridge
Toll in SR99 Tunnel
West Seattle Bridge closed

Regions

Pike Place Market

Explore:
    Rachel a huge bronze piggy bank
    Pike Place Fish Company
        (where they throw the fish!)
    Fresh Flowers
    Craft Market
    Beecher's Handmade Cheese
    Original Starbucks Coffee Shop
    Post Alley shops & restaurants
    The Gum Wall

Eat & Drink:
    Piroshky-Piroshky
        (Try the Smoked Salmon)
    Pike Place Chowder
    Old Stove Brewing
    Locust Cider & Brewing

Ballard+Fremont: Our Home

Explore:
    Fremont Troll
    Gas Works Park
    Ballard Locks
    Golden Gardens

Eat & Drink:
    Ray's Cafe
    Billy Beach Sushi & Bar
    Joule
    Brouwer's Cafe
    Rachel's Bagels & Burritos
    The Fat Hen
    Fainting Goat Gelato
    Salt & Straw
    Schilling Cider House
    Locust Cider
    Fremont Brewing
    Ballard Brewery District

Seattle Center

Explore:
    Space Needle
    Chihuly Garden & Glass
    Pacific Science Center
    Museum of Pop Culture
        (formerly EMP)

Eat & Drink:
    Tilikum Place Cafe
        Our Favorite Restaurant!
    Wa'z

Seattle Waterfront

Explore:
    Waterfront Park
    Olympic Sculpture Park
    Seattle Great Wheel Pier 57
    Miner’s Landing Pier 57

Eat & Drink:
    Ivar's Fish Bar
    Elliott's Oyster House
    Anthony's Pier 66

Woodinville Wine

Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Columbia Winery
Novelty Hill-Januik Winery
Woodinville Whiskey Co.
Hollywood Tavern
The Commons restaurant
Purple Cafe & Wine Bar
Barking Frog restaurant

Activities

Views & Experiences

Seattle Underground Tour
    ground level pre-1889 fire
Space Needle
Sky View Observatory at Columbia Center
Smith Tower
    Floor 73 Skyview Observatory
Kerry Park
    Best View in Seattle

Parks & Gardens

Kerry Park
    Best View in Seattle
Gas Works Park
    Views across Lake Union
Olympic Sculpture Park
Arboretum
    UW Botanic Gardens
Golden Gardens

Museums

Pacific Science Center
Seattle Art Museum
Museum of Pop Culture
The Museum of Flight
Nordic Museum
Living Computers: Museum + Labs

Farther Away

Seattle Ferry to Bainbridge Island
    Bruciato pizza
    Mora Iced Creamery
Victoria Clipper
    Ferry to Victoria, BC
    Victoria is supper walkable
    Bus to Butchart Gardens
San Juan Islands
    ferry & whale watching
Olympic National Park
Mt. Rainier National Park
Snoqualmie Falls
    short hikes & lodge

Eat

Brunch

Rachel's Bagels & Burritos
Portage Bay Cafe [3 locations]
The Fat Hen
Shaker + Spear
Dahlia Bakery
Lola
The British Pantry Ltd.

Casual

Un Bien [2 locations]
Piroshky-Piroshky
    Russian Style pastries
    (Try the Smoked Salmon)
Ivar's Fish Bar
Pike Place Chowder
Cafe Turko
Brouwer's Cafe
Lockspot Cafe
Cactus [3 locations]
The Pike Brewing Company
The British Pantry Ltd.
Three Lions Pub

Seafood

Ray's Cafe
Salty's on Alki Beach
RockCreek Seafood & Spirits
The Athenian
    from Sleepless in Seattle
Ivar's Acres of Clams
Elliott's Oyster House
Anthony's Pier 66
The Crab Pot

Dinner

Tilikum Place Cafe
    Our Favorite Restaurant!
Serious Pie [2 locations]
Lola
Lynn's Bistro
The Commons
Purple Cafe [2 locations]
Barking Frog

Sushi

Shiro's Sushi
Billy Beach Sushi & Bar
Japonessa Sushi [2 locations]

Asian Inspired

Joule
Din Tai Fung [3 locations]
Wild Ginger [3 locations]
Revel
Wa'z Seattle

Dessert

Fainting Goat Gelato
    [2 locations]
Salt & Straw
    [3 locations]
Molly Moon’s Ice Cream
    [5 locations]
Hot Cakes
    [2 locations]
Pie Bar
    [2 locations]

Drinks

Cider

Schilling Cider House
Locust Cider [6 locations]

Wine

Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Columbia Winery
Novelty Hill-Januik Winery

Beer

Old Stove Brewing
Fremont Brewing
Cloudburst Brewing [2 locations]
Peddler Brewing Company
Stoup Brewing
Reuben's Brews
Lucky Envelope Brewing
The Pike Brewing Company

Bar

Rob Roy
Bathtub Gin & Co.
Rumba
Woodinville Whiskey Co.
Hollywood Tavern