Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
Caffe Vita
5028 Wilson Ave SGreat coffee and baked goods. A reasonable walk from our place.
This is a fun locally owned restaurant in an old stone building south of us along Lake Washington, with outdoor seating and views of the lake.
Stone House Bakery
9701 Rainier Avenue SouthThis is a fun locally owned restaurant in an old stone building south of us along Lake Washington, with outdoor seating and views of the lake.
This is a great Neopolitan pizza and Italian dishes. They also have a bar and serve a good Latte.
128 locals recommend
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
4918 Rainier Ave SThis is a great Neopolitan pizza and Italian dishes. They also have a bar and serve a good Latte.
This is a restaurant and used bookstore. They also serve a good coffee and baked goods.
31 locals recommend
Raconteur
5041 Wilson Ave SThis is a restaurant and used bookstore. They also serve a good coffee and baked goods.
Agua Verde Paddle Club
1307 NE Boat Strent kayaks here and grab a bite to eat.
La Medusa
4857 Rainier Ave SThis is fine dining in the neighborhood. Short drive great food.
Island Soul Rum Bar & Soul Shack
4869 Rainier Ave SFun Carribian place in the neighborhood.
They have the best-baked goods ever. Grab a latte but don't miss out on the treats.
184 locals recommend
Columbia City Bakery
4865 Rainier Ave SThey have the best-baked goods ever. Grab a latte but don't miss out on the treats.
Sam's has great poke. It's in walking distance from the house
34 locals recommend
Sam Choy's Poke to the Max
5300 Rainier Ave SSam's has great poke. It's in walking distance from the house
Great south western food, and latin food. The drive along the lake is a nice scenic adventure to Madison park. If you don't have flan at Cactus, go across the street to Bing's for their Key lime pie. MMM...
55 locals recommend
Cactus Madison Park
4220 E Madison StGreat south western food, and latin food. The drive along the lake is a nice scenic adventure to Madison park. If you don't have flan at Cactus, go across the street to Bing's for their Key lime pie. MMM...
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a fine local bar down the street. They host a trivia game on Wednesday nights I believe.
18 locals recommend
Union Bar Hillman City
5609 Rainier Avenue SouthThis is a fine local bar down the street. They host a trivia game on Wednesday nights I believe.
Our very own Jazz Club run by Local musicians. They get some interesting music from all over the world. This is a great place if you like Jazz music and more. You don't have to go all the way downtown to get top notch music.
121 locals recommend
The Royal Room Seattle
5000 Rainier Ave SOur very own Jazz Club run by Local musicians. They get some interesting music from all over the world. This is a great place if you like Jazz music and more. You don't have to go all the way downtown to get top notch music.
This is a new brewery in town. It is many people's favorite. Its location is also a fun little nitch, next door is a homemade ice cream joint with pinball games, and on the other side is a nightclub with music and dancing on the weekends.
53 locals recommend
Flying Lion Brewing
5041 Rainier Ave SThis is a new brewery in town. It is many people's favorite. Its location is also a fun little nitch, next door is a homemade ice cream joint with pinball games, and on the other side is a nightclub with music and dancing on the weekends.
Entertainment & Activities
They host a stand-up paddle board rental tent along the lake right down the street at Adams Street boat launch during the summer months. make reservations, or just show up and see if they have a board ready for you.
Northwest Paddle Surfers
9703 NE Juanita DrThey host a stand-up paddle board rental tent along the lake right down the street at Adams Street boat launch during the summer months. make reservations, or just show up and see if they have a board ready for you.
Ark Lodge Cinemas
4816 Rainier Ave SSmall local theater just down the street.
bicycles are rented here. about 11 miles north of our home in the University district
14 locals recommend
Recycled Cycles
1007 NE Boat Stbicycles are rented here. about 11 miles north of our home in the University district
If you want to ride on a well-made mountain bike trails with varying ability level trails, have these guys set you up on Duthie Hill. It's a blast for the agile bike rider.
6 locals recommend
Compass Outdoor Adventures
14303 W North Bend WayIf you want to ride on a well-made mountain bike trails with varying ability level trails, have these guys set you up on Duthie Hill. It's a blast for the agile bike rider.
Parks & Nature
This is a hidden gem. Our city has preserved Mr. Kubota's garden that he developed over decades on the property his family owned. It is a gorgeous Japanese Garden, much bigger and dare I say more authentic than the one in the Arboretum, and this one is free.
202 locals recommend
Kubota Garden
9817 55th Ave SThis is a hidden gem. Our city has preserved Mr. Kubota's garden that he developed over decades on the property his family owned. It is a gorgeous Japanese Garden, much bigger and dare I say more authentic than the one in the Arboretum, and this one is free.
Seward Park is right down the hill from us. The Audobon Society is hosted there. We have Native Bald Eagle families and their nests, an old growth forest which is the only one left in the city or probably king county. There are trails all over. It is a great place for a run or walk. The park is a peninsula into the lake, so there are plenty of beach spaces to hang out on.
Usually we host Shakespear in the park in the summer months, for added entertainment.
477 locals recommend
Seward Park
5900 Lake Washington Blvd SSeward Park is right down the hill from us. The Audobon Society is hosted there. We have Native Bald Eagle families and their nests, an old growth forest which is the only one left in the city or probably king county. There are trails all over. It is a great place for a run or walk. The park is a peninsula into the lake, so there are plenty of beach spaces to hang out on.
Usually we host Shakespear in the park in the summer months, for added entertainment.
Snow Lake is a popular hike along I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass.
Parking is in the lot of a local ski resort/Alpental so now off road driving. You are away from all highway noise from the get go and Snow Lake is a beautiful summer hike. In winter it is a popular snowshoe adventure.
Snow Lake Trail
Snow Lake TrailSnow Lake is a popular hike along I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass.
Parking is in the lot of a local ski resort/Alpental so now off road driving. You are away from all highway noise from the get go and Snow Lake is a beautiful summer hike. In winter it is a popular snowshoe adventure.
Denny Creek trail provides a beautiful Northwest hike without much driving effort to get too. You begin under the I 90 freeway but within minutes you are deep into solitude (assuming you hike during the week) and a lush forest headed to a spectacular creek with options of continuing on to some lakes farther up the trail.. much farther.
14 locals recommend
Denny Creek Trailhead
FS 5830Denny Creek trail provides a beautiful Northwest hike without much driving effort to get too. You begin under the I 90 freeway but within minutes you are deep into solitude (assuming you hike during the week) and a lush forest headed to a spectacular creek with options of continuing on to some lakes farther up the trail.. much farther.
Little Si is a nice, fairly local trail with a small town to grab a meal in after your scenic hike. The hike includes a beautiful forest and spectacular territorial views into the valley and beyond on a clear day.
Little Si Trail
Little Si TrailLittle Si is a nice, fairly local trail with a small town to grab a meal in after your scenic hike. The hike includes a beautiful forest and spectacular territorial views into the valley and beyond on a clear day.
Sightseeing
Jimi Hendrix Memorial
350 Monroe Ave NEAt the Seattle Center, you will find the Space Needle and its restaurant, the Chihuly Garden, the Experience Music Museum and much more. Get a taste of many Seattle greats!
362 locals recommend
Seattle Center
305 Harrison StAt the Seattle Center, you will find the Space Needle and its restaurant, the Chihuly Garden, the Experience Music Museum and much more. Get a taste of many Seattle greats!
If you're a fan. This was his home. Seattle is where it began for him.
26 locals recommend
Jimi Hendrix Statue
1604 BroadwayIf you're a fan. This was his home. Seattle is where it began for him.
Montlake Bicycle Shop
2223 24th Ave EMt. Rainier is about a 2-hour drive away, plus where you drive to in the park. It is a doable day trip, be it a long one. It is a most spectacular mountain up close. There are lots of hiking trails and 2 places to eat and buy souvenirs on the mountain.
607 locals recommend
Mount Rainier National Park
Mt. Rainier is about a 2-hour drive away, plus where you drive to in the park. It is a doable day trip, be it a long one. It is a most spectacular mountain up close. There are lots of hiking trails and 2 places to eat and buy souvenirs on the mountain.
Arts & Culture
Seward Park Clay Studio
5900 Lake Washington Blvd SPop your head in to see the artists at work.
Nicely curated. Local artists show and sell their work here.
It is a great place to pick up a gift or keepsake from the back of the gallery.
102 locals recommend
Columbia City Gallery
4864 Rainier Ave SNicely curated. Local artists show and sell their work here.
It is a great place to pick up a gift or keepsake from the back of the gallery.
Essentials
All the best natural foods, and premade foods that you can eat there or on the go.
243 locals recommend
PCC Community Markets - Columbia City
3610 S Edmunds StAll the best natural foods, and premade foods that you can eat there or on the go.