Guidebook for Seattle
Drinks & Nightlife
Cute and swanky cocktail bar a couple blocks away. Fun bartenders, great sushi and amazing Old Fashions.
97 locals recommend
Liberty
517 15th Ave ECute and swanky cocktail bar a couple blocks away. Fun bartenders, great sushi and amazing Old Fashions.
Rotating local beers with a filing homestyle food menu. Warm atmosphere. Often hosts live music.
49 locals recommend
Hopvine Pub
507 15th Ave ERotating local beers with a filing homestyle food menu. Warm atmosphere. Often hosts live music.
Hands down the best margarita in town. Matador themed decor (amazing photography!), triangle shaped building, sea foam painted walls, and an array of tequila flights.
28 locals recommend
The Saint
1416 East Olive WayHands down the best margarita in town. Matador themed decor (amazing photography!), triangle shaped building, sea foam painted walls, and an array of tequila flights.
The spot to be if you're gluten-free! (or even if you're not) I love this place mainly because of their cool decor and multiple shuffleboard tables downstairs. Huge cider or board game selection!
73 locals recommend
Capitol Cider
818 E Pike StThe spot to be if you're gluten-free! (or even if you're not) I love this place mainly because of their cool decor and multiple shuffleboard tables downstairs. Huge cider or board game selection!
Take a trip back in time to the golden age of cocktails before Prohibition and speakeasies. Tavern Law is dark and tucked away, and houses a "secret" upstairs area.
112 locals recommend
Tavern Law
1406 12th AveTake a trip back in time to the golden age of cocktails before Prohibition and speakeasies. Tavern Law is dark and tucked away, and houses a "secret" upstairs area.
Food Scene
Hoppin brunch spot. Great food. Make sure to call ahead on weekends!
102 locals recommend
Coastal Kitchen
429 15th Ave EHoppin brunch spot. Great food. Make sure to call ahead on weekends!
Another great brunch spot with Southern influenced breakfast food-- biscuit sandwiches, cookies, layer cakes, hushpuppies, grits... Lots of light. Adorable decor!
92 locals recommend
The Wandering Goose
403 15th Ave EAnother great brunch spot with Southern influenced breakfast food-- biscuit sandwiches, cookies, layer cakes, hushpuppies, grits... Lots of light. Adorable decor!
One of my new favorite places on Capitol Hill. Half bookstore, half cafe, the vibe here is super quirky, geeky and unique. It's full of fun techy gadgets and shockingly great food.
179 locals recommend
Volunteer Park Cafe & Marketplace
1501 17th Ave EOne of my new favorite places on Capitol Hill. Half bookstore, half cafe, the vibe here is super quirky, geeky and unique. It's full of fun techy gadgets and shockingly great food.
Jamjuree
509 15th Ave EDelicious Thai food with a full bar.
One of the most inviting cafe atmosphere's on the Hill. Indoor and outdoor seating on sunny days, so much light. Divine breakfast and lunch paninis.
179 locals recommend
Volunteer Park Cafe & Marketplace
1501 17th Ave EOne of the most inviting cafe atmosphere's on the Hill. Indoor and outdoor seating on sunny days, so much light. Divine breakfast and lunch paninis.
Fantastic high-end Mexican/American food in a swanky modern-industrial restaurant ambience. Great mezcal and tequila cocktails. Accommodates large groups.
106 locals recommend
Barrio Mexican Kitchen & Bar
1420 12th AveFantastic high-end Mexican/American food in a swanky modern-industrial restaurant ambience. Great mezcal and tequila cocktails. Accommodates large groups.
New delicious Oaxacan restaurant—moles, tamales wrapped in banana leaves, chiles rellenos, etc., all made fresh in-house. Huge selection of Mezcal cocktails!
76 locals recommend
Mezcaleria Oaxaca
2123 Queen Anne Avenue NorthNew delicious Oaxacan restaurant—moles, tamales wrapped in banana leaves, chiles rellenos, etc., all made fresh in-house. Huge selection of Mezcal cocktails!
Arts & Culture
One of Seattle's most frequented concert venues. Neumos hosts both big name and local bands, and I make a habit of checking their calendar regularly.
168 locals recommend
Neumos
925 E Pike StOne of Seattle's most frequented concert venues. Neumos hosts both big name and local bands, and I make a habit of checking their calendar regularly.
Free entry at the Frye, a well-curated 19th and 20th century art museum downtown.
229 locals recommend
Frye Art Museum
704 Terry AveFree entry at the Frye, a well-curated 19th and 20th century art museum downtown.
Art gallery in the front, while in the back there's the world's pleasantest surprise of a bar—a room that feels both cavernous and comfortable, with no natural light but perfect lighting.
22 locals recommend
Vermillion
1508 11th AveArt gallery in the front, while in the back there's the world's pleasantest surprise of a bar—a room that feels both cavernous and comfortable, with no natural light but perfect lighting.
Sightseeing
Beautiful grassy park a few blocks north of my apartment. Includes a large conservatory and Seattle's Asian Art Museum.
563 locals recommend
Volunteer Park
1247 15th Ave EBeautiful grassy park a few blocks north of my apartment. Includes a large conservatory and Seattle's Asian Art Museum.