Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
Fonda La Catrina
5905 Airport Way SGreat Mexican food. They also make micheladas!
Buddha Ruksa
3520 SW Genesee StThai restaurant with great ambiance. I like their trout salad.
Drinks & Nightlife
Beveridge Place Pub
6413 California Ave SWGreat ambiance and a huge selection of beers.
Fremont Brewing Company
1050 N 34th StGreat beer. Closes early.
A wide selection of ciders. If you're not sure, just get the sampler.
30 locals recommend
Schilling Cider House
708 N 34th StA wide selection of ciders. If you're not sure, just get the sampler.
Radiator Whiskey
94 Pike StA whisky place usually pretty packed. Just by Pike Place market.
Parks & Nature
A nice place by the water with grills. If you have bikes, you can also take the ferry from the peer nearby and bike around Vashon Island.
12 locals recommend
Fauntleroy Park
3951 SW Barton StA nice place by the water with grills. If you have bikes, you can also take the ferry from the peer nearby and bike around Vashon Island.
This is the place to go if you want to go to Mt. Rainier. Best time to go is July through August. There are plenty of hikes in the surrounding area. It's a 3 hour drive, so take food and water. There's an entrance fee.
8 locals recommend
Paradise Inn
This is the place to go if you want to go to Mt. Rainier. Best time to go is July through August. There are plenty of hikes in the surrounding area. It's a 3 hour drive, so take food and water. There's an entrance fee.
This is a park with a beautiful view of Seattle located in the popular (hipster) neighborhood.
860 locals recommend
Gas Works Park
2101 N Northlake WayThis is a park with a beautiful view of Seattle located in the popular (hipster) neighborhood.
Alki Beach
Great place for walking, riding, paddle-boarding, and eating.
If you're looking for a tough hike, this is it. Ask for the "old trail", which is steeper but shorter. You don't need a pass if you park on the street, but you'll need a pass if you park in the parking lot (passed the gate). Most people park on the street and walk up to the trail head. It's a very short walk.
9 locals recommend
Mailbox Peak Trail
Mailbox Peak TrailIf you're looking for a tough hike, this is it. Ask for the "old trail", which is steeper but shorter. You don't need a pass if you park on the street, but you'll need a pass if you park in the parking lot (passed the gate). Most people park on the street and walk up to the trail head. It's a very short walk.
Essentials
This place is in a little shopping center, so there's also a drug store, a Target and a bookstore near it.
101 locals recommend
QFC
2500 SW Barton StThis place is in a little shopping center, so there's also a drug store, a Target and a bookstore near it.
Trader Joe's
4545 Fauntleroy Way SWHealthy but less expensive than Whole Foods.
Sightseeing
Seattle's iconic market. A little expensive, but there are plenty of things to sample. I recommend trying the smoked salmon from the fish markets, the cheese at Beechers and the jams from the stores that sell jams and jelly.
2310 locals recommend
Pike Place Market
1531 Western AveSeattle's iconic market. A little expensive, but there are plenty of things to sample. I recommend trying the smoked salmon from the fish markets, the cheese at Beechers and the jams from the stores that sell jams and jelly.
You can reach Vashon by ferry from Fauntleroy in West Seattle. It's only good if you drive or go by bike (you'd need to be in good shape). The downtown is quaint. There are a lot of parks and open spaces and on a beautiful day it makes for a great bike ride.
57 locals recommend
Vashon Island
You can reach Vashon by ferry from Fauntleroy in West Seattle. It's only good if you drive or go by bike (you'd need to be in good shape). The downtown is quaint. There are a lot of parks and open spaces and on a beautiful day it makes for a great bike ride.
Arts & Culture
This is a local small theater and they have pretty amazing plays and musicals. The setting is very intimate.
27 locals recommend
Arts West
4711 California Ave SWThis is a local small theater and they have pretty amazing plays and musicals. The setting is very intimate.
One of Seattle's best theaters. You can usually buy a ticket the day of, and at a discount, even on a weekend.
28 locals recommend
ACT Theatre
700 Union StOne of Seattle's best theaters. You can usually buy a ticket the day of, and at a discount, even on a weekend.
A local theater with cheap tickets and an intimate setting. It's also close to a lot of bars and restaurants.
14 locals recommend
12th Avenue Arts
1620 12th AveA local theater with cheap tickets and an intimate setting. It's also close to a lot of bars and restaurants.
Shopping
A bookstore with a very open architecture and lots of interesting books. The neighborhood is also great for walking around and exploring.
243 locals recommend
The Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th AveA bookstore with a very open architecture and lots of interesting books. The neighborhood is also great for walking around and exploring.
FYI this is the first Costco to open. If you don't know Costco then I guess you don't care, but if you do, you can walk in and see a piece of the original wall.
132 locals recommend
Costco Wholesale
8629 120th Ave NEFYI this is the first Costco to open. If you don't know Costco then I guess you don't care, but if you do, you can walk in and see a piece of the original wall.