Kelly's Guidebook
Sightseeing
It’s really great to walk around aimlessly on a rainy day. Great permanent collections and tons of great rotating exhibits.
1072 locals recommend
Seattle Selfie Museum
92 Union StIt’s really great to walk around aimlessly on a rainy day. Great permanent collections and tons of great rotating exhibits.
No longer closed. Newly refurbished. Now open Friday Saturday Sunday.
162 locals recommend
Asian Art Museum (temporarily closed)
1400 E Prospect StNo longer closed. Newly refurbished. Now open Friday Saturday Sunday.
If you go the the Asian Art Museum, don’t miss the Conservatory, located nearby in the same park. Especially appealing on a cold, rainy day.
101 locals recommend
Volunteer Park Conservatory
1400 E Galer StIf you go the the Asian Art Museum, don’t miss the Conservatory, located nearby in the same park. Especially appealing on a cold, rainy day.
Frye Art Museum
704 Terry AveMuseum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
860 Terry Ave NMuseum of Pop Culture
325 5th Ave N
Chihuly Garden and Glass
305 Harrison StThe Museum of Flight
9404 E Marginal Way SGolden Gardens Park
8498 Seaview Pl NWGas Works Park
2101 N Northlake WayOlympic Sculpture Park
2901 Western AveCarl S. English Botanical Garden
3015 NW 54th StYou wouldn’t think that a fish ladder would be cool but it is! So are the locks. You walk through the Botanical Garden to get there.
65 locals recommend
Ballard Locks Fish Ladder
2930 W Commodore WayYou wouldn’t think that a fish ladder would be cool but it is! So are the locks. You walk through the Botanical Garden to get there.
Great place to shop, get food, and drinks. All the retail stores are local, and independent. Restaurants, bars, and clubs are too numerous to count. It’s a really great vibrant scene. 1.25 miles.
Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
Great place to shop, get food, and drinks. All the retail stores are local, and independent. Restaurants, bars, and clubs are too numerous to count. It’s a really great vibrant scene. 1.25 miles.
Food scene
Just 1.5 blocks away. Taproom for a local brewery, plus a local cider producer. They also have wine. Part sports bar, part karaoke bar, part neighborhood joint. Sometimes they have a random food truck, otherwise there are just potato chips, and such. You can always bring your own food.
Pour Decisions
Just 1.5 blocks away. Taproom for a local brewery, plus a local cider producer. They also have wine. Part sports bar, part karaoke bar, part neighborhood joint. Sometimes they have a random food truck, otherwise there are just potato chips, and such. You can always bring your own food.
Fuel Sports
8037 15th Avenue NorthwestA good sports bar just a couple of blocks away. Solid pub food.
The famous Caribbean sandwich shop that seems to be on everyone's "favorites" list.
136 locals recommend
Un Bien
7302.5 15th Ave NWThe famous Caribbean sandwich shop that seems to be on everyone's "favorites" list.
Delicious tacos less than a half a mile. I hear they have great breakfasts too.
11 locals recommend
Sazon
7301 15th Ave NWDelicious tacos less than a half a mile. I hear they have great breakfasts too.
Favorite dive bar/karaoke bar. It looks like its been condemned but lucky for you it hasn't!
20 locals recommend
Waterwheel Lounge
7034 15th Ave NWFavorite dive bar/karaoke bar. It looks like its been condemned but lucky for you it hasn't!
My favorite place within walking distance .5 miles. Great little pizza place. It fills up early but you can always wait in the bar next door, Essex, and grab a drink and some snacks. Same owners.
123 locals recommend
Delancey
1415 NW 70th StMy favorite place within walking distance .5 miles. Great little pizza place. It fills up early but you can always wait in the bar next door, Essex, and grab a drink and some snacks. Same owners.
Essex
1421 NW 70th StGreat cocktails and bar food. Excellent burger.
Hands down, the best croissant in Seattle. .5 miles.
84 locals recommend
Rosellini’s Fine Cakes & Baked Goods
1413 NW 70th StHands down, the best croissant in Seattle. .5 miles.
The Fat Hen
1418 NW 70th StPopular breakfast/lunch spot. Fills up quickly on weekends.
Frankie & Jo's Ballard
1411 NW 70th StPlant-based ice cream. It’s vegan, and you will love it.
Cafe Munir
2408 NW 80th StExcellent Lebanese/Middle Eastern food.
Sunny Hill Seattle
3127 Northwest 85th StreetMore great pizza in the neighborhood.
Spice Waala
2008 Northwest 56th StreetTerrific take-out Indian street food.
D'Ambrosio Gelato
5339 Ballard Ave NWSalt & Straw
Hot Cakes - Molten Chocolate Cakery
5427 Ballard Ave NWOne of the very best in Seattle. Not cheap but the oysters are amazing. Everything else is, too.
246 locals recommend
The Walrus and the Carpenter
4743 Ballard Ave NWOne of the very best in Seattle. Not cheap but the oysters are amazing. Everything else is, too.
Adjacent to Walrus and Carpenter. Have a drink here while you wait for a table there.
23 locals recommend
Barnacle
4743 Ballard Ave NWAdjacent to Walrus and Carpenter. Have a drink here while you wait for a table there.
Staple & Fancy
4739 Ballard Ave NWSan Fermo
5341 Ballard Ave NWPercy's & Co. Seattle
5233 Ballard Ave NWLa Carta De Oaxaca
5431 Ballard Ave NWOcho
2325 NW Market StHattie's Hat Restaurant
5231 Ballard Ave NWThe Noble Fir
5316 Ballard Ave NWSabine Café Bar & Market
5307 Ballard Avenue NorthwestBar Sabine
5307 Ballard Avenue NorthwestKing's Hardware
5225 Ballard Ave NWBitterroot BBQ
5239 Ballard Ave NWRupee Bar
6307 24th Ave NWOlaf's
6301 24th Ave NWBaker's
6408 32nd Ave NWSamara
6414 32nd Ave NW
Copine
6460 24th Ave NWLovely little casual French restaurant about 1 mile away. It has great Mac and Cheese and French onion soup. It’s dimly lit and has some community seating. I love it.
38 locals recommend
Gainsbourg
8550 Greenwood Ave NLovely little casual French restaurant about 1 mile away. It has great Mac and Cheese and French onion soup. It’s dimly lit and has some community seating. I love it.
Very good steakhouse. They serve a great burger during happy hour, but they only make a limited number each day.
63 locals recommend
FlintCreek Cattle Co
8421 Greenwood Ave NVery good steakhouse. They serve a great burger during happy hour, but they only make a limited number each day.
Famous Seattle soba noodle restaurant, as seen on HBO, and just about everywhere else.
18 locals recommend
kamonegi
1054 N 39th StFamous Seattle soba noodle restaurant, as seen on HBO, and just about everywhere else.
Joule
3506 Stone Way NKorean fusion steakhouse. Highly recommended.
Another superb pizza place, and they make their own ice cream. Win-win.
9 locals recommend
In Bocca al Lupo
4303 Fremont Ave NAnother superb pizza place, and they make their own ice cream. Win-win.
In the heart of the Ballard brewery district. Casual sister establishment of the most famous pizza joint in Seattle. Eat at their outdoor tables, or bring take-out to one of the many breweries within a block of this place.
Serious Pie Ballard
In the heart of the Ballard brewery district. Casual sister establishment of the most famous pizza joint in Seattle. Eat at their outdoor tables, or bring take-out to one of the many breweries within a block of this place.
Reuben's Brews
5010 14th Ave NWStoup Brewing
1108 NW 52nd StHattie's Hat Restaurant
5231 Ballard Ave NWTractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Ave NWThe Sunset Tavern
5433 Ballard Avenue Northwest