Matt’s guidebook
Food scene
This is a nice little neighborhood restaurant / bar within walking distance of the Airbnb. Standard fare, good atmosphere, local beers.
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The Maple
8929 Roosevelt Way NEThis is a nice little neighborhood restaurant / bar within walking distance of the Airbnb. Standard fare, good atmosphere, local beers.
This is a good neighborhood Thai food restaurant within walking distance of the Airbnb.
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Ban Hua Sai
9400 Roosevelt Way NEThis is a good neighborhood Thai food restaurant within walking distance of the Airbnb.
This is a fantastic, inexpensive (cash only!) taco truck right down the street. Outdoor picnic table seating. It's not fancy, but the food is great, it's cheap, and we love to go here in the summer.
Loxicha Auethentic Oaxacan Food
11546 15th Ave NEThis is a fantastic, inexpensive (cash only!) taco truck right down the street. Outdoor picnic table seating. It's not fancy, but the food is great, it's cheap, and we love to go here in the summer.
Great pho place with good atmosphere right down the street.
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Bol Pho Bistro
918 NE 64th StGreat pho place with good atmosphere right down the street.
This is our favorite Mexican place. It's in the trendy Ballard neighborhood and about a 15-20 minute drive but worth it.
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Senor Moose Cafe
5242 Leary Avenue NorthwestThis is our favorite Mexican place. It's in the trendy Ballard neighborhood and about a 15-20 minute drive but worth it.
Flying Squirrel Pizza
8310 5th Ave NEGood family friendly pizza place.
This is a great, trendy breakfast spot. Local organic food and great coffee!
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Portage Bay Cafe - Roosevelt
4130 Roosevelt Way NEThis is a great, trendy breakfast spot. Local organic food and great coffee!
Neighborhoods
Maple leaf is our quiet, family friendly north Seattle neighborhood with great parks, shops and access to transit. Check out Cloud City Coffee and then go for a walk around the Maple Leaf reservoir park loop and maybe you'll catch a majestic glimpse of Mt. Rainier if the weather is clear enough.
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Maple Leaf
Maple leaf is our quiet, family friendly north Seattle neighborhood with great parks, shops and access to transit. Check out Cloud City Coffee and then go for a walk around the Maple Leaf reservoir park loop and maybe you'll catch a majestic glimpse of Mt. Rainier if the weather is clear enough.
If you're looking for hipster nightlife this is a good place to go. Great bars, coffee shops and venues. Check out Neumos or Barboza for a local rock show, or rent a karaoke booth at rockbox.
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Capitol Hill
If you're looking for hipster nightlife this is a good place to go. Great bars, coffee shops and venues. Check out Neumos or Barboza for a local rock show, or rent a karaoke booth at rockbox.
Ballard was once the sleepy Scandinavian fishermen's cheap-rent part of town (ask old Seattle-ites who remember.) Now it's a hipsters night life haven. Great bars, restaurants and cafes. Check out the Tractor or The Sunset Tavern for local music.
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Ballard
Ballard was once the sleepy Scandinavian fishermen's cheap-rent part of town (ask old Seattle-ites who remember.) Now it's a hipsters night life haven. Great bars, restaurants and cafes. Check out the Tractor or The Sunset Tavern for local music.
Sight Seeing
If you've never been, you should go. Browse an open air market, watch those wacky guys throw the fish, and enjoy local crafts, produce, flowers and more.
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Mercado Pike Place
1531 Western AveIf you've never been, you should go. Browse an open air market, watch those wacky guys throw the fish, and enjoy local crafts, produce, flowers and more.
Green Lake
The park is one of the best places in the city to view wildlife, especially birds and marine mammals. The Seattle Audubon Society has compiled a checklist of 270 species of birds seen in the park and nearby waters. Elliott and Shilshole Bays are home to harbor seals and California sea lions, while the wooded areas support Townsend's chipmunks. Most visitors enjoy hiking the Loop Trail, which forms a circuit through forest, meadow, and shrub habitats around the upland portion of the park, and provides excellent views of Puget Sound.
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Discovery Park
3801 Discovery Park BlvdThe park is one of the best places in the city to view wildlife, especially birds and marine mammals. The Seattle Audubon Society has compiled a checklist of 270 species of birds seen in the park and nearby waters. Elliott and Shilshole Bays are home to harbor seals and California sea lions, while the wooded areas support Townsend's chipmunks. Most visitors enjoy hiking the Loop Trail, which forms a circuit through forest, meadow, and shrub habitats around the upland portion of the park, and provides excellent views of Puget Sound.
The Space Needle is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world and is a treasured Seattle icon. Built for the 1962 World’s Fair—the Century 21 Exposition whose theme was “The Age of Space”—the tower’s futuristic design was inspired by the idea that the fair needed a structure to symbolize humanity’s Space Age aspirations. Since its grand opening on April 21, 1962, the landmark continues to symbolize the innovative and forward-thinking spirit of Seattle. Located at Seattle Center, the Space Needle stands at 605’ tall and is one of the most photographed structures in the world.
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Space Needle
400 Broad StThe Space Needle is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world and is a treasured Seattle icon. Built for the 1962 World’s Fair—the Century 21 Exposition whose theme was “The Age of Space”—the tower’s futuristic design was inspired by the idea that the fair needed a structure to symbolize humanity’s Space Age aspirations. Since its grand opening on April 21, 1962, the landmark continues to symbolize the innovative and forward-thinking spirit of Seattle. Located at Seattle Center, the Space Needle stands at 605’ tall and is one of the most photographed structures in the world.
La Gran Rueda de Seattle
1301 Alaskan WayMuseo de la Cultura Pop
325 5th Ave NNearby grocery
If you plan to get groceries and cook, this grocery store is about 1/4 mile from our Airbnb.
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QFC
11100 Roosevelt Way NEIf you plan to get groceries and cook, this grocery store is about 1/4 mile from our Airbnb.
Dive Bars
This place is in South Seattle but if you're looking for "old-Seattle", this is it. From the Stranger: "The 9 Lb Hammer is great at what it does: serve drinks, have bands sometimes, and provide a Georgetown hangout with free pool and peanuts. The place feels old-saloony even though it's not, with tippy barstools and mismatched furniture, and there are couches, too."
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9lb Hammer
6009 Airport Way SThis place is in South Seattle but if you're looking for "old-Seattle", this is it. From the Stranger: "The 9 Lb Hammer is great at what it does: serve drinks, have bands sometimes, and provide a Georgetown hangout with free pool and peanuts. The place feels old-saloony even though it's not, with tippy barstools and mismatched furniture, and there are couches, too."
Tiny old-school, basic, unpretentious dive tavern just down the street. Nothing fancy, just beer, cheap nachos and interesting locals who bring their dogs.
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Old Fifth Avenue Tavern
8507 5th Ave NETiny old-school, basic, unpretentious dive tavern just down the street. Nothing fancy, just beer, cheap nachos and interesting locals who bring their dogs.
Fun dive bar in the University District. From Wikipedia:
"The Blue Moon is a tavern located on the west edge of the University District, Seattle, Washington, that has been visited by many counterculture icons over the years. It opened in April 1934, soon after the repeal of Prohibition in December 1933.
It is the first and oldest tavern in the U-District. It was an instant hit with students (together with the still-thriving Duchess Tavern in Ravenna); under state law, students had to trek one mile from the campus to purchase drinks. The Blue Moon was one of the rare bars outside of the Central District to serve African American servicemen during World War II.
The tavern also provided a haven for UW professors such as Joe Butterworth who were caught up in the McCarthyist purge (Butterworth used the bar as his writing desk).[1] It had further heyday in the 1950s and 1960s. Regulars included authors Tom Robbins and Darrell Bob Houston, poets Theodore Roethke, Richard Hugo, Carolyn Kizer, Stanley Kunitz, and David Wagoner, and painters Richard Gilkey and Leo Kenney. Visitors included Dylan Thomas, Ken Kesey, Allen Ginsberg and Mik Moore.
A popular story states that sometime in the late 1960s, Tom Robbins tried to call the artist Pablo Picasso in Barcelona from a pay phone at the Blue Moon Tavern. Supposedly, Robbins got through to Picasso, but the artist refused to accept the overseas collect calling charges.
The Blue Moon declined in the 1970s. Efforts to "redevelop" the property in 1989 were derailed by community activists led by Walt Crowley; however, an attempt in 1990 to gain landmark status failed. Developers spared the tavern after landmark status was denied. The Blue Moon remains one of the few surviving blue-collar landmarks in Seattle."
The Blue Moon (1934), the Duchess (1934),[5] and the Knarr on The Ave (1935) are the oldest taverns in the University of Washington area.
In 1995, the alley to the west of the Blue Moon was named Roethke Mews in honor of Theodore Roethke, a famous poet"
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Blue Moon Tavern
712 NE 45th StFun dive bar in the University District. From Wikipedia:
"The Blue Moon is a tavern located on the west edge of the University District, Seattle, Washington, that has been visited by many counterculture icons over the years. It opened in April 1934, soon after the repeal of Prohibition in December 1933.
It is the first and oldest tavern in the U-District. It was an instant hit with students (together with the still-thriving Duchess Tavern in Ravenna); under state law, students had to trek one mile from the campus to purchase drinks. The Blue Moon was one of the rare bars outside of the Central District to serve African American servicemen during World War II.
The tavern also provided a haven for UW professors such as Joe Butterworth who were caught up in the McCarthyist purge (Butterworth used the bar as his writing desk).[1] It had further heyday in the 1950s and 1960s. Regulars included authors Tom Robbins and Darrell Bob Houston, poets Theodore Roethke, Richard Hugo, Carolyn Kizer, Stanley Kunitz, and David Wagoner, and painters Richard Gilkey and Leo Kenney. Visitors included Dylan Thomas, Ken Kesey, Allen Ginsberg and Mik Moore.
A popular story states that sometime in the late 1960s, Tom Robbins tried to call the artist Pablo Picasso in Barcelona from a pay phone at the Blue Moon Tavern. Supposedly, Robbins got through to Picasso, but the artist refused to accept the overseas collect calling charges.
The Blue Moon declined in the 1970s. Efforts to "redevelop" the property in 1989 were derailed by community activists led by Walt Crowley; however, an attempt in 1990 to gain landmark status failed. Developers spared the tavern after landmark status was denied. The Blue Moon remains one of the few surviving blue-collar landmarks in Seattle."
The Blue Moon (1934), the Duchess (1934),[5] and the Knarr on The Ave (1935) are the oldest taverns in the University of Washington area.
In 1995, the alley to the west of the Blue Moon was named Roethke Mews in honor of Theodore Roethke, a famous poet"
Sightseeing
Bill Speidel's Underground Tour
614 1st AveConsejos para la ciudad
Cómo moverse
Make sure to check traffic times
Seattle has notoriously bad traffic and it's getting worse. Make sure to check travel times if you have plans. Also, the bus system is good if you can get a direct route. The 67 bus arrives on Roosevelt every 10-15 minutes and connects to many routes. The Northgate transit center is only a 10 minute walk. Google Seattle Metro Trip Planner for trip planning info.