Guidebook for Seattle
Sightseeing
Most beautiful park around. Essentials: Ascend the water tower and enjoy the view at the Black Sun sculpture. See here for more: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=399
563 locals recommend
Volunteer Park
1247 15th Ave EMost beautiful park around. Essentials: Ascend the water tower and enjoy the view at the Black Sun sculpture. See here for more: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=399
Louisa Boren Lookout with breathtaking views to the east overlooking Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains!
10 locals recommend
Boren Park
1606 15th Ave ELouisa Boren Lookout with breathtaking views to the east overlooking Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains!
Public Beach surrounded by cute restaurants a bars. Great spot for a summer swim and a drink.
61 locals recommend
Madison Park
Public Beach surrounded by cute restaurants a bars. Great spot for a summer swim and a drink.
Shafer Baillie Mansion Bed & Breakfast
907 14th Ave EMillionaires Row runs along 14th Ave from Prospect to Mercer.
Food Scene
Delicious restaurant exploring simple Roman cooking. Homemade pasta and prosciutto wrapped lamb shank!! Also, fried artichokes, housemade mozzarella, cacio pepe, and wood-fired Roman street pizza.
51 locals recommend
Rione XIII
401 15th Ave EDelicious restaurant exploring simple Roman cooking. Homemade pasta and prosciutto wrapped lamb shank!! Also, fried artichokes, housemade mozzarella, cacio pepe, and wood-fired Roman street pizza.
Biscuits! Southern inspired breakfast and lunch cafe including biscuits, cookies, layer cakes, biscuit sandwiches, hushpuppies, crock pot grits, ham, COFFEE, etc.
http://www.thewanderinggoose.com
92 locals recommend
The Wandering Goose
403 15th Ave EBiscuits! Southern inspired breakfast and lunch cafe including biscuits, cookies, layer cakes, biscuit sandwiches, hushpuppies, crock pot grits, ham, COFFEE, etc.
http://www.thewanderinggoose.com
Local! Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner this beautiful neighborhood spot couldn't be more local, with a garden and chickens in the back! Easy walk, highly recommend for breakfast!
179 locals recommend
Volunteer Park Cafe & Marketplace
1501 17th Ave ELocal! Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner this beautiful neighborhood spot couldn't be more local, with a garden and chickens in the back! Easy walk, highly recommend for breakfast!
Monsoon Seattle
615 19th Ave EVietnamese with style! Delicious spot!
This local spot is all about community and seriously beautiful coffee. Get a taste of the authentic Seattle coffee culture!
69 locals recommend
Victrola Coffee & Art
411 15th Ave EThis local spot is all about community and seriously beautiful coffee. Get a taste of the authentic Seattle coffee culture!
Great spot for food/drink anytime of day with primarily locally sourced organic, and delicious, fare. Historic building in the center of it all! Go upstairs for salsa or roam the block for endless fun
184 locals recommend
Oddfellows Café + Bar
1525 10th AveGreat spot for food/drink anytime of day with primarily locally sourced organic, and delicious, fare. Historic building in the center of it all! Go upstairs for salsa or roam the block for endless fun
Modern American cuisine featuring local ingredients in a revamped Craftsman house with white decor. This is in the higher price range but a delightful culinary experience!
10 locals recommend
Crush
2319 E Madison StModern American cuisine featuring local ingredients in a revamped Craftsman house with white decor. This is in the higher price range but a delightful culinary experience!
Upscale restaurant & wine bar serving eclectic gourmet small plates in a rustic-chic setting.
77 locals recommend
Sitka and Spruce
1531 Melrose AveUpscale restaurant & wine bar serving eclectic gourmet small plates in a rustic-chic setting.
Cozy Tom Douglas restaurant with wood-fired thin-crust gourmet pizzas, wine & beer served at communal tables.
11 locals recommend
Serious Pie
1124 Pike StreetCozy Tom Douglas restaurant with wood-fired thin-crust gourmet pizzas, wine & beer served at communal tables.
Diner provides New American comfort cooking from morning to night in airy digs with plenty of seats. Great for breakfast too, but there's gonna be a line on weekends :)
190 locals recommend
Skillet Diner
1400 E Union StDiner provides New American comfort cooking from morning to night in airy digs with plenty of seats. Great for breakfast too, but there's gonna be a line on weekends :)
A Capitol Hill attraction in and of itself! Late night burgers...see where Maklemore and Ryan Lewis filmed the White Walls video.. over 2 decades after Sir Mixalot's "Posse's on Broadway" video!
337 locals recommend
Dick's Drive-In
115 Broadway EA Capitol Hill attraction in and of itself! Late night burgers...see where Maklemore and Ryan Lewis filmed the White Walls video.. over 2 decades after Sir Mixalot's "Posse's on Broadway" video!
Vios Cafe & Marketplace
903 19th Ave EGreat Greek spot for dinner!
Great coffee shop...one of Starbucks' experimental cafe's with wine, beer and great ambiance.
31 locals recommend
Roy Street Coffee & Tea
700 Broadway Ave EGreat coffee shop...one of Starbucks' experimental cafe's with wine, beer and great ambiance.
Willy Wonka's Coffee Factory! Brass pipes pump fresh, in-house roasted beans thru the bar! The most impressive/ridiculous expression of coffee culture/snobbery I've seen...but you gotta see this!
425 locals recommend
Starbucks Reserve Roastery
1124 Pike StWilly Wonka's Coffee Factory! Brass pipes pump fresh, in-house roasted beans thru the bar! The most impressive/ridiculous expression of coffee culture/snobbery I've seen...but you gotta see this!
Drinks & Nightlife
Hopvine Pub
507 15th Ave EMicrobrews! Local spot!
Liberty
517 15th Ave ECocktails! Sushi!
Smith
332 15th Ave EGreat spot for dinner, lunch or just drinks!
Casual hip Cider bar (plenty of micro brew beer too)...go downstairs for friendly patrons and shuffle board!
73 locals recommend
Capitol Cider
818 E Pike StCasual hip Cider bar (plenty of micro brew beer too)...go downstairs for friendly patrons and shuffle board!
One the Hill's sneaky speakeasies for the cocktail connoisseur or anyone who wants to add an aire of mystery to their evening. Ask ahead for the number to get on the list and the secret handshake!
82 locals recommend
Knee High Stocking Co, Inc.
1356 E Olive WayOne the Hill's sneaky speakeasies for the cocktail connoisseur or anyone who wants to add an aire of mystery to their evening. Ask ahead for the number to get on the list and the secret handshake!
Local favorite dive bar with great drinks including Moscow Mules on tap. Go up the street to Kedai Makan to order Malaysian takeout to bring back to Montana....they'll text you when its ready!
91 locals recommend
Montana
1506 E Olive WayLocal favorite dive bar with great drinks including Moscow Mules on tap. Go up the street to Kedai Makan to order Malaysian takeout to bring back to Montana....they'll text you when its ready!
Great local dive bar connected to Neuomo's, the Hill's intimate concert venue...another staple of the Hill. It's basement also houses dance club, Barboza. Moe Bar is a great spot to hit before a show!
15 locals recommend
Moe Bar
1425 10th AveGreat local dive bar connected to Neuomo's, the Hill's intimate concert venue...another staple of the Hill. It's basement also houses dance club, Barboza. Moe Bar is a great spot to hit before a show!
Capitol Hill's intimate concert venue! If you want to she a show on the Hill, this is THE spot!
168 locals recommend
Neumos
925 E Pike StCapitol Hill's intimate concert venue! If you want to she a show on the Hill, this is THE spot!
Neighbors Night Club is Seattle's most renowned gay club that's fun for any orientation :) Plus they are one of the only places that stay open and keep the party going past 2am (4am close)
51 locals recommend
Neighbours Nightclub and Lounge
1509 BroadwayNeighbors Night Club is Seattle's most renowned gay club that's fun for any orientation :) Plus they are one of the only places that stay open and keep the party going past 2am (4am close)
Nightclub hosting hip-hop & alt-rock bands, among other styles, with red retro Chinese decor.
55 locals recommend
Chop Suey
1325 E Madison StNightclub hosting hip-hop & alt-rock bands, among other styles, with red retro Chinese decor.
Southern-influenced craft cocktail bar, at home on Seattle's Capitol Hill, serving warm hospitality and premium-quality beverages.
79 locals recommend
Witness
410 Broadway ESouthern-influenced craft cocktail bar, at home on Seattle's Capitol Hill, serving warm hospitality and premium-quality beverages.
Fancy a Drag Show? This is where you want to go...it's also a bar/restaurant with decent American Food, and I hear the breakfast is good, too.
26 locals recommend
Le Faux Playhouse
300 Broadway EFancy a Drag Show? This is where you want to go...it's also a bar/restaurant with decent American Food, and I hear the breakfast is good, too.
Poquito's Restaurant and Bar. Great mexican food, tasteful design, lively atmosphere in the center of the Hill.
93 locals recommend
Poquitos, Capitol Hill
1000 E Pike StPoquito's Restaurant and Bar. Great mexican food, tasteful design, lively atmosphere in the center of the Hill.
Shopping
The Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th AveGreat local bookstore in the epicenter of the hill.
REI's flagship store, fun for a visit or picking up some essentials and planning your next outing!
90 locals recommend
REI
222 Yale Ave NREI's flagship store, fun for a visit or picking up some essentials and planning your next outing!
Everything Else
It just wouldn't be Capitol Hill w/o this place! The most eclectic mix of people in the universe mingle to watch/participate in activities ranging from outdoor movies, to dodge ball and bike polo!
191 locals recommend
Cal Anderson Park
1635 11th AvenueIt just wouldn't be Capitol Hill w/o this place! The most eclectic mix of people in the universe mingle to watch/participate in activities ranging from outdoor movies, to dodge ball and bike polo!