Liz’s guidebook
Food scene
Pub and grub. Tables for families and groups, also bar seating. Open air and outdoor seating in good weather.
71 locals recommend
Latona Pub
6423 Latona Ave NEPub and grub. Tables for families and groups, also bar seating. Open air and outdoor seating in good weather.
TangleTown Public House
2106 North 55th StreetHiroki
2224 N 56th StFrench pastries!
Organic, vegan donuts! Surprisingly good cake-style with plenty of varieties and seasonal specials. Fun place to hang out.
67 locals recommend
Mighty-O Donuts Greenlake
2110 N 55th StOrganic, vegan donuts! Surprisingly good cake-style with plenty of varieties and seasonal specials. Fun place to hang out.
Krittika's Noodles & Thai Restaurant
6411 Latona Avenue NortheastReliably good Thai food, American style.
A cozy Ethan Stowell joint serving, Italian-inspired fare featuring local ingredients. Open-air dining and takeout.
49 locals recommend
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2108 N 55th StA cozy Ethan Stowell joint serving, Italian-inspired fare featuring local ingredients. Open-air dining and takeout.
Delicious tamales from a walk-up window right in the neighborhood! Sold fresh and hot or frozen to cook later. You don't have to smother the tamales with cheese, like this picture shows.
8 locals recommend
Frelard Tamales
6412 Latona Ave NEDelicious tamales from a walk-up window right in the neighborhood! Sold fresh and hot or frozen to cook later. You don't have to smother the tamales with cheese, like this picture shows.
Cafe
Cafe Lulu
6417 Latona Ave NECoffee, tea, pastries and a friendly, neighborly atmosphere.
Great coffee, tea, baked goods. Good place for meetings, studying, working, chatting.
53 locals recommend
Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea Company
2200 N 56th StGreat coffee, tea, baked goods. Good place for meetings, studying, working, chatting.
Exercise, walking
Local park with 3-mile paved walking, running, biking, skating trail around a lake. Fields for softball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, basketball, ... and places to set up your badminton, bocce, hammock, blanket. Great place to people watch, walk the dog, swim, push a stroller, ...
148 locals recommend
Green Lake Park
7201 East Green Lake Dr NLocal park with 3-mile paved walking, running, biking, skating trail around a lake. Fields for softball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, basketball, ... and places to set up your badminton, bocce, hammock, blanket. Great place to people watch, walk the dog, swim, push a stroller, ...
Great pedestrian and bike trail for commuting to the UW or downtown, Bothell, the Ballard Bridge and Ballard Locks. Connects to separated trails to Golden Gardens and East Lake Sammamish on the other side of Lake Washington.
233 locals recommend
Burke Gilman Trail
Burke-Gilman TrailGreat pedestrian and bike trail for commuting to the UW or downtown, Bothell, the Ballard Bridge and Ballard Locks. Connects to separated trails to Golden Gardens and East Lake Sammamish on the other side of Lake Washington.
Neighborhoods
Wallingford
Walkable neighborhood with shopping essentials.
Sightseeing
Award winning nonprofit zoo with a wide variety of animals, exhibits and fantastic landscaping. Zoo lights in the winter, concerts in the summer, well cared for animals all the time.
625 locals recommend
Woodland Park Zoo
5500 Phinney Ave NAward winning nonprofit zoo with a wide variety of animals, exhibits and fantastic landscaping. Zoo lights in the winter, concerts in the summer, well cared for animals all the time.
A huge public university on a gorgeous urban campus with impressive buildings, surprisingly peaceful woods, meadows, lawns, waterfront.
329 locals recommend
University of Washington
1410 Northeast Campus ParkwayA huge public university on a gorgeous urban campus with impressive buildings, surprisingly peaceful woods, meadows, lawns, waterfront.