Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
This place has a great view of downtown Seattle and an even better menu. With Adirondack chairs surrounding the fire pit by the water, the after meal lounge can be better than dinner...
172 locals recommend
Westward
2501 N Northlake WayThis place has a great view of downtown Seattle and an even better menu. With Adirondack chairs surrounding the fire pit by the water, the after meal lounge can be better than dinner...
This place is high end but has the best view of downtown Seattle, and great food, so even if you only enjoy the bar, a walk through the marina at night with the sound of the halyards pinging, is worth a look see.
62 locals recommend
Palisade
2601 W Marina PlThis place is high end but has the best view of downtown Seattle, and great food, so even if you only enjoy the bar, a walk through the marina at night with the sound of the halyards pinging, is worth a look see.
Drinks & Nightlife
This iconic venue has been in Ballard before Ballard was Ballard, and has helped define the Seattle music scene. It's in a great spot and close to a host of other pubs and venues, that collectively make for a great night out.
165 locals recommend
Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Ave NWThis iconic venue has been in Ballard before Ballard was Ballard, and has helped define the Seattle music scene. It's in a great spot and close to a host of other pubs and venues, that collectively make for a great night out.
Seattle has a burgeoning beer nano-brewing industry, and this place can help you find the dozen or more little breweries with tasting rooms right around Ballard and Fremont. It's a walkable tour and ends with a short uber ride home.
277 locals recommend
Fremont Brewing Company
1050 N 34th StSeattle has a burgeoning beer nano-brewing industry, and this place can help you find the dozen or more little breweries with tasting rooms right around Ballard and Fremont. It's a walkable tour and ends with a short uber ride home.
Arts & Culture
The sculpture park, has interactive art, amazing installations and a preeminent view of Puget Sound. On both drizzly days and sunny, it's worth a saunter through.
653 locals recommend
Olympic Sculpture Park
2901 Western AveThe sculpture park, has interactive art, amazing installations and a preeminent view of Puget Sound. On both drizzly days and sunny, it's worth a saunter through.
Parks & Nature
Discovery Park and light house, is a great way to get a fern filled run in, check out the beaches around Puget Sound, or have a great view of the sunset behind the Olympic mountains.
756 locals recommend
Discovery Park
3801 Discovery Park BlvdDiscovery Park and light house, is a great way to get a fern filled run in, check out the beaches around Puget Sound, or have a great view of the sunset behind the Olympic mountains.
Shopping
The Pike Place market is where eclectic meets creative, and it's a great place for fresh pastas and produce, don't miss it....
2311 locals recommend
Pike Place Market
1531 Western AveThe Pike Place market is where eclectic meets creative, and it's a great place for fresh pastas and produce, don't miss it....
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
2210 Westlake AveHealthy food on the way out of magnolia.
Sightseeing
A plastic killer whale once haunted the salmon eating sea lions around the waters of the Ballard locks, and not surprisingly few fish were saved. Now it's just a great little park to see the boats go up and down, and when the fish ladder has salmon swimming through it, its a great way to view their timeless struggle.
774 locals recommend
Ballard (Hiram M. Chittenden) Locks
3015 NW 54th StA plastic killer whale once haunted the salmon eating sea lions around the waters of the Ballard locks, and not surprisingly few fish were saved. Now it's just a great little park to see the boats go up and down, and when the fish ladder has salmon swimming through it, its a great way to view their timeless struggle.