Recommended Restaurants near Ballard & South Lake Union

Lil' Woody's South Lake Union

Lil' Woody's South Lake Union outpost, popular especially among the Amazon crowd. This location is the first of all Lil' Woody's to feature a bar, with cocktai…
1091 Thomas St Ste C
South Lake Union
206-457-5070
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Venik Lounge

This tiny place has the dark wood and tasteful upholstery of an upscale hotel bar, but it also may contain people wearing bathrobes and flip-flops; Venik is th…
227 Ninth Ave N
South Lake Union
206-223-3734
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400 Boren Ave N
South Lake Union
206-682-7771
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Portage Bay Cafe

A tasty place to go for an all-American, local/organic/sustainable-focused breakfast or brunch, including cage-free eggs from Olympia, hams and sausages made i…
391 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-462-6400
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Teinei

The menu at this South Lake Union sushi and ramen spot, whose name refers to a Japanese sense of care and hospitality, includes ramen, sushi, udon, curries, sk…
1256 Republican St.
South Lake Union
206-420-4500
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Serious Biscuit

Located inside South Lake Union’s Serious Pie (and formerly known as Dahlia Workshop), Serious Biscuit makes biscuit sandwiches as big as your face, with optio…
401 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
206-436-0050
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The Berliner

Local guy Victor Twu became such a fan of the doner kebab—the Turkish version of a gyro, served on the street in Berlin—that he opened this doner shop in a spa…
428 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
206-838-5032
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Re:Public

While it’s not a great idea to have a colon in a restaurant name—especially when people will have to say the word “colon” in order to explain it—this South Lak…
429 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
206-467-5300
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Top Pot Doughnuts

Top Pot’s got 40 kinds of lusty, busty, rich doughnuts approved by President Barack Obama, and the cafes are comfortable triumphs of design. Also: good drip co…
590 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-995-8296
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Tacos Chukis

Capitol Hill’s favorite taqueria just added a second location, in Dexter Avenue’s sunless canyon of new apartment buildings. The new spot is a little sleeker, …
832 Dexter Ave N
South Lake Union
206-248-9317
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Grand Central Baking Company

Grand Central has been making high-quality, yummy bread and baked goods for a long, long time, and comes with a presidential seal of approval: Obama ate a turk…
1616 Eastlake Ave E
South Lake Union
206-957-9505
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Willmott's Ghost

Named after a plant christened in honor of English horticulturist Ellen Ann Willmott, this much-anticipated new Italian restaurant inside the Amazon Spheres fr…
2100 Sixth Ave
South Lake Union
206-900-9650
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Urban Family Brewing

Previously, this popular craft brewery with a focus on sour beers operated out of a small taproom in Ballard in 2014 before moving to a larger space in Magnoli…
1103 NW 52nd Street
Ballard
206-946-8533
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Great Notion Brewing

The award-winning Portland-based brewery Great Notion Brewing, known for its hazy IPAs, sour beers, and playfully designed 16-oz. cans, plans to open its first…
5101 14th Avenue NW
Ballard
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Staple & Fancy Mercantile

Brought to you by Ethan Stowell (Anchovies & Olives, How to Cook a Wolf, Tavolàta, and more) Staple & Fancy has a local, seasonal, Italianate “staple” menu wit…
4739 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-789-1200
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Barnacle

Renee Erickson’s teeny-tiny, Euro-style bar is attached to her renowned restaurant the Walrus & the Carpenter (making it the best-named place ever). Its short …
4743 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-706-3379
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The Walrus and the Carpenter

Renee Erickson runs this celebrated Ballard oyster bar, which also serves local clams and mussels, craft cocktails, frites, and specialty meats, and everybody …

4743 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-395-9227
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Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers

Pretty much everybody knows about Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers. The restaurant, which began as a festival booth in 1987 and took over the old Ballard S…
5305 15th Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-4440
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Hattie's Hat

With stiff drinks and good food, Hattie’s is one of Ballard’s most beloved dives. The all-American menu has everything from classic burgers with sweet-potato f…
5231 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-0175
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King's Hardware

This western-style bar, brother to Capitol Hill's beloved Linda's Tavern, is a good place to share a pitcher, but be warned that it's almost always crowded. Wh…
5225 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-782-0027
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