Voula's Offshore Cafe
If your dad asks you where he and his friends should go for breakfast at an ungodly early hour, this old-school diner in the no-man’s-land near the University …
658 NE Northlake Way
Northeast Seattle
206-634-0183
Northeast Seattle
206-634-0183
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…
4130 Roosevelt Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-547-8230
Northeast Seattle
206-547-8230
Aladdin's Gyro-cery and Deli
Aladdin Gyrocery’s falafel and gyro sandwiches are perfect student food: cheap, fast, filling, portable. That the gyros happen to be delicious is an adde…
4143 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-632-5253
Northeast Seattle
206-632-5253
Cafe Allegro
Cafe Allegro, reportedly the city's oldest espresso bar, is located in an alleyway behind Magus Books, another great and longstanding establishment in the Univ…
4214 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-633-3030
Northeast Seattle
206-633-3030
Common Good Cafe
Currently on hiatus, the Common Good Cafe is both a cafe and a meeting space, practicing "the art of civil, civic conversation." The focus of this U-District s…
1415 NE 43rd St
Northeast Seattle
206-632-5163
Northeast Seattle
206-632-5163
Temporarily Closed
Flowers Bar & Restaurant
Located on the Ave, Flowers gets a diverse group of customers, but the regulars are UW students who aren't down for frat row. It's comfortable and has a full …
4247 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-633-1903
Northeast Seattle
206-633-1903
Samir's Mediterranean Grill
Walk up to the window or sit inside next to the huge mural—either way you can expect to get a great falafel or kafta, packed with spices, for student-fri…
1316 NE 43rd St
Northeast Seattle
206-633-1778
Northeast Seattle
206-633-1778
Donut Factory
Lynnwood's popular Donut Factory, which is known for its confections like donuts, cake, ice cream sandwiches, and other treats like the "crobar" (a croissant-d…
4336 Roosevelt Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-547-1633
Northeast Seattle
206-547-1633
Sureshot Cafe
Dominic Holden says, "The coffee here is pretty much the best, and their punk rock thing reminds me of the Black Cat, Puss-Puss, the Globe, and other much-miss…
4505 University Ave NE
Northeast Seattle
206-632-3100
Northeast Seattle
206-632-3100
Poindexter Coffee
This cafe inside the lobby of University District's Graduate Hotel (formerly Hotel Deca) serves coffee from Coffee Manufactory as well as breakfast sandwiches,…
4507 Brooklyn Ave NE
Northeast Seattle
206-634-2000
Northeast Seattle
206-634-2000
Tea Republik
Black, white, green, chai, oolong, sweet, and fruit-infused with a few pastries and nary a coffee in sight—it's a republic of tea on the Ave, with a “k” for so…
4527 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
Northeast Seattle
Costas
Costa's is a Greek restaurant serving up breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. It's family-owned and operated, and opened its doors in 1975. Come here…
4559 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-633-2751
Northeast Seattle
206-633-2751
Oh Bear Cafe & Teahouse
At the University District's new Oh Bear Cafe & Teahouse, you won't see any of the usual stylistic design choices of a Chinese joint: no paper lanterns, hand f…
4708 11th Ave NE
Northeast Seattle
206-823-3688
Northeast Seattle
206-823-3688
Café O'Dessert
Kelly Liang’s casual café on the Ave does a brisk business on weekend nights, when UW students and other fans of Hong Kong–style desserts stop by for her shave…
4727 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-522-5266
Northeast Seattle
206-522-5266