Agua Verde Cafe
Begin by paddling away from the Agua Verde Paddle Club with someone you like. Proceed in tandem to marvel at the water, at the Montlake Bridge as seen from ben…
1303 NE Boat St
Northeast Seattle
206-545-8570
Northeast Seattle
206-545-8570
College Inn Pub
Subterranean both literally and in spirit, the College Inn is one of Seattle’s best dive bars, resplendent with grubby, pubby appeal. Beers for every kind of p…
4006 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-634-2307
Northeast Seattle
206-634-2307
Big Time Brewery & Alehouse
The quintessential college bar, the Big Time has big wooden tables and offers affordable, hearty food for lean students and rich, dark beers for everyone. The …
4133 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-545-4509
Northeast Seattle
206-545-4509
Shultzy's Sausage
Shultzy’s used to be a tiny, crowded storefront where you had to fight your way up to the grill, manned by friendly and sausage-mad college guys. Now it’s a ni…
4114 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-548-9461
Northeast Seattle
206-548-9461
Kai's Bistro & Lounge
Like all college bars, Kai's has good deals ($3 wells at happy hour, cheap food to munch on). Unlike all college bars, Kai's also has good service.
1312 NE 43rd St
Northeast Seattle
206-547-2784
Northeast Seattle
206-547-2784
Wann Yen
The owners of beloved weekday lunch spot Thai Curry Simple, Mark and Picha Pinkaow, have opened Wann Yen, a vibrant temple dedicated to Thai shaved-ice dessert…
1313 NE 43rd St
Northeast Seattle
206-432-5902
Northeast Seattle
206-432-5902
Texians BBQ
This new barbecue restaurant serves brisket, ribs, pulled pork, and other smoked meats, as well as sides like mac and cheese and collard greens. Guests also ha…
4520 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-547-5432
Northeast Seattle
206-547-5432
Wing Central
The second location of Wing Central (the original is in Ellensburg) supplies the hungry students on the Ave with “chicken with attitude”: wings, burgers, sandw…
4524 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-634-9464
Northeast Seattle
206-634-9464
Sushi Thai Yummy Yummy
At this cheap-eats place on the Ave, both sushi and Thai dishes are on offer (as well as lots of yummy, presumably).
4545 University Way
Northeast Seattle
206-708-7816
Northeast Seattle
206-708-7816
Thai Tom
There’s always a nonsensically long wait for a table at Thai Tom, but it makes perfect sense once you’ve been there. The food is pretty much straight Thai clas…
4543 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-548-9548
Northeast Seattle
206-548-9548
Somtam Thai
It’s a Thai place where Detention (and before that, the U-District Po Dog) used to be.
4736 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-524-6339
Northeast Seattle
206-524-6339
Eureka!
This exclamatory California-based upscale burger chain has tons of craft beers on tap and lots of kinds of whiskey (which may come in handy in University Villa…
2614 NE 46th St
Northeast Seattle
206-812-9655
Northeast Seattle
206-812-9655
Araya's Place
It’s Thai vegan heaven, on the Ave and in Madison Valley (in the semi-hidden little house where fancy-pants Rover’s used to be). Deep-fried spring rolls are ex…
5240 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-524-4332
Northeast Seattle
206-524-4332
