Gas Works Park
The first thing you notice when you enter Wallingford's Gas Works Park is a family of giant, Tim Burton-worthy rusty structures on the top of a hill. That's be…
2101 N Northlake Way
Wallingford
206-684-4075
Wallingford
206-684-4075
Pablo y Pablo
Pablo y Pablo is a taco kitchen and margarita bar serving the Wallingford and Freemont neighborhoods. It is run by the same folks who own Barrio and Meet the M…
1605 N 34th St
Wallingford
206-973-3505
Wallingford
206-973-3505
The Whale Wins
At Renee Erickson’s the Whale Wins, almost everything is wood-fired, and while the menu may seem simple, North African flavors add interest. Of note: marrow bo…
3506 Stone Way N
Wallingford
206-632-9425
Wallingford
206-632-9425
Westward
Formerly helmed by Joshua Henderson, who recently sold the restaurant to restaurateur Renee Erickson, this waterfront restaurant is a little bit Northwest, a l…
2501 N Northlake Way
Wallingford
206-552-8215
Wallingford
206-552-8215
Cantinetta
This Wallingford restaurant has a familiar menu (authentic Italian, local ingredients, etc.), an unoriginal-if-totally-pleasant interior (rustic chic), and a s…
3650 Wallingford Ave N
Wallingford
206-632-1000
Wallingford
206-632-1000
Union Saloon
Beloved Wallingford haunt Union Saloon offers fresh menus, acclaimed chefs, drink specials, and a small town feel.
3645 Wallingford Ave N
Wallingford
206-547-2280
Wallingford
206-547-2280
Golden Oldies Records
In business since 1977, this unprepossessing record shop is an invaluable source of tapes, CDs, vinyl, and 8-tracks.
201 NE 45th St
Wallingford
206-547-2260
Wallingford
206-547-2260
Seattle Meowtropolitan
Seattle's first (and currently only) cat café. Rich Smith calls it "as depressing as a strip club."
1225 N 45th St
Wallingford
206-632-2330
Wallingford
206-632-2330
Fat Cat Records
This Wallingford record store, which opened in February of 2018, offers new and used tapes, records, and CDs.
4515 Meridian Ave N
Wallingford
206-547-5799
Wallingford
206-547-5799
Archie McPhee
The famous purveyor of cheap, goofy toys and prankish accessories. As of May 2018, it will be home to a Rubber Chicken Museum.
1300 N 45th St
Wallingford
206-297-0240
Wallingford
206-297-0240
mkt.
Ethan Stowell’s Tangletown restaurant is his smallest one, with 28 seats and a streamlined look, including a roll-up garage door (for when the weather gets nic…
2108 N 55th St
Wallingford
206-812-1580
Wallingford
206-812-1580
Woodland Park Zoo
The Woodland Park Zoo is an AZA accredited institution that does tons of work in conservation and species preservation, and boasts impressively expansive enclo…
5500 Phinney Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-548-2500
Phinney Ridge
206-548-2500
Windy City Pie
Windy City Pie makes Chicago-style deep-dish pan pizza so hearty and magical, it once made Serious Eats food writer J. Kenji-Lopez Alt revise his previously fi…
5918 Phinney Avenue North
Phinney Ridge
206-486-4743
Phinney Ridge
206-486-4743
Latona Pub
This former dive has transformed itself into a friendly neighborhood pub boasting exclusively local brews and above-average bar food (nothing's fried). And dog…
6423 Latona Ave NE
Green Lake
206-525-2238
Green Lake
206-525-2238
Bongos Cafe
Bongos serves delicious Caribbean food with zero pretensions, and the restaurant, tucked into a triangular plot of land on Aurora, just off Green Lake, is prac…
6501 Aurora Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-420-8548
Phinney Ridge
206-420-8548
Nell's
Since 1999, Nell's has been serving European-inspired New American cuisine made with local/seasonal ingredients, making Philip Mihalski pretty much a granddadd…
6804 E Green Lake Way N
Green Lake
206-524-4044
Green Lake
206-524-4044
Green Lake Park
If you’re feeling meditative, we say nothing beats a 2.7-mile walk around Green Lake. In the spring, this includes but is not limited to cherry blossoms,…
7201 East Green Lake Dr N
Green Lake
Green Lake