Quality Athletics
Quality Athletics, near the Seattle stadia, looks slick; trophies, medicine balls, and a wall of lockers provide minimalist sporty credibility. What you won’t …
121 S King St
SoDo
206-420-3015
SoDo
206-420-3015
Gantry Public House
Farshid Varamini, owner of the People's Burger and Pioneer Grill Hot Dogs food trucks, has opened this brick-and-mortar with an ideal location for those lookin…
904 Occidental Ave. S
SoDo
206-268-0318
SoDo
206-268-0318
Bistro Box
This Sodo spot serves teriyaki, poke, sushi, bibimbap, salads, donburi, and bubble waffles and has a small bar.
1521 1st Ave S
SoDo
206-397-3911
SoDo
206-397-3911
Paseo Caribbean Food
Pretty much the only game in town where you can get roast pork done Cuban style, i.e., meat that falls apart to melt in your mouth. It’s a little sweet, but so…
1760 1st Ave S
SoDo
420-7781
SoDo
420-7781
Zinnia Bistro
This little lunch place looks like a warehouse from the outside, but inside there's handmade marble tables, fresh flowers, and sandwiches that people love, inc…
1759 First Ave S
SoDo
206-682-7955
SoDo
206-682-7955
Orient Express
The Orient Express is a karaoke bar and Chinese and Thai food restaurant (try the crab rangoon), inside of a series of antique refurbished train cars. If you n…
2963 Fourth Ave S
SoDo
(206) 682-0683
SoDo
(206) 682-0683
Sodo Deli
Sodo Deli's got nice people, good prices, and very well-liked sandwiches that they promise will be the size of your head. Also, homemade soups, and for your sp…
3228 First Ave S
SoDo
206-467-0306
SoDo
206-467-0306
On Safari Cafe
This Sodo adjunct to the catering company of the same name makes "a robust selection of global cuisine."
3317 3rd Ave S
SoDo
206-932-9497
SoDo
206-932-9497
Slim's Last Chance Chili Shack and Watering Hole
Slim’s has a great country-time roadhouse vibe; in summertime, bands play on the bed of an old Ford F-600 in the big backyard while happy people lounge at picn…
5606 First Ave S
Georgetown
206-762-7900
Georgetown
206-762-7900
Star Brass Lounge
Star Brass Lounge is right in the middle of Georgetown in the pretty brick Star Brass Works building. They've got a patio and a full menu and lots of beers on …
5813 Airport Way S
Georgetown
Georgetown
Pono Ranch
Pono is Hawaiian for, roughly, “a state of harmony or balance.” Near the north end of the Ballard Bridge, Pono Ranch is, roughly, an organic cafe—one with a “h…
4502 Shilshole Ave NW
Ballard
206-258-2162
Ballard
206-258-2162
Mean Sandwich
This joint near Ballard Bridge serves big, hot sandwiches on Macrina buns, plus fried potato skins and bread pudding.
1510 NW Leary Way
Ballard
206-789-9999
Ballard
206-789-9999
Bad Albert's
Nobody's bad at Bad Albert's: The staff is friendly, and the regulars are, um, regular. (The real Bad Albert was the former owner's cat.) Bad Albert's was Tail…
5100 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-789-2000
Ballard
206-789-2000
Ballard Loft
Before becoming an event space and sports bar, the Ballard Loft was a machine shop. Its location (right over historic Salmon Bay) helped it fit right into the …
5105 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-420-2737
Ballard
206-420-2737
Mox Boarding House
Mox is more than 7,000 square feet of gaming paradise (their description, not ours), and Cafe Mox is the attached bar and cafe, with sandwiches (mini grilled c…
5105 Leary Ave
Ballard
206-436-0540
Ballard
206-436-0540
Lock & Keel
Lock & Keel self-identifies as "Ballard Avenue's most regular of watering holes."
5144 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-781-8023
Ballard
206-781-8023
