Galos Flame Grilled Chicken
Washington State is in the first phase of the planned expansion of a Canada-based franchise called Galos Flame Grilled Chicken. Its first location here opened …
907 NW Ballard Way Ste 100
West Woodland
206-403-1805
West Woodland
206-403-1805
Jolly Roger Taproom
The Jolly Roger Taproom is brewpub meets pirates’ lair, complete with a treasure map painted on the floor. Beers are from the family-owned Maritime Pacific Bre…
1111 NW Ballard Way
West Woodland
206-782-6181
West Woodland
206-782-6181
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…
1416 NW 46th Street
West Woodland
206-454-3767
West Woodland
206-454-3767
Mike's Chili Parlor
Mike’s is a dive bar with sports on the television and that comforting smell of a workingman’s armpit. It’s a place where one could sit down in a booth with a …
1447 NW Ballard Way
West Woodland
206-782-2808
West Woodland
206-782-2808
Slate Coffee Cafe
Slate is for the flavor fiends. Do you like your coffee brutalized into dark-roasted submission of burnt flavor à la Starbucks' French Roast? Slate is not for …
5413 6th Ave NW
West Woodland
206-240-7174
West Woodland
206-240-7174
Brimmer & Heeltap
The name Brimmer & Heeltap refers to a proper pour: When full, it's a “brimmer,” and at the end, only a “heeltap” is left. B&H is where the late, great Le Gour…
425 NW Market St
West Woodland
206-420-2534
West Woodland
206-420-2534
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
Ballard
206-946-8533
Veraci Pizza
Award-winning Veraci Pizza began as a traveling operation, making authentic Neapolitan-style pies at farmers markets, festivals, and private parties in portabl…
500 NW Market St
West Woodland
206-525-1813
West Woodland
206-525-1813
Stoup Brewing
Stoup bills its offerings as 'the art and science of beer.' It is both, being a partnership between a food-and-beer-loving scientist, his similarly gastronomic…
1108 NW 52nd St
Ballard
206-457-5524
Ballard
206-457-5524
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
Ballard
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
Ballard
206-789-1200
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
Ballard
206-706-3379
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
Ballard
206-395-9227
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
Ballard
206-784-4440
Tractor Tavern
Also check out shows at the Sunset Tavern here.
The Tractor's got great Americana decor, PBR tallboys, and the best selection of live local and national alt-c…
5213 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-789-3599
Ballard
206-789-3599
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
Ballard
206-784-0175
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
Ballard
206-782-0027
El Moose
Things people especially love at El Moose: the Mexican breakfasts and the tortilla soup. The former includes excellent chilaquiles, superlative huevos ranchero…
5242 Leary Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-5568
Ballard
206-784-5568
Percy's and Co.
Percy’s and Co., with its “apothecary-style” cocktails, sounds gimmicky, but Percy’s is very handsome and very comfortable, especially if you sit in one of the…
5233 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-420-3750
Ballard
206-420-3750
Bitterroot BBQ
Bitterroot, in the old Acme Rubber Stamp Shop on the corner by Hattie’s Hat, uses an in-house smoker and picturesque stacks of applewood to very good effect, e…
5239 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-588-1577
Ballard
206-588-1577
