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
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
Meeples Games
Meeples is “Your Friendly Local Gaming Cafe” in West Seattle, with tile-laying, role-playing, board, card, and dice games, plus miniatures, with espresso, sand…
3727 California Ave SW, Suite 2B
North Admiral
206-535-7896
North Admiral
206-535-7896
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
The Other Coast Cafe
The “other” coast is the East Coast (get it?!). The meats are thin-sliced and tasty, the lettuce etc. is fresh, and the bread is great (baguette-ish but withou…
5315 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-789-0936
Ballard
206-789-0936
The Dray
Ballard's excellent pub/bottle shop/cafe is paneled in wood, but it's not wood-paneled in a '70s-rec-room way. The reclaimed fir planks are a toasty cedar colo…
708 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
206-453-4527
Phinney Ridge
206-453-4527
Ballard Choice Deli & Grocery
This combination bar-restaurant-bakery-convenience store has teriyaki, yakisoba, deli hoagies, coffee, wine, and 30 beers on tap, all in one stop.
6415 Eighth Ave NW
West Woodland
206-789-0211
West Woodland
206-789-0211
The Fat Hen
Seattleite Linnea Gallo and her Italian-born husband, Massimo, run the Fat Hen, in Ballard. The space is small but airy and lovely, with marble-topped cafe tab…
1418 NW 70th St
Ballard
206-782-5422
Ballard
206-782-5422
Four Spoons Cafe
Breakfast, brunch and lunch spot between Crown Hill and Ballard, offering the classics. Popular for its retro fireplace and strong coffee.
850 NW 85th St
Crown Hill
206-297-6384
Crown Hill
206-297-6384
Luther's Table
This restaurant, which serves wine and beer and hosts arts events, is run by volunteers and is a project of St. Matthews Lutheran Evangelical Church.
419 S Second St
Renton
425-970-3157
Renton
425-970-3157
The Spar
The Spar is a really, really great old-fashionedy tavern in Tacoma with good burgers and house-made potato chips.
2121 N 30th St
North End
253-627-8215
North End
253-627-8215
