Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
Great bar/cafe. Wonderful pastries and a pretty good brunch even though they don't serve pork products.
39 residents recomanen
Pettirosso Seattle
1101 E Pike StGreat bar/cafe. Wonderful pastries and a pretty good brunch even though they don't serve pork products.
A Seattle institution. Awesome brunch. Open late on Fridays and Saturdays now.
92 residents recomanen
Glo's
928 E Olive WayA Seattle institution. Awesome brunch. Open late on Fridays and Saturdays now.
You'll be familiar with this family of restaurants if you're from Vancouver. If not, you will enjoy yourself.
22 residents recomanen
SUIKA Seattle
611 E Pine StYou'll be familiar with this family of restaurants if you're from Vancouver. If not, you will enjoy yourself.
Emerald City Smoothie
428 Broadway EThe only smoothie game in town and it's delicious.
Emerald City Smoothie
428 Broadway EThe only smoothie game in town and it's delicious
Altura
617 Broadway EOne of the more acclaimed restaurants in the city.
Spinasse
1531 14th AveIncredible pasta. Pretty spendy.
Incredible middle eastern inspired cuisine. Dinner can be pretty expensive but worth it. They have a lunch counter/window also.
116 residents recomanen
Mamnoon
1508 Melrose AveIncredible middle eastern inspired cuisine. Dinner can be pretty expensive but worth it. They have a lunch counter/window also.
Oaxacan Mexican from a popular family of restaurants with an emphasis on mezcal for spirits.
76 residents recomanen
Mezcaleria Oaxaca
2123 Queen Anne Avenue NorthOaxacan Mexican from a popular family of restaurants with an emphasis on mezcal for spirits.
Great Thai food takeout window from skilled cooks.
19 residents recomanen
Little Uncle Seattle Take Out Window
1509 East Madison StreetGreat Thai food takeout window from skilled cooks.
An amazing Malaysian takeout window. Nice food option if you find yourself hungry at any of the bars nearby (they allow you to bring in food).
133 residents recomanen
Kedai Makan
1449 Bellevue AveAn amazing Malaysian takeout window. Nice food option if you find yourself hungry at any of the bars nearby (they allow you to bring in food).
Victrola Coffee Roasters
310 E Pike StOne of Seattle's true artisan roasters.
A Capitol Hill classic. The standard for espresso in Seattle was arguably defined here.
155 residents recomanen
Espresso Vivace
532 Broadway EA Capitol Hill classic. The standard for espresso in Seattle was arguably defined here.
The site of the Capitol Hill Farmer's Market on Sundays. Eat some delicious local produce.
15 residents recomanen
Seattle Central College
1701 BroadwayThe site of the Capitol Hill Farmer's Market on Sundays. Eat some delicious local produce.
Stateside
300 E Pike StVery popular and delicious Southeast Asian cuisine.
Probably one of the best restaurants in town. Beef from the restaurant group's own farm on Whidbey Island, dry aged and butchered in house. Expensive, but well worth it.
23 residents recomanen
Bateau
1040 E Union StProbably one of the best restaurants in town. Beef from the restaurant group's own farm on Whidbey Island, dry aged and butchered in house. Expensive, but well worth it.
If you want oysters, there is no better place on the Hill. Wonderful brunch on the weekends as well.
26 residents recomanen
Bar Melusine
1060 E Union StIf you want oysters, there is no better place on the Hill. Wonderful brunch on the weekends as well.
Drinks & Nightlife
Capitol Hill institution. Huge dive bar with an awesome patio that gets packed on the weekend. Weekend brunch ain't bad either.
103 residents recomanen
Linda's Tavern
707 East Pine StreetCapitol Hill institution. Huge dive bar with an awesome patio that gets packed on the weekend. Weekend brunch ain't bad either.
Kind of off the beaten path. It's an old house converted into a dive with a really great patio.
49 residents recomanen
Captain Blacks
129 Belmont Ave EKind of off the beaten path. It's an old house converted into a dive with a really great patio.
Dark, somewhat quiet with a giant variety of board games and an awesome, though small, selection of Belgian ales.
33 residents recomanen
Stumbling Monk
1635 E Olive WayDark, somewhat quiet with a giant variety of board games and an awesome, though small, selection of Belgian ales.
2014's Best American Cocktail Bar at Tales of the Cocktail. Enough said.
174 residents recomanen
Canon
928 12th Ave2014's Best American Cocktail Bar at Tales of the Cocktail. Enough said.
Liberty
517 15th Ave EGood cocktails with a really good Mezcal selection.
Unpretentious and air conditioned shot and a beer bar. Local favorite
17 residents recomanen
Speckled & Drake
1355 E Olive WayUnpretentious and air conditioned shot and a beer bar. Local favorite
If you come to Capitol Hill and ask where to go on a busy weekend night, chances are you will be pointed here. Cocktails on tap and a friendly staff
91 residents recomanen
Montana
1506 E Olive WayIf you come to Capitol Hill and ask where to go on a busy weekend night, chances are you will be pointed here. Cocktails on tap and a friendly staff
The schtick here is that they play vinyl on a turntable throughout the night.
25 residents recomanen
Revolver Bar
1514 E Olive WayThe schtick here is that they play vinyl on a turntable throughout the night.
Hands down, the best patio (and one of the better views from a restaurant) in the city. Located in the historic North Capitol Hill. Walk here if you can--the houses and streets are gorgeous.
50 residents recomanen
The Lookout
757 Bellevue Avenue EastHands down, the best patio (and one of the better views from a restaurant) in the city. Located in the historic North Capitol Hill. Walk here if you can--the houses and streets are gorgeous.
The Hideout
1005 Boren AveMy favorite bar. Dark with a bunch of art for sale on the walls.
Classic Seattle bar. Legend has it this was the smoke filled room where Seattle lawmakers and organized crime shared wine and spaghetti. Live jazz on the weekends.
52 residents recomanen
Vito's
927 9th AveClassic Seattle bar. Legend has it this was the smoke filled room where Seattle lawmakers and organized crime shared wine and spaghetti. Live jazz on the weekends.
Big Mario's Pizza
4350 Leary Way NWBest slice in town
Good, cheap option for lunch or dinner. Gringo-fied burritos and nachos
26 residents recomanen
Bimbos Cantina
1013 E Pike StGood, cheap option for lunch or dinner. Gringo-fied burritos and nachos
Cha Cha Lounge
1013 E Pike StCaptiol Hill institution.
Havana
1010 E Pike StPretty typical club nights in a very cool space.
Pine Box
1600 Melrose AveIf you want a wide selection of microbrews, this is the place.
One of the first in the wave of prohibition-era cocktail bars that overtook the city a few years ago.
112 residents recomanen
Tavern Law
1406 12th AveOne of the first in the wave of prohibition-era cocktail bars that overtook the city a few years ago.
Knee High Stocking Co, Inc.
1356 E Olive WayAnother speakeasy style cocktail bar.
If you love rum or if you haven't yet embraced the very diverse spirit, this is the place to go.
56 residents recomanen
Rumba
1112 Pike StIf you love rum or if you haven't yet embraced the very diverse spirit, this is the place to go.
Foreign National
300 E Pike StGreat cocktail bar from the owners of Stateside
Q Nightclub
1426 BroadwayBig and very modern space usually showcasing EDM.
If you want to go out on a Monday, this is the place. "Motown on Mondays," though somewhat of a misnomer (they'll slip in hip hop and other non-Motown stuff), is probably the busiest spot in the city on a Monday. No cover.
17 residents recomanen
Bar Sue
1407 14th AveIf you want to go out on a Monday, this is the place. "Motown on Mondays," though somewhat of a misnomer (they'll slip in hip hop and other non-Motown stuff), is probably the busiest spot in the city on a Monday. No cover.
Shopping
Awesome market with great artisanal stuff and other cool stores.
47 residents recomanen
Melrose Market Studios
1532 Minor AveAwesome market with great artisanal stuff and other cool stores.
The Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th AveVolunteer Park Cafe & Marketplace
1501 17th Ave ETechnical books for nerds!
Everything Else
Designed by the same architects who thought up Central Park, Volunteer Park is a gem in North Capitol Hill. Surrounding the Park are some of the more historic homes in the city.
563 residents recomanen
Parc dels Voluntaris
1247 15th Ave EDesigned by the same architects who thought up Central Park, Volunteer Park is a gem in North Capitol Hill. Surrounding the Park are some of the more historic homes in the city.
Parc dels Voluntaris
1247 15th Ave EAnother activity while you're at the park.
Nice place nearby to enjoy the outdoors and people watching.
191 residents recomanen
Parc Cal Anderson
1635 11th AvenueNice place nearby to enjoy the outdoors and people watching.
Feel like swimming? This is the place. You can take the 11 from Pine and Broadway and be there in 20 minutes.
120 residents recomanen
Madison Park Bakery
4214 E Madison StFeel like swimming? This is the place. You can take the 11 from Pine and Broadway and be there in 20 minutes.
Kremwerk
1809 Minor AveI haven't been yet but I've heard good things.
Totokaelo
1523 10th AveReally expensive but really cool clothing store.
Essentials
QFC
1401 Broadway