Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle (2016)

Central Seattle

Map 11

Since it's on a peninsula, Magnolia residents rely on a trio of bridges to connect them to the rest of the city (unless landslides or earthquakes interfere). However, the relative isolation suits this quiet, family-friendly community. Dominated by the 500-acre Discovery Park and surrounded by Shilshole Bay and Puget Sound, Magnolia is prime real estate, boasting some of Seattle's most expensive homes. Interbay is an industrial strip useful mostly for getting to and from other neighborhoods.

✵ Discovery Park ✵ 3801 Discovery Park Blvd

206-386-4236

534 acres of honest-to-goodness nature.

✵ Caffe Appassionato ✵ 4001 21st Ave W

206-281-8040

Classic Seattle coffee shop vibe at this small-ish local chain. Frasier would love it here.

✵ Discovery Espresso & Juice ✵ 3103 W Jameson St

206-286-1481

Neighborhood joint convenient to Discovery Park.

✵ Gilman Ave Coffee & Doughnuts ✵

4211 Gilman Ave W

206-397-3784

Conduit coffee and a bevy of local doughnuts to go with your bevy-erage.

✵ Uptown Espresso ✵ 3223 W McGraw St

206-285-5663

Self-proclaimed "Home of the Velvet Foam" but the coffee underneath is just so-so.

✵ Bay Café ✵ 1900 W Nickerson St

206-282-3435 ✵ $$

Waterfront diner doin' it right: breakfast all day and malted milkshakes.

✵ Caffe Appassionato ✵ 4001 21st Ave W

206-281-8040 ✵ $$

Classic Seattle coffee shop vibe at this small-ish local chain. Frasier would love it here.

✵ Chinook’s at Salmon Bay ✵ 1900 W Nickerson St

206-283-4665 ✵ $$

Perfect for getting out of the halibut/salmon rut.

✵ The Highliner ✵ 3909 18th Ave W

206-216-1254 ✵ $

Historic pub with new, fishy veneer.

✵ Mondello Ristorante ✵ 2435 33rd Ave W

206-352-8700 ✵ $$

Real Sicilian trattoria, run by merry Mamma Enza.

✵ Palisade ✵ 2601 W Marina Pl

206-285-1000 ✵ $$$$$

Fancy seafood dishes that range from so-so to spectacular.

✵ Queen Margherita ✵ 3111 W McGraw St

206-548-4908 ✵ $

Pizza ovens made from Mount Vesuvius bricks = Bona fide.

✵ Red Mill Burgers ✵ 1613 W Dravus St

206-284-6363 ✵ $

The undisputed best burger in Seattle. And possibly, the best onion rings.

✵ Serendipity Cafe ✵ 3222 W McGraw St

206-282-9866 ✵ $$

Stick your kids in the back play area while you take a load off.

✵ Szmania’s ✵ 3321 W McGraw St

206-284-7305 ✵ $$$$

Colorful, kind of crazy-looking food. Bring the platinum card.

✵ Tanglewood Supreme ✵ 3216 W Wheeler St

206-708-6235 ✵ $$

Seafood date night for Magnolians who can't be bothered to leave the hood.

✵ Where Ya At Matt ✵ W Dravus St & 16th Ave W

$

If you find them, you'll eat po boys & beignets. Fridays in Interbay.

✵ Wild Salmon Seafood Market ✵

1900 W Nickerson St

206-283-3366

How fresh is this? Dockside store gets fish right off the boats.