Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle (2016)
North Seattle
Northeast Seattle
Map 34
Like its NW counterpart, NE Seattle is a smattering of obscure neighborhoods and a horrid blight (Lake City Way). The neighborhood’s defining monstrosity, Northgate Mall--the nation’s first--should probably be avoided unless you’re nostalgic for Forever 21. On the upside, the residential areas are quaint and hide a few gems. The libraries are good, the parks clean, and it’s…um, a nice place to raise kids? If it’s any consolation, it gets worse in Shoreline.
Coffee
✵ Bark! Espresso ✵ 11335 Roosevelt Way NE
206-364-0185
Great for those who don’t enjoy leaving your dog tied up outside while they drink their coffee.
✵ Cloud City Coffee ✵ 8801 Roosevelt Way NE
206-527-5552
Great coffee and quiche. Better still, Darth Vader is nowhere in sight.
✵ Kaffeeklatsch ✵ 12513 Lake City Way NE
206-462-1059
Bakery and coffee the German Hausfrau way.
✵ Spotted Pony Espresso ✵ 12539 33rd Ave NE
206-457-4187
A little taste of Vashon in NE Seattle.
✵ Treehouse Coffee Company ✵ 12303 15th Ave NE
206-365-3224
For those who prefer their treehouses heated, coffee-equipped and on the ground.
Nightlife
✵ El Norte Lounge ✵ 13717 Lake City Way NE
206-954-1349
Mr. Villa’s equally Mexican lounge.
✵ Fiddler’s Inn ✵ 9219 35th Ave NE
206-525-0752
When Wedgwoodies can find a babysitter.
Restaurants
✵ Dick’s Drive-In ✵ 12325 30th Ave NE
206-363-7777 ✵ $
A local obsession, specializing in cheap burgers and shakes. Perfect at 1 am.
✵ Enat Ethiopian ✵ 11546 15th Ave NE
206-362-4901 ✵ $
Best Ethiopian restaurant in Seattle.
✵ Five Guys ✵ 311 NE 103rd St
206-729-5028 ✵ $
Chain burgers & fries that are actually good.
✵ Jebena Cafe ✵ 1510 NE 117th St
206-365-0757 ✵ $$
They’re practically giving away their enormous platters of deliciousness.
✵ Judy Fu’s Snappy Dragon ✵
8917 Roosevelt Way NE
206-528-5575 ✵ $
Sopping-greasy Chinese—and still, mysteriously, a Seattle favorite.
✵ Kaffeeklatsch ✵ 12513 Lake City Way NE
206-462-1059 ✵ $
Bakery and coffee the German Hausfrau way.
✵ Patty’s Eggnest ✵ 1000 NE Northgate Way
206-364-3463 ✵ $
Fat omelets and fresh-squeezed OJ make this the best breakfast in town.
✵ Tengu Sushi ✵ 301 NE 103rd St
206-525-9999 ✵ $$
Three words: Conveyor belt sushi!
✵ Toyoda Sushi ✵ 12543 Lake City Way NE
206-367-7972 ✵ $$$
Trend seekers go elsewhere: the sushi here is simple, fast, affordable.
✵ Tub’s Gourmet Subs ✵ 11064 Lake City Way NE
206-361-1621 ✵ $
It ain’t no Subway. Five stars for the “Hawaiian.”
Shopping
✵ Fred Meyer ✵ 13000 Lake City Way NE
206-440-2400
Just like Target but with groceries too!
✵ Grass ✵ 14343 15th Ave NE
206-367-1483
Keeping things pricey while the market is sparse.
✵ Math ‘n’ Stuff ✵ 8926 Roosevelt Wy NE
206-522-8891
Brains get a workout at (unaccountably) an actual math store.
✵ Northgate Mall ✵ 401 NE Northgate Way
206-362-4778
Large indoor shopping mall. Ugh.
✵ Party @ Display & Costume ✵
11201 Roosevelt Way NE
206-362-4810
Go here if you are throwing a party or need a costume.
✵ Silver Platters ✵ 9560 1st Ave NE
206-524-3472
No, it wasn’t named after The Brady Bunch’s band.
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