The Bungalow's Guidebook
Neighborhoods
Capitol Hill neighborhood - center of activity is Pike St and Pine St corridor between Broadway and 12th Ave We are not going to take on listing what you can enjoy in Capitol Hill’s core neighborhood. It is one of Seattle’s beating hearts for culinary, coffee shop, and club culture. And it is 100% urban life. So much so, if you are looking for pastoral views and long grassy knolls, skip it. But if you want to walk the grungy sidewalks where much of Seattle’s music history was made (and is still being made), where some of the best restaurants cut their teeth, go to this neighborhood. It has an amazing and locally famous bookstore, Elliot Bay Books.
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Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill neighborhood - center of activity is Pike St and Pine St corridor between Broadway and 12th Ave We are not going to take on listing what you can enjoy in Capitol Hill’s core neighborhood. It is one of Seattle’s beating hearts for culinary, coffee shop, and club culture. And it is 100% urban life. So much so, if you are looking for pastoral views and long grassy knolls, skip it. But if you want to walk the grungy sidewalks where much of Seattle’s music history was made (and is still being made), where some of the best restaurants cut their teeth, go to this neighborhood. It has an amazing and locally famous bookstore, Elliot Bay Books.
The International District (ID) neighborhood – center of activity is Jackson to Weller between 5th and 8th Ave Like Capitol Hill, we won’t take on listing what you can enjoy in Seattle’s International District (ID). It is also one of Seattle’s beating hearts. King Street station is in the ID. There is a myriad of Asian cuisine restaurants and several Asian food grocery stores. Families trek to the ID for weekend meals and everyone young and old comes. For groceries, go to Uwajimaya or Viet-Wah to fill your grocery list of Asian cuisine ingredients. Try one of the neighborhood’s tea purveyors. Buy some amazing tea to take home and steep. Try a roasted Oolong if you aren’t sure what to pick.
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Seattle Chinatown-International District
The International District (ID) neighborhood – center of activity is Jackson to Weller between 5th and 8th Ave Like Capitol Hill, we won’t take on listing what you can enjoy in Seattle’s International District (ID). It is also one of Seattle’s beating hearts. King Street station is in the ID. There is a myriad of Asian cuisine restaurants and several Asian food grocery stores. Families trek to the ID for weekend meals and everyone young and old comes. For groceries, go to Uwajimaya or Viet-Wah to fill your grocery list of Asian cuisine ingredients. Try one of the neighborhood’s tea purveyors. Buy some amazing tea to take home and steep. Try a roasted Oolong if you aren’t sure what to pick.
Food scene
5 minute walk from the house A very casual beer (and wine and cider) mart with ample seating. Chucks has picnic tables well-spaced under cover and more beer than one can count, both on tap and take away. They do allow dogs so if that is not your thing, maybe skip Chucks. Each evening (and some weekend brunch times too) they host a local food truck where anyone can purchase menu items and eat them at Chuck’s or take away. Usually, the food truck scheduled is noted on Chuck’s website. Kid friendly, in fact, often lots of parents meeting up to socialize with kids in tow. They even have a small ice cream cooler for scoops.
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Chuck's Hop Shop & Kegs to go
2001 E Union St5 minute walk from the house A very casual beer (and wine and cider) mart with ample seating. Chucks has picnic tables well-spaced under cover and more beer than one can count, both on tap and take away. They do allow dogs so if that is not your thing, maybe skip Chucks. Each evening (and some weekend brunch times too) they host a local food truck where anyone can purchase menu items and eat them at Chuck’s or take away. Usually, the food truck scheduled is noted on Chuck’s website. Kid friendly, in fact, often lots of parents meeting up to socialize with kids in tow. They even have a small ice cream cooler for scoops.
5 minute walk from the house A super local coffee shop. Has quick breakfast fare, pastry, some seats inside and few uncovered tables on the corner. Has take away.
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Katy's Corner Cafe
2000 E Union St5 minute walk from the house A super local coffee shop. Has quick breakfast fare, pastry, some seats inside and few uncovered tables on the corner. Has take away.
10 minute walk from the house A super local coffee shop. Has quick breakfast fare and pastry, some seats inside and several tables on the corner. Has take away.
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Squirrel Chops
2201 E Union St10 minute walk from the house A super local coffee shop. Has quick breakfast fare and pastry, some seats inside and several tables on the corner. Has take away.
10 minute walk from the house Across from PCC. Tacos Chukis is a very casual quick food spot for Mexican fare. You can eat there or take away. Kid friendly.
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Tacos Chukis
219 Broadway E10 minute walk from the house Across from PCC. Tacos Chukis is a very casual quick food spot for Mexican fare. You can eat there or take away. Kid friendly.
Caddy corner from Communion, Feed Co does burgers, salads, sandwiches, milk shakes and beer. Has indoor and outdoor seating, quick service, and take away. Kid friendly.
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Feed Co Burgers
1190 24th AveCaddy corner from Communion, Feed Co does burgers, salads, sandwiches, milk shakes and beer. Has indoor and outdoor seating, quick service, and take away. Kid friendly.
12 minute walk from the house Reservations recommended. A nice sit down joint recently written up as one of the best new restaurants in the US. Cuisine is called, “Seattle Soul”. Go check it out! Take away may be available. Pretty sure it is kid friendly.
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COMMUNION Restaurant & Bar
2350 East Union Street12 minute walk from the house Reservations recommended. A nice sit down joint recently written up as one of the best new restaurants in the US. Cuisine is called, “Seattle Soul”. Go check it out! Take away may be available. Pretty sure it is kid friendly.
15 minute walk from the house. Quick drive with street parking. No outdoor seating. As the name declares, Ezell’s is famous for its fried chicken. This is a basic quick food joint where you order and take your food to go. If you want to eat some fried chicken, Oprah Winfrey declared Ezell’s the place to do it. Go judge for yourself 😊.
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Ezell's Famous Chicken
501 E Jefferson St15 minute walk from the house. Quick drive with street parking. No outdoor seating. As the name declares, Ezell’s is famous for its fried chicken. This is a basic quick food joint where you order and take your food to go. If you want to eat some fried chicken, Oprah Winfrey declared Ezell’s the place to do it. Go judge for yourself 😊.
15 minute walk from the house. Quick drive with parking lot available. No outdoor seating. Zagol is a sit down Ethiopian restaurant run by a family. Parking behind the building. It is one of our go-to spots for Ethiopian food but note, the corner of Martin Luther King Blvd. and E. Cherry has at least five different Ethiopian restaurants to try (and a chicken and waffle shop, a Thai food restaurant, a hole in the wall bar and pub called The Twilight Exit – great video games to play!). Pick one and see what you think. Has take away. Kid friendly.
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Zagol Ethiopian restaurant
2722 E Cherry St15 minute walk from the house. Quick drive with parking lot available. No outdoor seating. Zagol is a sit down Ethiopian restaurant run by a family. Parking behind the building. It is one of our go-to spots for Ethiopian food but note, the corner of Martin Luther King Blvd. and E. Cherry has at least five different Ethiopian restaurants to try (and a chicken and waffle shop, a Thai food restaurant, a hole in the wall bar and pub called The Twilight Exit – great video games to play!). Pick one and see what you think. Has take away. Kid friendly.
20 minute walk northwest from the house. Quick drive with street parking. No outdoor seating Hands down the best falafel place we have eaten at in the US. You can order and take away or sit down inside for full service. Food comes quickly. Serve beer and wine in a casual bright environment. Many other menu items to choose from. The pita is warm, soft and delicious. Kid friendly.
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Aviv Hummus Bar
107 15th Ave E20 minute walk northwest from the house. Quick drive with street parking. No outdoor seating Hands down the best falafel place we have eaten at in the US. You can order and take away or sit down inside for full service. Food comes quickly. Serve beer and wine in a casual bright environment. Many other menu items to choose from. The pita is warm, soft and delicious. Kid friendly.
25 minute walk northwest from the house. Quick drive with street parking. Rione XIII is higher-end full service Italian sit down restaurant. It has a full craft cocktail bar, cozy indoor and well set-up, covered outdoor seating. You can make reservations and should. May do takeaway. This is an Ethan Stowell restaurant, a Seattle restaurateur with several other places, such as How to Cook Wolf, Tavolàta, Red Cow, Staple and Fancy, Goldfinch, and Cortina.
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Rione XIII
401 15th Ave E25 minute walk northwest from the house. Quick drive with street parking. Rione XIII is higher-end full service Italian sit down restaurant. It has a full craft cocktail bar, cozy indoor and well set-up, covered outdoor seating. You can make reservations and should. May do takeaway. This is an Ethan Stowell restaurant, a Seattle restaurateur with several other places, such as How to Cook Wolf, Tavolàta, Red Cow, Staple and Fancy, Goldfinch, and Cortina.
25 minute walk straight north from the house. Quick drive with street parking. Hello Robin is a local bakery 100% dedicated to cookies. It makes the best cookies I have ever had at a bakery. They also serve Molly Moon ice cream, another local favorite (look them up as well). You can order a cookie, a scoop (or pint) or even an ice cream sandwich. If you have a sweet tooth or know someone who does, go here. It is a quick serve spot with no indoor seating but a few benches outside. Take way is how they do it. Very kid friendly.
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Hello Robin
522 19th Ave E25 minute walk straight north from the house. Quick drive with street parking. Hello Robin is a local bakery 100% dedicated to cookies. It makes the best cookies I have ever had at a bakery. They also serve Molly Moon ice cream, another local favorite (look them up as well). You can order a cookie, a scoop (or pint) or even an ice cream sandwich. If you have a sweet tooth or know someone who does, go here. It is a quick serve spot with no indoor seating but a few benches outside. Take way is how they do it. Very kid friendly.
25 minute walk straight north from the house. Quick drive with street parking. Bounty is a local chain with amazing healthy options. Very multi dietary friendly (vegan, paleo, meat eater, gluten free). Great and expansive patio to sit on as well as an open floor plan inside. We love to stop in, sit down and grab one of their salads. Lots of other options. You won’t feel guilty once you finish your meal. Affordable, casual, and usually service is quick. Has cocktails, wine, and beer as well as take away. Kid friendly.
Bounty Kitchen Capitol Hill
550 19th Avenue East25 minute walk straight north from the house. Quick drive with street parking. Bounty is a local chain with amazing healthy options. Very multi dietary friendly (vegan, paleo, meat eater, gluten free). Great and expansive patio to sit on as well as an open floor plan inside. We love to stop in, sit down and grab one of their salads. Lots of other options. You won’t feel guilty once you finish your meal. Affordable, casual, and usually service is quick. Has cocktails, wine, and beer as well as take away. Kid friendly.
25 minute walk straight north from the house. Quick drive with street parking available. Monsoon is higher-end full service Vietnamese sit down restaurant with some casual fare tossed in. Good for both meat eaters and vegetarians. It has an excellent full craft cocktail bar. Seating is cozy indoor, outdoor upstairs deck or sidewalk seating. You can make reservations and should. Has takeaway. They have another restaurant near the house called Ba Bar.
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Monsoon Seattle
615 19th Ave E25 minute walk straight north from the house. Quick drive with street parking available. Monsoon is higher-end full service Vietnamese sit down restaurant with some casual fare tossed in. Good for both meat eaters and vegetarians. It has an excellent full craft cocktail bar. Seating is cozy indoor, outdoor upstairs deck or sidewalk seating. You can make reservations and should. Has takeaway. They have another restaurant near the house called Ba Bar.
25 or 30 minute walk straight north from the house. Quick drive with parking available. Macrina is higher-end bakery with a wide variety of fresh pastry, cookies, breads, deserts you can pre order, cakes, and holiday breads like Hallah. It has indoor and outdoor seating as well as great coffee, and fare such as sandwiches and soup. Has take away. Kid friendly.
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Macrina Bakery & Cafe
2408 1st Ave25 or 30 minute walk straight north from the house. Quick drive with parking available. Macrina is higher-end bakery with a wide variety of fresh pastry, cookies, breads, deserts you can pre order, cakes, and holiday breads like Hallah. It has indoor and outdoor seating as well as great coffee, and fare such as sandwiches and soup. Has take away. Kid friendly.
20 minute walk west and north from the house. Quick drive with street parking available. Cafe Pettirosso is a cozy, tucked away full service restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. We love to go for breakfast. It is vegetarian (and vegan) friendly. Kid friendly.
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Pettirosso Seattle
1101 E Pike St20 minute walk west and north from the house. Quick drive with street parking available. Cafe Pettirosso is a cozy, tucked away full service restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. We love to go for breakfast. It is vegetarian (and vegan) friendly. Kid friendly.
25 minute walk west and north from the house. Quick drive with street parking available. Lark is called “New American” cuisine. No outdoor seating that we know. It is a full service, high-end restaurant with amazing (but pricey) food. This is where you go to sit and enjoy your three courses, wines, cocktails and desert. The menu features small plates of locally-produced and organic cheese, charcuterie, vegetables, grains, fish, and meats. Lark works with local artisans, farmers, and foragers to serve seasonal fare. Reservations a must. They also have a sandwich joint called Lark & Slab Sandwich you can order take away from.
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Lark Restaurant
952 E Seneca St25 minute walk west and north from the house. Quick drive with street parking available. Lark is called “New American” cuisine. No outdoor seating that we know. It is a full service, high-end restaurant with amazing (but pricey) food. This is where you go to sit and enjoy your three courses, wines, cocktails and desert. The menu features small plates of locally-produced and organic cheese, charcuterie, vegetables, grains, fish, and meats. Lark works with local artisans, farmers, and foragers to serve seasonal fare. Reservations a must. They also have a sandwich joint called Lark & Slab Sandwich you can order take away from.
25-30 minute walk west and north from the house. Quick drive with not-always-easy street parking. Seattle has experienced a Pizza Boom in the last decade. So, find a place you want to try and judge for yourself. There is lots of high end, purest Napolitano-style thin crust pizza (Via Tribunali for example) that we love. But there is also New York style slices and whole pies (Big Mario’s), long time Northwest pizza makers (Pagliacci or Mod Pizza – both very kid friendly and good for order in, take away, or call for delivery, many locations). All close to the house. As for our favorite, Via Tribunal is a bit higher end, sit down joint, very cozy, great full bar. You can order take away. The location we note on Capitol Hill has no outdoor seating but there are a few around Seattle. We also love Central Pizza on Jackson for take away. And we adore Humble Pie on Weller which just has outdoor seating only. Look them up.
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Via Tribunali
317 W Galer St25-30 minute walk west and north from the house. Quick drive with not-always-easy street parking. Seattle has experienced a Pizza Boom in the last decade. So, find a place you want to try and judge for yourself. There is lots of high end, purest Napolitano-style thin crust pizza (Via Tribunali for example) that we love. But there is also New York style slices and whole pies (Big Mario’s), long time Northwest pizza makers (Pagliacci or Mod Pizza – both very kid friendly and good for order in, take away, or call for delivery, many locations). All close to the house. As for our favorite, Via Tribunal is a bit higher end, sit down joint, very cozy, great full bar. You can order take away. The location we note on Capitol Hill has no outdoor seating but there are a few around Seattle. We also love Central Pizza on Jackson for take away. And we adore Humble Pie on Weller which just has outdoor seating only. Look them up.
Organic grocery store within walking distance of the bungalow. Has a good deli for quick food.
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Central Co-op
1600 E Madison StOrganic grocery store within walking distance of the bungalow. Has a good deli for quick food.
A good all-around grocery store and pharmacy, within walking distance of the bungalow.
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Safeway
2201 E Madison StA good all-around grocery store and pharmacy, within walking distance of the bungalow.
A great organic and good all-around grocery store within walking distance of the bungalow. Has a good deli for quick food takeaway.
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PCC Community Markets - Central District
2230 E Union StA great organic and good all-around grocery store within walking distance of the bungalow. Has a good deli for quick food takeaway.