Seattle’s Food Scene

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Seattle’s Food Scene

Our favorite restaurants/bars/cafes in Ballard

This is a list of places that are all in Ballard (our neighborhood). These are our go-to spots from cheap, casual Vietnamese and Thai to date nights to cocktail bars with unpretentious bartenders and great playlists. We hope you enjoy this neighborhood as much we do.
Casual Thai food - one of our favorite takeout places.
6 localnici recomandă
Thai Thani Kitchen
2021 NW Market St
6 localnici recomandă
Casual Thai food - one of our favorite takeout places.
Very unassuming Vietnamese restaurant, cheap and delicious pho and banh mi sandwiches.
12 localnici recomandă
Pho Big Bowl
2248 NW Market St
12 localnici recomandă
Very unassuming Vietnamese restaurant, cheap and delicious pho and banh mi sandwiches.
Great happy hour specials - delicious burgers and local beers on tap
81 localnici recomandă
8oz Burger & Co
1401 Broadway
81 localnici recomandă
Great happy hour specials - delicious burgers and local beers on tap
One of the Seattle's best breakfast and brunch spots that is within walking distance. This place is always busy.
57 localnici recomandă
Portage Bay Cafe - Ballard
2821 NW Market St
57 localnici recomandă
One of the Seattle's best breakfast and brunch spots that is within walking distance. This place is always busy.
Perfect for a date night.
59 localnici recomandă
Staple & Fancy
4739 Ballard Ave NW
59 localnici recomandă
Perfect for a date night.
Amazing views, fish and chips and other seafood specials and an incredibly sunny deck, right on the water.
188 localnici recomandă
Ray's Boathouse
6049 Seaview Ave NW
188 localnici recomandă
Amazing views, fish and chips and other seafood specials and an incredibly sunny deck, right on the water.
A 20-seat neighborhood cocktail bar with friendly bartenders and small bites - just a few blocks from the Tiny House.
18 localnici recomandă
Baker's
6408 32nd Ave NW
18 localnici recomandă
A 20-seat neighborhood cocktail bar with friendly bartenders and small bites - just a few blocks from the Tiny House.
One of many breweries in Ballarrd. Try the Citra IPA.
110 localnici recomandă
Stoup Brewing
1108 NW 52nd St
110 localnici recomandă
One of many breweries in Ballarrd. Try the Citra IPA.
Our favorite brewery in Ballard. Don't forget to pick up your Ballard Brewery Passport and earn stamps at the 11+ breweries.
115 localnici recomandă
Reuben's Brews
5010 14th Ave NW
115 localnici recomandă
Our favorite brewery in Ballard. Don't forget to pick up your Ballard Brewery Passport and earn stamps at the 11+ breweries.
A local Ballard brewery with an incredible outdoor patio (covered and heated).
58 localnici recomandă
Peddler Brewing Company
1514 NW Leary Way
58 localnici recomandă
A local Ballard brewery with an incredible outdoor patio (covered and heated).
Ice cream, pinball and beer.
28 localnici recomandă
Full Tilt Ice Cream
5453 Leary Ave NW
28 localnici recomandă
Ice cream, pinball and beer.
The best pizza in Ballard - takeout or counter service.
34 localnici recomandă
Ballard Pizza Company
2121 9th Ave N
34 localnici recomandă
The best pizza in Ballard - takeout or counter service.
Boozy milkshakes and tiny molten chocolate cakes
98 localnici recomandă
Hot Cakes - Molten Chocolate Cakery
5427 Ballard Ave NW
98 localnici recomandă
Boozy milkshakes and tiny molten chocolate cakes
Plant-based ice cream (a must for gluten-free or lactose free visitors). Gluten-free waffle cones!
42 localnici recomandă
Frankie & Jo's Ballard
1411 NW 70th St
42 localnici recomandă
Plant-based ice cream (a must for gluten-free or lactose free visitors). Gluten-free waffle cones!
A fancier spot with incredible seafood - one of Seattle's famed seafood and oyster places.
246 localnici recomandă
The Walrus and the Carpenter
4743 Ballard Ave NW
246 localnici recomandă
A fancier spot with incredible seafood - one of Seattle's famed seafood and oyster places.
Adorable cocktail bar
23 localnici recomandă
Barnacle
4743 Ballard Ave NW
23 localnici recomandă
Adorable cocktail bar
A great place to work remotely or grab coffee.
12 localnici recomandă
Bauhaus Ballard
2001 NW Market St
12 localnici recomandă
A great place to work remotely or grab coffee.
Amazing coffee
54 localnici recomandă
Ballard Beer Company
2050 NW Market St
54 localnici recomandă
Amazing coffee
Fantastic donuts!
19 localnici recomandă
Mighty-O Donuts Ballard
1555 NW Market St
19 localnici recomandă
Fantastic donuts!
Despite a strange name this place has an incredible happy hour and really fresh, sushi.
38 localnici recomandă
Billy Beach Sushi & Bar
5463 Leary Ave NW
38 localnici recomandă
Despite a strange name this place has an incredible happy hour and really fresh, sushi.
Traditional Oaxacan (Mexican) food. Try the pozole.
100 localnici recomandă
La Carta De Oaxaca
5431 Ballard Ave NW
100 localnici recomandă
Traditional Oaxacan (Mexican) food. Try the pozole.
This is a great spot to try a number of different beers brewed in and around Ballard.
54 localnici recomandă
Ballard Beer Company
2050 NW Market St
54 localnici recomandă
This is a great spot to try a number of different beers brewed in and around Ballard.
Mexican steakhouse, highly recommended.
40 localnici recomandă
Asadero Ballard
5405 Leary Ave NW
40 localnici recomandă
Mexican steakhouse, highly recommended.
Nice restaurant with a huge u-shaped bar. We wrote our wedding vows at the bar!
67 localnici recomandă
Stoneburner
5214 Ballard Ave NW
67 localnici recomandă
Nice restaurant with a huge u-shaped bar. We wrote our wedding vows at the bar!
A French restaurant that has been a staple in Ballard for more than a decade.
84 localnici recomandă
Bastille Cafe & Bar
5307 Ballard Ave NW
84 localnici recomandă
A French restaurant that has been a staple in Ballard for more than a decade.
Cozy little spot with tapas and drinks
62 localnici recomandă
Ocho
2325 NW Market St
62 localnici recomandă
Cozy little spot with tapas and drinks
A soccer pub.
11 localnici recomandă
The Market Arms
2401 NW Market St
11 localnici recomandă
A soccer pub.
Mexican with locally-sourced ingredients
19 localnici recomandă
Gracia
5313 Ballard Ave NW
19 localnici recomandă
Mexican with locally-sourced ingredients
Burgers and other Pacific Northwest favorites
9 localnici recomandă
Bramling Cross
5205 Ballard Avenue Northwest
9 localnici recomandă
Burgers and other Pacific Northwest favorites
A casual Mexican place
62 localnici recomandă
Senor Moose Cafe
5242 Leary Avenue Northwest
62 localnici recomandă
A casual Mexican place
A great brunch or cocktail spot.
12 localnici recomandă
The Gerald
5210 Ballard Ave NW
12 localnici recomandă
A great brunch or cocktail spot.
A Scottish pub with a great cocktails and beers on draft.
19 localnici recomandă
Macleod’s Scottish Pub
5200 Ballard Ave NW
19 localnici recomandă
A Scottish pub with a great cocktails and beers on draft.