Guidebook for Columbia City & South Seattle

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Guidebook for Columbia City & South Seattle

Food Scene

Restaurants, bakeries, coffee, and such...
Great Seattle coffee in a pleasant environment, across from Third Place Books.
116 místní doporučují
Caffe Vita
5028 Wilson Ave S
116 místní doporučují
Great Seattle coffee in a pleasant environment, across from Third Place Books.
Family Italian restaurant. Nothing fancy but good for Pasta.
35 místní doporučují
Pizzutos
5032 Wilson Ave S
35 místní doporučují
Family Italian restaurant. Nothing fancy but good for Pasta.
A pub with good food! Sandwiches, fish tacos, specials, burgers, and rotating taps.
65 místní doporučují
Columbia City Ale House
4914 Rainier Ave S
65 místní doporučují
A pub with good food! Sandwiches, fish tacos, specials, burgers, and rotating taps.
Well-known around town for great breads, pastries and coffee. They supply many top Seattle restaurants.
184 místní doporučují
Columbia City Bakery
4865 Rainier Ave S
184 místní doporučují
Well-known around town for great breads, pastries and coffee. They supply many top Seattle restaurants.
Restaurant and bakery. GREAT old stone house with a view over the lake. Good for brunch. Outdoor patio with heaters.
Stone House Bakery
9701 Rainier Avenue South
Restaurant and bakery. GREAT old stone house with a view over the lake. Good for brunch. Outdoor patio with heaters.
Nice sandwiches, breakfast items and coffee during the day.
37 místní doporučují
Redwing Cafe
9272 57th Ave S
37 místní doporučují
Nice sandwiches, breakfast items and coffee during the day.
Great for pick-up, including cocktails. Comfortable neighborhood space with nice people, good for creative cocktails and comfort food.
38 místní doporučují
Jude's Old Town
9252 57th Ave S
38 místní doporučují
Great for pick-up, including cocktails. Comfortable neighborhood space with nice people, good for creative cocktails and comfort food.
Breakfast! Best Biscuits in town! Also lunch...
64 místní doporučují
Both Ways Cafe
4922 S Genesee St
64 místní doporučují
Breakfast! Best Biscuits in town! Also lunch...
Renton has been up and coming for several years. This steakhouse is in a 1901 building with the original bar. Feels and acts like an old diner, until you get the food! Great deals on top quality steaks. Rather surprising especially when you get the bill. Make a reservation.
33 místní doporučují
Melrose Grill
819 Houser Way S
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Renton has been up and coming for several years. This steakhouse is in a 1901 building with the original bar. Feels and acts like an old diner, until you get the food! Great deals on top quality steaks. Rather surprising especially when you get the bill. Make a reservation.
Breakfast! Crowded on weekends, but worth hanging around.
192 místní doporučují
Geraldine's Counter Restaurant
4872 Rainier Ave S
192 místní doporučují
Breakfast! Crowded on weekends, but worth hanging around.
Ice Cream!
85 místní doporučují
Molly Moon's
4822 Rainier Ave S
85 místní doporučují
Ice Cream!
A wide array of Ethiopian, Senegalese, and other African restaurants are within 10 minutes of the house. Ibex comes highly recommended.
10 místní doporučují
Cafe Ibex
3219 Martin Luther King Jr Way S
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A wide array of Ethiopian, Senegalese, and other African restaurants are within 10 minutes of the house. Ibex comes highly recommended.
A GREAT restaurant for a special night. Fresh, creative food with a superb staff. Make reservations. For 2020, they often have a Farmer's Market-like spread on the sidewalk during the day, where they sell some of the produce, wine and bread that they usually would be serving.
102 místní doporučují
La Medusa
4857 Rainier Ave S
102 místní doporučují
A GREAT restaurant for a special night. Fresh, creative food with a superb staff. Make reservations. For 2020, they often have a Farmer's Market-like spread on the sidewalk during the day, where they sell some of the produce, wine and bread that they usually would be serving.
Our go-to Thai restaurant. It's across the street from the Melrose Grill and Marianna Italian Ristorante, all good, so you can change your mind at the last minute.
9 místní doporučují
O-Cha Thai
317 Main Ave S
9 místní doporučují
Our go-to Thai restaurant. It's across the street from the Melrose Grill and Marianna Italian Ristorante, all good, so you can change your mind at the last minute.
Pretty amazing little restaurant. Middle Eastern-esque, but really special. No reservations so maybe expect to wait, but the service and food will be well worth it.
65 místní doporučují
Homer
3013 Beacon Ave S
65 místní doporučují
Pretty amazing little restaurant. Middle Eastern-esque, but really special. No reservations so maybe expect to wait, but the service and food will be well worth it.
Very nice & popular space with Neapolitan pizza, pasta, salads, cocktails and wine.
128 místní doporučují
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
4918 Rainier Ave S
128 místní doporučují
Very nice & popular space with Neapolitan pizza, pasta, salads, cocktails and wine.

Drinks & Nightlife

Famed, eclectic music room with local, national and international acts. It's highly possible you'll either hate or love what you hear depending on the day, but it's all REAL. Fairly good food with spotty service, but if you hit it right it could be a night to remember.
121 místní doporučují
The Royal Room Seattle
5000 Rainier Ave S
121 místní doporučují
Famed, eclectic music room with local, national and international acts. It's highly possible you'll either hate or love what you hear depending on the day, but it's all REAL. Fairly good food with spotty service, but if you hit it right it could be a night to remember.
Good little bar in the middle of Columbia City.
88 místní doporučují
Lottie's Lounge
4900 Rainier Ave S
88 místní doporučují
Good little bar in the middle of Columbia City.
A new extension to La Medusa, they serve small plate gems with a wide selection of aperitifs and gift items.
Persephone
A new extension to La Medusa, they serve small plate gems with a wide selection of aperitifs and gift items.

Entertainment & Activities

Funky indie theater playing current hits and some slightly off-center things. Good vibe and beats a mall!
114 místní doporučují
Ark Lodge Cinemas
4816 Rainier Ave S
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Funky indie theater playing current hits and some slightly off-center things. Good vibe and beats a mall!
Small, indie theater with a highly creative mix of curated films. Every night is something new.
The Beacon Cinema
4405 Rainier Ave S
Small, indie theater with a highly creative mix of curated films. Every night is something new.

Essentials

The go-to for fresh, creative, organic groceries on the south end. A bit spendy, but worth it. You're on vacation!
243 místní doporučují
PCC Community Markets - Columbia City
3610 S Edmunds St
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The go-to for fresh, creative, organic groceries on the south end. A bit spendy, but worth it. You're on vacation!
If you want to avoid the supermarkets, Columbia City makes it really easy, with a wine shop, butcher, bakery and more. Bob's is a great place to start!
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Bob's Quality Meats
4861 Rainier Ave S
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If you want to avoid the supermarkets, Columbia City makes it really easy, with a wine shop, butcher, bakery and more. Bob's is a great place to start!

Parks & Nature

Seward Park boasts 300 acres of beautiful forest land, home to eagles' nests, old growth forest, a 2.4 mile bike and walking path, an amphitheater, a native plant garden, an art studio, miles of hiking trails, shoreline, beaches and more.
477 místní doporučují
Seward Park
5900 Lake Washington Blvd S
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Seward Park boasts 300 acres of beautiful forest land, home to eagles' nests, old growth forest, a 2.4 mile bike and walking path, an amphitheater, a native plant garden, an art studio, miles of hiking trails, shoreline, beaches and more.
A stunning twenty acres of hills and valleys, the Kubota Garden features streams, waterfalls, ponds, rock outcroppings and an exceptionally rich and mature collection of plant material. This unique urban refuge displays over sixty years of vision, effort and commitment by the Kubota family.
202 místní doporučují
Kubota Garden
9817 55th Ave S
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A stunning twenty acres of hills and valleys, the Kubota Garden features streams, waterfalls, ponds, rock outcroppings and an exceptionally rich and mature collection of plant material. This unique urban refuge displays over sixty years of vision, effort and commitment by the Kubota family.

Shopping

Best little boutique south of Jackson! Unique women's clothing and jewelry created by local designers.
26 místní doporučují
Andaluz
4908 Rainier Ave S
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Best little boutique south of Jackson! Unique women's clothing and jewelry created by local designers.
Art, vintage, and found items given a new lease on life.
Kirk Albert Vintage Furnishings
5517 Airport Way S
Art, vintage, and found items given a new lease on life.
Coffee, books, readings, and repeated attempts at a restaurant. They'll get that right someday, but still worth it if you like independent book stores.
40 místní doporučují
Third Place Books Seward Park
5041 Wilson Ave S
40 místní doporučují
Coffee, books, readings, and repeated attempts at a restaurant. They'll get that right someday, but still worth it if you like independent book stores.