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.
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Caffe Vita
5028 Wilson Ave SGreat Seattle coffee in a pleasant environment, across from Third Place Books.
Family Italian restaurant. Nothing fancy but good for Pasta.
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Pizzutos
5032 Wilson Ave SFamily Italian restaurant. Nothing fancy but good for Pasta.
A pub with good food! Sandwiches, fish tacos, specials, burgers, and rotating taps.
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Columbia City Ale House
4914 Rainier Ave SA 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.
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Columbia City Bakery
4865 Rainier Ave SWell-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 SouthRestaurant 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.
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Redwing Cafe
9272 57th Ave SNice 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.
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Jude's Old Town
9252 57th Ave SGreat for pick-up, including cocktails. Comfortable neighborhood space with nice people, good for creative cocktails and comfort food.
Both Ways Cafe
4922 S Genesee StBreakfast! 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.
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Melrose Grill
819 Houser Way SRenton 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.
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Geraldine's Counter Restaurant
4872 Rainier Ave SBreakfast! Crowded on weekends, but worth hanging around.
Molly Moon's
4822 Rainier Ave SIce Cream!
A wide array of Ethiopian, Senegalese, and other African restaurants are within 10 minutes of the house. Ibex comes highly recommended.
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Cafe Ibex
3219 Martin Luther King Jr Way SA 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.
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La Medusa
4857 Rainier Ave SA 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.
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O-Cha Thai
317 Main Ave SOur 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.
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Homer
3013 Beacon Ave SPretty 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.
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Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
4918 Rainier Ave SVery 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.
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The Royal Room Seattle
5000 Rainier Ave SFamed, 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.
Lottie's Lounge
4900 Rainier Ave SGood 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!
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Ark Lodge Cinemas
4816 Rainier Ave SFunky 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 SSmall, 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!
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PCC Community Markets - Columbia City
3610 S Edmunds StThe 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 SIf 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.
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Сьюард Парк
5900 Lake Washington Blvd SSeward 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.
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Сад Кубота
9817 55th Ave SA 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.
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Andaluz
4908 Rainier Ave S
Best little boutique south of Jackson! Unique women's clothing and jewelry created by local designers.
Kirk Albert Vintage Furnishings
5517 Airport Way SArt, 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.
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Third Place Books Seward Park
5041 Wilson Ave SCoffee, books, readings, and repeated attempts at a restaurant. They'll get that right someday, but still worth it if you like independent book stores.