Guidebook for Seattle
Everything Else
Recommended by Sunset Magazine. Great sandwiches, bread, pastries. My recommendation, a smoked salmon sandwich, coffee and whisky bread.
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Columbia City Bakery
4865 Rainier Ave SRecommended by Sunset Magazine. Great sandwiches, bread, pastries. My recommendation, a smoked salmon sandwich, coffee and whisky bread.
Flying Squirrel Pizza Co
4920 S Genesee StClose by upscale pizza.
Columbia City Community Library
2000 2nd StLocal library with books and dvds in many language.
Drinks & Nightlife
Good food and artisan beers. TVs for watching sports but not your usual sports bar.
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Columbia City Ale House
4914 Rainier Ave SGood food and artisan beers. TVs for watching sports but not your usual sports bar.
Sicilian and Mediterranean-inspired cuisine using local seasonal organic ingredients.
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La Medusa
4857 Rainier Ave SSicilian and Mediterranean-inspired cuisine using local seasonal organic ingredients.
A sports bar for the serious sports enthusiast. Large TVs everywhere.
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Rookies Sports Bar & Grill
3820 S Ferdinand StA sports bar for the serious sports enthusiast. Large TVs everywhere.
Sightseeing
One hundred twenty acres of old forest. Three miles of shoreline. Open spaces and pathways
originally designed by the Olmsted Brothers. Bald eagle nest with easy viewing. See sewardpark.org for a list of bird and plant species as well as the history and geology of the park.
Seward Park Audubon Center at the park. Activities include owl prowls and other birding events. See sewardpark.audubon.org. A great blue heron rookery nearby.
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Seward Park
5900 Lake Washington Blvd SOne hundred twenty acres of old forest. Three miles of shoreline. Open spaces and pathways
originally designed by the Olmsted Brothers. Bald eagle nest with easy viewing. See sewardpark.org for a list of bird and plant species as well as the history and geology of the park.
Seward Park Audubon Center at the park. Activities include owl prowls and other birding events. See sewardpark.audubon.org. A great blue heron rookery nearby.
The local #50 bus goes to Alki Beach. It takes a while but this is a great summertime spot with the usual beach activities.
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Alki Beach
The local #50 bus goes to Alki Beach. It takes a while but this is a great summertime spot with the usual beach activities.
Food Scene
Geraldine's Counter Restaurant
4872 Rainier Ave SYou might have to stand in line.
Wood-Fired pizza and other Italian dishes in a casual setting.
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Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
4918 Rainier Ave SWood-Fired pizza and other Italian dishes in a casual setting.
Caffe Vita
5028 Wilson Ave SClose by coffee house.
Island Soul Rum Bar & Soul Shack
4869 Rainier Ave SGreat food!
Italian comfort food, including my favorite eggplant parmigiana, and also cannelloni, spaghetti and lasagna.
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Pizzutos
5032 Wilson Ave SItalian comfort food, including my favorite eggplant parmigiana, and also cannelloni, spaghetti and lasagna.
Great breakfasts and lunch. Salmon scramble is a local favorite.
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Both Ways Cafe
4922 S Genesee StGreat breakfasts and lunch. Salmon scramble is a local favorite.
Essentials
Organic produce and meats. Great hot bar and salad bar. Think Whole Foods, but a more local flavor.
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PCC Community Markets - Columbia City
3610 S Edmunds StOrganic produce and meats. Great hot bar and salad bar. Think Whole Foods, but a more local flavor.
Shopping
Natural ice cream with many local ingredients and unusual flavors. Pinball arcade for a blast from the past.
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Full Tilt Columbia City
5041 Rainier Ave SNatural ice cream with many local ingredients and unusual flavors. Pinball arcade for a blast from the past.