Big Time Brewery & Alehouse
The quintessential college bar, the Big Time has big wooden tables and offers affordable, hearty food for lean students and rich, dark beers for everyone. The …
4133 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-545-4509
Northeast Seattle
206-545-4509
Red Mill Burgers
Justly famous for the gigantic, aromatic heaps of freshly fried bacon that await crisscrossing on the burgers at each location, family-owned Red Mill isn’t gou…
1613 W Dravus St
Interbay
206-284-6363
Interbay
206-284-6363
Kai's Bistro & Lounge
Like all college bars, Kai's has good deals ($3 wells at happy hour, cheap food to munch on). Unlike all college bars, Kai's also has good service.
1312 NE 43rd St
Northeast Seattle
206-547-2784
Northeast Seattle
206-547-2784
Dick's Drive-In Restaurant
Dick’s is an old-school drive-in burger joint, open late and super cheap. The burgers are flat and, to be honest, sometimes a tiny bit gristly, and the fries a…
111 NE 45th St
Wallingford
206-632-5125
Wallingford
206-632-5125
Costas
Costa's is a Greek restaurant serving up breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. It's family-owned and operated, and opened its doors in 1975. Come here…
4559 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-633-2751
Northeast Seattle
206-633-2751
The Dish
The Dish Cafe (with locations in Green Lake and Ballard) serves "simple, wholesome food for breakfast and lunch," and has been doing so for the past 15 years. …
4358 Leary Way NW
Fremont
206-782-9985
Fremont
206-782-9985
Burgermaster
Unlike the burgers at Dick’s—Seattle’s other, more well-known longtime local chain—Burgermaster’s burgers are made with grass-fed beef and can be ordered and e…
3040 NE 45th St
Northeast Seattle
206-525-7100
Northeast Seattle
206-525-7100
Slim's Last Chance Chili Shack and Watering Hole
Slim’s has a great country-time roadhouse vibe; in summertime, bands play on the bed of an old Ford F-600 in the big backyard while happy people lounge at picn…
5606 First Ave S
Georgetown
206-762-7900
Georgetown
206-762-7900
Rookies Sports Bar and Grill
Chill, family-friendly Rookies (that’s several Rookies, no apostrophe, not the possession of a person named Rookie) in Columbia City has a little of ever…
3820 S Ferdinand St
Rainier Valley
206-722-0301
Rainier Valley
206-722-0301
Elliott Bay Brewery
The Elliott Bay Brewery is a West Seattle staple, offering both food and drink to the neighborhood dwellers.
4720 California Ave SW
Junction
206-932-8695
Junction
206-932-8695
Bad Albert's
Nobody's bad at Bad Albert's: The staff is friendly, and the regulars are, um, regular. (The real Bad Albert was the former owner's cat.) Bad Albert's was Tail…
5100 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-789-2000
Ballard
206-789-2000
Ballard Loft
Before becoming an event space and sports bar, the Ballard Loft was a machine shop. Its location (right over historic Salmon Bay) helped it fit right into the …
5105 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-420-2737
Ballard
206-420-2737
Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers
Pretty much everybody knows about Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers. The restaurant, which began as a festival booth in 1987 and took over the old Ballard S…
5305 15th Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-4440
Ballard
206-784-4440
Katsu Burger
Originally owned by Hajime Sato of West Seattle’s sustainable sushi joint Mashiko, Katsu Burger in Georgetown shut down for a bit in 2014 before reopening unde…
6538 Fourth Ave S
Greater Duwamish
206-762-0752
Greater Duwamish
206-762-0752
Red Mill Burgers
Justly famous for the gigantic, aromatic heaps of freshly fried bacon that await crisscrossing on the burgers at each location, family-owned Red Mill isn’t gou…
312 N 67th St
Phinney Ridge
206-783-6362
Phinney Ridge
206-783-6362
