Stitches
This cozy Capitol Hill fabric store also offers crafty classes, from knitting a basic dishcloth to sewing a pair of pants to getting started with hand embroide…
711 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-709-0707
Capitol Hill
206-709-0707
Elliott Bay Book Company
This is a place to browse big titles and local zines, research, hang out, curl up in a corner, meet up with friends, buy gifts, and marvel at the architecture.…
1521 10th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-624-6600
Capitol Hill
206-624-6600
Have a Heart Belltown
What makes this outpost of Have a Heart different from the others in Greenwood and Fremont? A lot, actually. For one, patrons are greeted with an enormous, LED…
115 Blanchard St
Belltown
206-588-2436
Belltown
206-588-2436
Phoenix Comics & Games
Capitol Hill's only comics store is also Seattle's newest comic store. It claims an ever-growing collection of comics—both in floppy and collected, book-bound …
113 Broadway E
Capitol Hill
206-328-4554
Capitol Hill
206-328-4554
Ada's Technical Books
This beautiful, smart, science-obsessed bookshop—where Horizon Books used to be on Capitol Hill's 15th Avenue East—sells technical electronic manuals, computer…
425 15th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-322-1058
Capitol Hill
206-322-1058
Uncle Ike's
Uncle Ike's has been the scene of multiple protest marches, where activists claim Uncle Ike's is responsible for gentrifying the Central District and profiting…
2310 E Union St
Central District
800-438-3784
Central District
800-438-3784
Dockside Cannabis Sodo
Dockside's Sodo shop is emblematic of the new direction in pot retailing brought on by legalization: big, open floor plans, lots of light, and classy decor. Do…
1728 Fourth Ave S
SoDo
844-362-5420
SoDo
844-362-5420
Queen Anne Book Company
This general interest bookstore is surprisingly well-stocked for such a cozy space. While under totally new management, QABC lives in the same site as (and is …
1811 Queen Anne Ave N
West Queen Anne
206-284-2427
West Queen Anne
206-284-2427
Book Larder
It's Fremont's neato cookbook store, with cooking classes, author signings and demos, and other events, too.
4252 Fremont Ave N
Fremont
Fremont
University Book Store
University Book Store hosts readings every week for many different audiences, offering appearances by nationally prominent touring authors as well as writers f…
4326 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-634-3400
Northeast Seattle
206-634-3400
Scarecrow Video
This city's biggest and most culturally significant video store, the nonprofit foundation Scarecrow Video, carries more than 120,000 titles, including many rar…
5030 Roosevelt Way NE
University District
University District
Third Place Books Seward Park
The Third Place Books in Seward Park features an event/reading space, an espresso bar, full restaurant, and full bar—and of course, room for 15-20,000 titles.
5041 Wilson Ave S
Seward Park
(206) 474-2200
Seward Park
(206) 474-2200
Seattle ReCreative
The recycled-material shop, an absolute must-visit for thrifty DIYers, also conducts single-day workshops on subjects like art journaling and bookmaking.
8408 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
Greenwood
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
This is a fantastic independent bookstore—with used and new titles—with locations in Lake Forest Park, Ravenna, and Seward Park. The bulk of their author readi…
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park
206-366-3333
Lake Forest Park
206-366-3333
