Voula's Offshore Cafe
If your dad asks you where he and his friends should go for breakfast at an ungodly early hour, this old-school diner in the no-man’s-land near the University …
658 NE Northlake Way
Northeast Seattle
206-634-0183
Northeast Seattle
206-634-0183
College Inn Pub
Subterranean both literally and in spirit, the College Inn is one of Seattle’s best dive bars, resplendent with grubby, pubby appeal. Beers for every kind of p…
4006 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-634-2307
Northeast Seattle
206-634-2307
Portage Bay Cafe
A tasty place to go for an all-American, local/organic/sustainable-focused breakfast or brunch, including cage-free eggs from Olympia, hams and sausages made i…
4130 Roosevelt Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-547-8230
Northeast Seattle
206-547-8230
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
Shultzy's Sausage
Shultzy’s used to be a tiny, crowded storefront where you had to fight your way up to the grill, manned by friendly and sausage-mad college guys. Now it’s a ni…
4114 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-548-9461
Northeast Seattle
206-548-9461
Sizzle & Crunch
This fast-casual Vietnamese eatery serves banh mi, rice bowls, vermicelli bowls, and salad bowls with customizable proteins and toppings.
1313 NE 42nd St
Northeast Seattle
206-547-2723
Northeast Seattle
206-547-2723
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
Off the Rez Cafe
Veteran Seattle food truck Off the Rez, which specializes in Native-inspired dishes and is known for its famous fry bread and Indian tacos stuffed with filling…
4300 15th Ave NE Seattle
Northeast Seattle
Northeast Seattle
District Lounge
Hotel Deca’s subterranean lounge features live jazz, a good happy hour, and a seasonal New American menu—and if you bring in your ticket from the Neptune Theat…
4507 Brooklyn Ave NE
Northeast Seattle
206-634-2000
Northeast Seattle
206-634-2000
Mountaineering Club
This Northwest-themed rooftop bar at the University District's Graduate Hotel (formerly Hotel Deca) offers a view of Mount Rainier and the Space…
4507 Brooklyn Ave NE
Northeast Seattle
206-634-2000
Northeast Seattle
206-634-2000
Wing Central
The second location of Wing Central (the original is in Ellensburg) supplies the hungry students on the Ave with “chicken with attitude”: wings, burgers, sandw…
4524 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-634-9464
Northeast Seattle
206-634-9464
Molly Moon's Ice Cream
Molly Moon’s offers gourmet handmade ice cream, with special flavors rotating seasonally and an unchanging list of “classics,” including Scout mint, salted car…
2615 NE 46th St
Northeast Seattle
206-525-5140
Northeast Seattle
206-525-5140
Broadfork Cafe
The owners who previously bought the U-District location of Chaco Canyon Cafe have re-opened the place as their own venture, with a similarly organic, sustaina…
4757 12th Ave NE
Northeast Seattle
206-522-6966
Northeast Seattle
206-522-6966
Ba Bar
You can get yourself fed—with the one of the city’s best bowls of pho, no less—from the morning till the wee hours at this stylish Vietnamese mini-chain, with …
2685 NE 46th St.
Northeast Seattle
(206) 328.1112
Northeast Seattle
(206) 328.1112
Eureka!
This exclamatory California-based upscale burger chain has tons of craft beers on tap and lots of kinds of whiskey (which may come in handy in University Villa…
2614 NE 46th St
Northeast Seattle
206-812-9655
Northeast Seattle
206-812-9655
Evergreens
Salads! Evergreens makes them with produce that’s sourced “hyperlocally” in the “biggest bowls in town.” They have unfortunately cutesy names—“The Cobbsby Show…
4609 Village Terrace NE
Northeast Seattle
206.524.0741
Northeast Seattle
206.524.0741
Homegrown Sustainable Sandwich Shop
We’ll let Homegrown speak for itself: “Our goal at Homegrown is not only to create sandwiches out of sustainable ingredients but also to make sandwich creation…
2623 NE University Village St
Northeast Seattle
206-523-0622
Northeast Seattle
206-523-0622
Jujubeet University Village
The local chain JujuBeet offers fresh juices, cleanses, and vegetarian + vegan food.
4915 25th Ave NE
Northeast Seattle
(206) 985-1000
Northeast Seattle
(206) 985-1000
Temporarily Closed
Bistro Shirlee
After acquiring several restaurants from Josh Henderson, including Saint Helens, Westward, and Great State Burger, Renee Erickson and business partner Jeremy P…
3600 NE 45th St
Northeast Seattle
206-775-7050
Northeast Seattle
206-775-7050