Henry Art Gallery
Here, though this is the oldest public art museum in the state (founded in 1927), you can expect to see new art, or at least art made since around 1960. There …
15th Ave NE and NE 41st St
University District
206-543-2280
University District
206-543-2280
Burke Museum
The Burke Museum, in its current form, serves as the University of Washington's museum of natural history and anthropology. In its earliest form, the museum se…
University of Washington, 17th Ave NE & NE 45th St
University District
206-616-3962
University District
206-616-3962
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
Jet City Improv
Since its 1992 conception, Jet City Improv has revolutionized the game of improv by creating new improv comedy formats. They host up to eight performances a we…
5510 University Way NE
University District
206-352-8291
University District
206-352-8291
Mox Boarding House
Mox is more than 7,000 square feet of gaming paradise (their description, not ours), and Cafe Mox is the attached bar and cafe, with sandwiches (mini grilled c…
5105 Leary Ave
Ballard
206-436-0540
Ballard
206-436-0540
Bitterroot BBQ
Bitterroot, in the old Acme Rubber Stamp Shop on the corner by Hattie’s Hat, uses an in-house smoker and picturesque stacks of applewood to very good effect, e…
5239 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-588-1577
Ballard
206-588-1577
Moshi Moshi Sushi
Moshi Moshi’s salient feature is the Tree, a two-story-high artificial cherry tree with LED-illuminated blossoms. It would be especially amazing if you were st…
5324 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
(206) 971-7424
Ballard
(206) 971-7424
NoLIta
This family-owned Italian restaurant serves pasta, lasagna, gnocchi, eggplant parmesan, and other Italian staples, with gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian opti…
5909 15th Ave NW
Ballard
206-789-4933
Ballard
206-789-4933
Push/Pull
In the basement of the restaurants and bars Ocho, Hotel Albatross, and Hazlewood, which front Market Street in Ballard, is Push/Pull, a collective with seven a…
5484 Shilshole Ave NW
Ballard
206-789-1710
Ballard
206-789-1710
Herbs House
At Herbs House, "we have everything, and we have a lot of everything," one of the friendly guys behind the counter tells me. He also lets me know the place rec…
716 NW 65th St
Ballard
206-557-7388
Ballard
206-557-7388