Grand Central Baking Company
Grand Central has been making high-quality, yummy bread and baked goods for a long, long time, and comes with a presidential seal of approval: Obama ate a turk…
1601 N. 45th St.
Wallingford
Wallingford
A Muddy Cup
Another coffee shop in the Northwestern pantheon, Muddy Cup makes Fair Trade organic java from Sol Colibri and loose-leaf tea from Devi. The shop also sells pa…
266 NE 45th St
Wallingford
206-245-1015
Wallingford
206-245-1015
Seattle Pops
This is Seattle Pops' first brick-and-mortar retail shop (they've been a favorite in farmer's markets across the city). The menu is divided into two parts: fru…
1401 N 45th St
Wallingford
Wallingford
Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai
Jhanjay has some of the best fake meat in the city. Unlike other restaurants that use the overprocessed spongy fake meat, Jhanjay makes its own in-house: thick…
1718 N 45th St
Wallingford
206-632-1484
Wallingford
206-632-1484
Seattle Meowtropolitan
Seattle's first (and currently only) cat café. Rich Smith calls it "as depressing as a strip club."
1225 N 45th St
Wallingford
206-632-2330
Wallingford
206-632-2330
Blue Star Cafe & Pub
Neighborhood bar and pub featuring a weekly trivia night on Monday evenings hosted by local meet-up group Geeks Who Drink. Pro tip: the bar's food service is u…
4512 Stone Way N
Wallingford
206-548-0345
Wallingford
206-548-0345
Bamboo Village
Right near that grazillion-way stoplight where Wallingford meets Green Lake at 50th, Bamboo Village serves dim sum every day as well as Cantonese and Mandarin …
4900 Stone Way N
Wallingford
206-632-8888
Wallingford
206-632-8888
Molly Moon's Ice Cream
The southernmost (and most recent) Molly Moon's outpost, this space sits in the heart of Columbia City, flanked by Columbia City Bakery, Geraldine's Counter an…
4822 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
Rainier Valley
La Medusa
La Medusa's authentic "Sicilian soul food," made with lots of local/seasonal ingredients, makes it an upmarket Columbia City favorite.
4857 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-723-2192
Rainier Valley
206-723-2192
Geraldine's Counter
Geraldine's serves "Seattle's Best Breakfast" and comfort food lunches.
4872 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-723-2080
Rainier Valley
206-723-2080
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
Jus Bar
It's official: Columbia City has a juice bar. It's called Jus Bar, and it's in the Weed Building where the Chelsea Deli used to be. It's got organic juices lik…
4908 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-420-2535
Rainier Valley
206-420-2535
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
The five Tutta Bellas (Tuttas Bella?) specialize in certified Neapolitan pies: thin-’n’-blistery crust made with fresh ingredients, from the hammy prosciutto e…
4918 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-721-3501
Rainier Valley
206-721-3501
Safari Restaurant
The blue-and-white awning claims African and Mediterranean food, however, the menu at this Columbia City place is inspired by the east African nation of Kenya.
5041 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206- 778-8116
Rainier Valley
206- 778-8116
Safari Njema Restaurant
Chef Jane Kagira runs Safari Njema, serving food from across the continent in Kenya. Kagira works magic with the Indian-influenced spices woven into Kenya’s cu…
5041 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-723-3058
Rainier Valley
206-723-3058
Full Tilt Ice Cream
The various Full Tilts offer a rotating menu of more than a dozen flavors—including raspberry ripple, toasted coconut, corn and chili, vanilla bean, and mint c…
5041 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-226-2740
Rainier Valley
206-226-2740
Afrikando Banadir
Fans of departed so-nice-they-named-it-twice Afrikando Afrikando, rejoice: Chef Jacques Saar is back, in the former Banadir space on Rainier, close to downtown…
5212 Rainier Ave S
Rainier Valley
206-448-5183
Rainier Valley
206-448-5183
Corazon Taqueria
Where the little Puerto Rican place El Pilon used to be in Columbia City, it's a taqueria that's friendly and notably cheap, with very tasty food that's made w…
5303 Rainier Ave S, Suite B
Rainier Valley
206-557-7921
Rainier Valley
206-557-7921
