Seattle’s Food Scene

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Seattle’s Food Scene

Our favorite restaurants/bars/cafes in Ballard

This is a list of places that are all in Ballard (our neighborhood). These are our go-to spots from cheap, casual Vietnamese and Thai to date nights to cocktail bars with unpretentious bartenders and great playlists. We hope you enjoy this neighborhood as much we do.
Casual Thai food - one of our favorite takeout places.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Thai Thani Kitchen
2021 NW Market St
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Casual Thai food - one of our favorite takeout places.
Very unassuming Vietnamese restaurant, cheap and delicious pho and banh mi sandwiches.
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pho Big Bowl
2248 NW Market St
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Very unassuming Vietnamese restaurant, cheap and delicious pho and banh mi sandwiches.
Great happy hour specials - delicious burgers and local beers on tap
81 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
8oz Burger & Co
1401 Broadway
81 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great happy hour specials - delicious burgers and local beers on tap
One of the Seattle's best breakfast and brunch spots that is within walking distance. This place is always busy.
57 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Portage Bay Cafe - Ballard
2821 NW Market St
57 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
One of the Seattle's best breakfast and brunch spots that is within walking distance. This place is always busy.
Perfect for a date night.
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Staple & Fancy
4739 Ballard Ave NW
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Perfect for a date night.
Amazing views, fish and chips and other seafood specials and an incredibly sunny deck, right on the water.
188 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ray's Boathouse
6049 Seaview Ave NW
188 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Amazing views, fish and chips and other seafood specials and an incredibly sunny deck, right on the water.
A 20-seat neighborhood cocktail bar with friendly bartenders and small bites - just a few blocks from the Tiny House.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Baker's
6408 32nd Ave NW
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A 20-seat neighborhood cocktail bar with friendly bartenders and small bites - just a few blocks from the Tiny House.
One of many breweries in Ballarrd. Try the Citra IPA.
110 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Stoup Brewing
1108 NW 52nd St
110 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
One of many breweries in Ballarrd. Try the Citra IPA.
Our favorite brewery in Ballard. Don't forget to pick up your Ballard Brewery Passport and earn stamps at the 11+ breweries.
115 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Reuben's Brews
5010 14th Ave NW
115 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Our favorite brewery in Ballard. Don't forget to pick up your Ballard Brewery Passport and earn stamps at the 11+ breweries.
A local Ballard brewery with an incredible outdoor patio (covered and heated).
58 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Peddler Brewing Company
1514 NW Leary Way
58 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A local Ballard brewery with an incredible outdoor patio (covered and heated).
Ice cream, pinball and beer.
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Full Tilt Ice Cream
5453 Leary Ave NW
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ice cream, pinball and beer.
The best pizza in Ballard - takeout or counter service.
34 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ballard Pizza Company
2121 9th Ave N
34 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The best pizza in Ballard - takeout or counter service.
Boozy milkshakes and tiny molten chocolate cakes
98 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hot Cakes - Molten Chocolate Cakery
5427 Ballard Ave NW
98 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Boozy milkshakes and tiny molten chocolate cakes
Plant-based ice cream (a must for gluten-free or lactose free visitors). Gluten-free waffle cones!
42 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Frankie & Jo's Ballard
1411 NW 70th St
42 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Plant-based ice cream (a must for gluten-free or lactose free visitors). Gluten-free waffle cones!
A fancier spot with incredible seafood - one of Seattle's famed seafood and oyster places.
246 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Walrus and the Carpenter
4743 Ballard Ave NW
246 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A fancier spot with incredible seafood - one of Seattle's famed seafood and oyster places.
Adorable cocktail bar
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Barnacle
4743 Ballard Ave NW
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Adorable cocktail bar
A great place to work remotely or grab coffee.
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bauhaus Ballard
2001 NW Market St
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A great place to work remotely or grab coffee.
Amazing coffee
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ballard Beer Company
2050 NW Market St
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Amazing coffee
Fantastic donuts!
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mighty-O Donuts Ballard
1555 NW Market St
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fantastic donuts!
Despite a strange name this place has an incredible happy hour and really fresh, sushi.
38 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Billy Beach Sushi & Bar
5463 Leary Ave NW
38 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Despite a strange name this place has an incredible happy hour and really fresh, sushi.
Traditional Oaxacan (Mexican) food. Try the pozole.
100 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Carta De Oaxaca
5431 Ballard Ave NW
100 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Traditional Oaxacan (Mexican) food. Try the pozole.
This is a great spot to try a number of different beers brewed in and around Ballard.
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ballard Beer Company
2050 NW Market St
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is a great spot to try a number of different beers brewed in and around Ballard.
Mexican steakhouse, highly recommended.
40 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Asadero Ballard
5405 Leary Ave NW
40 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mexican steakhouse, highly recommended.
Nice restaurant with a huge u-shaped bar. We wrote our wedding vows at the bar!
67 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Stoneburner
5214 Ballard Ave NW
67 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Nice restaurant with a huge u-shaped bar. We wrote our wedding vows at the bar!
A French restaurant that has been a staple in Ballard for more than a decade.
84 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bastille Cafe & Bar
5307 Ballard Ave NW
84 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A French restaurant that has been a staple in Ballard for more than a decade.
Cozy little spot with tapas and drinks
62 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ocho
2325 NW Market St
62 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cozy little spot with tapas and drinks
A soccer pub.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Market Arms
2401 NW Market St
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A soccer pub.
Mexican with locally-sourced ingredients
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Gracia
5313 Ballard Ave NW
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mexican with locally-sourced ingredients
Burgers and other Pacific Northwest favorites
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bramling Cross
5205 Ballard Avenue Northwest
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Burgers and other Pacific Northwest favorites
A casual Mexican place
62 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Senor Moose Cafe
5242 Leary Avenue Northwest
62 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A casual Mexican place
A great brunch or cocktail spot.
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Gerald
5210 Ballard Ave NW
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A great brunch or cocktail spot.
A Scottish pub with a great cocktails and beers on draft.
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Macleod’s Scottish Pub
5200 Ballard Ave NW
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A Scottish pub with a great cocktails and beers on draft.