Seattle’s Food Scene

Emma
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 recommandé par les habitants
Thai Thani Kitchen
2021 NW Market St
6 recommandé par les habitants
Casual Thai food - one of our favorite takeout places.
Very unassuming Vietnamese restaurant, cheap and delicious pho and banh mi sandwiches.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Pho Big Bowl
2248 NW Market St
12 recommandé par les habitants
Very unassuming Vietnamese restaurant, cheap and delicious pho and banh mi sandwiches.
Great happy hour specials - delicious burgers and local beers on tap
81 recommandé par les habitants
8oz Burger & Co
1401 Broadway
81 recommandé par les habitants
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 recommandé par les habitants
Portage Bay Cafe - Ballard
2821 NW Market St
57 recommandé par les habitants
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 recommandé par les habitants
Staple & Fancy
4739 Ballard Ave NW
59 recommandé par les habitants
Perfect for a date night.
Amazing views, fish and chips and other seafood specials and an incredibly sunny deck, right on the water.
188 recommandé par les habitants
Ray's Boathouse
6049 Seaview Ave NW
188 recommandé par les habitants
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 recommandé par les habitants
Baker's
6408 32nd Ave NW
18 recommandé par les habitants
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 recommandé par les habitants
Stoup Brewing
1108 NW 52nd St
110 recommandé par les habitants
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 recommandé par les habitants
Reuben's Brews
5010 14th Ave NW
115 recommandé par les habitants
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 recommandé par les habitants
Peddler Brewing Company
1514 NW Leary Way
58 recommandé par les habitants
A local Ballard brewery with an incredible outdoor patio (covered and heated).
Ice cream, pinball and beer.
28 recommandé par les habitants
Full Tilt Ice Cream
5453 Leary Ave NW
28 recommandé par les habitants
Ice cream, pinball and beer.
The best pizza in Ballard - takeout or counter service.
34 recommandé par les habitants
Ballard Pizza Company
2121 9th Ave N
34 recommandé par les habitants
The best pizza in Ballard - takeout or counter service.
Boozy milkshakes and tiny molten chocolate cakes
98 recommandé par les habitants
Hot Cakes - Molten Chocolate Cakery
5427 Ballard Ave NW
98 recommandé par les habitants
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 recommandé par les habitants
Frankie & Jo's Ballard
1411 NW 70th St
42 recommandé par les habitants
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 recommandé par les habitants
The Walrus and the Carpenter
4743 Ballard Ave NW
246 recommandé par les habitants
A fancier spot with incredible seafood - one of Seattle's famed seafood and oyster places.
Adorable cocktail bar
23 recommandé par les habitants
Barnacle
4743 Ballard Ave NW
23 recommandé par les habitants
Adorable cocktail bar
A great place to work remotely or grab coffee.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Bauhaus Ballard
2001 NW Market St
12 recommandé par les habitants
A great place to work remotely or grab coffee.
Amazing coffee
54 recommandé par les habitants
Ballard Beer Company
2050 NW Market St
54 recommandé par les habitants
Amazing coffee
Fantastic donuts!
19 recommandé par les habitants
Mighty-O Donuts Ballard
1555 NW Market St
19 recommandé par les habitants
Fantastic donuts!
Despite a strange name this place has an incredible happy hour and really fresh, sushi.
38 recommandé par les habitants
Billy Beach Sushi & Bar
5463 Leary Ave NW
38 recommandé par les habitants
Despite a strange name this place has an incredible happy hour and really fresh, sushi.
Traditional Oaxacan (Mexican) food. Try the pozole.
100 recommandé par les habitants
La Carta De Oaxaca
5431 Ballard Ave NW
100 recommandé par les habitants
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 recommandé par les habitants
Ballard Beer Company
2050 NW Market St
54 recommandé par les habitants
This is a great spot to try a number of different beers brewed in and around Ballard.
Mexican steakhouse, highly recommended.
40 recommandé par les habitants
Asadero Ballard
5405 Leary Ave NW
40 recommandé par les habitants
Mexican steakhouse, highly recommended.
Nice restaurant with a huge u-shaped bar. We wrote our wedding vows at the bar!
67 recommandé par les habitants
Stoneburner
5214 Ballard Ave NW
67 recommandé par les habitants
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 recommandé par les habitants
Bastille Cafe & Bar
5307 Ballard Ave NW
84 recommandé par les habitants
A French restaurant that has been a staple in Ballard for more than a decade.
Cozy little spot with tapas and drinks
62 recommandé par les habitants
Ocho
2325 NW Market St
62 recommandé par les habitants
Cozy little spot with tapas and drinks
A soccer pub.
11 recommandé par les habitants
The Market Arms
2401 NW Market St
11 recommandé par les habitants
A soccer pub.
Mexican with locally-sourced ingredients
19 recommandé par les habitants
Gracia
5313 Ballard Ave NW
19 recommandé par les habitants
Mexican with locally-sourced ingredients
Burgers and other Pacific Northwest favorites
9 recommandé par les habitants
Bramling Cross
5205 Ballard Avenue Northwest
9 recommandé par les habitants
Burgers and other Pacific Northwest favorites
A casual Mexican place
62 recommandé par les habitants
Senor Moose Cafe
5242 Leary Avenue Northwest
62 recommandé par les habitants
A casual Mexican place
A great brunch or cocktail spot.
12 recommandé par les habitants
The Gerald
5210 Ballard Ave NW
12 recommandé par les habitants
A great brunch or cocktail spot.
A Scottish pub with a great cocktails and beers on draft.
19 recommandé par les habitants
Macleod’s Scottish Pub
5200 Ballard Ave NW
19 recommandé par les habitants
A Scottish pub with a great cocktails and beers on draft.