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