Things To Do in Washington

YGF MalaTang Tukwila YANGGUOFU

If you like to choose what you want exactly in your bowl, this is the place for you! You grab a bowl, fill it up with all the food items you'd like in your soup and they charge by the lb! Select your soup and they cook it all up for you.

Din Tai Fung

If you haven't had soup dumplings, I highly recommend. You've probably seen this all over Tik Tok and you haven't look it up! Also don't forget to get the chocolate dumplings with the sea salt cream!

Tendon Kohaku

MAKE RESERVATIONS AHEAD OF TIME (LIKE WEEKS AHEAD) OR YOU'LL WAIT AN HOUR AT LEAST. My personal fav is the Kurobuta Pork Katsu Curry rice upgraded to Omurice and the Endive Salmon Carpaccio!

Aroom

Coffeeholic House

There is also another location in Bellevue! I recommend the Coffeeholic dream (and for aesthetics, add an use drizzle). Just know a little goes a long way!! a 12oz one will do the trick and sip, don't chug! It's Viet Coffee on crack.

Pike Place Market

Get there around 11 (that's when most food places open). Don't plan to have lunch except for here. Get a little bit of everything and share together and it'll be sure to fill you up. Bring a pack of gum with you so you can chew and add to gum wall! Make sure to walk through the market and even out down towards the pier area! They just renovated and you'll get super great photos! Here are my food recommendations: Luke's Lobster: Lobster rolls, duh. Pike Place Chowder (down the alley): Dungeness Crab Rolls, Clam Chowder (order to go and pick up in the back- employees will direct you if you ask- takes 5-10 minutes versus standing in the long ass line. Beecher's Mac: original Mac and cheese Piroshky Piroshky: all the flavors are great, but I personally love the cheeseburger one the most. Tiny's Organic: hot and cold ciders! if you buy a large cup you can try all the flavors for free!

Space Needle

This speaks for itself. You'll have to pay to go up, but you can come walk this whole area and see and get a great view from below if you don't want to pay to go up. There is also a city pass you can get where you can go to the museums near by or the Chihuly Garden and Glass. You can use the pass to go to multiple places for cheaper, it's a package deal!