Biggest farmer's market - Suggest going to: a) Beecher's cheese to try to seattle local cheese, b) Rachel's Ginger Beer (If you love tasting diff flavors of ginger beer, c) Mee Sum Pastry (Yummy baos!), d) Post Alley (Street that is cute alley way), e) Bubble gum wall
Stunning waterfront of Seattle
I'm a big fan of modern art and architecture - This park is beautiful and has a nice waterfront view of Seattle.
This museum never gets old and I always have fun with the exhibit. If you're looking to learn more about Seattle's pop culture, this is the place!
Famous glass blown artist musuem
This park overlooks the water and has industrial architecture. It started becoming a popular outdoor music venue or a place to just do a picnic.
Seattle's local chocolate. Even if you don't go here to buy their chocolate, the area is cute to explore. If you're feeling playful, add-a-ball arcade bar is nearby.
For wine lovers, Woodenville is the heart of 50+ tasting rooms. Mark Ryan is our fav winery! I am a big fan of Megan Anne Pinot Noir (Named after his wife)
2.5hrs away from Seattle. I would dedicate 1.5-2 days for this so you have time to enjoy the hike and check out town. If you're down for a 6mi RT hike, moderate, with gorgeous view of alpine lake, I would highly recommend. You can stop by the closest town called Leavensworth, where you feel like you're Bavarian X-mas town.
~4mi RT hike in North Bend (~45 min away). The view is amazing for the distance.
Only ~1 hour away from Seattle with many trails and hikes. One of the top national parks in US!
Part of the northern cascade with beautiful teal waters.
In a cozy house, it has great cocktails and noms (The rosetta cookies are to die for)! Modern American/$$$
We have done alot of celebrations here from date nights, anniversaries, and birthdays! We had an awesome time interacting with the servers at their counter and this is where I (Lisa) found alot of my liked wines here. Modern America/$$$$
Seattle is def known for their omakase with the fresh quality fish we get here and many sushi chefs have worked under Shiro, however, we found this is our fav omakase spot. One time they had umi tastings as part of the omakase from all over the world (Hokkaido, Mexico, Canada, etc). Sushi/$$$
The international district is home to many wonderful asian cuisines. If you're looking to cure a hangover, pho can help! This place has not only gigantic bowls of pho, the quality and amount of protein did not disappoint. They also have other Vietnamese dishes that are just as great to try. Vietnamese/$
On the eastside, North of Kirkland (our home), you'll find a michelin-star worthy experience with Cafe Juanita (If Michelin stars existed in Seattle). Another place we love to splurge for anniversaries and birthdays. Close by is the Juanita park (walking distance) or Kirkland downtown/mariner bay (8 min drive) to do nice sunset stroll. Italian (Michelin Star worthy)/$$$$$
If you're near pike's market, check out Matt's for lunch. PNW American/$$
We love going here for our late night snack to get our Seattle local burgers and milk shakes. They have multiple locations so if you see one while you're visiting, def swing by. Local fast food;$
Both good for brunch and dinner. For brunch as it's unique and infuses korean dishes, while for dinner it has a bunch of fancy bbq meats KOREAN STYLE. Korean/$$$
If you're interested in filipino food with modern twist of PNW, this place is for you! They have fun cocktails with intriguing flavors. Filipino/$$
Their wine selection is prime and shockingly, their beet salad. We love their grilled tender octopus here. Spanish/$$$
We typically order the fettuccine pasta and antipasta when we're with Zach's family (The Za is great too!). He has been here ever since he was a kid and we can see it continue being in our restaurant rotation (I just love the family vibes) ;) Italian/$$
We door dash musashi when we want our sushi fix and it travels great. The sit down in Wallingford is even better. Sushi/$
This is our treat after a huge festival or gym sesh. We love going with our friends to enjoy seafood boil cajun style. Their house sauce is to die for - we tend to order a side and to-go to add it to ramen/rice. Don't forget to have their macaron ice cream sammy (Fruity pebble is the best favor) Seafood/$$
Zach and I had a grilled cheese phase in our college phase. When I came to Seattle, he took me here to get the crab swiss grilled cheese sammy. It did not disappoint! My top fav items from here: Grilled cheese, onion rings, milk shake. (Their burger is OK. Prefer Dick's) Multiple locations; Local Fast food/$