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