Seattle’s Food Scene

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