Food & DrinkBest Coffee Shops in Seattle Worth the Trip
Skip the Pike Place line. Seattle's real coffee culture lives in the neighborhoods, where small roasters and exacting baristas turn a cup into something worth a drive across town.
This Weekend
A Perfect Rainy Weekend in Seattle: Cozy Cafés, Galleries & Where to Warm Up
From Capitol Hill espresso bars to a low-key gallery crawl in Pioneer Square, here's how to make the most of a classic gray Seattle weekend.
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Food & Drink
Food & DrinkWhere to Eat in Ballard, Tried and Tested
A former Seattle Met food editor walks the old fishing village turned brewery district and explains how to actually eat there, block by block, season by season.
Food & DrinkBest Italian Restaurants in Ballard, Tried and Tested
Ballard has enough Italian kitchens now that the question isn't where to find one, but how to tell the ones doing real work from the ones coasting on candlelight.
Food & DrinkBest Italian in Ballard: A Local's Guide
Ballard traded cod for carbonara without losing its work-boot soul, and finding the best Italian in Ballard means knowing what the neighborhood's old buildings and new kitchens are actually good at.
Things to DoRomantic Things to Do in Seattle for Couples
A longtime Seattle Met food editor maps the city's real romantic geography, from the viewpoint locals still return to after twenty years to the neighborhood corners built for slowing down together.
Food & DrinkBest Mexican Restaurants in Seattle Worth the Trip
The city's best Mexican food isn't clustered on one strip; it's spread across White Center, the Rainier Valley, and Burien, and finding it means knowing what to order.
Don't-Miss
10 Things to Do in Seattle This Week
- Live music at a Capitol Hill institutionThu–Sun · all ages welcome
- Farmers market in BallardSaturday morning · rain or shine
- Gallery opening downtownFriday evening · free
- Sunset hike near SeattleAny clear evening this week
- Pop-up dinner from a local chefLimited seats · reserve ahead
- Neighborhood street fair in FremontSunday · family-friendly
People of Seattle
PeoplePortrait
Meet the Baristas Behind Seattle's Coffee Renaissance
The people quietly reinventing the city's most famous export.
PeoplePortrait
The Chef Bringing the San Juan Islands to Capitol Hill
A conversation about seasonality, salmon, and staying small.
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