Before we embark on vacations, whether they’re weekend getaways or week-long trips, I always like to study the food culture and find local favorite restaurants.  Blogs are my go-to source.  Of course!  Blogs are my go-to source for everything.  In fact, I found the majority of the Seattle restaurants/cafes we went to here.

But the great thing about Seattle is that the people are really nice. We would go to some amazing clothing stores or fun pop-up shops and all of the workers were giving us tips on their local favorites.  I walked around Seattle with multiple lists in my purse of neat places to try.

So here’s where we ate in Seattle:

• Macrina Bakery
• Purple Cafe & Wine Bar
• Ballard Pizza Co. (for all you design lovers, their branding is some kind of wonderful)
• Homegrown
• Red Mill Burgers
• Molly Moon’s Ice Cream
• Taylor Shellfish Farms
• Local 360
• Dahlia Bakery (and across the street from Escala if you wanted to do some Christian Grey stalking)

Other notables:

• Oddfellows
• Paseo (closed on Sunday and Monday, ughs)
• Crumble & Flake (closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)
• Bauhaus Books & Coffee
• Walrus & the Carpenter
• Sitka & Spruce
• Staple & Fancy (or any of Ethan Stowell’s other restaurants)
• Delancey (we tried to go here but there was a 90 minute wait!)

*Photos above are from Macrina Bakery, Ballard Pizza Co, and 2 from Local 360