Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
Known world wide for its coffee. Our coffee sipping friends claim that it rivals Fremont Coffee as the best in town.
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Milstead & Co.
754 N 34th StKnown world wide for its coffee. Our coffee sipping friends claim that it rivals Fremont Coffee as the best in town.
Fremont Coffee Company
459 N 36th StVoted by our friends as the best coffee in town.
Ned's favorite! Worth the mile and a half even if you have to hike.
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Teahouse Kuan Yin
Ned's favorite! Worth the mile and a half even if you have to hike.
PCC started as a small food-buying club of 15 families in 1953 and is now the largest consumer-owned natural food retail co-operative in the United States. The quintessential hippie supermarket!
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PCC Community Markets - Fremont
600 N 34th StPCC started as a small food-buying club of 15 families in 1953 and is now the largest consumer-owned natural food retail co-operative in the United States. The quintessential hippie supermarket!
Sweet or savory individual pies. They keep the window open late on those cool summer nights.
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Pie
3515 Fremont Ave NSweet or savory individual pies. They keep the window open late on those cool summer nights.
It is worth waiting in line with all the Paseo faithful. Super rich Cuban sandwiches. Bring cash and don't be too disappointed if they've closed up for a few weeks to give themselves a break.
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Paseo Fremont
4225 Fremont Ave NIt is worth waiting in line with all the Paseo faithful. Super rich Cuban sandwiches. Bring cash and don't be too disappointed if they've closed up for a few weeks to give themselves a break.
Excellent stop on your way too or from an event at The Abbey across the street
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Uneeda Burger
4302 Fremont Ave NExcellent stop on your way too or from an event at The Abbey across the street
Ned's favorite salmon teriyaki or Jeanette's favorite chicken yakisoba - or both of our favorite chicken curry - yummy filling cheap eats just down the street
Palmi Korean Cuisine & Teriyaki
3424 Fremont Ave NNed's favorite salmon teriyaki or Jeanette's favorite chicken yakisoba - or both of our favorite chicken curry - yummy filling cheap eats just down the street
Jai Thai Restaurant
3423 Fremont Ave NExcellent high end Thai food
Brouwer's Cafe
400 N 35th StBelgian brews!
Primary supplier for the traditional Hermitage Hamburger Monday
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Dick's Drive-In
115 Broadway EPrimary supplier for the traditional Hermitage Hamburger Monday
Fish tacos and tuna fish sandwiches - as bikes whiz by on the Burke-Gilman trail. I believe this used to be a railroad building.
天天美食 Solsticio
1100 N Northlake WayFish tacos and tuna fish sandwiches - as bikes whiz by on the Burke-Gilman trail. I believe this used to be a railroad building.
Sightseeing
Featured in Hollywood films like Ten Things I Hate About You. Yes, that is a real Volkswagen in its clutches.
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Fremont Troll
Troll Avenue NorthFeatured in Hollywood films like Ten Things I Hate About You. Yes, that is a real Volkswagen in its clutches.
Stunning views of the Seattle skyline. Unique "industrial art".
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Gas Works Park
2101 N Northlake WayStunning views of the Seattle skyline. Unique "industrial art".
Saved from a ditch in the former Czechoslovakia, our own Vladimir Ilyich gets decorated for the Christmas season.
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Lenin Statue
3526 Fremont Pl NSaved from a ditch in the former Czechoslovakia, our own Vladimir Ilyich gets decorated for the Christmas season.
Fremont Bridge
I always enjoy the neon art - especially Rapunzel.
Hop on a bike and ride and ride. The 17 mile trail passes just a block from the Hermitage. Continue onto the Sammamish River Trail and bike on to Redmond and beyond.
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Burke Gilman Trail
Burke-Gilman TrailHop on a bike and ride and ride. The 17 mile trail passes just a block from the Hermitage. Continue onto the Sammamish River Trail and bike on to Redmond and beyond.
You never know what these folks will be wearing while they wait for the train that never comes.
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Waiting For The Interurban
601 N 34th StYou never know what these folks will be wearing while they wait for the train that never comes.
These are the clowns that Seattle baby boomers grew up with - life sized and still full of energy
J.P. Patches Place
J.P. Patches PlaceThese are the clowns that Seattle baby boomers grew up with - life sized and still full of energy
Studio Litho
417 N 36th StA carefully disguised nostalgia stop for Pearl Jam fans.
Just two miles from the Hermitage down the Burke-Gilman bike trail "The University of a Thousand Years" is the Winchester House of college campuses - over a century of constant building and renovation
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University of Washington
1410 Northeast Campus ParkwayJust two miles from the Hermitage down the Burke-Gilman bike trail "The University of a Thousand Years" is the Winchester House of college campuses - over a century of constant building and renovation
Ballard (Hiram M. Chittenden) Locks
3015 NW 54th StWatch the salmon come and the ships go
Drinks & Nightlife
Fremont Brewing Company
1050 N 34th StYes, our own neighborhood brewery and pub!
Genuine native canoes hang from the ceiling. Top notch Northwest dining.
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Ivar's Fish Bar
401 NE Northlake WayGenuine native canoes hang from the ceiling. Top notch Northwest dining.
The tastiest deep fried fish & chips in town also just happens to be the closest eatery to The Hermitage
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Pacific Inn Pub
3501 Stone Way NThe tastiest deep fried fish & chips in town also just happens to be the closest eatery to The Hermitage
Norm's Eatery & Ale House
460 N 36th StComfort food
Open late and full of cheer - sometimes you can hear the proprietor laugh all the way down the street
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Ha!
4256 Fremont Ave NOpen late and full of cheer - sometimes you can hear the proprietor laugh all the way down the street
Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Ave NWAll of our favorite bands have played this venue
True Neapolitan pizza, family friendly, and even has pizza marinara - for the cheese-shy
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Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria - Wallingford
4411 Stone Way NTrue Neapolitan pizza, family friendly, and even has pizza marinara - for the cheese-shy
The Leary Traveler
4354 Leary Way NorthwestGreat ambiance, board games, good service.
Cafe Mox
5105 Leary Ave NWEndless boardgames!
Arts & Culture
Incredible music and art shows. Be sure and catch The Round on the second Tuesday of the month.
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Fremont Abbey Arts Center
4272 Fremont Ave NIncredible music and art shows. Be sure and catch The Round on the second Tuesday of the month.
Emergent, creative liturgical worship drawing from Lutheran, Episcopal and post-modern traditions.
Church of the Apostles
4272 Fremont Ave NEmergent, creative liturgical worship drawing from Lutheran, Episcopal and post-modern traditions.
Everything Else
A classic specimen of the Carnegie legacy
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Fremont Branch - The Seattle Public Library
731 N 35th StA classic specimen of the Carnegie legacy
Google Seattle
601 N 34th StHere's where Google hijacks developers from Microsoft.
On certain Saturdays you can drop in here for a 3 hour class and strike "rowed stroke" off your bucket list - the home of Olympic champions
Lake Washington Rowing Club
910 N Northlake WayOn certain Saturdays you can drop in here for a 3 hour class and strike "rowed stroke" off your bucket list - the home of Olympic champions
Evans Pool
7201 East Green Lake Dr NDeep water aerobics!
Kenmore Air
950 Westlake Ave NFly off to Canada or the San Juan Islands in just minutes!
Eltana
1538 12th AveHot bagels, tasty toppings, tea and more...
Laundromat or drop & pickup service just a block from The Hermitage.
Fremont Clean Express Laundromat
3409 Stone Way NLaundromat or drop & pickup service just a block from The Hermitage.
Surf Cleaners
4228 Fremont Ave NNicely pressed shirts.
Rent a bike and ride the Lake Union loop or all the way to Bothell on the Burke-Gilman trail or on to Redmond on the Sammamish River trail.
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Recycled Cycles
1007 NE Boat StRent a bike and ride the Lake Union loop or all the way to Bothell on the Burke-Gilman trail or on to Redmond on the Sammamish River trail.
Gregg's Greenlake Cycle
7007 Woodlawn Ave NERent a bike and ride the Greenlake loop.
Shopping
A contemporary museum of everything acoustic. They even build hammer dulcimers!
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Dusty Strings Music Store & School
3406 Fremont Ave NA contemporary museum of everything acoustic. They even build hammer dulcimers!
Eclectic everything, every Sunday all year long rain or shine. Plus funky outdoor movies:
July 13 Dumb and Dumber
July 20 Superbad
July 27 Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Aug 2 Risky Business
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Isitimela sase-Fremont Sunday
3401 Evanston Ave NEclectic everything, every Sunday all year long rain or shine. Plus funky outdoor movies:
July 13 Dumb and Dumber
July 20 Superbad
July 27 Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Aug 2 Risky Business
Destee-Nation Shirt Company
3412 Evanston Ave NThe place to go for a really authentic Seattle souvenir t shirt
Archie McPhee
1300 N 45th StCheap and unusual trinkets and gags for the grandkids
Flavors you will not find at B&R - another local establishment that will often have a line out the door and down the street rain or shine
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Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream
917 E Pine StFlavors you will not find at B&R - another local establishment that will often have a line out the door and down the street rain or shine