Guidebook for Seattle
Food Scene
Geraldine's Counter Restaurant
4872 Rainier Ave SGreat for breakfast. Amazing waffles.
Columbia City Bakery
4865 Rainier Ave SBest bakery in Seattle.
Empire Espresso
3829 S Edmunds StLocal hangout for coffee.
Both Ways Cafe
4922 S Genesee StDelicious biscuits!
Rotating ice cream selections and old-school arcade games.
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Full Tilt Columbia City
5041 Rainier Ave SRotating ice cream selections and old-school arcade games.
Amazing Carribbean/Soul Food fusion. And a great happy hour. Get the festivals (hush puppies).
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Island Soul Rum Bar & Soul Shack
4869 Rainier Ave SAmazing Carribbean/Soul Food fusion. And a great happy hour. Get the festivals (hush puppies).
Oprah's favorite fried chicken. And the fried okra is great.
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Ezell's Famous Chicken
501 E Jefferson StOprah's favorite fried chicken. And the fried okra is great.
Sightseeing
Old-growth forest right in Seattle, with easy walking/hiking trails and beaches. Great views of Mount Rainier and Lake Washington.
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Seward Park
5900 Lake Washington Blvd SOld-growth forest right in Seattle, with easy walking/hiking trails and beaches. Great views of Mount Rainier and Lake Washington.
Entertainment & Activities
Heated, indoor pool with lazy river, toddler wading pool, water slide. Great for kids.
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Rainier Beach Pool
8825 Rainier Ave SHeated, indoor pool with lazy river, toddler wading pool, water slide. Great for kids.
Everything Else
Free, displays local artists, nice little gift shop in the back.
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Columbia City Gallery
4864 Rainier Ave SFree, displays local artists, nice little gift shop in the back.
Walgreens
2400 S Jackson StJust two blocks away.
A great small-town movie theater feeling. And it's just three blocks away.
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Ark Lodge Cinemas
4816 Rainier Ave SA great small-town movie theater feeling. And it's just three blocks away.
Stan Sayres Memorial Park
3808 Lake Washington Blvd SGreat longer walk/run to the lake through three different parks.
The lightrail will take you straight downtown or to the airport. Fun for the whole family.
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Columbia City station
4818 Martin Luther King Junior Way SouthThe lightrail will take you straight downtown or to the airport. Fun for the whole family.
Essentials
Every Wednesday from 4-7pm, May - October. Local produce and several food stands good for dinner and people-watching. Kid-friendly.
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Columbia City Farmers Market
37th Avenue SouthEvery Wednesday from 4-7pm, May - October. Local produce and several food stands good for dinner and people-watching. Kid-friendly.
Shopping
Andaluz
4908 Rainier Ave SGreat quirky local souvenirs.