Emerald City

Masters of Vietnamese Iced Coffee (and other specialties)! This is the original location. No seating available but can take a nice stroll around the neighborhood on a good day. (:

This is the second location with seating available!

I personally prefer this Starbucks Reserve location because it's more spacious (and not as busy)!

Milk tea made with real tea leaves. The owners of the shop are also super sweet and prioritize a good customer experience. They're very lovely and also serve some pretty great ice cream too.

Specialty donuts that are so delicious that they sell out QUICK. The line may look intimidating, but it's worth the wait if you have the time. (:

Very hole in the wall donut shop that's been around for ages. Ran by a sweet older gentleman who makes some fantastic donuts. Worth the drive. Be sure to heat up the apple cinnamon crunch fritter if you're lucky enough to get one!

Originally from Portland so it's nice to have a little piece of home! Always love their ice cream and quirky seasonal flavors.

Favorite place to get tacos since college days. Glad they opened up more locations that are easier to get to like this one!

Nice, quiet place to enjoy some cajun dishes and some drinks with good company! Dine-in available.

Love this place for beers/drinks and "drinking food".

SO MANY BEERS ON TAP (and canned options too). Indoor seating and heated outdoor seating as well. What a fun place to chill and have a good time with friends.

JUICYY. FRIEd. CHicKEn. <3

SUCH GOOD Chinese food (also offering drinks and karaoke)! My personal favorite: General Tso's Fried Chicken with chili sauce and scallion.

If you had a wild night or just a late night in general and you need a good meal, Honey Court has never failed, especially in the post drunchies downfall.

Bomb Taiwanese food. What more can I say.

The food/snack options really hit the spot and they make unique drinks too to accompany your food (or vice versa?). I'd personally recommend the Sesame Scallion Noodle Nest! Currently to-go only.

One of my favorite comfort spots for kaarage and curry rice.

Personally my favorite place to get Chirashi bowls and the sushi is good too! There are multiple locations but be sure to check the hours before you decide to go.

Hearty helping to meet your poke fix. They serve their poke FRESH.

Enjoy a generous helping of Hawaiian food while overlooking the Elliot Bay!

Another yummy Vietnamese place. I've ordered things from pho to rice dishes and I've never been disappointed.

It's not a pho restaurant if there's no random number in it (ba means three in Vietnamese)! Super hole in the wall place located in International District. The pho feels like home when I miss mom's cooking and the vermicelli noodle and rice dishes are pretty tasty and filling too if you're not feeling pho.

Amazing authentic Laotian food! The Kao Poon noodle soup is one of the most popular dishes and it's easy to see why once you try it. Heads up that the portions are large so come hungry. Nice place to eat on a rainy day.

On a sunny day, the Point Defiance area is a great place for a nice long walk with many different sights from the zoo to a rose garden and all the way to the waterfront!

Quirky public park with its own Seattle charm that is one of the last standing coal gasification plants in the United States. Wonderful place to stroll around by the water and enjoy the sunset.