Food Scene
Delicious Sengalese food, the owner is charming.
16 locals recommend
La Teranga Restaurant - Senegalese cuisine
4903 Rainier Ave SDelicious Sengalese food, the owner is charming.
La Medusa
4857 Rainier Ave SGreat seafood and pizza. The radicchio salad is great!
The chicken is ordinary, but the sides are excellent, the kale salad especially.
30 locals recommend
Big Chickie
5520 Rainier Ave SThe chicken is ordinary, but the sides are excellent, the kale salad especially.
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
4918 Rainier Ave STiramisu to die for.
Hawaiian inspired cuisine. The rockfish and the black rice are especially good.
88 locals recommend
Super Six
3714 S Hudson StHawaiian inspired cuisine. The rockfish and the black rice are especially good.
Shopping
Columbia City Bakery
4865 Rainier Ave SFamous city wide for its excellent bread.
Eileen Fisher
4860 Rainier Ave SEileen Fisher clothing at an affordable price.
Arts & Culture
One of several neighborhood night clubs. Inexpensive and fun, music almost every night.
121 locals recommend
The Royal Room Seattle
5000 Rainier Ave SOne of several neighborhood night clubs. Inexpensive and fun, music almost every night.
Great small movie theater with first-run movies and lots of atmosphere.
114 locals recommend
Ark Lodge Cinemas
4816 Rainier Ave SGreat small movie theater with first-run movies and lots of atmosphere.
The sculpture park is right on the water just north of the Pike Place Market. It combines stunning views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains with world class sculpture placed elegantly in a simple landscape.
653 locals recommend
Olympic Sculpture Park
2901 Western AveThe sculpture park is right on the water just north of the Pike Place Market. It combines stunning views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains with world class sculpture placed elegantly in a simple landscape.
Drinks & Nightlife
Columbia City Ale House
4914 Rainier Ave SGood beer, casual atmosphere.
Everything Else
Easy access to the airport, downtown, Capitol Hill, and the University.
54 locals recommend
Columbia City station
4818 Martin Luther King Junior Way SouthEasy access to the airport, downtown, Capitol Hill, and the University.
Rainier Beach Community Center
8825 Rainier Ave STwo big swimming pools, a sauna, and hot tub.
Parks & Nature
Miles of hiking trails on a large peninsula that goes into Lake Washington. Only .5 miles away.
477 locals recommend
Seward Park
5900 Lake Washington Blvd SMiles of hiking trails on a large peninsula that goes into Lake Washington. Only .5 miles away.
My favorite salt-water beach in Seattle. Lots of white sand. Great place for a picnic or there are tons of restaurants around. You can drive or take the #50 bus from a few blocks from our house right to the beach.
865 locals recommend
Alki Beach
My favorite salt-water beach in Seattle. Lots of white sand. Great place for a picnic or there are tons of restaurants around. You can drive or take the #50 bus from a few blocks from our house right to the beach.
Sightseeing
Well, it's probably the single most famous area of Seattle. Delicious eats, good shopping.
2309 locals recommend
Pike Place Market
1531 Western AveWell, it's probably the single most famous area of Seattle. Delicious eats, good shopping.