Food Scene
The Station
1600 S Roberto Maestas Festival StCommunity-oriented coffeeshop.
Mexican food made from home recipes, a full bar, and a warm welcome for all.
49 locals recommend
Baja Bistro
2710 Beacon Ave SMexican food made from home recipes, a full bar, and a warm welcome for all.
Oak
3019 Beacon Ave SPub with a full bar, burgers, and a family-friendly dining room.
This was voted the best pizza in Seattle, and it just might be. If Neapolitan style is your style, you have to check it out.
159 locals recommend
Bar del Corso
3057 Beacon Ave SThis was voted the best pizza in Seattle, and it just might be. If Neapolitan style is your style, you have to check it out.
A gem of a Mexican restaurant, with a full bar and occasional live music. For something you don't see very often, try the huaraches.
49 locals recommend
El Quetzal
3211 Beacon Ave SA gem of a Mexican restaurant, with a full bar and occasional live music. For something you don't see very often, try the huaraches.
Japanese-influenced pastry and coffee shop. Green tea latte, anyone?
69 locals recommend
Fresh Flours Beacon Hill
1624 S McClellan StJapanese-influenced pastry and coffee shop. Green tea latte, anyone?
Nothing hits the spot like classic Italian pastas, flat breads, and risotti.
10 locals recommend
Bengodi
1636 S McClellan StNothing hits the spot like classic Italian pastas, flat breads, and risotti.
This vegetarian Indian restaurant serves food so delicious and hearty even the carnivores go there.
35 locals recommend
Travelers Thali House
2524 Beacon Ave SThis vegetarian Indian restaurant serves food so delicious and hearty even the carnivores go there.
Japanese takeout with serviceable sushi, teriyaki, noodle, and rice dishes. Best for lunch to go, but open until 6:00.
Hiroshi's
2521 15th Ave SJapanese takeout with serviceable sushi, teriyaki, noodle, and rice dishes. Best for lunch to go, but open until 6:00.
Tasty food and really well-crafted beer. Only place in walking distance that can fill a growler of beer to go.
115 locals recommend
Perihelion Brewery
2800 16th Ave STasty food and really well-crafted beer. Only place in walking distance that can fill a growler of beer to go.
Essentials
Hilltop Red Apple
2701 Beacon Ave SA full-service grocery store with a neighborhood flair.
This bakery is a great place to indulge your sweet tooth or pick up some Filipino-style bread.
26 locals recommend
Despi Delite Bakery
2701 15th Ave SThis bakery is a great place to indulge your sweet tooth or pick up some Filipino-style bread.
Larger than Red Apple and with a small kosher section, this grocery store is convenient to the Mount Baker Light Rail station.
767 locals recommend
QFC
1401 BroadwayLarger than Red Apple and with a small kosher section, this grocery store is convenient to the Mount Baker Light Rail station.
If you're familiar with Whole Foods, our PCC will be familiar. High-quality, organic, and sustainable are words to describe the food and such they carry. It's the best bet to get good bagels if you're on light rail. Use the Columbia City Station.
243 locals recommend
PCC Community Markets - Columbia City
3610 S Edmunds StIf you're familiar with Whole Foods, our PCC will be familiar. High-quality, organic, and sustainable are words to describe the food and such they carry. It's the best bet to get good bagels if you're on light rail. Use the Columbia City Station.
Everything Else
A pan-asian grocery store with a taqueria inside it — doesn't get any more Beacon Hill than this.
6 locals recommend
Beacon Hill Market
2500 Beacon Avenue SouthA pan-asian grocery store with a taqueria inside it — doesn't get any more Beacon Hill than this.
Hello Bicycle
3702 East Hardy DriveBicycle sales and service by people who truly love bikes.
The Beacon Hill branch of the library is a great space to hang out, focus, and take advantage of free wifi. Oh yeah, they have lots of books!
26 locals recommend
Beacon Hill Branch - The Seattle Public Library
2821 Beacon Ave SThe Beacon Hill branch of the library is a great space to hang out, focus, and take advantage of free wifi. Oh yeah, they have lots of books!
Believe it or not, this gas station is well-known for having delicious fried catfish. It's worth building a meal around.
13 locals recommend
Shell
2424 Beacon Ave SBelieve it or not, this gas station is well-known for having delicious fried catfish. It's worth building a meal around.
This is where you catch LINK light rail or transfer to the Metro Bus routes 60 (Capitol Hill via First Hill) or 36 (Downtown via International District).
91 locals recommend
Beacon Hill Station
This is where you catch LINK light rail or transfer to the Metro Bus routes 60 (Capitol Hill via First Hill) or 36 (Downtown via International District).
The apartment is roughly 1.5 miles from the Veterans Administration Hospital, making it convenient for families or visiting patients.
Veterans Hospital Primary Care
1660 South Columbian WayThe apartment is roughly 1.5 miles from the Veterans Administration Hospital, making it convenient for families or visiting patients.
A gem of a park with a skatepark, tennis courts, a playground, water play area, bike/jogging path, open fields, an innovative food forest, and unmatched city views.
Jefferson Playfield
1600 S Columbian WayA gem of a park with a skatepark, tennis courts, a playground, water play area, bike/jogging path, open fields, an innovative food forest, and unmatched city views.
Columbia City light rail station is a short walk from the business district which hosts many shops and restaurants, the PCC natural foods store, live performances, and the Ark Lodge Cinema.
54 locals recommend
Columbia City station
4818 Martin Luther King Junior Way SouthColumbia City light rail station is a short walk from the business district which hosts many shops and restaurants, the PCC natural foods store, live performances, and the Ark Lodge Cinema.
The closest pharmacy to the apartment, convenient to the Mount Baker Light Rail station.
74 locals recommend
Rite Aid
2707 Rainier Ave SThe closest pharmacy to the apartment, convenient to the Mount Baker Light Rail station.
Hopefully you won't need any tools or hardware on your trip but just in case, Lowes is convenient to the Mount Baker Light Rail station.
Lowe's Home Improvement
2700 Rainier Ave SHopefully you won't need any tools or hardware on your trip but just in case, Lowes is convenient to the Mount Baker Light Rail station.
A decidedly more upscale pharmacy than Rite-Aid, although not as convenient to Light Rail.
103 locals recommend
Bartell Drugs
1407 BroadwayA decidedly more upscale pharmacy than Rite-Aid, although not as convenient to Light Rail.
This Light Rail station is convenient to Safeco Field and CenturyLink Field. (The International District station also works well for CenturyLink, especially if your seats are at the north end.)
6 locals recommend
Stadium station
This Light Rail station is convenient to Safeco Field and CenturyLink Field. (The International District station also works well for CenturyLink, especially if your seats are at the north end.)
Drinks & Nightlife
A family-friendly alehouse with an exceptional rotating tap list, always a cider or mead (or two), and delicious food.
68 locals recommend
Tippe and Drague Alehouse
3315 Beacon Ave SA family-friendly alehouse with an exceptional rotating tap list, always a cider or mead (or two), and delicious food.
Shopping
This city-owned 18 hole golf course is where golf champion Fred Couples first learn to play. The clubhouse and driving range were recently rebuilt.
54 locals recommend
Jefferson Park Golf Course
4101 Beacon Ave SThis city-owned 18 hole golf course is where golf champion Fred Couples first learn to play. The clubhouse and driving range were recently rebuilt.
Sightseeing
Seattle's International District is where Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Saigon create a vibrant dining and shopping neighborhood. Served by Light Rail and bus route 36.
200 locals recommend
Seattle Chinatown-International District
Seattle's International District is where Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Saigon create a vibrant dining and shopping neighborhood. Served by Light Rail and bus route 36.