Hidden gems · Seattle
Hidden gems in Seattle
Skip the tourist circuit. These Seattle spots are the ones locals actually send their out-of-town friends to.
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Top spots in Seattle
Pike Place Market
Food & DrinkDowntown
Flying fish, fresh donuts and the original Starbucks — open since 1907.
Discovery Park
OutdoorsMagnolia
534 acres of bluffs, beach and a Puget Sound lighthouse hike.
Mount Rainier Day Trip
OutdoorsCascades
Paradise wildflowers in summer, sledding in winter — 2 hr south.
Where to eat
Canlis
$$$$Pacific Northwest tasting · Queen Anne
75-year-old midcentury icon with Lake Union views.
Salare
$$$Pan-American · Ravenna
Edouardo Jordan's plates — refined Caribbean + Southern roots.
Paseo
$Cuban sandwiches · Fremont
The Caribbean roast pork sandwich worth the line.
Sushi Kashiba
$$$$Sushi · Pike Place
Sit at Chef Shiro's omakase counter — Seattle's sushi pinnacle.
Biscuit Bitch
$Brunch · Pike Place
Hangover-curing biscuits and gravy with attitude.
Frequently asked
- Locals' under-the-radar picks include Pike Place Market, Discovery Park, Mount Rainier Day Trip. These are the places that don't show up on the first page of mainstream travel guides.
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