<p>Part 2 of a new segment I&#39;m doing called the city series! I share what it was like growing up outside Seattle, all the different activities I would/would not recommend doing if you visit, and some restaurants and bars I&#39;d recommend trying! Detailed list below:) Hope you enjoy!</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Seattle Recommendations:</strong></p> <p><em>Sweets</em></p> <p><em>Ice Cream:</em></p> <p>Frankie &amp; Joe’s - Ballard✔️</p> <p>Sweet Alchemy - Ballard and UVillage✔️</p> <p>Salt &amp; Straw - Ballard and Cap Hill✔️</p> <p>Molly Moon’s - Wallingford and Cap Hill ✔️</p> <p><em>Donuts:</em></p> <p>Mighty O Donuts - Ballard, Wallingford and Cap Hill✔️</p> <p>Top pot - everywhere✔️</p> <p>Krispy Kreme✔️</p> <p><em>Miscellaneous:</em></p> <p>A La Mode Pies - Ballard and Phinney Ridge ✔️</p> <p>Hot Cakes - Ballard and Cap Hill✔️</p> <p>Midnight cookie co - Wallingford ✔️</p> <p>Hello Robin - UVillage and CapHill✔️ </p> <p>Cupcake Royale - Ballard✔️</p> <p>Bluebird creamery - Phinney Ridge</p> <p>Full Tilt - White Center </p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Breweries</em></p> <p>Fremont Brewing - Fremont✔️</p> <p>Magnuson cafe &amp; brewery - Wedgewood✔️</p> <p>Elysian - Cap Hill ✔️</p> <p>Optimism Brewery - Cap Hill</p> <p>Ravenna Brewing - Ravenna</p> <p>Avid Cider Company - North Bend</p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Bars</em></p> <p>Pour Decisions - Downtown✔️</p> <p>Damn the Weather - Downtown✔️</p> <p>Tapster - South Lake Union✔️</p> <p>Flat Stick Golf Bar - South lake Union✔️</p> <p>Add-a-ball - Fremont✔️</p> <p>MBar - Downtown ✔️</p> <p>The Nest - Seattle </p> <p>Montana- Cap Hill✔️ </p> <p>Rose Temple - Cap Hill✔️</p> <p>King&#39;s Hardware - Ballard✔️</p> <p>Kangaroo and Kiwi - Ballard✔️</p> <p>Percy&#39;s - Ballard✔️</p> <p>Rachel’s Ginger Beer</p> <p>Knee-high stocking club (speakeasy) - cap hill</p> <p>The zoo (cash only, best of the dive bars) - east lake</p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Sushi </em></p> <p>Musashi’s - Wallingford✔️</p> <p>Moshi Moshi - Ballard✔️</p> <p>Wasabi Sushi - Belltown✔️</p> <p>I &lt;3 Sushi - South Lake Union✔️</p> <p>Bamboo Sushi - University Village✔️</p> <p>Momiji - Broadway, $$</p> <p>Shiro’s - Belltown,$$$ </p> <p>Sushi Kashiba - Downtown, $$$$</p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Mexican </em></p> <p>Taco Chukis - Cap Hill✔️</p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Thai </em></p> <p>Bangarak Market - Belltown✔️</p> <p>Mae Ploy - Ballard✔️</p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Pizza </em></p> <p>Dino’s - Cap Hill✔️</p> <p>Pagliacci - Wedgwood✔️</p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Bakeries </em></p> <p>Larsen’s Danish Bakery (ballard)✔️</p> <p>Tall Grass Bakery✔️</p> <p>The Flora Bakehouse✔️</p> <p>Macrina Bakery✔️</p> <p>Cafe Flora (Washington park arboretum) </p> <p>The Flour Box (south seattle) </p> <p>Farine Bakery (Redmond) </p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Coffee</em></p> <p>Cherry Street Coffee - Downtown and Cap Hill✔️ </p> <p>Storyville Coffee - hidden in pike place✔️</p> <p>Fremont Coffee Company✔️ good vanilla latte</p> <p>Stone Way Cafe - Wallingford</p> <p>Van Gogh Coffeehouse✔️ best chai and vanilla latte </p> <p>Ballard Coffee Company✔️</p> <p>Seattle Sunshine Coffee✔️</p> <p>Analog Coffee - Cap Hill✔️</p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Activities:</em></p> <ol> <li>Golden Garden Park in Ballard </li> <li>Gas Works Park in Wallingford/Fremont area </li> <li>Magnuson Park in Magnuson</li> <li>Volunteer Park near Capitol Hill and Montlake </li> <li>Discovery Park in Magnolia </li> <li>Waterfront down by the pier and aquarium </li> <li>Pike Place Market </li> <li>Ballard Farmers Market </li> <li>UDistrict Farmer’s Market </li> </ol>