Located between 4th & 5th Avenue and Pine and Olive Streets.

A four story collection of specialty shops and eateries; also the home of The Monorail Station which connects with the Seattle Center.

Located between 6th and 7th Aves. And Pine and Olive Streets.

A four story collection of specialty shops and eateries as well as a movie multiplex.

Located between 1st and Western Avenues and between Pike and Virginia Streets.

Farmer’s market, local craftspeople, restaurants, open-air stalls and multiple highly individual businesses and restaurants populate the Market. Labyrinthine multi-storied configuration insures a surprise every time. Home of flying fish and the very first Starbucks.

Still Downtown but Outside the Retail Core

Pioneer Square

Located between 2nd Ave. and the waterfront from Cherry St. to King St.
Most of the 3rd Ave. buses go to Cherry St. and all the tunnel buses stop at the Pioneer Square station.

Historical area with art galleries galore as well as specialty shops and restaurants, the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park (actually a very small museum but with a genuine Park Ranger) and the starting point for the Underground Tour. Shopping opportunities include Elliott Bay Book Company, Laguna Pottery, art and antiques along with a good measure of souvenirs.

Seattle Waterfront

Alaskan Way from Pier 52 to Pier 70
Waterfront street car at your service.

Souvenir and import shops, ferries, restaurants and the Seattle Aquarium. The waterfront itself has some funky shops but the real deal here is found on the stairways leading up and down to the waterfront from the Pike Place Market aka The Pike Street Hill Climb and from 1st and University aka Harbor Steps. These two pedestrian promenades are chock-a-block with interesting shops and eateries.

International District

Tunnel buses stop at the International District Station and most 3rd Ave. buses stop at James St.

The International District is just west of the Football/Baseball stadiums between 4th Ave. S. and I-5 and between Yesler Way and S. Dearborn St. A truly pan-Asian district with numerous opportunities to shop and munch your way around the Asian continent. Don’t miss Uwajimaya Village, an Asian grocer, gift shop, book store and Hello Kitty central! Visit Higo Variety Store, Choy Herb Specialist and Piece of Cake for a little international flavor. .

Between Stewart and Cedar Streets and Western and 4th Avenues. Metro bus #1, 2, 13

Hip, chic, condo-ville. Once home to hundreds of now dead dot coms, they’ve left their ever so trendy shops and restaurants behind. A great visit to a close-in urban neighborhood. Walk up and down 1st, 2nd and 3rd Avenues and drool over the fabulous finds at Eggberts, Paperhaus, Patagonia, The Endless Knot. If the drooling gets out of hand stop at Macrina Bakery or Le Pichet for sustenance and a cup of tea. Finish your walk off with a laugh at the windows of Baby & Co. and a sigh of envy as you peruse the beautiful architecture tomes at Peter Miller Books.

Capitol Hill

Just east of downtown core between 9th and 23rd Avenues and between E. Union and E. Roanoke Streets.
Metro bus 7,8,9,10,12,14

Young and urban, food and fashion galore. Home of Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park, Broadway Market, first run movie houses, Value Village thrift store, Dilettante Chocolates and tons of great restaurants.

North of downtown and Belltown, between Denny Way and Nickerson Street and Between Westlake Ave. N. and 15th Ave. W.
Metro bus #1,2,13, 34

Arts galore. This is the home of Seattle Center and all the performance spaces that go along with it. Queen Anne Ave. N. is the main drag for shopping and eating. Home of Dick’s Drive-In, a Seattle tradition for cheeseburger, fries and a shake.

Metro bus #11, 84

Follow E. Madison St. through town, over the hill past the hospitals and down to the lake for a super shopping and dining experience. The route will take you past some of the few pioneer mansions still standing, skirt the University of Washington Arboretum and deposit you at the foot of Madison St. where the ferry landing to the other side of Lake Washington used to ply it’s trade. An affluent neighborhood, Madison Park has a unique collection of small shops and restaurants and is a nice size for a morning or afternoon stroll. Or bring your swim duds and take a dip in the lake at Madison Park Beach!

North of Lake Union and downtown between the Lake Washington Ship Canal and North 50th St. and between Fremont Ave. N. and 15th Ave. NW.
Metro bus #26, 28, 31, 74

Known to its residents as “The Center of the Universe” Fremont attracts an eccentric population. Along with books, bites and bits of this and that Fremont also features a Sunday Market where you will find the used and the useless as well as just the thing you never knew you needed. Public “art work” is a major feature of the area and includes “Waiting for the Interurban” by Richard Beyer with embellishments courtesy of the public. You can also visit the 7 ton bronze statue of Lenin rescued from a mud puddle in Slovakia and now holding court over in front of the Fremont Hemp Co. For the very brave a visit to the Volkswagen eating Troll under the Bridge is a must! People watching deluxe!

I-5 to Fremont Ave. N. and Lake Union to N. 50th
Metro bus #16, 26, 31, 44, 45, 46, 74

Wallingford is just north of Fremont. It is a neighborhood of turn of the century bungalows. The main drag is NE 45th St.. Wallingford Center at the heart of the area is a collection of interesting shops nestled in a beautiful old schoolhouse. If you’re at all interested in ethnic musical instruments you will not want to miss John’s Music at 4501 Interlake Ave. N. Pick up a didgeridoo for you or surprise someone back home. The neighborhood also has one of the city’s best travel bookstores, Wide World Books & Maps. Proximity to the University gives the area an eclectic air and provides a wealth of ethnic restaurants, an Erotic Bakery and the Hawaii General Store. The area is surrounded by natural wonders, Lake Union with Gas Works Park to the south and Greenlake and the Woodland Park Zoo to the north. If you’re going to be in the area take a stroll down 45th and pick up a picnic, then go fly a kite, talk to the animals or paddle your own canoe.

Between Leary Way NW and NW 85th St. and between 15th Ave. NW and Puget Sound
Metro bus #44, 46

Lutefisk Sold Here!! Of course, that’s in addition to Aveda products (at Habitude) and boxing nuns (at Archee McPhee & Co.) Traditionally the Scandinavian enclave of Seattle this neighborhood is currently the hot new neighborhood for shops and restaurants. Spend half a day and shop for skate-dude duds, hand-crafted greeting cards, wind-up toys, have your hands hennaed and top it off with a new piercing or tattoo at Slave to the Needle. A truly original mix of old and new worlds.

The University District is north of Downtown and well-served by Metro buses #71, 72, 73, 74, and 75 which run every 10 minutes in the Metro bus Tunnel during the week and on 3rd Ave. on weekends.

If you make a trip to the University of Washington Campus to see the new law school library walk across the street to the University Bookstore, surely one of the best bookstores in the country. “The Ave” as University Way is known is home to the expected mix of coffee shops, ethnic restaurants, bookstores and Birkenstocks with a good mix of vintage clothing stores and used record shops thrown in. The street is currently undergoing a major reconstruction to make it more friendly to shoppers and residents alike. This remodel is going on one block at a time so it’s likely to be a mixed bag of grief and greatness, but give it a look if you’re out that way and if you make it on Saturday do not miss the University District Farmer’s Market at University Way and 50th N.E. for fantastic local fruit, incredibly cheap flowers and local honey. A must do if you’re in the area.

Any of the buses in the University District 1 instructions, then transfer to the 68 which travels through campus.

On the other side of the University to the north and east is University Village and the bedroom communities for many university faculty and workers. University Village is a large, but not mega- outdoor mall. Along the lake are homes of some of Seattle’s most affluent residents including the ancestral home of Bill Gates who grew up frequenting the neighborhood’s public library. This proximity to wealth gives this shopping mall a uniform up-scale quality. National chains are represented by Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, The Gap, Eddie Bauer, Antropologie, Williams-Sonomoa, Abercrombie Fitch, Ann Taylor, Crate & Barrel, etc. But there are a good group of locals here too, not the least of which and NOT TO BE MISSED is Fran’s Chocolates. Handmade chocolates extraordinaire, feted in the likes of Gourmet Magazine, and treasured by locals, especially now that chocolate is a certified health food J Surrounding the village are a good mix of neighborhood restaurants, one of the best yarn shops in the city (Acorn Street Yarns) and a straight from Rio de Janeiro genuine Brazilian bikini and beach wear shop! Can’t miss here!

Super Mall (Auburn)

1101 SuperMall Way Auburn, WA Exit 142A from I-5 south

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