Seattle neighborhood guides
22 neighborhoods · live crime, Link light rail- BelltownDowntown & Core
Glass condo towers and a dense restaurant row fill this downtown-adjacent grid a short walk from Westlake Station and the waterfront.
- South Lake UnionDowntown & Core
Amazon's campus of glass office towers and Lake Union's marinas anchor this fast-built district of restaurants and apartments a short walk from downtown.
- DowntownDowntown & Core
Pike Place Market's fish stalls and the retail core along Fifth Avenue sit blocks from the waterfront and every downtown Link station.
- Pioneer SquareDowntown & Core
Cast-iron storefronts from the city's 1889 rebuild hold galleries, sports bars, and the original Underground Tour a block from Lumen Field.
- Chinatown-International DistrictDowntown & Core
Uwajimaya's grocery hall and the Wing Luke Museum anchor a district of family-run restaurants spanning Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Filipino kitchens.
- First HillDowntown & Core
Swedish Medical Center and Virginia Mason's hospital campuses sit among the Frye Art Museum and a cluster of century-old apartment buildings above downtown.
- Capitol HillCentral
Broadway's late-night restaurants and Cal Anderson Park anchor Seattle's most walkable arts and nightlife district, a stop on the Link's northern trunk.
- Central DistrictCentral
Twenty-Third Avenue's small businesses and Garfield High School anchor one of Seattle's oldest residential grids, midway between Capitol Hill and Lake Washington.
- FremontNorth
The Fremont Bridge and the Center of the Universe signpost mark this canal-side neighborhood's mix of houseboats, breweries, and a Sunday market.
- WallingfordNorth
Wallingford Center's shops and a stretch of Craftsman houses line 45th Street between Gas Works Park and the University District.
- University DistrictNorth
The Ave's bookstores and food carts sit steps from the University of Washington's campus and the Burke-Gilman Trail.
- RavennaNorth
Ravenna Park's forested ravine and a quiet grid of early-1900s houses sit between the University District and Green Lake.
- Green LakeNorth
A 2.8-mile loop trail around Green Lake draws runners and paddleboarders past bathing beaches and a boathouse rental dock.
- GreenwoodNorth
Antique shops and a growing restaurant row line Greenwood Avenue North between Phinney Ridge and the Woodland Park Zoo.
- Beacon HillSouth
El Centro de la Raza's community campus and Jefferson Park's golf course sit atop a ridge with skyline views along Beacon Avenue's business strip.
- Columbia CitySouth
A landmark commercial historic district along Rainier Avenue holds a food hall, a historic theater, and a Wednesday farmers market near Lake Washington.
- GeorgetownSouth
Airport Way's warehouses-turned-studios and a cluster of breweries give this industrial pocket its working art-district character near Boeing Field.
- Mount BakerSouth
Mount Baker Park's swimming beach and a hillside of Craftsman houses look out over Lake Washington from a stop on the Link's southern trunk.
- West Seattle (Junction)West Seattle
California Avenue's shops and the Alaska Junction's clock tower anchor this peninsula neighborhood a bridge away from downtown, near Alki Beach.
- BallardNorthwest
Ballard Avenue's brick storefronts and the Ballard Locks' fish ladder sit a few blocks from Golden Gardens Park's beach along Puget Sound.
- Queen AnneNorthwest
Kerry Park's skyline overlook and the Queen Anne Avenue business strip crown the city's steepest residential hill above Seattle Center.
- MagnoliaNorthwest
Discovery Park's bluffs and Magnolia Village's shops sit on a residential peninsula overlooking Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains.