Slightly confused about how this thread is working, but whoever mentioned Bakeman’s above - they closed forever about 18 months ago. Extreme sadness. You missed a life changing turkey sandwich.
Kaleo, are you referring to this place in Burlington? I did some searching and didn’t come across a Skagit’s Best Seafood.
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I’m assuming you’ll be using some kind of ride-sharing service while in Seattle? Some of your plans can be achieved easily by walking and/or public transportation, but other things might be difficult.
Here are some random thoughts:
- The Armory Food Court- totally fine if your goal is just get a quick bite in between doing all the fun things with the kiddos, but you’re not going to find amazing food there. It is, however, a good place to take kids because there is a handful of food stall options to choose from. Skillet is probably one of the better options, although I personally find their food to be on the rich and heavy side. The Children’s Museum is fun- particularly for younger kids.
- You might want to make sure you go to the Shilshole Un Bien and not the 15th Ave Un Bien- both technically in Ballard, but very different experiences. Unless something has changed, there is little to no seating at the 15th Ave location and the area it’s in isn’t particularly scenic (15th avenue is a large commercial street).
- Il Corvo- as already mentioned, it is a small storefront that always has a massive line, although it does move quickly.
- Bainbridge Island, for my money, is a great little day trip. It’s very easy, cheap, and convenient to go there- especially if you don’t have a car- and the main strip of Winslow (where the ferry docks) is charming and fun. Good food options include: Proper Fish and Hitchcock Deli. It’s also fun to hit up the uber-fancy grocery store- Town and Country- get something from their massive grab and go section, and go down to the waterfront to eat (weather permitting)…
- If you’re going to Il Corvo another thing to do in that neighborhood, Pioneer Square, would include going up to the Smith Tower Observatory.
Have fun!
(Edited for redundancy:)
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Thanks for the tips @betsysch68 ! I haven’t posted my trip report yet. Though we already left Seattle by the time we saw your tips. It’ll be useful for future travellers though.
Armory Food Court- agreed. no amazing food. pretty meh in fact. When we went, there’s a Spirit of Africa festival going on, which made the food court loads more interesting.
We went to the 15th Ave Un Bien. We thought they were pretty nice sandwiches but not sure if its worth a detour from the farmers’ market. We did enjoy the locks quite a bit. Bad planning on my part- La Carta de Oaxaca closes on Sundays when the market is on.
Il Corvo- jeez, the line was long. We were on vacation and somehow we only got to the line at 11:45am. Bad planning. The line was at least 40 minutes long. I did enjoy the architecture of your library immensely prior to Il Corvo.
And we went to Bainbridge after lunch and the Klondike National Park exhibit. It was somewhat impromptu, and it was rainy all afternoon. But its an enjoyable ferry ride to and from. Nice stroll on the Bainbridge main street. Hitchcock didn’t have space without reservation though, unfortunately.
Never go to San Juan Island around 7/4. Lots of places are closed. Duck Soup- closed. Market Chef- closed. Bakery San Juan- closed. Streets- closed for parade. LOL. Foodwise because of this, it was somewhat disappointing.
Here are all the restaurants we went to :
Seattle:
Serious Pie and Biscuit
Armory- Skillet/ Senagalese food catered by Le Teranga
Adana
Un Bien
Monsoon
Le Pichet
Stateside
Il Corvo
Ba Bar
Burlington/ Mt Vernon:
Taqueria La Bamba
Taste of Thai by Wipa
(Sarkall’s only has Cambodian noodle soup in the evenings, and we aren’t there in the evenings)
San Juan Island:
Hermosa
Golden Island Thai (we desperately wanted to avoid, but everything was closed, and they were open and fast and we haven’t eaten breakfast)
Friday Harbor House
Oysters:
Westcott Bay Shellfish Co on San Juan Island
The oyster resell place next to La Bamba in Mt Vernon.
Unfortunately our schedule was so tight that we never got a chance to head to Blau or the Old Edison Inn that @kaleokahu you suggested. We couldn’t miss the ferry. The above places were right next to where we were so that’s why i picked up oysters there.
Ashford:
Copper Creek- small snack only, unfortunately
Seattle, near airport:
Juba- Somalian. Probably the most unusual-to-me meal on the entire trip. Somalian food has some similarities with Ethiopian dishes, but its definitely not Ethiopian. And it has influences from Italy because of the colonial past.
My grandiose idea of gourmet picnics inside Cascades and Rainier didn’t quite pan out. 
We did eat a lot of Rainier cherries, however, while we were driving around the national parks. Loads of roadside stands.
I will write about these places when I have a moment.
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Closed!
Nooooooooooooo! Though if it was the original guy all along, it’s been at least 30 years, probably 35, so that’s a good run and a person might want to retire. Still, I’m sad, Procopio was a special treat when I was young.
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