🍪 Where to find the best munchies

Our Favorite Munchie Spots In the City

Happy 4/20, Seattle! Whether you’re celebrating or you just love a good snack, no weed required, our team will take any excuse to talk about the best places to grab a delicious bite. So, we put together a little guide for some of our favorites. [City Cast Seattle]

• 🥪 Hand-held and to-go: Biscuits are kind of a contentious topic here – we’re definitely not serving southern style options – but Belltown’s Biscuit Bitch is open late, serves a mean gravy-smothered biscuit, and their sandwiches are a great, late-night grab-and-go. On the other end of the spectrum, for you wake and bakers, Morsel’s stand-alone biscuits are a perfect start to the day. Their Spanish Fly sandwich makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Some other favorites include Yalla’s saj wraps, a banh mi from Thanh Son Tofu and Bakery (1248 S King St), and the inari pockets from 45th Stop N Shop.
• 🍜 Late-night options: We have to start with a Seattle classic, for those of you who missed it, Beth’s is open again. They’re not 24-hour anymore, but you can still get late-night breakfast, and for the daring (and rich) among us, a 12-egg omelet. I’m also partial to Purple Dot Cafe – where else can you get french toast, dim sum, or hot pot at midnight? Other top contenders include Hattie’s Hat and Fort St. George (giant spaghetti bowl with an omelet on the side, anyone?)
• 🍫 Sweet and salty: I’m kind of always craving the pandan waffles from The Boat with their signature salted coconut whip. So! Good! Another classic, of course, is The Cookie from Met Market (just make sure you have a napkin for all that melted chocolate). I don’t know what makes the tots at Twilight Exit so good, but they’re fried to perfection. Matcha Man’s cherry dole whip soft serve in a taiyaki cone is worth the journey to Georgetown. And the doubutsu fries at Saint Bread are unreal. Lastly, Ashley is a big evangelist for all things Mainstay Provisions – she recommends their pizza, soft serve, and brownies.

🚨 Far from zero: As we talked about on the podcast with Gordon Padelford 🎧, Seattle has a goal of zero traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. But rather than decreasing, both are trending upward – pedestrian deaths nearly doubled. This fall, the city auditor will formally assess Vision Zero, but people like Gordon say the issue isn’t lack of ideas, it’s “lack of political will.” [KUOW]

🌎 First Peoples Climate Fund: The $5.5 million grant awards support the Suquamish and Snoqualmie tribes and five Indigenous-led organizations doing work to help our region adapt to climate change. The money was allocated in 2023 from Seattle’s payroll tax on employers. It will now help grow programs to support Native food producers, reduce emissions, restore habitat, and educate tribal youth. [Seattle Times]

🔦 Private security: Due to neighbor complaints and a limited number of park rangers, Seattle Parks and Recreation has contracted a private security company to patrol Golden Gardens this summer. (Our team has… thoughts… about this. To get the inside scoop, become a City Cast Seattle neighbor!) [My Ballard]