Queen Anne
There are a lot of great places to eat in Queen Anne, one of the favorite places for locals is definitely Julia’s. These are the people that don’t bother to review it on Yelp because they already know where they are going when they want a meal out at a comfortable local place. It’s not really plain, but it’s not prissy either. Julia’s is in a converted Craftsman house on Queen Anne Ave N, with tables outside on the terrace as well. When we went there yesterday we choose to be outside…we are not in the tripple digits anymore, thank heavens, but it’s still pretty warm even in the evenings. Inside there are comfortable antique wooden tables and chairs in several small dining rooms, and as I said outside is the terrace with wrought iron tables and umbrellas. A mother and daughter took the table next to us near the railing, and they were obviously Queen Anne residents since while they were eating at least 4 passersby stopped for long visits. This is a community.
The menu is comfortable and inviting. Our server let us know that recent revisions have added some very interesting bites to the choices. We loved the Steak Salad. I’ve had that at other places recently with good results, but this was the hands down winner with lovely crispy onion frittes on top, black olives, and baby romaine as well as truly excellent grilled steak slices. There was also a great flatbread with garlic and spreads that I would recommend, and a slammingly satisfying double chocolate decadance cake. If you happen to get to Julia’s, please let me know how you liked it!
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One of Queen Anne’s Favorites
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pass across the front terrace to enter
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stop at the entrance to be seated
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Antique wooden tables create relaxed ambiance.
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Dinners enjoy ambiance and conversation
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flatbread with roasted garlic
Queen Anne
The City’s Favorite Neighborhood and the Reasons Why
You might say that any sentence that starts out with “everyone” has to be an exageration. And I suppose it’s true that if you were to ask 20 Seattleites what their favortie neighborhood is, they would not all immediately blurt out “Queen Anne.” In fact we are blessed with a number of wonderful, quirky, downright fantastic places to live in this laid-back, high speed Pacific Rim city, not to mention some equally popular and beloved Eastside and Northside areas. But Queen Anne is special to the heart of Seattle, even for those who might choose to live elsewhere. In one of the eleven parallel universes that exist according to String Theory, everyone lives in Queen Anne at least once.
Why is it so beloved?
Paragon Restaurant
Well, perhaps it’s the winding streets lined with flowering trees, or the gorgeous restored vintage houses, or the walkability with some of the city’s best restaurants and shops. Or could it be the proximity to Seattle Center with all it’s offerings, and the every-so-easy commute (only 2 miles but as much as 20 minutes in rush hour traffic) to downtown? The laid back atmosphere infused with vibrant lifestyle? The neighbors who care? The trendy and ever changing dynamics (like newcomer restaurant How To Cook A Wolf, Ethan Stowell’s 3rd restaurant which has been called “a cross between a cigar box and a sauna!? or like the top-rated Macrina Bakery, “fresh hot breads and pastries in a quaint, light-filled place in Queen Anne”) or the family freindly atmosphere (a great community center, parks, and shops like Lily’s Pampering Salon & Party Boutique kids’ salon and Urban Kids Play or Queen Anne Books which has a Summer Read Program and wonderful kids events.)
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Lovely Craftsman on Queen Anne Hill
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a street in Queen Anne
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another street
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Tree Lined Street on the north side looking toward Aurora Bridge
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Queen Anne Community Park
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West Queen Anne Field House
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Queen Anne Acquatic Center
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Bethany Presbyterian Church
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Queen Anne Frame Shop
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Queen Anne Books
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Queen Anne Books Seattle Section
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El Diablo Coffee House
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Julia’s Restaurant is beloved by locals.
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Once Upon A Time in Queen Anne
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Urban Kids Play Toy Store
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Outside a Coffee House
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Peet’s Coffee on the Boulevard
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Noah’s Bagles
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Blue Highway Game and Coffee Shop
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Blue Highway Games 1
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Blue Highway Games
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Stuhlburg’s Home and Gift
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Paragon Restaurant, a polular spot
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Paragon Restaurant
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Metropolitan Market
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Metropolitan Market has everything yummy
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Shopping at Metropolitan Market
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Queen Anne Style
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Sorrentino 1
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Sorrentino
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Caffe Ladro, one of the many coffee houses on the Boulevard
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Caffe Ladro Cherry Tarts
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Space Needle seen from Lower Queen Anne
Maybe it’s just the views, views of the city, the Sound, the Space Needle, the old craftsmen homes, the quaint streets, the tempting shop windows, the friends having coffee at little sidewalk tables, the quaint atmosphere of the shops and high-ceilinged old buildings that house restaurants and bring a sense of the past of the city into our everyday lives.
El Diablo Coffee House
For a gatherings of listings in Queen Anne don’t hesitate to drop me an email or call with your criteria.
Edy Kizaki
Realtor, Group Leader
edy@seattlepowersearch.com
206-402-9155
Urban Kids Play Toy Store
Metropolitan Market has everything yummy
Caffe Ladro, one of the many coffee houses on the Boulevard
Queen Anne Frame Shop
Queen Anne
Being one of Seattle’s most desirable neighborhoods, of course you’re wondering how real estate in Queen Anne is doing. Here are some current stats for what sold in July and what is currently available!
Residential:
1 bedroom: 2 on market: $59,000-$75,000 (both are houseboats)
2 bedroom: 24 on market: $299,000-$1,075,000
3 bedroom: 60 on market: $379,500-$2,185,000
4 bedroom: 45 on market: $350,000-$3,895,000
5 bedroom+: 17 on market: $599,000-$5,950,000
Condos:
Studio: 11 on market: $179,950-$239,000
1 bedroom: 55 on market: $120,000-$529,000
2 bedroom: 85 on market: $230,000-$4,950,000
3 bedroom: 17 on market: $379,900-$1,675,000
Multi-Family:
Duplex: 8 on market: $499,900-$849,000
Triplex: 5 on market: $599,900-$949,500
Fourplex: 4 on market: $699,000-$1,525,000
5-plex+: 3 on market: $1,150,000-$2,600,000
Vacant Land:
7 on market: $275,000-$2,099,000
Queen Anne
Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood is one of the nicest places to take a walk (it’s no secret that if you want to live in a wonderful walkable neighborhood this is one of the best choices in the city…if you don’t believe me just plug the address of any home you’re looking at into the Walkscore.com site and you’ll see a high rating!), do some shopping, meet a friend for coffee or lunch, or plan a romantic dinner at one of the small restaurants that abound. But let’s not forget the lively pub scene that is justly said to be, especially in Lower Queen Anne which blends into Westlake near Seattle Center, one of the best hangouts in the city to drink, gab and get together.
Some of my FAVORITE PEOPLE IN SEATTLE, the Seattle Weekly crowd, has issued a great little guide in this week’s free Weekly, their Happy Hour Guide. Be sure to grab one at your favorite coffee house, or if you are out of town drop me an email and I’ll put one in the mail to you, as I have a stack in the office.
The Seattle Weekly Happy Hour Guide has five picks for Queen Anne, which are The Spectator, Genki Sushi, McMenamins Pub, Paragon, and Ozzie’s Restaurant and Lounge, with Happy hours listed below.
The Spectator … Monday all day, Tue-Sun 4-7 p.m.
Genki Sushi … daily 3-7 p.m., 9 p.m. to close (beer $3, sushi $1, side dish $1, daily cocktail $5)
McMenamin’s Tavern & Pool … daily 4-6 p.m., 10-close
Paragon Bar & Grill … Mon-Fri 4-7 p.m. (Very Live Music)
Ozzie’s Restaurant & Lounge … daily 11-7 p.m., food 3-7 p.m. daily (5 bars and a summer patio)
There is also a great Happy Hour in Seattle website I recently found, which lists 15 spots in Queen Anne, with ratings (note I found 3 had closed, so I took them off my list…check before you go). Hands down winner is Peso’s, which a client of mine who bought a condo in Queen Anne also told me is his top choice most times! Here is my list of places to visit as they got a 4 or 5 rating on the site (I’ve been to Peso’s to meet clients and it’s great, but got no photos for a blog…sorry, next time!):
Jabu’s Pub … 4:30-6:30 daily … “fun little place,” Monday night Bingo
(Home Fries $2, 2 baby BBQ Onion Burgers or Beer Battered Shrooms $2.50, Wells $3, Drafts $2.50)
Ozzie’s Restaurant & Bar … 3:30-6:30 daily…offers happy hour during Seattle Center events, unusual in QA
(2 Salmon or Beef Tacos, Shrimp Cocktail, Cheeseburger & Fries, Mini Pizza, Fish & Chips all $1.95,
Drafts $2.25, Wells $2.50)
Peso’s Kitchen and Lounge … 4-6 p.m. & 10-1 a.m. daily … busiest & most popular happy hour on QA!
(22 different appetizers, $4 each)
Ponti … 4-6:30 & 9-close daily … it’s on the Queen Anne side of the Fremont Cut, next to the Fremont Bridge
(Calamari $5, Scallops $5, Prawns $5, Cheeseburger w/Bacon $5, Wells $3.50, Beer $3.00, Wine $5)
Sport Restaurant and Bar … 3-5:30 p.m. M-F (near Seattle Center, award winning martinis)
(Pizza $3.55, Wells 4.95, Bud Lite/Kokanee Drafts $1.50)
The Sitting Room … 5-7 p.m. daily
Two other sites that offer great insight on the Happy Hour scene in Queen Anne are SeattleTravel.com, which has great resources for travel here, and the website for Seattle’s nightlife rag, The Stranger, a full resource website that includes a neighborhood bars section.
Edy Kizaki, Realtor, Team Leader
edy@seattlepowersearch.com
cell: 206-402-9155
Queen Anne
Sometimes Queen Anne can be an all day event, sometimes it’s enough just to go over to Silver Platters in jeans and a hoodie and stop by what’s arguably the city’s best fast food Sushi place, Sushi Land. Silver Platters is a great place for all kinds of shopping now that the holidays are approaching, as you are bound to find something for literally everyone on your list. This is not the downtown glitzy rush, it’s more an understated, laid back, Seattle cool kind of a twilight visit.
Silver Platters is a music and movie store with four locations in Seattle. The one in Queen Anne is where the old Tower Records used
to be. It’s a great store with so much atmosphere they should charge admission, but instead you find great stuff at reasonable prices, and that includes used DVDs and CDs, and they still do videos. Even more fun, 
take a few of your cast-offs (in good condition) and get part of what you’ll be spending in credit for the old DVDs and CDs that you no longer want on your shelves. They have great selections in every category you can think of, friendly staff and a great deal of knowledge if you have questions or are looking for something. They can also fill you in on various aspects of the Seattle music scene! 
We found some cool t-shirts, a documentary about living with wolves, a classic Marilyn Monroe movie, a modern spy film I’ve been wanting to see, two kids’ movies (dragons and transformers, what else) and a kung fu moive…something for everyone! Checking out we got into a fun conversation with the woman at the register which ranged all across the board and included ways of saving bags, whether they still take and sell used videos (they do) and my friend’s son’s electric guitar. It felt a little strange to walk out without at least inviting her over for dinner some time, but that’s how Seattle is, laid back, friendly, eclectic, and people are just plain interesting and pleasant.
We walked down Roy Street there in lower Queen Anne where there are at least four Asian 
restaurants to choose from all in a row, Thai (Pahn Thai in an old Craftsman), Upscale Pho and Curry (Pho Viet Anh), a Vegetarian 
Chinese (Bamboo Garden), and another interesting looking Thai one (Thai Heaven) that served cocktails, but finally decided to go back to an old favorite, Sushi Land. It was so early there wasn’t even a wait, which there usually is. Three sushi chefs rapidly arranged delicious maki (rolls) and negiri (the sliced fish on rice), as well as edamame (salty boiled soy beans to pop out of the pods), fried wontons, octobus bites and rolls, and other little treats onto plates color 
coded as to price. Waitresses brought drinks, miso soup and whatever else we ordered from the 
kitchen. Perched on stools at the counter in front of the conveyor belt, we had a ringside seat!
The prices are really great too! The green plates are $1, the pink ones are $1.50, the blue ones are $2, and the purple ones (the really special stuff!) are $3. These include bowls of 
Udon (fat noodles in broth), small and tasty. Wow, unbeatable. We had 5 green plates, four pink plates, two blue plates, and my son had the Shrimp Tempura Udon on a purple plate. We also had a Sapporo and green tea, all for under $25.
How does it work? All the little plates are loaded onto a conveyor belt and they circle around in front of the delighted diners who are lined up on stools at a counter in front of the stream of passing sushi! There is the added pleasure of watching the sushi chefs prepare the different dishes and anticipating what’s coming around next. You just reach out and take whichever ones you decide you can’t resist. Great fun, easy on the pocketbook, and something for everyone!
Down 5th Avenue the other direction you will find Crow Restaurant and Bistro, well-known and well-beloved Seattle dining spot, but you’ll probably need a reservation several days or weeks in advance, although sometimes it’s possible to find an impromptu seat at the chef’s counter where you can watch them prepare and assemble the artful plates of heavenly fare.
Edy Kizaki
Realtor & Team Leader
edy@SeattlePowerSearch.com
206-402-9155
Queen Anne
Driving around the lovely streets of Queen Anne Hill is a special treat at this time of year, when the cherries and other
Queen Anne Brick Tudor and a Delicate Cherry Tree
lovely spring flowers are starting to blossom. The neighborhood always has a timeless feeling to me anyway, with the 100 year old Craftsman homes each distinct as a jewel (and as well cared for) lining the streets. The shopping area is crowded with little individualistic shops and restaurants, people are out strolling with their dogs or pushing strollers or having coffee with a dear friend.
Daffodils in Traffic Circles
There are quite a few destination shops which attract people from all over with their exciting offerings, whether knitting, fabric, pet goods, amazing eyewear… there is peace, community, atmosphere, a sense that life is good and we are part of it all. But it is not often that I literally can’t bear to stop driving up and down the residential streets just gazing at the sights of a neighborhood that is it’s own raison d’etre. This is a place that, one feels, is as it was menat to be, and some days just to be a part of it is joy enough.
Every traffic circle seems to have it’s crowd of daffodils, and we should proably have a
Craftsman Cloaked in Cherry Blossoms
contest to see who can most accurately guess the number of cherry trees in Queen Anne. I will kick it off, and guess 4,029. Go see, if you have time, if not, at least enjoy these photos of the cherries and their cousins just beginning to bloom!
Clouds of Cherry Blossoms on Queen Anne Hill
Edy Kizaki
Realtor, Team Leader
edy@seattlepowersearch.com
206.402.9155 (cell)
follow me on Twitter.com: http://twitter.com/edykizaki
Queen Anne
About Queen Anne Neighborhood
Best known for its commanding view of downtown Seattle, the Queen Anne neighborhood is one of the city’s more popular residential locations. Queen Anne hill, at the northern end of Seattle’s city center, offers great views from an elevation of 456 feet. Queen Anne gets its name from the architectural style that was popular when Seattle’s elite first made it their home. Many of these homes still remain and are mixed in with newer homes, apartments, and condominiums.
Lower Queen Anne is home to a lively commercial area and the Seattle Center. Trendy restrausts, bistros and upscale hotels can be found nearby along Queen Anne Avenue. Queen Anne’s Kerry Park is also a popular destination that provides views of the Space Needle, and Mount Rainere on clear days.
Sometimes Queen Anne can be an all day event, sometimes it’s enough just to go over to Silver Platters in jeans and a hoodie and stop by what’s arguably the city’s best fast food Sushi place, Sushi Land. Silver Platters is a great place for all kinds of shopping now that the holidays are approaching, as you are bound to find something for literally everyone on your list. This is not the downtown glitzy rush, it’s more an understated, laid back, Seattle cool kind of a twilight visit.
to be. It’s a great store with so much atmosphere they should charge admission, but instead you find great stuff at reasonable prices, and that includes used DVDs and CDs, and they still do videos. Even more fun, 
take a few of your cast-offs (in good condition) and get part of what you’ll be spending in credit for the old DVDs and CDs that you no longer want on your shelves. They have great selections in every category you can think of, friendly staff and a great deal of knowledge if you have questions or are looking for something. They can also fill you in on various aspects of the Seattle music scene! 
restaurants to choose from all in a row, Thai (Pahn Thai in an old Craftsman), Upscale Pho and Curry (Pho Viet Anh), a Vegetarian 
Chinese (Bamboo Garden), and another interesting looking Thai one (Thai Heaven) that served cocktails, but finally decided to go back to an old favorite, Sushi Land. It was so early there wasn’t even a wait, which there usually is. Three sushi chefs rapidly arranged delicious maki (rolls) and negiri (the sliced fish on rice), as well as edamame (salty boiled soy beans to pop out of the pods), fried wontons, octobus bites and rolls, and other little treats onto plates color 
coded as to price. Waitresses brought drinks, miso soup and whatever else we ordered from the 
kitchen. Perched on stools at the counter in front of the conveyor belt, we had a ringside seat!
Udon (fat noodles in broth), small and tasty. Wow, unbeatable. We had 5 green plates, four pink plates, two blue plates, and my son had the Shrimp Tempura Udon on a purple plate. We also had a Sapporo and green tea, all for under $25. 
How does it work? All the little plates are loaded onto a conveyor belt and they circle around in front of the delighted diners who are lined up on stools at a counter in front of the stream of passing sushi! There is the added pleasure of watching the sushi chefs prepare the different dishes and anticipating what’s coming around next. You just reach out and take whichever ones you decide you can’t resist. Great fun, easy on the pocketbook, and something for everyone!
