Underdog Neighborhoods

The Case for Hillman City, from Sara O’Neill-Kohl

Seattle's southside neighborhood is changing quickly—for the better.

04/08/2025 By Sara O’Neill-Kohl and Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Neighborhood Guide

Secret Spots in Columbia City

A night market, a nonprofit bike shop, and a jewel box of a cinema.

03/31/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Aloha, Fries

Columbia City Favorite Super Six Is Closing

The automotively inclined all-day cafe will soon become a Marination outpost.

08/23/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Opening Dispatch

Jack’s BBQ Spinoff Jackalope Arrives in Columbia City

Its namesake may be mythical, but the impending Tex-Mex restaurant from a Seattle barbecue titan is very much a real thing.

12/09/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Field Notes

Off Alley in Columbia City Is Gutsy in Every Way

A popular popup is now a wee restaurant in Columbia City; and it's about way more than offal.

10/15/2020 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

BUZZING IDEA

A Vietnamese Coffee Shop Is Coming to Columbia City

Coffeeholic House will give Vietnam's stronger Robusta beans and sweet preparation a home in Seattle.

02/11/2020 By Marisa Comeau-Kerege

Critic's Picks

The Best Restaurants in the South End Right Now

Next-level deep dish, juicy rotisserie chicken, and pillowy pita: Seattle’s southerly neighborhoods harbor long-standing laid-back restaurants and ambitious newcomers alike.

05/29/2019 Edited by Jaime Archer

Dairy Dispatch

Molly Moon's Ice Cream in Columbia City Opens June 2

Yes, the latest scoop shop signals summer's arrival, but there's so much abuzz with the Seattle chainlet: new Mooncrew record label, plus new headquarters and events space.

05/24/2017 By Rosin Saez

Best Bars

Neighborhood Bars: Columbia City

The Rainier Avenue bar crawl

04/03/2016 By Darren Davis

Comfort Zone

Restaurant Reviews: Heyday and Super Six

Two seasoned restaurant teams bring crispy, melty, intelligent dishes to the ’hood.

01/08/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Crab and Sweet Corn Soup at Salted Sea

New Columbia City restaurant nails our biggest fall craving.

10/01/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Review

Just Enough Adventure on the Salted Seas

A Vietnamese restaurateur brings a fish house to Columbia City.

09/21/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Chicken, Waffles, and Einkorn

Salare adds brunch, the Central District adds chicken and waffles, and three neighborhood spots close abruptly.

09/11/2015 By Greg Young

Opening...Now

Marination Sibling Super Six Now Open in Columbia City

Automotive aloha.

09/10/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Market Watch

Here's What's New at Seattle Farmers Markets This Season

New markets, new locations, and an array of fresh and local produce

05/06/2015 By Aoife Reilly

Shifts & Shakeups

The Week in Restaurant News: Bustling Beginnings and Brunch

Chophouse Row opens with farm-to-mouth ice cream and cheese, Bar Sajor serves weekend brunch, and Seattle's favorite molten cake shop readies a second location for Capitol Hill.

05/01/2015 By Jeanny Rhee