Fremont Restaurants

There are still places where people cross the street in their bath robes to go get their morning coffee. At the Lighthouse you'll meet the whole neighborhood including their dogs, kids, inlaws, guests, etc. Ed and Mileaux have created the ultimate gathering place for hilltop Fremonsters where the art on the walls is as intriguing as the patrons in the chairs.

Follow your bliss.

Favorite Dish: Even in a coffee crazed town like Seattle there are some coffee houses that shine. Ed's small batch roasts help to make what I consider to be the perfect latte.

Washington is on the left coast. Seattle is a liberal bastion. Fremont makes Seattle look conservative. And Touchstone Bakery is where Fremont lefties converge. Come here for a hearty, inexpensive breakfast or lunch.

Favorite Dish: Bisquits and gravy -- best breakfast deal in Fremont.

Caffe Ladro is a local chain of coffee shops that specializes in organic, fair trade coffee and fabulous baked goodies. On sunny days you can join the crowd outside just sitting and watching. On rainy days join the studiers and writers inside.

Despite the international success of Starbucks, real Fremonsters gravitate toward locally owned shops that serve as community living rooms

Booths and pizza by the slice with an industrial-art ambiance make this popular with Fremont families and just about everyone else. You can create your own pizza with their excellent crust and exotic array of bases and toppings and have an excellent ceasar salad as an appetizer while you wait.

Favorite Dish: The Chev
A mouth-watering malady. Garlic olive oil base, mozzarella and chevre cheeses, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts and roasted garlic cloves.

Until you've had Essential Baking Company's Mille Graine bread, you haven't lived. These guys use all organic ingredients to make the best bread I have ever eaten. But they don't stop there. Their pastries and chocolate are also in a class of their own. Once again we see Northwest Craftsmanship at work -- a commitment to finding meaningful work and putting your whole self into it, leading by example to change the world for the better.

Favorite Dish: Soup and sandwich with a chocolate for dessert.

One of the best cafe/restaurants in town is the PCC deli. Here you will find an assortment of healthy, delicious, mostly organic dishes at grocery store prices. And there's tables to eat at.

Puget Consumers' COOP is not a store -- it's a way of life. If I had no other reasons for not leaving Seattle, PCC alone might keep me here. From saving local organic farmland to lobbying Congress on organic standards, PCC is working hard to make sure it's shoppers have the freshest, best tasting, healthiest food around.

Mike Hale has been doing what he loves and doing it well for twenty years now: another fine example of Northwest Craftsmanship. His brewery and pub are a great spot for a tour and tasting or a meal, seated in the most comfortable sofa in Fremont.

Favorite Dish: You don't often get a chance to enjoy 'nitro' style ales in the US so take advantage of that. And the stout cheesecake is something to write home about.

Locally owned, great flavor, inexpensive, huge portions, bright and airy with outdoor seating, kid friendly. All the locals in our neighborhood come here.

Favorite Dish: Two people can share the chili colorado plate and a single tamale a la carte. Add flan for dessert and you'll be stuffed.