Guidebook for Olympia

Sherrie
Guidebook for Olympia

Food Scene

My personal Favorite! There are also vegetarian and gluten free options served here.
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Lemon Grass Restaurant
212 4th Ave W
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My personal Favorite! There are also vegetarian and gluten free options served here.
This pizza is authentic, Italian pizza. Yum!
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Pizzeria La Gitana - Olympia
518 Capitol Way S
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This pizza is authentic, Italian pizza. Yum!
This place delivers the best pizza brought to your door. If you want thin crust with white sauce, just ask.
Brewery City Pizza Co
5150 Capitol Blvd SE
This place delivers the best pizza brought to your door. If you want thin crust with white sauce, just ask.
This is an old restaurant bought by the McMennamins group. Still it has been able to retain some of its old historical charm. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all available here. Food is reliably good.
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McMenamins Spar Café
114 4th Ave E
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This is an old restaurant bought by the McMennamins group. Still it has been able to retain some of its old historical charm. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all available here. Food is reliably good.
Great breakfasts served here! Although new to the Olympia food scene, it has become a new favorite. Dine in or outside.
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Hash
1807 Harrison Ave NW
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Great breakfasts served here! Although new to the Olympia food scene, it has become a new favorite. Dine in or outside.
You can't beat the view at this place! I actually saw a whale in the section of water the restaurant looks out on. I like this place best at happy hour. Great fish tacos and Kobe beef burgers at a good price, great seafood for a price. Dine in or outside. Drinks are reliably good.
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Anthony's Hearthfire Grill Olympia
1675 Marine Dr NE
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You can't beat the view at this place! I actually saw a whale in the section of water the restaurant looks out on. I like this place best at happy hour. Great fish tacos and Kobe beef burgers at a good price, great seafood for a price. Dine in or outside. Drinks are reliably good.
Dang their morning rolls are to die for! Fabulous baked goods and great coffee too. For lunch, try unique sandwiches. Next door are some other interesting food shops to visit. Don't miss this.
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The Bread Peddler
222 Capitol Way N
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Dang their morning rolls are to die for! Fabulous baked goods and great coffee too. For lunch, try unique sandwiches. Next door are some other interesting food shops to visit. Don't miss this.
This is the definition of the neighborhood bakery. Try their cheese bread sticks and a latte or any number of other baked delights. Sit out back and eat like a native Olympian. You'll love it.
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San Francisco Street Bakery
1320 San Francisco Ave NE
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This is the definition of the neighborhood bakery. Try their cheese bread sticks and a latte or any number of other baked delights. Sit out back and eat like a native Olympian. You'll love it.
Try this bavarian bakery and sandwich shop. The fruit tart pronounced weyhey is to die for!
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Wagner's European Bakery & Cafe
1013 Capitol Way S
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Try this bavarian bakery and sandwich shop. The fruit tart pronounced weyhey is to die for!
Excellent sandwiches all sorts. You;ll love it.
Wally's Sandwich Bar
Excellent sandwiches all sorts. You;ll love it.
Best guacamole and Mexican food. Pricey but worth it.
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Don Juan's Mexican Kitchen & Cantina
4419 Harrison Ave NW
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Best guacamole and Mexican food. Pricey but worth it.
Great neighborhood eating and drinking spot. Eat outside or inside.
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State & Central
1415 State Ave NE
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Great neighborhood eating and drinking spot. Eat outside or inside.
Great westside neighborhood sushi spot. Nothing fancy just good sushi.
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Koibito Sushi Japanese Restaurant
1707 Harrison Ave NW
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Great westside neighborhood sushi spot. Nothing fancy just good sushi.
Great sushi with a bit of ambiance. Great food and good prices.
Aya Sushi
1540 Cooper Point Rd SW
Great sushi with a bit of ambiance. Great food and good prices.
Best coffee in Olympia! You'll love it.
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Dancing Goats® Downtown Olympia
550 Capitol Way S
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Best coffee in Olympia! You'll love it.
The food is excellent, the atmosphere cozy, and only the people who really know Olympia, know about this place. Walk on the boardwalk once you've finished your meal.
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Gardner's Seafood & Pasta
111 Thurston Ave NW
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The food is excellent, the atmosphere cozy, and only the people who really know Olympia, know about this place. Walk on the boardwalk once you've finished your meal.
OK so this is a restaurant and a fair trade store with stuff from around the world. I was in Istanbul Turkey at a great shop that re-purposed old prayer rugs, and they actually asked me if I knew of this place. Small world, 5 minutes from the bungalow. Food options are totally organic. Speakers and music in the restaurant. Check the schedule.
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Traditions Fair Trade
300 5th Ave SW
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OK so this is a restaurant and a fair trade store with stuff from around the world. I was in Istanbul Turkey at a great shop that re-purposed old prayer rugs, and they actually asked me if I knew of this place. Small world, 5 minutes from the bungalow. Food options are totally organic. Speakers and music in the restaurant. Check the schedule.

Parks & Nature

This park is set at the edge of Budd Inlet and is very close in. There are walking trails, a lovely garden, picnic tables, swings and you can actually walk down to the beach. An easy way to have some free fun for the family.
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Парк Прест Пойнт
2600 East Bay Drive Northeast
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This park is set at the edge of Budd Inlet and is very close in. There are walking trails, a lovely garden, picnic tables, swings and you can actually walk down to the beach. An easy way to have some free fun for the family.
Another beautiful park with a path to the water. Also, just past the park and to the right, is Boston Harbor. A quaint little marina with excellent chowder that you can get from the general store and eat outside while taking in the local charm.
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Парк Берфут
6927 Boston Harbor Rd NE
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Another beautiful park with a path to the water. Also, just past the park and to the right, is Boston Harbor. A quaint little marina with excellent chowder that you can get from the general store and eat outside while taking in the local charm.
Your kids will love this! This small park in the middle of the city is a great place to cool off. Kids can play in the ever-changing fountain that will squirt the kids just when they think they're safe. Mom and dad can sit in the shade and watch. On site hot-dogs ! What more can you ask for on a sunny day?
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Heritage Park Fountain
330 5th Ave SW
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Your kids will love this! This small park in the middle of the city is a great place to cool off. Kids can play in the ever-changing fountain that will squirt the kids just when they think they're safe. Mom and dad can sit in the shade and watch. On site hot-dogs ! What more can you ask for on a sunny day?
Located on the Nisqually River Delta in Southern Puget Sound, this refuge consists of three thousand acres of salt and freshwater marshes, grasslands and mixed forest habitats that provide a resting and nesting area for a wide variety of migratory birds. Great walk and the kids will like it too.
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Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Service Trail
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Service Trail
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Located on the Nisqually River Delta in Southern Puget Sound, this refuge consists of three thousand acres of salt and freshwater marshes, grasslands and mixed forest habitats that provide a resting and nesting area for a wide variety of migratory birds. Great walk and the kids will like it too.
Just down the hill a great walking path around the lake. This winter, Oly on ice - a new outdoor ice skating rink is just across the street,
Marathon Park
Just down the hill a great walking path around the lake. This winter, Oly on ice - a new outdoor ice skating rink is just across the street,
Check the schedule for music in the park and movies under the stars.
Sylvester Park
615 Washington St SE
Check the schedule for music in the park and movies under the stars.
A lovely walk along the waterfront, and a park for the kiddies when you've had enough. Stores, restaurants, and art along the way.
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Percival Landing
217 Thurston Ave NW
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A lovely walk along the waterfront, and a park for the kiddies when you've had enough. Stores, restaurants, and art along the way.

Everything Else

Great place to take the kids! It is an interactive museum so they can busy themselves and give you a break.
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Музей для детей
414 Jefferson St NE
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Great place to take the kids! It is an interactive museum so they can busy themselves and give you a break.

Shopping

The Olympia Farmer's Market is a great way to spend the afternoon. There's live music, local foods, meats, baked goods, and handcrafts from local artist and farmers. Don't miss it! While you are there, walk along Percival Landing and take a look at the waterfront.
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Olympia Farmers Market
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The Olympia Farmer's Market is a great way to spend the afternoon. There's live music, local foods, meats, baked goods, and handcrafts from local artist and farmers. Don't miss it! While you are there, walk along Percival Landing and take a look at the waterfront.
Funky vintage clothing store. Check it out and get your palm read too!
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Psychic Sister
109 5th Ave SE
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Funky vintage clothing store. Check it out and get your palm read too!
Toys your kids will love! This is not Toys are Us. This is an old school toy shop with unique toys your kids will love.
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Captain Little
121 5th Ave SE
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Toys your kids will love! This is not Toys are Us. This is an old school toy shop with unique toys your kids will love.
This is not Barnes and Noble. It is a used book store that is HUGE. So much fun to browse and come away with an armload of books and a pocketful of change.
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Orca Books
315 5th Ave SE
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This is not Barnes and Noble. It is a used book store that is HUGE. So much fun to browse and come away with an armload of books and a pocketful of change.
This is a unique store full of unique items. Locally owned.
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Compass Rose
416 Capitol Way S
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This is a unique store full of unique items. Locally owned.
This is your typical American mall. Everything you might want is here.
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Capital Mall
625 Black Lake Blvd SW
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This is your typical American mall. Everything you might want is here.
Locally owned shop with unique, beautiful and funky stuff. Fun store.
Hot Toddy
410 Capitol Way S
Locally owned shop with unique, beautiful and funky stuff. Fun store.
Locally owned super fun store. Lot's of funny stuff, pretty stuff, stuff that smells good, crazy cards and more. Love this place.
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Archibald Sisters
406 Capitol Way S
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Locally owned super fun store. Lot's of funny stuff, pretty stuff, stuff that smells good, crazy cards and more. Love this place.
Beautiful objects abound. This store smells good, looks good and there's plenty you'll wish you had here. Especially since it has the best assortment of chocolates in town!
Popinjay
414 Capitol Way S
Beautiful objects abound. This store smells good, looks good and there's plenty you'll wish you had here. Especially since it has the best assortment of chocolates in town!
Yep. This is the hippest hippy store in the land. Great massages in the back too. Everything from healing herbs and crystals to organic makeup, and books on meditation and past lives. GREAT tea mix you can purchase at the massage desk.
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Radiance Herbs & Massage
113 5th Ave SE
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Yep. This is the hippest hippy store in the land. Great massages in the back too. Everything from healing herbs and crystals to organic makeup, and books on meditation and past lives. GREAT tea mix you can purchase at the massage desk.

Essentials

Bayview is right down the hill from you. It is an upscale grocery store with a coffee stand and a deli inside. It's convenient and its got about everything you'll need, and even more of what you don't (think chocolates and good wine). You might even want to attend one of their cooking or wine tasting classes.
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Bayview Thriftway
516 4th Ave W
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Bayview is right down the hill from you. It is an upscale grocery store with a coffee stand and a deli inside. It's convenient and its got about everything you'll need, and even more of what you don't (think chocolates and good wine). You might even want to attend one of their cooking or wine tasting classes.
This is a great little laundromat which I have personally used when I need to wash my big comforters and sleeping bags. Close to where you are and very neat and clean with a postal substation next door. There is an attendant on duty so you can feel pretty safe that you can leave and come back. Have a drink next door at Iron Rabitt.
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Westside Laundry
2103 Harrison Ave NW
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This is a great little laundromat which I have personally used when I need to wash my big comforters and sleeping bags. Close to where you are and very neat and clean with a postal substation next door. There is an attendant on duty so you can feel pretty safe that you can leave and come back. Have a drink next door at Iron Rabitt.
Rite Aid is the place to go for all your pharmacy needs, and they've got good prices on bottled beer too.
Rite Aid Pharmacy
305 Cooper Point Rd NW
Rite Aid is the place to go for all your pharmacy needs, and they've got good prices on bottled beer too.

Sightseeing

The Salmon are here! When the Salmon are running, stand here to watch them wiggle. The kids will love it too.
5th Avenue Bridge
5th Avenue Bridge
The Salmon are here! When the Salmon are running, stand here to watch them wiggle. The kids will love it too.
Great place to rent a paddleboard or a sea kayak! While away a few hours and get in touch with Budd Inlet. Just down the road from you.
West Bay Paddleboards
2100 W Bay Dr NW
Great place to rent a paddleboard or a sea kayak! While away a few hours and get in touch with Budd Inlet. Just down the road from you.

Arts & Culture

Check out the capitol grounds. Take a tour or just wander around the grounds. See the moon tree (seeds went up with the astronauts), the rose garden, the war memorial and walk the switch back down to Marathon Park. You can even tour the Governor's mansion.
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Washington State Capitol Building and Campus
416 Sid Snyder Ave SW
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Check out the capitol grounds. Take a tour or just wander around the grounds. See the moon tree (seeds went up with the astronauts), the rose garden, the war memorial and walk the switch back down to Marathon Park. You can even tour the Governor's mansion.
Check the schedule for plays, music and other performances. I saw Cabaret there and was knocked out!
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Washington Center for the Performing Arts
512 Washington St SE
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Check the schedule for plays, music and other performances. I saw Cabaret there and was knocked out!
This place is fantastic and one of my favorite places to shop for gifts. Local artists creations of all types. Don't miss this if you want to bring back a little piece of local art.
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Childhood's End Gallery
222 4th Ave W
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This place is fantastic and one of my favorite places to shop for gifts. Local artists creations of all types. Don't miss this if you want to bring back a little piece of local art.