Guidebook for Vashon

Judd & Lisa
Guidebook for Vashon

Food Scene

Voted Best Thai Food in Seattle. Their Phad Thai is a must try!
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May Kitchen + Bar
17614 Vashon Hwy SW
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Voted Best Thai Food in Seattle. Their Phad Thai is a must try!
Good, clean comfort food.
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The Hardware Store Restaurant
17601 Vashon Hwy SW
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Good, clean comfort food.
Great vegetarian and #gluten free meals. Their baked good are also AMAZING, but not GF. They have great patio seating out back in the summer.
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Snapdragon
17817 Vashon Hwy SW
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Great vegetarian and #gluten free meals. Their baked good are also AMAZING, but not GF. They have great patio seating out back in the summer.
Perhaps the best place for an outsider to experience the island’s spirit. A small shack owned by Kathy Kush.
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Burton Coffee Stand
23925 Vashon Hwy SW
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Perhaps the best place for an outsider to experience the island’s spirit. A small shack owned by Kathy Kush.
Coffee hub of the town center. Coffee is excellent and baristas are friendly.
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Cafe Luna
9924 SW Bank Rd
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Coffee hub of the town center. Coffee is excellent and baristas are friendly.
Our fav coffee on the island, and closest. MUST try the Mexican mocha. Organic produce, elaborate loose leaf tea collection, herbs, local goods and hand-made ice cream and gelato in the summer @ZuZu's
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Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie
19529 Vashon Hwy SW
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Our fav coffee on the island, and closest. MUST try the Mexican mocha. Organic produce, elaborate loose leaf tea collection, herbs, local goods and hand-made ice cream and gelato in the summer @ZuZu's
If you like farm-to-table French cuisine, this is a must try for special occasions. Everything, I mean everything, is either grown, cured, pickled, butchered or fermented on the island.
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Earthen Bistro
17635 100th Ave SW
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If you like farm-to-table French cuisine, this is a must try for special occasions. Everything, I mean everything, is either grown, cured, pickled, butchered or fermented on the island.
Great pastries, including GREAT gluten-free options, as well as coffee and raw goats milk.
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Vashon Island Baking Company
17506 Vashon Hwy SW
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Great pastries, including GREAT gluten-free options, as well as coffee and raw goats milk.
Good seating, reasonable prices and excellent food.
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Vashon Island Golf & Country
24615 75th Ave SW
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Good seating, reasonable prices and excellent food.

Essentials

Best grocery store on the island.
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Vashon Thriftway
9740 SW Bank Rd
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Best grocery store on the island.

Drinks & Nightlife

They usually have live music on the weekends too, as well as great sushi (and the only onthe island) and burgers.
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Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi
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They usually have live music on the weekends too, as well as great sushi (and the only onthe island) and burgers.

Shopping

Features meaningful, hand-crafted, fairly traded and ethically sourced items for you and your home.
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GIRAFFE "Weaving Together Beauty & Justice"
17626 Vashon Hwy SW
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Features meaningful, hand-crafted, fairly traded and ethically sourced items for you and your home.
Excellent book store, ask the clerks for help/suggestions.
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Vashon Bookshop
17612 Vashon Hwy SW
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Excellent book store, ask the clerks for help/suggestions.
The thrift shop is a thriving part of the island.
Grannies' Attic
1004 E Main Ave
The thrift shop is a thriving part of the island.
Works from artist across the island can be found here. Also check out Dova Silks for handmade and exquisite clothing and accessories.
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Heron's Nest Gallery
17600 Vashon Highway Southwest
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Works from artist across the island can be found here. Also check out Dova Silks for handmade and exquisite clothing and accessories.
Garden shop & nursery.
Dig Floral & Garden
19028 Vashon Highway Southwest
Garden shop & nursery.
If you're a gardener, Kathy's is worth a stroll through the FABULOUS selection and if you have time, a chat with Kathy herself. Be sure to check out the special selection of rhododendrons.
Kathy's Corner
18025 Vashon Hwy SW
If you're a gardener, Kathy's is worth a stroll through the FABULOUS selection and if you have time, a chat with Kathy herself. Be sure to check out the special selection of rhododendrons.
An island gem. It has a quiet and peaceful environment, tea service in beautiful English and Asian style cups and mugs, accompanied by a friendly and knowledgeable staff
Vashon Tea Shop
17610 99th Avenue Southwest
An island gem. It has a quiet and peaceful environment, tea service in beautiful English and Asian style cups and mugs, accompanied by a friendly and knowledgeable staff

Sightseeing

One of the best beaches on the island.
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KVI Beach
20336 78th Pl SW
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One of the best beaches on the island.
One of the best beaches on the west side of the island.
Southwest Lisabuela Road
Southwest Lisabuela Road
One of the best beaches on the west side of the island.
Vashon Watersports LLC is an eco-friendly, human-powered watercraft livery offering rentals, classes and guided tours using kayaks and/or stand-up paddle boards (SUP).
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Vashon Watersports
8900 SW Harbor Dr
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Vashon Watersports LLC is an eco-friendly, human-powered watercraft livery offering rentals, classes and guided tours using kayaks and/or stand-up paddle boards (SUP).
Quartermaster Harbor – Vashon Island ... where Native Americans portaged their canoes from Quartermaster to Tramp Harbor on the ... Panorama of Quartermaster Harbor.
Quartermaster Cottage
23819 Vashon Hwy SW
Quartermaster Harbor – Vashon Island ... where Native Americans portaged their canoes from Quartermaster to Tramp Harbor on the ... Panorama of Quartermaster Harbor.
Includes an old grocery store, NYTimes recommended coffee stand, a vintage shop, and Burton Beach (head east from the store, take a left at the stop and go about another mile).
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Burton
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Includes an old grocery store, NYTimes recommended coffee stand, a vintage shop, and Burton Beach (head east from the store, take a left at the stop and go about another mile).

Arts & Culture

A center for the arts on Vashon-Maury Island by presenting performances, exhibiting visual art, offering arts classes, and artist services.
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Koch Gallery - Vashon Center for the Arts
19704 Vashon Hwy SW
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A center for the arts on Vashon-Maury Island by presenting performances, exhibiting visual art, offering arts classes, and artist services.
Founded with the vision of providing a place where Vashon could gather in large numbers to celebrate the unbreakable bond between arts and community with weekend events and regular classes.
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Open Space for Arts and Community
18870 103rd Ave SW
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Founded with the vision of providing a place where Vashon could gather in large numbers to celebrate the unbreakable bond between arts and community with weekend events and regular classes.

Everything Else

Island Yoga Center offers a full-range of classes for the beginning to the intermediate student of yoga.
Island Yoga Center
17520 Vashon Hwy SW
Island Yoga Center offers a full-range of classes for the beginning to the intermediate student of yoga.
Wine tasting, near the north end ferry. The family run business is friendly and gets their grapes from Eastern Washington.
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Palouse Winery
12431 Vashon Hwy SW
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Wine tasting, near the north end ferry. The family run business is friendly and gets their grapes from Eastern Washington.
Skilled practitioners (they take most insurance) and are a part of Dr. Kelly Wright's Naturopathic Health Clinic.
Vashon Natural Medicine
19330 Vashon Hwy SW
Skilled practitioners (they take most insurance) and are a part of Dr. Kelly Wright's Naturopathic Health Clinic.
Island resource for all the goings-on. Stop by on the way in or check out their website for special events, places to see, businesses, etc
Vashon Island Chamber of Commerce
17141 Vashon Hwy SW
Island resource for all the goings-on. Stop by on the way in or check out their website for special events, places to see, businesses, etc
Small-scale vodka producer, true to Vashon style. They have tastings too!
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Seattle Distilling Company
19429 Vashon Highway Southwest
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Small-scale vodka producer, true to Vashon style. They have tastings too!
Trail rides as well as western or English riding lessons offered year round at affordable rates.
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Westside Stables
21200 Westside Hwy SW
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Trail rides as well as western or English riding lessons offered year round at affordable rates.
Ferry terminal in the north, comes from West Seattle.
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Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal
Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal
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Ferry terminal in the north, comes from West Seattle.
Ferry terminal at the south end of the island.
Vashon Ferry Lanes
Vashon Ferry Lanes
Ferry terminal at the south end of the island.
They are open Sat's & Sun's, from April Fool's to Oct 1, 2-5pm. All wines are open those days for tasting. They are a tiny “garagiste” winery producing less than 600 cases of wine annually.
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Vashon Winery
10317 SW 156th St
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They are open Sat's & Sun's, from April Fool's to Oct 1, 2-5pm. All wines are open those days for tasting. They are a tiny “garagiste” winery producing less than 600 cases of wine annually.