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Where to eat in Kirkland, WA
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A few places to eat in Kirkland
- Market Street Cafe · 0.1 miles
609 Market St, Kirkland - Lilac Cafe American · 0.3 miles
212 Central Way, Kirkland - Sampan Noodles Ramen · 0.3 miles
110 Central Way, Kirkland - Philly Ya Belly Sandwich Shop · 0.3 miles
214 Central Way, Kirkland - Santorini Greek Grill Greek · 0.3 miles
106 Central Way, Kirkland
The closest few by distance from central Kirkland, not a ranking — local places listed ahead of chains. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout in Kirkland.
The food scene in Kirkland
Open listings put 162 places to eat within 2 miles of central Kirkland, 69 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: pizza (12), Mexican (10) and sandwiches (9). 2 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Kirkland is French, sushi and Thai — types that are listed here at 3 to 6 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Pizza 12 Mexican 10 Sandwiches 9 Coffee 9 Italian 9 Chinese 8 Bakery 7 Sushi 7 Thai 5 Japanese 5
The food in Kirkland
Kirkland does not have infinite options, and that brings its own problem: you have been to most of them, and picking again is somehow still hard.
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Eating out in Kirkland
Kirkland has a population of about 84,430. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Kirkland, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
Kirkland has more places to eat than most of the country
Kirkland sits in King County, where the Census counts 2,613 full-service restaurants, 1,782 limited-service places, 977 cafés and snack bars and 343 bars — 5,715 places to eat or drink in all. Kirkland makes up about 4% of the county's population.
At 25.4 food businesses per 10,000 residents against a national median of 19.4, this is one of the better-supplied places in the country. Choice is not the constraint here; narrowing it down is. Unusually, sit-down restaurants outnumber counter-service ones. Nationally it runs close to even and most places tilt the other way, so this is a town that eats at tables.
Those county figures also cover Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Auburn, Redmond, Shoreline and 2 more, all within Savor Scout's search radius from Kirkland.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
What are you craving in Kirkland?
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Near Kirkland
- Redmond, WA — about 4 miles away
- Bellevue, WA — about 5 miles away
- Seattle, WA — about 8 miles away
- Shoreline, WA — about 8 miles away
- Sammamish, WA — about 9 miles away
- Edmonds, WA — about 12 miles away
Campuses in and near Kirkland
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus
- North Seattle College
- Seattle Central College
- Seattle University
- Bellevue College
- Shoreline Community College
- Edmonds College
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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