A Year in Georgetown: Flat Streets, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose

By Hannah & Adam Barron

Hi neighbors! We’re Hannah and Adam Barron — married since 2018, partners in both life and weekend adventures, and proud Georgetown residents since last spring. One year in, and we’re more in love with this neighborhood than ever.

We first met in Los Angeles and spent a decade there before heading north to Seattle. Georgetown instantly felt like home. Every day we marvel that in the second-hilliest city in America, we somehow found the flattest neighborhood. You can basically walk to Airport Way from anywhere in town without breaking a sweat — and we have!

This place is gloriously weird in all the best ways. If you’re not charmed by a haunted former brothel (RIP Queen Sarah), a giant anchor with a plaque commemorating nothing, or a pop-up mall made of trailer park RVs in a parking lot, then frankly, you’re the weird one. Georgetown has a spicy past and a joyful present, with carnivals, parades, block parties, and neighbors who always show up to support and celebrate each other.

The garden game here? Unreal. The Georgetown Garden Walk should be a full HGTV series, and the P-Patch continues to amaze us with its beauty, creativity, and resilience.

We live in a neighborhood where a former gas station is now a rotating artist gallery and pocket park. We were once offered a $50 can of dirt to support it — and yep, we did it. This place takes its art seriously, and we love that about it.

Food-wise, Georgetown slaps. Hard. We discovered Fonda La Catrina early, because we are not fools and we can follow a crowd. But it took us way too long to find the magic behind the speak-easyesque Ciudad, now firmly in our rotation. A few other Georgetown favorites include Pho Hiho (with service so fast you’ll think you ordered ahead), BopBox (whose Banchan Bento box might be one of the best takeout meals in Seattle), and Calozzi’s Cheesesteaks — where our Philly friends confirmed that we had “the real deal” in the neighborhood.

And speaking of neighborhood flavor — Bloom Bagels opening this past year was a game changer. Not only are their bagels elite, but their pantry shelves are packed with local gem flavor bombs in jars that have become staples in our kitchen.

A few other pro tips:

Never skip a chance to walk into Fran’s for a free sample.

Georgetown’s location is everything — we’re 30 minutes from Bellevue, 20 from downtown or the airport, 15 from Columbia City or West Seattle, and just 10 from Costco.

And finally: tell people you live in Georgetown, and you get real reactions. “Ohhh nice,” followed by stories of amazing meals or oddball events they remember from a single visit.

We’ve seen the charms of other neighborhoods, but none have felt more like home than here. And honestly — how many neighborhoods have a free community newspaper?

Next up: getting our cats Bramble and Biscuit named “Pets of the Month” and finally winning the Georgetown Carnival cake walk. We’ll see you there.

With love and picnic plans pending,

Hannah & Adam