The Graham Block Party ia happening: Saturday, Sept 27, 11am–3pm at MLK & S. Eddy St, a block south of Graham St. Enjoy free food, music, and activities for all ages while celebrating the neighborhood and sharing ideas for the future GRAHAM LIGHT RAIL STATION! Sponsored by the City Office of Planning and Community Development, Seattle Department of Transportation, and community partners.
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Black and Tan Hall is a local success story: a community-owned cultural venue, bar and restaurant. Local jazz, blues, soul, hip hop, folk and latin music performaces grace the stage as well as other events. Chef Tay’s kitchen and bar serve up hearty savory dishes with southern and Caribbean influences… and creative cocktails and mocktails.
5608 Rainier Ave.

This small, labor-of-love record store is open primarily by appointment, and showcases a curated, international selection of electronica, ambient, deep house, dub, techno and other rarified dancefloor and chillout genres. You get the sense that if they sell it, one of the staff has obviously fallen in love with it.
5701 Rainier Ave.
This Indian restaurant, which has locations in Blaine and Bellingham, has opened a take-out spot in Hillman City, sharing kitchen space and a phone number with Teriyaki Avenue. Their menu—a subset of their Blaine location’s list of offerings—is on display in the window.
5400 Rainier Ave.
(206) 723-2489

Habesha Cafe is many things–a comfortable Eritrean and Ethiopian restaurant and cafe, a shop selling spices, wine and selected dry goods, and at its heart, a bakery supplying fresh injera to East African restaurants and shops around Seattle. The cafe stays open through dinner with a takeout menu for nearby bar patrons.
5710 Rainier Ave S

South Seattle is full of good breweries, but Machine House is Hillman City’s most hyperlocal one. It’s also a comfortable, spacious taproom for chatting, playing games, reading, watching televised soccer games. Usually 8-10 beers on tap, mainly (though not exclusively) the English-style mild ales which are Machine House’s specialty. There’s no food, but you are welcome to order from Habesha’s pub-focused evening takeout menu.
5718 Rainier Ave.

Depends on who you talk to, but the airy, crisp falafel at Mawadda Cafe is likely among Seattle’s top three—and definitely the best in the South End. Also on the menu: shawarma, gyros, spanakopita, baba ganoush, foule, and moussaka among other Mediterranean dishes. Service is not always the fastest, but the wait is well worth it.
4433 S. Graham St.

Looking for a place to stay in the heart of Hillman City? This gorgeous, newly-removated garden apartment may be the sunny spot you’re looking for. Local folks: this is a great place to put up your out-of-town guests instead of having them camp out in your living room. A short walk from the central intersection of Orcas and Rainier.
Check availability: Garden Suite in Hillman City
A Puerto Rican food truck currently in residence at the corner of Rainier and Brandon, tucked behind the teriyaki place. Check their Instagram feed (linked below) for current information.
5416 Rainier Ave.