For all of you parents like us who are living in that hour and a half window of soccer practice and also that 30 minute warm up before games, our lives don’t have to be just soccer. I’ve made it a habit of finding quick coffee shops and interesting places near as many of the soccer fields in Washington State as I can. This post is going to be updated over time, but there is no point for it to sit and wait in drafts until it is complete. I’ll update it in the same way I’m gradually updating my Seattle neighborhoods posts except this one will be mainly for Seattle soccer families. And if you find a place on my blog that you want to visit, please make sure to visit the place’s actual site to get the most up to date information as things are ever changing. But I hope this helps you if you’re in your car waiting near soccer fields in Washington State and want to make it an adventure. And if you have a place you want to add, please feel free to message me through the blog or through my instagram too.
Bainbridge Island: we’ve had quite a few games on Bainbridge Island at the High School. We usually stop at Pegasus Coffee on the way, and depending on the time of year, you can make it to a bunch of farm stands nearby in the hour players have for warm up. Last summer I found a Dahlia U-pick that was gorgeous and it inspired this Bainbridge Island post.
Cleveland High School: if you ever have a soccer game at Cleveland High School you can get to Cafe Flora Bakehouse, a favorite for coffee and pastries. And also my kids’ soccer teammates’mom recommended Cafetal Quilombo Cafe to me one game andit is a great place to get takeout tamales-they are magnificent.
Ingraham High School: this field thankfully has actual bathrooms and not just outhouses and they are among the cleanest of the ones I’ve seen at Seattle soccer fields. (I probably should write up a bathrooms near soccer fields post too but most of the places I’ve included in this list will have a bathroom if there is not one at the soccer field.) Shoreline Costco is not too far from this soccer field, but also if you are here you can also get to Kiki Bakery really easily (but it often closes earlier than soccer practice for us) and Asian Family Market where I grab produce, snacks and some of our weeknight meal staples. Rain Cafe is also in this mall and we’ve grabbed bubble tea here sometimes. There is also an Aliberto’s Jr very close to here as well.
Shoreline A/B: if you play for Seattle United, there is a good chance you’ll be at this field at least a few times a year. There is Shoreline Costco nearby where we often go for gas/coffee/restrooms/shopping. But also there is Dumpling Generation where the handmade noodles are excellent and there are vegetarian options here too. Our Place dessert cafe has been showing up in Instagram land recently too and it’s in the same parking lot. Both of these are less than 10 minutes away from Shoreline A/B.
Woodinville Sports Fields: we’ve actually only had one game here but it was memorable because of the coffee shops that are nearby as well as it is not too far away from Drive Thru Cinnamon Buns.
Terumi Pong is a Seattle-based family travel writer and mom of twin teenage boys. She loves coffee and pastries, shopping local and looking for greener ways to live. She is also known as Scout’s mom (Scout is a 5ish pound little black yorkie-poo)