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Here's your plan for lunch, working, yoga, climbing, and sauna at Seattle Bouldering Project. Watch the video 👇

What if your gym could be more than a place to work out? The Seattle Bouldering Project is an amazing and inexpensive one-stop spot for working, dining, and exercise. It’s become a staple in my routine, and it should be in yours too!

A Full Day at the Seattle Bouldering Project

Enjoy a healthy meal at the Seattle Bouldering Project's underground café in Poplar, ideal for climbers and fitness enthusiasts. Great for a lunch break with health in mind.

Lunch Dining

✅ Before you go
• Make sure you pick the right address! Both SBP locations sport climbing, yoga and fitness classes, but Dillon and I prefer the Poplar location because it is larger and tends to be less crowded than Fremont. The Fremont location also does not have a coffee shop, so if you choose that one, you’ll want to eat before you go.

💪 Pro tips
• Get the rice bowl!

🥗 Chow down on lunch at the Seattle Bouldering Project’s underground café

At SBP's Poplar location, utilize cozy collaborative spaces for working, including a cafe for rainy days and private rooms perfect for Zoom calls on sunny days.

Collaborative Work

💪 Pro tips
• Their cafe is a cozy hub for rainy days, but their top floor includes private meeting rooms that are useful for all your Zoom call needs.

🧑‍💻 Get some work done at one of SBP’s collaborative work spaces

At Seattle Bouldering Project, enjoy climbing with free shoe rentals for newbies, unlimited yoga, and post-exercise relaxation in the on-site sauna.

Rock Climbing

✅ Before you go
• Make sure you know your shoe size: Frequent climbers like to bring their own shoes, but newbies can borrow shoes for free on their first visit. 
• Climbers like to use chalk on their hands to maintain a good grip on the wall, so wear comfortable clothes that you’re not afraid to get covered in chalk.
• If you are brand new to climbing, you’ll want to review “How to Fall” videos on YouTube and practice falling for a good portion of your first visit. The gym offers beginner rock climbing classes, so make sure you take one before you start hitting the routes. If you have questions about technique and safety, reach out to the staff directly at the front desk.

💪 Pro tips
• The most obvious workout activity here is climbing, but a $30 day pass also includes access to unlimited yoga and fitness classes. If you have a friend with a monthly or annual membership, you can even join them for free entry every month. You can read all about it (and review the class calendar) on the SBP website: https://boulderingproject.com/
• Many of the climbing walls on the upper floor go pretty high, but if you have a fear of heights like me, you might want to try the lower floor instead. My usual fitness routine involves an hour-long yoga class, followed by climbing on the gym’s mechanical wall, which lets me scrample indefinitely without going higher than a couple feet. The climbing walls on the lower floor also don’t “top out” the way the upper floors do, so you won’t have to worry about going nearly as high.
• After you’re done with your climb, take a break in the sauna! They are located in the bathrooms on the main floor.

🧗 Get your fitness on!

What if you could do more at your gym than work out? In

this Nudge, I'm going to walk you around my boyfriend and my favorite hangout spot:

but Poplar is our favorite. Boasting two floors of climbing walls,

SBP Poplar is much larger than its Fremont counterpart.

My boyfriend and I work from home, so we sometimes like to head to SBP for lunch.

Part of why I love eating here is that, because the restaurant is at a gym,

all the food is made with your health and mind.

After finishing our meal, we like to spend our afternoons working from the gym.

On rainy days, we like to hang out at the coffee shop, but on sunny meeting heavy days,

we'll head to the upper floor and work from the

couch or some of their mini video conferencing rooms.

We like to wind down our days with a workout. Having

no fear, Dillon likes to climb routes on the upper floors.

I, on the other hand, have a fear of heights,

so I like to wind down with some yoga and

a climb on the gym's never ending mechanical climbing wall.

All in all, SBP has become a consistent part of Dillon and my weekly routine.

Here's your plan for a fun Thursday girl dinner with live music, cocktails, and free mini pasta. Watch the video 👇

thursday night girl dinner but make it cute!

Girl Dinner @ Messina ✨💕

Enjoy girl dinner with cocktails and free mini pasta at Messina Modern Italian Kitchen on Thursday nights, featuring live music and a cute, vibrant atmosphere.

Italian Dining & Cocktails

✅ Before you go


💪 Pro tips

Reserve your spot before you go! Thursday nights get packed, and you definitely want a table to enjoy the vibes, live music, and your free mini pasta 🍝

The Deets

Here's your plan for enjoying flavorful Middle Eastern dishes and sharing small plates at Cafe Suliman. Watch the video 👇

Enjoy delicious middle eastern food at this casual cafe! 

Flavors of the Arabian Pantry at Cafe Suliman

Cafe Suliman in Capitol Hill serves comforting, seasonal Middle Eastern dishes—perfect for sharing during a casual lunch or dinner with curated wines. Arrive early or expect a wait.

Middle Eastern dining

✅ Before you go
• It’s a small space, so get there early or expect to wait. They only take reservations for lunch. 


💪 Pro tips
• Get a few dishes to share! It’s a small menu, but the tastes are mighty, and you’ll want to try them all. 
• They have a few cocktails on the menu, but they’ve partnered with Marc Papineau of Cantina Sauvage to offer up expertly curated glasses of wine to enjoy with your meal and retail bottles to take home. 


Enjoy your meal!

Your next lunch or dinner spot needs to be Cafe Suliman.

This small cafe is open for lunch and dinner and serves

delicious and comforting Middle Eastern food tucked away in Melrose Market.

but a fan and chef favorite is the lamb braised in whey on hummus with almonds,

along with all the other dishes we ordered.

This spot is perfect for your next cute date or casual meal,

Here's your plan for enjoying spicy kathi rolls, tikki chaat, chai, fries, and Indian beers. Watch the video 👇

Spice Wala is vibrant, unpretentious, and serves Indian street food like it should be served. Kathi rolls (Paneer, Chicken, Lamb), Tikki Chaat, chai, fries—everything tastes good and doesn't wreck your wallet. Modern Indian charm, zero fluff, all flavor.

Chai, Kathi rolls and more Indian street food

Drive to Ballard for vibrant Indian street food at Spice Waala—kathi rolls, tikki chaat, and chai in a relaxed, modern spot. Great for cravings and casual hangs.

Indian street food

✅ Before you go

Get there hungry. Try all three kathi rolls if you can. Tikki Chaat is non-negotiable. Grab chai, grab a beer, grab fries. Everything works solo or shared.

💪 Pro tips

Hit it around 5-6PM when the vibe is peak. Fills up fast but moves quick. Ask what's fresh—they'll steer you right.

Drive to ballard 

Like it's 5 p.m. in India and you're craving a

visit to your usual hangout spot with your friends,

I found a place with the same vibe here in Ballo at Seattle.

It's a vibrant little spot with full-on modern Indian

charm that's serving our favorite Indian street food.

We tried the chicken and lamb curti rolls,

and they even have a few options of Indian beers.

A frequent visit to Spiceala is a no-brainer when

you're craving budget-friendly Indian snacks and street food.

Here's your plan for petting baby highland cows and enjoying an interactive farm tour. Watch the video 👇

Make all of your problems go away by petting baby highland cows! This is Luckie Farms up in Stevens! 🌾

BABY HIGHLAND COW SNUGGLES & farm tour! 🐮

Visit Luckie Farms in Lake Stevens for an interactive tour, feed animals, and enjoy adorable baby highland cow snuggles for an unforgettable farm experience!

Farm animal petting

✅ Before you go
• First things first, you’ll need a reservation: https://www.luckiefarms.com 🌾
• The farm is located in Lake Stevens, less than an hour north of Seattle! 🚗
• We booked the interactive farm experience! It lasted about an hour for $35! 💵
• If you choose to do the tour, it will ask you to add on the 20-minute calf snuggle experience as you’re checking out! That is an extra $20! 🐄
• If you’re not interested in the tour, there is an option just to do the snuggles! (BUT I recommend the tour to see the adult cows and all the other amazing animals!) 🫏🦌🦙
• Keep in mind that you are heading to a farm! You may encounter some dirt and mud… and other things often found on the ground at a farm! Wear appropriate shoes! 🥾
• Dress for the weather! You’re outside the whole time! ❄️☀️
• Please follow the farmers’ instructions! Some  animals you’ll see can’t be fed. (For us, we could pet the donkeys but not feed them.)

💪 Pro tips
• Don’t be late! The tours/sessions start right on time! ⏱️
• They ask that you don’t also arrive TOO early! There’s limited parking, and tours are operating all day! Parking is free! 🚙
• This experience is absolutely kid-friendly! 🧒
• We went in winter, but we absolutely want to go back in the summer! The farm grows its own flowers as well! 💐￼

Step onto the farm! 🐮

Make all of your problems go away by petting baby highland cows.

The farm tour offered here is really unique.

reindeer and alpacas and adult highland cows,

the calf snuggling add-on for an extra 20 bucks,

You get an extra 20 minutes after the tour to pet the baby cows and brush them,

and I'm still debating going back and stealing him.

little stuffed animal to take home with me afterward.