There is a grocery store on Myhre Place in Silverdale that most people outside the Filipino, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese communities in Kitsap County have never set foot in. Those who have describe it the same way: once you find it, you keep coming back. Asian Market Silverdale has been quietly serving one of Kitsap […]
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Asian Market Silverdale Is the Local Grocery Store That Makes Kitsap Feel Like Home for Thousands of Families
Candyland Cafe: Silverdale’s Sweetest Coffee Stop
A Coffee Stand That Earns Its Name There is a small drive-through coffee stand on NW Amanda Loop in Silverdale, tucked near Island Lake Park, decorated in bright pastel colors, and serving drinks with names that sound more like dessert menu items than morning beverages. Candyland Cafe, also known as Island Lake Coffee, opened in […]
Kitsap Crafters Market Is the Hidden Mall Store That’s Actually a Dozen Local Businesses in One
The Best Kind of Surprise Inside Kitsap Mall Most people walk through Kitsap Mall with a specific destination in mind, a chain retailer, a department store, a food court stop. Very few stumble into the kind of genuinely local, handmade, one-of-a-kind shopping experience that used to define what retail felt like before every storefront looked […]
Lonestar Donuts: The Family-Owned Silverdale Donut Shop That Kitsap County Lined Up For From Day One
There are donut shops, and then there are donut shops with a story. Lonestar Donuts opened on Myhre Place in Silverdale in 2022, founded by Omar Gomez and his family with a simple mission: bring Texas-style donuts to the Pacific Northwest and make every single customer feel welcome from the moment they walk through the […]
Heidi’s Teriyaki Express: Family-Owned Since Day One
Heidi’s Teriyaki Express: The Family-Owned Silverdale Restaurant That Loyal Customers Call the Best in Kitsap County There is a strip mall on NW Bucklin Hill Road in Silverdale, across from Staples and Jo-Ann Fabrics, that does not look like much from the outside. But ask anyone who has lived in Kitsap County for more than […]
Heidi’s Teriyaki Express: Silverdale’s Local Favorite
Heidi’s Teriyaki Express: The Family-Owned Silverdale Restaurant That Loyal Customers Call the Best in Kitsap County There is a strip mall on NW Bucklin Hill Road in Silverdale, across from Staples and Jo-Ann Fabrics, that does not look like much from the outside. But ask anyone who has lived in Kitsap County for more than […]
Bee Hill Bakery Opened on Valentine’s Day, Had No Idea What It Was Getting Into and Won 9 Best-of-Kitsap Awards Anyway
🐝 Local Business Spotlight · Silverdale, WA A customer-facing kitchen, a hydroponic garden wall, local espresso, craft beer, and a marketplace full of Kitsap makers, all inside one Silverdale bakery that admits it learned everything the hard way. Silverdale WA Bakery Local Marketplace Best of Central Kitsap Gluten Free Small Business Kitsap County 🏆 Voted […]
This Silverdale Brewery Is Trying to Break a 100-Year Curse, and It Might Just Be Working
The Most Haunted Address in Silverdale’s Business History There is a building on Byron Street in Old Town Silverdale, steps from the waterfront, that has swallowed businesses whole for the better part of a century. Its story starts in the early 1900s, when the small farming community of Central Kitsap earned itself an unlikely nickname: […]
Every Morning at 2 a.m., This Poulsbo Family Wakes Up to Make Kitsap’s Best Donuts by Hand
The Alarm Goes Off at 2:00 a.m. While Poulsbo is still dark and quiet, the marina lights reflecting off Liberty Bay, the downtown streets empty, the Scandinavian storefronts of Little Norway shuttered until morning, a family kitchen is already humming. The dough is being mixed. The ingredients are being measured by feel as much as […]
Sugar Studios Cafe Is Old Town Silverdale’s Most Charming Hidden Gem
Tucked along Lowell Street in Old Town Silverdale, steps from the waterfront park, there is a small cafe that most people in Kitsap County have never heard of, despite the fact that almost everyone who finds it describes it as one of the best discoveries they’ve made in the area. Sugar Studios Cafe is a […]