I love the McTio at Louisa's, but they've never been able to get my coffee right and I've given up trying.

We live at the north end of Eastlake and shop at the Roosevelt Whole Foods, but it's not the closest. Pete's has a great wine selection and does decent deli sandwiches at lunchtime, but their selection is (as others have said) quite limited and the prices are pretty high. They also have shorter hours than most grocery stores.

I think the U-District Farmers Market on Saturday is your best and closest option.

The Rogers Playfield is nice. There's a great little playground, a large field where people let their dogs off leash (despite signs indicating that it's prohibited) and some tennis courts.

Ravish (2956 Eastlake Ave E) just opened and I have been a frequent and very happy customer. The bartender knows what he's doing, the food is great, they have happy hour through 7 PM.

The Tako Truk is fabulous, but they're only going to be around this weekend and next and after that are closing up shop.

Don't miss Le Fournil up by the bridge. Holy cow, the peach croissant... it's good. It's really good. They make all the pastries on the premises in a room with a big window to the street so you can watch if you're so inclined. The fruit tarts and other desserts are also pretty incredible. They're closed Mondays.

If you need to mail packages, check out Lake Union Mail. They're right next to Louisa's and across from Hiroshi's. There's rarely a line, parking (if you need it) isn't a problem, and they'll pack up the stuff you're mailing for you. They charge a small fee (about $1) over the USPS cost (and I assume UPS and FedEx as well) for the service, but I think it's totally worth it to have someone else package everything securely and figure out the most cost-effective shipping method and deal with the headache for me.

Welcome to the neighborhood!