North Seattle 

Northgate is an informal district of neighborhoods in North Seattle, named for and surrounding Northgate Mall, the first covered mall in the United States.  Bordered by NE Northgate Way and 130th Street, Roosevelt Way NE and Aurora Avenue N .  Besides the eponymous mall, the most characteristic distinctions of the area are North Seattle Community College (NSCC) and Maple Leaf, a mostly residential neighborhood and originally a rural suburb.  Maple Leaf is bordered on the south by the Roosevelt neighborhood; to the north by Pinehurst and Victory Heights neighborhoods of the Northgate district; to the east by the Lake City and Wedgewood neighborhoods; and to the west the North College Park or Licton Springs.  

Notable neighborhood meeting spots nearby include Cloud City Coffee at 88th, family-owned Maple Leaf Ace Hardware at 91st, Judy Fu's Snappy Dragon at 90th, The Jones at 89th, the Reservoir Bar at 85th, and the Maple Leaf Grill at 92nd, while neighborhood meeting spots on 5th Avenue NE include Cafe Javasti and the San Marco Grocery at 84th. Cabinetworks on Roosevelt is long-established and one of the few woodworking manufacturers remaining in Seattle.