This guest installment of Neighborhood Eats takes inspiration from a 2024 Seattle Times roundup of the best food streets in Seattle — when my colleagues ate around Beacon Avenue South, South Jackson Street and Greenwood Avenue North .

So I decided to seek out another cluster of solid restaurants within walking distance from each other. When I’m struck with decision paralysis, I often go to the bustling 45th Street in Wallingford.

On a recent Saturday night, I headed to The Rebel , which opened earlier this year, as spotlighted by Times food reporter Tan Vinh . The dimly lit, divey gastropub occupies the space formerly known as Kate’s Pub (which closed last October) — and it’s owned by Stephanie Kosmas, a former bartender at Kate’s.

My dining companion and I feasted on a cheesesteak ($21), a ground beef crunch wrap ($16) and a basket of battered fries ($7) that stayed crisp, even 30 minutes after we received them.

The $21 price might seem steep, but I still can’t get over how good the cheesesteak was.…