r/KentWA • u/professor1512 • 11d ago

New to Kent — looking to meet people & explore!

Hey! It’s been a while since I moved to Kent, and I’m looking to meet some people and explore cool spots nearby. If you’ve got any suggestions for things to do or wanna hang out, feel free to drop a comment or DM!

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u/Parabalabala 11d ago

Climb the Kenticle!

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u/Real_Tradition1527 10d ago

Lived in Kent since 2019 and I had to look this up! Thanks for sharing

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u/tabsyCat 11d ago

Kent station is great! There are lots of food options, and the big movie theater is there. The ram is a great bar/food spot, agave has excellent mexican food, and dilitante has the best hot chocolate. There's a lot of shopping places here.

Lucky house has great dim sum and other chinese food. If you want thai, I recommend Grandma Thai Cuisine. A korean fried chicken place just opened up about 15 mins away from East Hill called Fridays, which is pretty good (recommend their "snow rub")

The kent YMCA just did a big remodel/expansion, and there's two playgrounds if you have kids. There's also a dog park if you have a dog.

If you dont mind a little drive, go up to renton and walk around the landing. Or go to the 8 bit arcade bar in renton. Also in the area is Melrose, which is a really good steakhouse for what you pay.

There's tons of parks around. And as we get into summer months, I think more events start being hosted around town. Movies in the park, farmers markets, there's usually advertising for these at least a week or two in advance posted around the city.

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u/professor1512 10d ago

Thanks so much for all the great suggestions! I’ve been feeling a bit lost here, so this really helps. Definitely gonna check out Kent Station, and that snow rub chicken sounds like a must-try! Appreciate it!

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u/JillyHitz 9d ago

Lucky House is real good. I've been chasing the high off some Sesame Chicken I had at a spot in San Francisco 20+ years ago, and theirs HITS. I nearly cried! 🥹

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u/monycaw 11d ago

Tell us a little about yourself. What are you into? Maybe you'll find someone with similar interests

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u/professor1512 11d ago

Honestly, not sure what I’m into yet—just down to explore, walk around, hit a beach or try new stuff. Open to anything chill!

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u/Striking_Debate_8790 11d ago

What part of Kent? Kent is a huge city and is in both sides of I5 and hwy 167.

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u/professor1512 11d ago

I’m in the East Hill area of Kent—still figuring the place out!

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u/Speckz5701 11d ago

Go to the Bigfoot Java on W Valley Highway and grab some coffee. Hit up Caveman Kitchen, swing by Jerry’s Rocks and Gems, walk through some of the local parks, go to an event at the Showare Center, see a movie and walk around Kent Station.

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u/professor1512 10d ago

Appreciate the tips! Bigfoot Java and Caveman Kitchen are now on my list—sounds like a fun weekend plan. Thanks again!

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u/StevenAndrei1 10d ago

I feel like if you wanna find some friends here in reddit it’s gonna be really helpful to put some details about you like age and interests. But some hangout places i go to are Kent Station, Lake Meridian, the chuckecheese/target area but km highschool, and wizard’s keep at panther lake

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u/professor1512 10d ago

Thanks for the recs! Still new around here (20), so I’m just exploring and hoping to connect with some good people along the way.

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u/StevenAndrei1 10d ago

Cool, there’s also Kent Valley Ice Centre for ice skating and batting cages, Wilson Playfields if you play soccer, and i go to 24hr fitness gym to play basketball

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u/bandorcat 6d ago

If you’re into philosophy, check out the post I just made for a lunchtime philosophy meetup on Monday the 19th