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Seattle Thread
Erios
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So, helpful denizens, lurkers and posters of H/A,
I am going to Seattle.
More precisely, I am visiting my girlfriend, who is a native, for part of the winter break in approximately two days for a week. What are some fun things to do and some good places to eat? I love almost any good food and I would love to see some of the city. I've never been so I don't really know where to begin. We have a car, if that helps.
So recommend on!
I am going to Seattle.
More precisely, I am visiting my girlfriend, who is a native, for part of the winter break in approximately two days for a week. What are some fun things to do and some good places to eat? I love almost any good food and I would love to see some of the city. I've never been so I don't really know where to begin. We have a car, if that helps.
So recommend on!
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Because the U-District has some of the best food you can find for $8 a plate. On the other hand, places like Duke's Chowderhouse have some awesome food that's, like, $20 a plate.
In any case, I strongly recommend visiting Columbia Tower. It's open 9-5 on weekdays, but offers a better view of the city (IMO) than the Space Needle for substantially cheaper.
I'm particularly fond of all the Japanese cafes serving Humbow in the area.
Paseo's in Fremont is pretty much a must-visit. Make sure you get there at, like, 10:30-11:00 if you go on a weekend, because they'll be out of meat after that. You're going to want to order one of their pulled-pork sandwiches. So, so good, and I'm really not that big of a pork fan.
There are two different Aladdin's in the U-District, both serve the best gyro I've ever had (they're both owned by the same people, I think). So good.
Duke's Chowderhouse has the best clam chowder I've ever had, and this is high praise considering I love clam chowder, and have spent time in Boston, San Francisco, New York City, and now live in Seattle. It's pricey, but well worth it. Their other chowders are delicious, as well.
For drinking, it's hard to beat happy hour during the week. Hit up the Brooklyn at 4:00 (get in early to beat the crowd) for $1 oysters on the half-shell with homemade cocktail sauce (they're normally $3 each, and they're quite good, so this is a hell of a deal), not to mention other great food/drink specials; one of my favorite happy hours.
Also, the Seattle Underground tour is a great way to hear about the history of the city and explore the tunnel system a bit. It's quite enjoyable.
Personally, I got to a friends cafe on the corner of Olive and Melrose. Simple food with cheap prices and made right there so you can see the lack of poisons and viruses. Faire Gallery and Cafe
Someone has to recommend Dicks, its a law up here. Punishable by salmon suppositories.
Than Brothers is quite popular for pho due to the free creampuffs they give out
Ezell's Chicken is the jewel of what was once the ghetto and if I wasn't bound by law, I would have backhanded several children for ditching my tutoring lesson to get them some biscuits and fries (and not getting me any)
Same District as Ezell's, Catfish Corner is some real quality southern cooking. There are also a few nice East African places to eat at that intersection, although their names escape me.
Queen of Sheba is an Ethiopian Restaurant so that means good african food
and you can get liquor.
Hey Thanatos, do you know the name of that bomb Greek Restaurant in Fremont, right across from where Blue C Sushi is?
edit: In hindsight, I should have posted the yelp addresses instead of the websites for a few of those.
Yeah, I know, sounds hella weird, but it's actually really great drunk food.
If you like sushi, check out Shiku Sushi (in ballard).
If you're into vegetarian food, there's lots of great stuff in the area. The Teapot has some amazing fried tofu dishes. Super good.
Cash only.
No special orders.
Condiments will cost extra.
Just walk up, ask for a deluxe, fries and a chocolate shake.
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that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
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http://www.seattledining.com/ARCHIVE/restaurants/dixies.htm
Best burgers ever.
Though you should definitely eat a bag of hot Dick's while you're in Seattle. There's one on Broadway, one in Queen Anne, and one near the U-District. I think that's all of them anyway...
As far as alcohol goes, it all kind of depends on where in Seattle you're going to be (even though the city certainly is small enough that you can normally get anywhere within fifteen minutes or so...as long as you're not going through rush hour traffic). For beers, definitely try Taphouse in downtown - they have a TON of beers on tap (hence the name) and they're all mostly good. Between 6th and Pike and Pine. If you're going to be anywhere near North Seattle, try Atlantic Crossing and Bierstube. Somewhere between 65th and 60th on Roosevelt. Both are good bars. Bierstube is a pretty rad German bar - if you go there, I recommend the Herbst Whiskey.
If you're a Wine-o, head out of the city and over to Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville. It's not that long of a drive and they have an awesome tour, not to mention delicious wine tasting. See if you can get a sample of their Muscat Canelli.
If you like coffee, going to Espresso Vivace is a must. Best coffee I've ever had, bar none, and way better than the five Starbucks and three Tully's you see every two blocks in downtown. They have two locations that I know of - one on Capitol Hill, and one in downtown. Downtown may be more accessible to you - it's right behind the REI, on Yale Street. There are many who believe that Espresso Vivace to have the best coffee in the country - including Emeril. Try the White Velvet. Other good places are Caffe Vita, Victrola, and Peet's over in Fremont.
As far as restaurants go, everyone here is suggesting really good stuff, so I'll stay mum. I normally don't eat out too often, so I don't have that much to add to the conversation, except echoing what Than says about U District - they really have a huge variety of food from different cultures and locales, and it's usually pretty cheap.
I mostly know North Seattle and downtown, so most of my recommendations of "things to do" are going to be in these areas. But shit - pick up a copy of The Stranger or Seattle Weekly (they're everywhere in downtown) and look up stuff to do and places to eat. Both magazines usually have good recommendations (even though I'm partial to The Stranger).
- Go on the Burke Gilman trail. It starts north of the UW, on Lake Washington, goes through the University, right past Lake Union, past Fremont, and up towards Ballard. It would definitely be a long walk and something you'd have to devote an entire day to, but you'd be able to see a lot on this. You'd have great views of Lake Washington, you can take a detour and explore the University (check out Suzzalo Library), you'll be going right past Gasworks Park (which has amazing views of downtown), you'll be going right past Fremont where you can check out the Lenin Statue, the Fremont troll and the fuselage of a Soviet rocket, attached to the side of a building. Good stuff, altogether.
- Green Lake is pretty cool too. If you or your girlfriend like to go running or jogging, this is a pretty cool place to do it. The trail around the lake is 2.8 miles, and there's some beautiful views.
Also, what everyone else said: Pike Place Market, the Waterfront, the top of Columbia Tower.
That's all I can think of right now. You'll find plenty of stuff to do though - Seattle is an awesome city and there's always plenty to do.
I've only been to Brouwer's once, but it has a nice atmosphere. I would recommend it.
Also Dick's has good vanilla shakes too, so you don't HAVE to get chocolate, but you do need to get a shake. And their fries suck.
Edit: And I'm not very worldly, but my vote for teriyaki would be Nasai Teriyaki in the U District.