Overview: A guide to navigating Seattle for at least a few days.
Transportation
Lyft, Uber and Link Light Rail are available in Seattle. Certain neighborhoods like Pioneer Square, Downtown and Capitol Hill are very walkable. Do not go to Pioneer Square alone after dark or if people aren’t around.
Noteworthy Eats
Restaurants by Neighborhood
Fremont Eats |
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Belltown Eats |
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Downtown Eats |
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Pioneer Square Eats |
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Capitol Hill Eats |
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Restaurants by Cuisine
Sushi: Japonessa Sushi Cocina
“It has the BEST sushi, great happy hour prices and this tempura brie that is to die for.”
French: Le Panier is a bakery around Pike Place Market with incredible macarons
Bakery: Mighty-O Donuts for donuts and Dahlia Bakery for really good breakfast sandwiches
Seafood: Jack’s Fish Spot for super fresh seafood and Ivar’s Acres of Clams for amazing red chowder
Contemporary Asian Cuisine: Din Tai Fung
Shanghai-Style Dim Sum: Dough Zone
Vegan: Ben and Esther’s Vegan Jewish Deli
Drinks and Snacks: Dreamland, Underbelly
Latin: Deadline
Pizza: Hot Mama's Pizza
Italian: Tavolata
Coffee Shops
Bigfoot Java
Mr. West - great avocado toast, near The Spheres
Anchorhead Coffee - brews their own stuff
Monorail Espresso - makes a delicious vanilla rose latte
Starbucks Reserve Roastery - rarest Starbucks drinks only found here
Happy Hour Spots
Live Music
Neighborhood: Capitol Hill
Neumos
Same building as Barboza
Indie rock, hip-hop, country & other genres
Barboza
Same building as Neumos but downstairs
Chop Suey
Nightclub hosting hip-hop & alt-rock bands
Neighborhood: Belltown/Downtown
The Crocodile
Local & national bands in a low-key setting
Places to Go
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Ben & Esther’s Vegan Jewish Deli | Deli with amazing bagels, smears and matzo ball soup    |
Retail Therapy | Eclectic women's clothing store & gallery featuring work from local & global designers & artists    |
Underbelly | Informal bar in a basement venue with old-school touches, plus cocktails, sandwiches & bar bites   |
Dreamland | Offbeat bar serving finger foods, breakfast bites & home-style mains in a warm, plant-filled space with a disco ball hallway  |
Post Alley & Can Can | Cabaret performances & market-driven fare offered in an intimate space beneath Pike Place Market    |
Deadline | Unique cocktails & Latin-inspired snacks prepped in a retro space with antique decor & furnishings   |
The Spheres | The Amazon Spheres are three spherical conservatories comprising part of the Amazon headquarters campus in Seattle. They are covered in pentagonal hexecontahedron panels and serve as an employee lounge and workspace.
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Pike Place Market | Farmer’s market with fresh seafood and a view of the waterfront  |
Le Panier | Handcrafted goodies run the gamut from fresh-baked bread to macarons, all made in a French style    |
Anchorhead | Great coffee shop  |
Mr. West Cafe Bar | Great coffee shop with great food    |
Pioneer Square & The Underground Tour | Where the interesting, old west architecture is
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Neko Cat Cafe | Relaxed, modern space where patrons can sip wine, sake & coffee while playing with adoptable cats
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Unicorn | Carnival themed bar with an arcade  |
Hot Mama's Pizza | Late-night counter-serve pizzeria fixing up NYC-style pies whole or by the slice  |
Redhook Brewlab | Brewery and industrial-style watering hole featuring 16 taps of rotating craft brews & refined bar eats  |
The Museum of Flight | |
Seattle Japanese Garden | |
Museum of Pop Culture | Next to the Space Needle |
Seattle Center and Space Needle | Can be seen from various places around Seattle, like Tavolata and The Spheres  |
Capitol Hill Neighborhood | Generally great to walk around and explore   |
South Lake Union Neighborhood | A modern tech hub where you can see Lake Union |