Guidebook for Seattle

Amy & Sean
Guidebook for Seattle

Food Scene

This school has a culinary arts program - check out their cheap gourmet lunch, Tuesday through Friday when school is in session. Also, an amazing bakery counter.
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Seattle Central College
1701 Broadway
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This school has a culinary arts program - check out their cheap gourmet lunch, Tuesday through Friday when school is in session. Also, an amazing bakery counter.
Good coffee shop for hanging out with a diverse crowd.
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Kaladi Brothers Coffee
517 E Pike St
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Good coffee shop for hanging out with a diverse crowd.
Wonderful vegetarian restaurant - a Seattle institution from way back.
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Sunlight Cafe
6404 9th Ave NE
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Wonderful vegetarian restaurant - a Seattle institution from way back.
Restaurant in an old cool house. Outdoor seating in good weather; full meal or just coffee and pastries.
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Hi-Spot Cafe
1410 34th Ave
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Restaurant in an old cool house. Outdoor seating in good weather; full meal or just coffee and pastries.
Great little cafe and bike repair shop. Delicious breakfast burritos.
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Peloton Cafe
1224 E Jefferson St
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Great little cafe and bike repair shop. Delicious breakfast burritos.
Delicious coffee, comfortable seating (and outside seating for nice days). Local art on the walls and people watching galore.
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Caffe Ladro - Capitol Hill
435 15th Ave E
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Delicious coffee, comfortable seating (and outside seating for nice days). Local art on the walls and people watching galore.
Delicious sushi in a family-run restaurant. Lots of food for a reasonable price.
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Toyoda Sushi
12543 Lake City Way NE
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Delicious sushi in a family-run restaurant. Lots of food for a reasonable price.
Nice neighborhood bakery with yummy French pastries. Close to the Woodland Park Zoo.
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Fresh Flours
6015 Phinney Ave N
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Nice neighborhood bakery with yummy French pastries. Close to the Woodland Park Zoo.
Family-owned long time Seattle business. Delicious guacamole enchiladas, and really good (hot) salsa) comes with the complimentary chips.
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El Gallito
1700 20th Ave
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Family-owned long time Seattle business. Delicious guacamole enchiladas, and really good (hot) salsa) comes with the complimentary chips.
Delicious and inexpensive - you order at the outdoor window, but there is some seating inside. We like the hominy and kale vegetarian option for burritos and bowls.
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TNT Taqueria
2114 N 45th St
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Delicious and inexpensive - you order at the outdoor window, but there is some seating inside. We like the hominy and kale vegetarian option for burritos and bowls.
Delicious vegetarian food in a comfortable setting.
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Cafe Flora
2901 E Madison St
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Delicious vegetarian food in a comfortable setting.
Good food, drinks, and live music.
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Cafe Racer
1510 11th Avenue
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Good food, drinks, and live music.
A bicycle shop with a cute cafe and covered outdoor seating with heaters in the courtyard of Chophouse Row. Love their sandwiches and coffee.
Good Weather Bicycle & Cafe
1424 11th Ave
A bicycle shop with a cute cafe and covered outdoor seating with heaters in the courtyard of Chophouse Row. Love their sandwiches and coffee.
Amazing baked goods, plus soup, sandwiches, coffee, etc.
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Macrina Bakery & Cafe
2408 1st Ave
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Amazing baked goods, plus soup, sandwiches, coffee, etc.
Really cute bakery with outside seating. Located in the former space of Joe Bar, R.I.P.
The French Guys Bakery
Really cute bakery with outside seating. Located in the former space of Joe Bar, R.I.P.
Amazingly delicious pastries. This is in the Mt. Baker neighborhood, which has views of both the Olympics and the Cascades from the ridge. Also nice parks nearby.
Mica's Sweet Coffee
1368 31st Ave S
Amazingly delicious pastries. This is in the Mt. Baker neighborhood, which has views of both the Olympics and the Cascades from the ridge. Also nice parks nearby.
Delicious, fresh middle eastern food -- recommend the vegetarian platter. You could get your food to go and take it to Cowen Park.
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Shawarma King
4337 University Way NE
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Delicious, fresh middle eastern food -- recommend the vegetarian platter. You could get your food to go and take it to Cowen Park.

Everything Else

Delicious French bakery. There's often a line worth waiting in.
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Bakery Nouveau
4737 California Ave SW
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Delicious French bakery. There's often a line worth waiting in.
Good for snacks, chocolate, cheese, beer and wine.
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Trader Joe's
1700 E Madison St
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Good for snacks, chocolate, cheese, beer and wine.
Local independent movie theatre; also offers classes and resources for filmmakers.
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Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave
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Local independent movie theatre; also offers classes and resources for filmmakers.
Wonderful Seattle institution - readings almost every night.
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The Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th Ave
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Wonderful Seattle institution - readings almost every night.
Photo Center Northwest is a gallery and also offers classes and workshops.
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Photographic Center North West
900 12th Ave
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Photo Center Northwest is a gallery and also offers classes and workshops.
You can walk to this free art museum. They have a full calendar of activities and a cafe.
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Музей искусства Фрай
704 Terry Ave
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You can walk to this free art museum. They have a full calendar of activities and a cafe.
Beautiful Olmsted Legacy park with water tower (view as good as the Space Needle), Seattle Asian Art Museum, Conservatory, bandstand, and lots of lawns to hang out on.
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Volunteer Park
1247 15th Ave E
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Beautiful Olmsted Legacy park with water tower (view as good as the Space Needle), Seattle Asian Art Museum, Conservatory, bandstand, and lots of lawns to hang out on.
Another great independent movie theatre.
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SIFF Egyptian Theatre
805 E Pine St
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Another great independent movie theatre.
Technical bookstore and cafe in a renovated old house.
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Volunteer Park Cafe & Marketplace
1501 17th Ave E
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Technical bookstore and cafe in a renovated old house.
Performance venue. Full calendar of arts events, lectures, and music. Often only $5.
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Town Hall Seattle
1119 8th Ave
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Performance venue. Full calendar of arts events, lectures, and music. Often only $5.
This shopping and restaurant area has a lovely courtyard with a fireplace, small stage and piano, and seating. Live music summer evenings.
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Chophouse Row
1424 11th Ave
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This shopping and restaurant area has a lovely courtyard with a fireplace, small stage and piano, and seating. Live music summer evenings.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good food and beer. Open mike on Wednesday and other events other days.
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Hopvine Pub
507 15th Ave E
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Good food and beer. Open mike on Wednesday and other events other days.
Tasty Indian restaurant.
Mirch Masala
213 Broadway E
Tasty Indian restaurant.
Restaurant, bar, and live music. Check out the Cougar Room.
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Vito's
927 9th Ave
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Restaurant, bar, and live music. Check out the Cougar Room.
Linda's is a Capitol Hill institution - step inside and be transported back to the grunge era. On weekends this is a good place to get breakfast, but it is popular, so you may have a wait. Outdoor seating in back patio.
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Linda's Tavern
707 East Pine Street
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Linda's is a Capitol Hill institution - step inside and be transported back to the grunge era. On weekends this is a good place to get breakfast, but it is popular, so you may have a wait. Outdoor seating in back patio.
Small gay bar a block from our house.
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Pony
1221 E Madison St
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Small gay bar a block from our house.

Essentials

Wonderful natural food store, open late until midnight.
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Central Co-op
1600 E Madison St
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Wonderful natural food store, open late until midnight.
Local friendly, independent hardware store. Check out their changing robot window display.
Pacific Supply
1417 12th Ave
Local friendly, independent hardware store. Check out their changing robot window display.

Shopping

Independent natural remedy store. Good place to buy bulk teas.
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Rainbow Natural Remedies
409 15th Ave E
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Independent natural remedy store. Good place to buy bulk teas.
Great thrift store - two floors. Supports Lifelong AIDS Alliance.
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Lifelong Thrift Store
312 Broadway E
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Great thrift store - two floors. Supports Lifelong AIDS Alliance.
Bookstore of hosts Amy and Sean. Independent booksellers since 1993. Used and collectible books in all categories, including art, architecture, science, vintage children's books, handmade blank journals.
Reeser Str. 106, 46446 Emmerich am Rhein, Германия
Bookstore of hosts Amy and Sean. Independent booksellers since 1993. Used and collectible books in all categories, including art, architecture, science, vintage children's books, handmade blank journals.

Sightseeing

Beautiful terra cotta neoclassical building. The elevators have uniformed operators, brass fittings, and at the top there's a wonderful view and a bar.
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Смит-Тауэр
506 2nd Ave
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Beautiful terra cotta neoclassical building. The elevators have uniformed operators, brass fittings, and at the top there's a wonderful view and a bar.

Parks & Nature

A wonderful green park with trails, woods, plants, and a visitor center. You can also get to the Foster Island boardwalk from here.
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Ботанический сад Университета Вашингтона в парке Вашингтона
2300 Arboretum Dr E
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A wonderful green park with trails, woods, plants, and a visitor center. You can also get to the Foster Island boardwalk from here.
Near UW, this park has trails, including a new boardwalk area, and access to Lake Washington. You can get here via light rail - it's very near Husky Stadium.
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Union Bay Natural Area
3501 NE 41st St
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Near UW, this park has trails, including a new boardwalk area, and access to Lake Washington. You can get here via light rail - it's very near Husky Stadium.
Wonderful viewpoint looking east over Lake Washington towards the Cascade Mountains.
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Boren Park
1606 15th Ave E
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Wonderful viewpoint looking east over Lake Washington towards the Cascade Mountains.
Great for walking or biking. Car-free paths along the water or through the woods.
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Сьюард Парк
5900 Lake Washington Blvd S
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Great for walking or biking. Car-free paths along the water or through the woods.
Wonderful hiking, sound views, beaches.
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Парк Дискавери
3801 Discovery Park Blvd
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Wonderful hiking, sound views, beaches.
A garden oasis in the city with walking trails, visitor center, and from here you can walk on the Foster Island Trail.
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Ботанический сад Университета Вашингтона в парке Вашингтона
2300 Arboretum Dr E
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A garden oasis in the city with walking trails, visitor center, and from here you can walk on the Foster Island Trail.
Beautiful gardens, views of Lake Washington, and trails that connect with Union Bay Natural Area and Yesler Swamp. Great area for bird watching.
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Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st St
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Beautiful gardens, views of Lake Washington, and trails that connect with Union Bay Natural Area and Yesler Swamp. Great area for bird watching.
Lovely Japanese gardens in south Seattle.
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Сад Кубота
9817 55th Ave S
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Lovely Japanese gardens in south Seattle.