AAA Destination Guide: Seattle

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Seattle is so scenically blessed itâ€™s almost laughable. Just try to picture it: 
The snowcapped Olympic Mountains frame the western sky, while 
14,410-foot Mount Rainier, although some 90 
miles from the city, is a majestic presence on 
the southern horizon. Puget Sound is sculpted 
with an intricate network of bays and inlets 
and speckled with islands large and small, 
resembling nothing so much as polished 
emeralds flung onto the surface of an intense 
blue soup. The shore of long, skinny Lake 
Washington is beautified by an almost continuous series of sylvan parks 
and greenbelts. And Seattle sits right in the middle of it all. The vistas are, 
in a word, awesome.  
If you donâ€™t spend all day gawking at natureâ€™s splendor, myriad activities 
await. This is a city chock full of distinctive neighborhoodsâ€”from hip, 
socially diverse Capitol Hill to the elegant homes of Queen Anne to salty, 
Scandinavian-flavored Ballard, a reminder of Seattleâ€™s maritime heritage. 
So come on. Explore the Pioneer Square Historic District. Visit the 
attractions at Seattle Center. Watch fish being flung at Pike Place Market. 
Zip to the top of the Space Needle. Above all, drink plenty of coffeeâ€”
youâ€™re going to be busy. 
 
 
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Every Seattle sojourn should begin with a stop at Pike Place Market.
Take an invigorating morning walk on the paved path around Green 
Lake, which is popular with legions of strolling, jogging and cycling 
Seattleites. 
 The 
fishmongersâ€™ salmon-tossing antics alone are worth a visit, which makes 
the gorgeous array of produce, delectable baked goods and myriad craft 
stalls simply icing on the cake. 
For a crash course in local history, go on the Underground Tour
Admire the view from Kerry Park on Queen Anne Hill, which unveils a 
quintessential Seattle panorama: bristling downtown skyline, Elliott Bay 
waterfront and Mount Rainier as a backdrop. 
 of the 
Pioneer Square Historic District. Itâ€™s fun and educational, and yesâ€”parts 
of it are subterranean. 
Despite its rainy reputation, Seattle does enjoy plenty of summer 
sunshine. Seafair,
While away some time in Fremont, the self-styled â€œcenter of the universe.â€ 
This eclectic neighborhood of shops and eateries is graced with such 
delightful examples of public art as â€œWaiting for the Interurbanâ€ and the 
â€œFremont Troll.â€ 
 held from early July to early August, is the cityâ€™s big, 
exuberant warm-weather festival, complete with hydroplane races, a Blue 
Angels air show, visiting naval ships, the Miss Seafair pageant and a 
downtown Torchlight Parade. 
Hop aboard the Bremerton Ferry and marvel as the boat navigates a 
spectacular passage through the channel approaching Bremerton. 
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Visit the Lake Washington Ship Canal,
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 used by all types and sizes of 
vessels to negotiate a chain of freshwater lakes en route to saltwater 
Puget Sound, and watch salmon and trout swimming upstream to their 
Cascade Mountains spawning grounds via a fish ladder. 
Curl up with a good tome at the Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattleâ€™s 
premier independent bookstore and a local institution. 
Although it now has a worldwide presence, Starbucks began in Seattle. 
Indulge in your favorite coffee concoction at Pike Place Marketâ€”where 
the chainâ€™s very first outlet opened in 1971â€”or downtown at 4th Avenue 
and Pine Street, a great people-watching spot in the heart of the 
shopping district. 
 
 
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1.Pike Place Market   
85 Pike St 
Seattle, WA 98101  
Phone: (206) 682-7453 
 
 
2. Underground Tour   
608 1st Ave 
Seattle, WA 98104  
Phone: (206) 682-4646 
 
 
3. Seafair  
911 Pine St 
Seattle, WA 98101  
Phone: (206) 728-0123 
 
4. Bremerton  
Chamber of Commerce 
286 4th St 
Bremerton, WA 98337 
Phone: (360) 479-3579 
 
5.Lake Washington Ship Canal   
3015 NW 54th St 
Seattle, WA 98107  
Phone: (206) 783-7059 
 
 
Seattle in 3 Days 
Three days is barely enough time to get to know any major destination. 
But AAA travel editors suggest these activities to make the most of your 
time in Seattle.  
Day 1: Morning 
Spend the morning at Pike Place Market
Have breakfast at the Sound View CafÃ© (south end of the Main Arcade). 
Snag a window table, because the view over Elliott Bay to the distant 
 (trust us; youâ€™ll want to spend 
the day). This venerable market celebrated its centennial in 2007, and itâ€™s 
quite likely to be around another 100 years from now. Itâ€™s the best place 
in Seattle to meet a friend (the traditional spot is under the marketâ€™s neon 
sign where Rachel the bronze piggybank stands) and then wander 
around looking, smelling, tasting and buying. Arrive early (before 8 a.m.) 
so you can banter with the vendors as they set up; if youâ€™re lucky you 
may get some inside information on hot purchases, not to mention first 
pick at the flower stalls and produce stands.  
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Olympic Mountains is wonderful. The menu is standardâ€”omelets, 
pancakes, sandwiches, soups, chowdersâ€”but you can watch seagulls 
wheel and ferries cruise the water while you eat.  
Now youâ€™re ready to explore. Fruits, vegetables and flowers are market 
mainstays, and the artful arrangements and jewel-like colors of farm-
grown Northwest products are a joy to behold. Pike Place vendors are 
no-nonsense, and their displays are likely to include hand-lettered signs 
with friendly reminders like â€œpleeza no squeeza.â€ The whole fish, spidery-
looking crabs and jumbo shrimp at the seafood stands are all glisteningly 
fresh, and the boisterous antics of the fishmongersâ€”flinging critters while 
cracking wiseâ€”always draw a crowd.  
Follow your nose to the bakeries and unsuccessfully resist the urge to 
pick up some gooey-good cinnamon buns, sugar-glazed apple fritters, 
nutty almond cookies or rich cheesecake brownies to go. Pike Place 
Bakery (1501 Pike Place) and Three Girls Bakery (1514 Pike Place) are 
particularly mouthwatering. This market is just chock-full of specialty food 
vendors. Beecherâ€™s Handmade Cheese (1600 Pike Place) makes a 
yummy grilled cheese panini with tomato and basil; Uliâ€™s Famous 
Sausage (1511 Pike Place), a classic bratwurst slathered with mustard. 
Non-culinary vendors offer aromatic homemade soaps, handcrafted belt 
buckles, souvenir trinkets and just about everything else.  
One important tip: Restrooms are down the stairs at the south end of the 
Main Arcade (look for the sign). Many of the surrounding businesses 
donâ€™t permit you to use the restroom unless youâ€™re a paying customer.  
Afternoon 
If you still canâ€™t tear yourself away from the market (and itâ€™s hard), have 
lunch here, too. Cafe Campagne
From the main market entrance at the corner of Pike Street and 1st 
Avenue, turn right and walk down 1st Avenue two blocks to the 
 (1600 Post Alley) is the casual 
downstairs counterpart of the more formal restaurant upstairs. Indulge in 
a bacon and onion tart or bucherondin de chÃ¨vre, the baked cheese and 
croutons served atop arugula and frisÃ©e (free-ZEY) greens dressed in a 
scallion vinaigrette. Afterward, pick up your favorite beverage to go at 
Starbucks (1912 Pike Place); this is the global coffee purveyorâ€™s original 
location.  
Seattle 
Art Museum Downtown.
TASTE Restaurant (itâ€™s in the museum but also has a separate entrance 
on 1st Avenue) is a dimly lit, intimate place at night, but in the afternoon 
itâ€™s a bustling and bright. Stop for carrot cake or a bowl of house-made 
ice cream and discuss Albert Bierstadtâ€™s 1870 landscape masterpiece 
â€œPuget Sound on the Pacific Coastâ€ or the very cool installation 
â€œInopportune: Stage One,â€ automobiles suspended from the ceiling amid 
a profusion of multi-channeled light tubes.  
 The 48-foot-tall â€œHammering Man,â€ a black steel 
sculpture, stands guard outside the entrance, his arm raising and 
lowering four times a minute. SAMâ€™s galleries exhibit art from every 
corner of the world, often mixing media, concepts, centuries and artists in 
the same room. If you donâ€™t feel like walking through the entire collection, 
the main staircase in the museumâ€™s free visitor area, called the Art 
Ladder, features three public installations incorporating optical illusions 
into their design.  
Continue down 1st Avenue to Madison Street and then walk up three 
blocks to the Seattle Central Library. The utilitarian name certainly 
doesnâ€™t allude to its strikingly futuristic look, which gives off the 
impression of glass wrapped in a very large net. The design by Dutch 
architect Rem Koolhass is anything but stuffy, from illuminated escalators 
to fourth-floor hallways painted an exceedingly bright shade of red. Even 
if you donâ€™t take one of the guided public architectural tours itâ€™s a 
fascinating place to walk around. There are views of neighboring 
skyscrapers and Elliott Bay from the reading room on level 10.  
Walk down Madison back to 1st Avenue, turn left and head toward 
Pioneer Square. The Pioneer Square Historic District covers a 30-block 
area. This was Seattleâ€™s first downtown, before an 1889 fire demolished 
the mostly wooden buildings. Rich with history, for a time decrepit but for 
the most part charmingly refurbished, itâ€™s a prime tourist destination. 
Relax on one of the benches in small, tree-shaded Pioneer Park. The 
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parkâ€™s totem is a replica of one carved by Tlingit Indians in the late 19th 
century.  
If itâ€™s a clear day, take the elevator to the top of the Smith Tower
Evening 
Regulars swear by 
 for a 
view of the city below. This was Seattleâ€™s first skyscraper, although itâ€™s 
now relatively dwarfed by a number of taller structures.  
 
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. This Pioneer Square favorite is 
old-school Italian all the way, from the background music to the decadent 
dessert tray. The food is reliably delicious and also reliably pricey; if you 
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1.Pike Place Market   
85 Pike St 
Seattle, WA 98101  
Phone: (206) 682-7453 
 
 
2. Cafe Campagne  
  
1600 Post Alley at Pine St  
Seattle, WA 98101  
Phone: (206) 728-2233 
 
3. Seattle Art Museum Downtown   
1300 1st Ave 
Seattle, WA 98101  
Phone: (206) 654-3137 
 
 
 
 
4. Pioneer Square Historic District   
118 S. Main St 
Seattle, WA 98104 
 
 
5. Smith Tower  
506 2nd Ave 
Seattle, WA 98104  
Phone: (206) 622-4004 
 
 
6. Il Terrazzo Carmine  
  
411 1st Ave S  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Phone: (206) 467-7797 
 
 
 
donâ€™t feel like stuffing yourselfâ€”or emptying your walletâ€”order the risotto 
of the day or caesar salad, which tastes as lovely as it looks. 
Reservations are advised. 
If itâ€™s not too late, enjoy a stroll along Pioneer Squareâ€™s brick building-
lined streets. The nighttime entertainment choices are many, from cozy 
taverns to comedy to raucous live music joints. Local rock bands play 
most nights at The Central Saloon (207 1st Ave.), while at the New 
Orleans Creole Restaurant (114 1st Ave.) the music is blues, jazz and 
Dixieland. These two venues participate in Joint Cover, which provides 
entry to several different clubs for one cover charge ($5 Sun.-Thurs., $10 
Fri.-Sat.).  
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Note: The Pioneer Square area can get pretty rowdy at night, and it also 
attracts loiterers and the homeless. Enjoy yourself, but stay alert and 
keep common sense safety precautions in mind 
Day 2: Morning 
Grab breakfast at the Pioneer Square branch of the Grand Central 
Baking Company (214 1st Ave. in the Grand Central Arcade). In warm 
weather sit on the cobblestone patio and enjoy a freshly made pastry with 
your espresso; if itâ€™s chilly sit inside by the fireplace. Then take the 
Underground Tour
Browse to your heartâ€™s content at the Elliott Bay Book Co. (101 S. Main 
St. at 1st Avenue). The books are stocked on cedar shelves in a 
meandering series of nook-and-cranny rooms. Then take your treasures 
downstairs to The Elliott Bay CafÃ© and have a cup of organic java. The 
brick walls of yore are cream colored now, and blond wood tables and 
chairs give the cafe a sunny feel. Sandwiches are terrific; try the 
Moroccan steak sandwich, stuffed into a pita with mint-flavored yogurt 
and feta, or a pan bagneâ€”garlicky mashed chickpeas, grilled veggies 
and goat cheese on semolina bread. 
 and bone up on Pioneer Square history. Youâ€™ll learn 
all kinds of fascinating stuff about opium dens, bootleg operations and 
Seattleâ€™s once-primitive sewer system on this above- and below-ground 
jaunt.  
Schedule some time to explore the International District
Fast Metro Transit and Sound Transit bus service takes advantage of the 
1.3-mile Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, which connects the 
International District with four downtown stations. Sound Transitâ€™s Central 
Link light-rail service also uses the tunnel. Metro Transit buses and 
trolleys (electric buses) operate on surface streets; those serving the 
International District converge at the intersection of 5th Avenue S. and S. 
Jackson Street. The fare is $1.75 ($2 during peak hoursâ€”Mon.-Fri. 6-9 
a.m. and 3-6 p.m.). Exact cash fare is required. Bus service is free daily 
from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. within the Ride Free Area, bounded by Battery 
Street on the north, 6th Avenue on the east, Jackson Street on the south 
and the waterfront on the west.  
 (also called 
Chinatown and known locally as â€œthe IDâ€), which lies east of the Pioneer 
Square Historic District. A true melting pot of Asian cultures, this area is 
home to Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Korean and 
Cambodian residents, so even though it continues to gentrify the ID 
maintains a distinctive identity.  
Cultural and historical roots were honored with the grand opening of the 
Historic Chinatown Gate in February 2008. Painted vibrant shades of red 
and gold, with an orb perched atop the roofline (to keep away bad luck), 
the 45-foot archway straddles S. King Street at 5th Avenue S. The 
structure, a symbolic welcoming, is similar to those marking Chinese 
communities in San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver and Washington, 
D.C.  
Uwajimaya, 600 5th Ave. S., is a big Asian grocery store that anchors 
Uwajimaya Village, a complex of shops and restaurants. The Uwajimaya 
food court is a great place to have lunch. Golden-brown ducks hang by 
their necks in roasting ovens and the aroma of curry fills the air. Try banh 
mi, a Vietnamese sandwich with beef, onions, pickled peppers and 
cilantro on a crusty baguette. Dip salad rollsâ€”translucent rice paper 
wrapped around shrimp, veggies and thin noodlesâ€”in peanut sauce. 
Slurp up pho, the traditional Vietnamese noodle soup. Dessert should be 
a piece of light, sweet strawberry cake from the Yummy House, a local 
bakery. Itâ€™s fast food, but filling, good and inexpensive fast food.  
Afternoon 
From the International District head to Capitol Hill, an ethnically and 
socially diverse neighborhood that lies astride a ridge between 
downtownâ€™s skyscrapers and Lake Washington. While away some time at 
Volunteer Park,
 
 Seattleâ€™s most elegant greensward. Itâ€™s a lovely expanse 
of old cedars and spruces, manicured lawns, formal gardens and glass-
surfaced ponds, surrounded by the mansions of old-money Seattle 
families. Walk through the parkâ€™s Victorian-style, steel and cast-iron 
Conservatory, filled with a riot of orchids, tropical plants and huge 
cactuses.  
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The park also contains the Seattle Asian Art Museum,
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 downtown SAMâ€™s 
sister gallery. The exhibits at SAAM focus on Chinese, South Asian and 
Southeast Asian art. Gaze upon urns, exquisite porcelain bowls, a bronze 
depiction of Guanyinâ€”a multi-armed, multi-headed female figure 
considered by followers of Buddhism to be the personification of 
compassion and kindnessâ€”and of course, statues of Buddah himself. 
Then have a soothing cup of jasmine tea at the museumâ€™s TASTE CafÃ©.  
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1. Underground Tour   
608 1st Ave 
Seattle, WA 98104  
Phone: (206) 682-4646 
 
 
2. International District  
700 5th Ave 
Seattle, WA 98104 
 
3. Volunteer Park  
1400 E. Galer St 
Seattle, WA 98112  
Phone: (206) 684-4743 
 
4. Seattle Asian Art Museum   
1400 E. Prospect St 
Seattle, WA 98112  
Phone: (206) 654-3100 
 
 
 
 
Evening 
The 10 or so blocks of north-south Broadway between E. Pine and E. 
Roy streets are the heart of Capitol Hill, a haven for alternative culture, 
the center of Seattleâ€™s gay community and a hangout for punk rock kids. 
Neon hair, outrÃ© clothing, multiple piercings and full-body tattoos are par 
for the course, but that doesnâ€™t mean youâ€™ll be ostracized for looking, well, 
boringâ€”anything goes here.  
Broadway shops cater to youth culture, so if youâ€™re looking for vintage 
clothing, funky jewelry, unusual art or totally cool stuff like Ethiopian 
wands or little Mexican calaveras (skeletons) decked out in wacky 
costumes, youâ€™ve come to the right place. Window shop until you find a 
place that strikes your fancy. Broadway Market (401 E. Broadway at E. 
Harrison Street) is the neighborhood â€œmallâ€â€”a big QFC food store, Hot 
Topic, Urban Outfitters, Blooms on Broadway and a handful of local 
businesses under one roof.  
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Broadway also is lined with restaurants, so you have plenty of choices for 
dinner. Siam on Broadway (616 E. Broadway) serves solid renditions of 
Thai standards, from pad Thai with fried tofu squares to curry beef. You 
can watch the chefs whip everything together while you wait. Pizza 
Pagliacci (426 E. Broadway) is casual and lively; you order cafeteria style 
from the delivery stations (good, freshly made pizza by the slice or by the 
pie, calzones, pasta and green salads), pay and take your little feast to a 
table and enjoy.  
If you just want to chill at a movie afterward the Harvard Exit Theatre, 807 
E. Roy St. at Harvard Avenue (north end of Broadway), shows current 
independent and foreign films. Originally a womenâ€™s clubhouse, this was 
one of Seattleâ€™s first art-house theaters, and it still has a large and 
elegant lobby complete with grand piano and chandelier.  
Note: A parking space is usually easier to find on one of the residential 
side streets a block or so off than along Broadway, but check signs to 
make sure youâ€™re not parked in a restricted area before leaving your car 
for the evening.  
Day 3: Morning 
Seattle Center, with its museums, park-like grounds and year-round 
special events, is the best place in the city to take kids. If time is short, 
just go to the top of the Space Needle; you donâ€™t need a timed ticket and 
lines usually arenâ€™t that long. The glass-enclosed, walk-around 
observation deck provides a panoramic view in every direction. The only 
caveat is the weather; donâ€™t bother if itâ€™s overcast or foggy. Instead, 
explore the exhibits at the Pacific Science Center. Devoted fans of 
visionary guitar hero Jimi Hendrix wonâ€™t want to miss the exhibit devoted 
to the Seattle native at the Experience Music Project (EMP). The Science 
Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
From the Space Needle, walk down Broad Street to Pier 70 on the 
waterfront and check out 
 is a must for sci-fi buffs with its 
collections of movie spaceships, weapons and space wear. A single 
admission gets you into both museums.  
Olympic Sculpture Park.
Afternoon 
Seattle and seafood go together like yin and yang, so walk south along 
the waterfront to Pier 54 and have lunch at 
 The outdoor art 
installations are interspersed among plantings of trees, shrubs and 
flowers native to the Pacific Northwest. This is a prime downtown 
location; the view overlooking Elliott Bay west to the Olympics is inspiring. 
After tracing the zigzagging pathways and stopping to admire the bold 
â€œFather and Sonâ€ fountain that stands at the head of Pier 70, pick up an 
espresso from the cafe inside the PACCAR Pavilion and relax on the 
veranda.  
Ivarâ€™s Acres of Clams.
Grab your pith helmet and take Aurora Avenue (SR 99) north across the 
Lake Washington Ship Canal to Woodland Park and the 
 Consult 
the daily fresh sheet to see what looks good, but you sure canâ€™t go wrong 
with the Dungeness crab salad, fish and chips or the deservedly popular 
Puget Sound clam chowder, brimming with clams, potatoes and bits of 
bacon. If itâ€™s nice outside, order from the Fish Bar walk-up window and sit 
at one of the picnic tables. Then pop into Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, a 
waterfront institution also at Pier 54. Itâ€™s a quintessential souvenir stop 
and quasi museum with lots of antiquities, including the requisite 
shrunken heads.  
Woodland Park 
Zoo. The animals live in a variety of themed habitats like the Tropical 
Rain Forest, home to gorillas, colobus monkeys, jaguars and other jungle 
denizens. Then spend a relaxing half hour breathing in the fragrance at 
the gorgeous Woodland Park Rose Garden.
An alternate agenda is a jaunt to the Ballard neighborhood (get there by 
accessing east-west Market Street) and the 
 The roses are at their 
splendiferous peak from June through August, but due to Seattleâ€™s mild 
climate theyâ€™re still in bloom well into October.  
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. 
Watching vessels of all sizes pass through the navigation locks is 
fascinating. The Fish Ladder helps salmon swim at a gradual incline to 
their upstream spawning grounds; you can observe them go by through 
porthole windows. Thereâ€™s another garden here, the Carl S. English Jr. 
Botanical Garden. The trees and shrubs are a mix of exotic and 
indigenous species, and plantings vary according to the season. On a 
warm summer day itâ€™s a lovely stroll.  
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1. Seattle Center   
305 Harrison St  
Seattle, WA 98109  
Phone: (206) 684-7200 
 
 
2. Space Needle  
219 4th Ave N 
Seattle, WA 98109  
Phone: (206) 905-2100 
 
 
3. Pacific Science Center  
200 2nd Ave N 
Seattle, WA 98109  
Phone: (206) 443-2001 
 
 
4. Experience Music Project (EMP) 
325 5th Ave. N.  
Seattle, WA 98121  
Phone: (877) 454-7836 
 
 
 
5. Science Fiction Museum 
and Hall of Fame   
325 5th Ave. N.  
Seattle, WA 98109  
Phone: (206) 770-2702 
 
 
 
6.Olympic Sculpture Park 
2901 Western Ave.  
Seattle, WA 98101  
Phone: (206) 654-3100 
 
 
7. Ivar's Acres of Clams  
  
1001 Alaskan Way  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Phone: (206) 624-6852 
 
8. Woodland Park Zoo   
5500 Phinney Ave N 
Seattle, WA 98103  
Phone: (206) 548-2599 
 
 
9. Woodland Park Rose Garden  
5500 Phinney Ave N 
Seattle, WA 98103  
Phone: (206) 684-4863 
 
10. Hiram M. Chittenden Locks   
4 mi. w. of I-5 exit 169  
Seattle, WA 98107  
Phone: (206) 783-7059 
 
 
11. Fish Ladder  
4 mi. w. of I-5 exit 169  
Seattle, WA 98107 
 
12. Carl S. English Jr. 
Botanical Garden  
3015 NW 54th St 
Seattle, WA 98107  
Phone: (206) 783-7059 
 
13. Ponti Seafood Grill  
 
3014 3rd Ave N  
Seattle, WA 98109  
Phone: (206) 284-3000 
 
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Evening 
Fremont is a delightfully idiosyncratic neighborhood that bills itselfâ€”with 
tongue only slightly in cheekâ€”as â€œthe center of the universe.â€ Locals will 
tell you that the only correct way to enter Fremont is across the Fremont 
drawbridge, but if you do youâ€™ll miss the Fremont Troll, a crouching 18-
foot-tall statue hiding under the north end of the Aurora Bridge (at N. 36th 
Street), a block east. Fremont, in fact, is known for its quirky sidewalk art: 
the six people that constitute â€œWaiting for the Interurbanâ€ and a 16-foot 
bronze sculpture of communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin are two well-
known examples.  
Fuel up at Peetâ€™s Coffee & Tea (3401 Fremont Ave. N.) before browsing 
Fremontâ€™s variety of offbeat shops. Frank and Dunya (3418 Fremont Ave. 
N.) supports Northwest artists by selling their arts, crafts and jewelry. The 
Dusty Strings Acoustic Music Shop (3406 Fremont Ave. N.) has an array 
of dulcimers, mandolins, banjos and other stringed instruments. 
Collectors favor Sonic Boom Records (3414 Fremont Ave. N.) for really 
obscure stuff on vinyl, but they also have new releases and used CDs. A 
Sonic Boom T-shirt makes an in-the-know souvenir.  
Have dinner at Costas Opa Restaurant (3400 Fremont Ave. N.). Start 
with a classic Greek salad and then go for a specialty like chicken 
souvlaki or keftethes (Greek-style meatballs with rice and vegetables). Or 
if you still have a hankering for seafood, try Ponti Seafood Grill;
Restaurants 
 the 
waterside patios overlook the Fremont Bridge and the ship canal. Grilled 
marinated calamari is a superb appetizer; follow it up with Washington 
king salmon or Thai curry penne with scallops and crab. Finish with a 
ginger peach tart and vanilla ice cream and youâ€™ll feel like you are at the 
center of the universe.  
Our favorites include some of this destinationâ€™s best restaurantsâ€”from 
fine dining to simple fare.  
Seattle is a city that definitely has hip foodie credentials, with a number of 
downtown restaurants that attract loyal regulars as well as visitors up for 
a good meal in stylish surroundings. A discriminating clientele frequents 
the Wild Ginger Asian Restaurant & Satay Bar,
Carnivores canâ€™t go wrong at the 
 but the good news is that 
aside from the dress-to-be-seen element, Wild Gingerâ€™s food, an eclectic 
potpourri of ethnic influences, is excellent. Start with one of the grilled 
sataysâ€”say chicken skewers or lightly grilled sea scallopsâ€”served with 
pickled cucumbers and an aromatic dipping sauce. Duck spiced with 
cinnamon and star anise is a house specialty, and the kitchenâ€™s skill 
shows in dishes like wok-fried prawns in a barbecue sauce spiked with 
garlic, hoisin, peanuts, scallions and dried chilies. The Triple Door lounge 
beneath the restaurant has a nightly menu of live music. 
Metropolitan Grill.
As good as the Metropolitan for steaks is 
 The dining roomâ€™s 
high ceilings, mahogany tables and dark green, brass-accented booths 
exude Old World charm, making it a popular after-work destination for 
downtown suits as well as the theater crowd on big event nights. The 
â€œMetâ€ focuses on classic cuts like filet mignon, delmonico and 
porterhouse, carved tableside. California ranch-raised, Kobe-style Wagyu 
beef will up the tab considerably, but you can order the less expensive 
Wagyu burger, a hefty 20 ounces that comes with GruyÃ¨re cheese, 
caramelized onions and a trio of condiments. Accompany your choice 
with a robust pile of onion rings and one of the wine cellarâ€™s many fine 
reds. Local â€œbest steakhouseâ€ articles usually have this one on their list. 
The Brooklyn Seafood, Steak & 
Oyster House, across from the Seattle Art Museum Downtown. Go all out 
with steak Oscarâ€”filet mignon, Dungeness crab and asparagus with rich 
bÃ©arnaise sauce, accompanied by a tower of cheddar potatoes and 
celeraic-fennel gratineÃ©. Oysters are the seafood specialty, with as many 
as a dozen different varieties to entice adventurous palates. The servers 
even give you background information about the harvesting of these cold-
water mollusks, as well as tips on how to consume them. The king 
salmon, cooked on an alder plank, is a classic Northwest dish. The 
Brooklyn also offers crab cakes, Penn Cove mussels, seafood cannelloni 
and other items as reasonably priced small plates. 
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The museum also joins the downtown culinary crowd with its TASTE 
Restaurant. At lunchtime this is a bustling place full of art lovers, families 
and business types, with floor-to-ceiling windows bathing the room in light 
(as well as providing outstanding people-watching). Although it somewhat 
resembles a high-tech cafeteria, the food here is seriously good. Chef 
Christopher Conville relies on local, organically grown ingredients 
whenever possible and the freshness shows, whether itâ€™s a salad niÃ§oise 
with grilled salmon or spring pea soup flavored with sorrel purÃ©e. For 
dessert have a plate of warm cookiesâ€”snickerdoodles and oatmeal 
chocolate cherry chunk are two of the delightful varietiesâ€”that come with 
a little milk for dunking. If the weatherâ€™s nice and youâ€™d rather eat outside, 
the restaurant makes yummy sandwiches to go, like turkey and havarti 
with butter lettuce and herbed, oven-dried tomatoes on eight-grain bread. 
Itâ€™s a given that Seattle is a seafood kind of city, and a couple of 
restaurants on the downtown waterfront fill the maritime bill nicely. 
Another given? The oyster bar is a big draw at Elliottâ€™s Oyster House,
Not far away is another landmark, 
 a 
noisy, energetic place that sits right on Elliott Bay at Pier 56. But 
Northwest Dungeness crab is a tradition here, and you can get it steamed 
with butter, chilled with three dipping sauces or marinated in spices and 
grilled. Dungeness crab cakes, smoked Alaskan king salmon and 
sesame-seared ahi tuna can be ordered as small plates. For lunch try 
grilled Yukon River salmon basted with a bourbon barbecue sauce and 
topped with fresh tomatillo salsa. The pastry chef whips up delights like 
Granny Smith apple fritters and white chocolate coconut cake with 
raspberry sauce. Take advantage of the outside deck in summer. 
Ivarâ€™s Acres of Clams,
Pick a sunny day for lunch or dinner and then snag an outdoor table at 
 which has 
served the waterfront area since 1938. If youâ€™re having dinner, go for the 
â€œacres of clamsâ€â€”two pounds of Manila clams simmered with red 
potatoes in a garlic and white wine butter sauce. Itâ€™s truly finger lickinâ€™ 
good. But all of Ivarâ€™s seafood satisfies, from grilled salmon with sauteed 
mustard greens, smoked bacon and cannellini beans to classic fried fish 
and chips. Their outdoor walk-up service counter does a brisk business in 
chowders (New England-style clam and Dungeness crab and sweet 
corn), and there are picnic tables where you can enjoy your soothing cup 
or bowl with a view. 
Rayâ€™s Cafe, the casual, convivial upstairs sibling to Rayâ€™s Boathouse in 
Ballard. Manila clams steamed in beer and dill butter or oysters on the 
half shell are worthy appetizers. For a main dish you canâ€™t go wrong with 
grilled Alaskan king salmon or Rayâ€™s bountiful seafood cioppino in a 
saffron-tomato broth. An open-face roasted vegetable sandwich on grilled 
hominy bread is savory vegetarian fare. The seafood goes well with one 
of the 20 microbrews on tap. Share a dessertâ€”perhaps apple crisp with 
sour cherries and a brown sugar cinnamon oat toppingâ€”and linger over 
the vista of Shilshoe Bay and the distant Olympic Mountains. Now this is 
good food with a great view. 
Pioneer Square Historic District is a fun gathering place, and locals in 
search of classic Italian fare have been coming to Il Terrazzo Carmine
As terrific as 
 (at 
the districtâ€™s southern end in the Merrill Place Building) for more than two 
decades. Thereâ€™s a reason owner Carmine Smeraldo has such a loyal 
clienteleâ€”dishes like pork tenderloin medallions with prosciutto and 
glazed parmigiano cheese or fettuccine tossed with pesto and prawns are 
prepared the old-fashioned way and are full of flavor. You wonâ€™t dine 
cheaply, but you will dine well. In balmy weather the courtyard at the back 
of the restaurant is a delightful place to linger. 
Pike Place Market is to shop for your own food, it also has 
some good restaurants. Cafe Campagne
Located literally under the market, 
 (yes, itâ€™s spelled correctly), just 
above the market in Post Alley, is a little sister to the same-named but 
more formal dining room upstairs. What with the alley cobblestones 
outside and the draperied windows inside, this quaint little hideaway does 
a respectable job of replicating a Parisian cafe. Settle in for a simple 
bistro-style lunchâ€”say a ham and GruyÃ¨re cheese sandwich or quiche 
and a green saladâ€”and any cares you have will melt away, at least for 
the afternoon. 
Il Bistro is considered by Seattleites to 
be something of a local secret since itâ€™s rather hard to find, at least the