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 Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:03 pm Post subject: FOOD & DINING IN SEATTLE / SEATTLE DINING GUIDE |
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FOOD & DINING IN SEATTLE
Seattle is a city growing up. Neighbourhoods like the University District, Ballard, Fremont and Capitol Hill attract younger crowds of students and artists with diverse tastes and small budgets. Downtown Seattle and Belltown have become hot spots for new entrepreneurs, high-tech employees and anyone else with extra spending money. Downtown has changed with the times by raising prices and adding more upper-crust restaurants, bars and dance clubs. Whether your tastes are for the rugged outdoors or cosmopolitan city life, Seattle accommodates. Day or night, the city can sate your dining and drinking tastes as well.
Midtown & Waterfront
Don't miss downtown dining, but do bring your credit cards because prices are higher here than elsewhere in the city. The Brooklyn offers a happy hour oyster and beer selection. Fine dining establishments on the piers of Elliott Bay include Anthony's Pier 66 & Bell Street Diner, Elliott's Oyster House and The Seattle Crab Company. For a little less pretense and expense, try Red Robin. Other noteworthy downtown restaurants include Wild Ginger and Dragonfish Asian Café. Pacific Place, an upscale shopping mall, features famous chain restaurants like the Gordon Biersch Brewing Company.
Pioneer Square & the International District
In addition to the International District restaurant, you'll find a large food court at Uwajimaya, 600 Fifth Ave. S. (tel. 206/624-6248; www.uwajimaya.com), a huge Asian supermarket. Its stalls serve the foods from various Asian countries. It all smells great, and everything is inexpensive, which makes this a great place for a quick meal.
Belltown
One of the fastest-growing and trendiest downtown neighbourhoods, Belltown is a popular hangout for yuppies. Hip restaurants here include Flying Fish and Shiro's.
Capitol Hill
This neighbourhood is known for the numerous shops and theatres along Broadway Avenue and for the variety of alternative lifestyles it welcomes. Tasty bites include Pagliacci Pizza and the popular Siam on Broadway, which serves excellent Thai food. If you're in the mood for a casual night out or a hangover breakfast, head to Linda's Tavern. Relax at a booth with friends, shoot a game of pool with the regulars or get some fresh air on the patio out back. For a swanky, sultry night, rock the casbah at The Capitol Club. The Mediterranean menu and romantic vibe make it a great date spot.
Also worth trying in this area are Siam on Broadway, 616 Broadway E. (tel. 206/324-0892), which is affiliated with Siam on Lake Union; and Pizzeria Pagliacci, 426 Broadway E. (tel. 206/726-1717), which is affiliated with the Pizzeria Pagliacci in the Lower Queen Anne neighbourhood.
University District
This is a favourite area for diners and drinkers on smaller budgets. Check out "The Ave" (University Way) for vegetarian restaurants like Flowers, which serves a lovely vegetarian buffet during the day and great mixed drinks at night. The Ave has cuisines for all tastes: Mexican, Indian, Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese among others.
Fremont/Ballard
Continuing westward, the nightlife seeker enters the quaint districts of Fremont and Ballard. In Fremont, drink a beer at the Dubliner, an authentic Irish pub. If you're in the mood for a mellow evening, sip coffee in the Still Life Coffeehouse, a Seattle classic. West of Fremont in Ballard, Irish pubs and seafood abound. Enjoy Irish brews at Conor Byrne's Pub or Bad Albert's Tap & Grill. For more elegant dining make your way to Shilsole Bay, where good restaurants like Ray's Boathouse line the shores of Puget Sound, offering great views and delicious seafood.
West Seattle
There's nothing like a walk along Alki Beach to put a person in the mood for fish and chips, and there are lots of places along Seattle's favourite beach where you can indulge in this calorific classic. Popular fish-and-chips joints include Alki Spud Fish and Chips, 2666 Alki Ave. SW (tel. 206/938-0606), and Sunfish, 2800 Alki Ave. SW (tel. 206/938-4112).
The Eastside
The Eastside, the high-tech suburb on the east side of Lake Washington, includes the cities of Bellevue, Kirkland, Issaquah, and Redmond. By far the most celebrated restaurant on the Eastside is the Herbfarm, a much-lauded establishment serving high-end, herb-driven regional cuisine. Its nine-course dinners are legendary in the Northwest. |
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