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Light rail station within walking distance, further away than Mount Baker station, but it's all down hill walking from Beacon Hill Avenue to my house.
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Beacon Hill Station
Light rail station within walking distance, further away than Mount Baker station, but it's all down hill walking from Beacon Hill Avenue to my house.
Mount Baker light rail station is even closer to my house, but from there to my house is up steep hill.
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Mount Baker station
Mount Baker light rail station is even closer to my house, but from there to my house is up steep hill.
Nearby 24 hour grocery store with Starbuck's kiosk and bakery inside.
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QFC
1401 BroadwayNearby 24 hour grocery store with Starbuck's kiosk and bakery inside.
Nice small neighborhood with shops, cafes, bakery, smoothie store, restaurant, movie theater, banks, library.
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Columbia City
Nice small neighborhood with shops, cafes, bakery, smoothie store, restaurant, movie theater, banks, library.
If you appreciate formerly run-down industrial neighborhoods transformed by young artists you'll love Georgetown. Bars, restaurants, vintage shops and galleries, comic book and record store.
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Georgetown
If you appreciate formerly run-down industrial neighborhoods transformed by young artists you'll love Georgetown. Bars, restaurants, vintage shops and galleries, comic book and record store.
Vintage hip pizza place WITH PARKING (this is key) in Georgetown
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Stellar Pizza, Ale, & Cocktails
5513 Airport Way SVintage hip pizza place WITH PARKING (this is key) in Georgetown
Bins famously seen in Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" music video. Used items sold by the pound.
1765 6th Ave S
1765 6th Avenue SouthBins famously seen in Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" music video. Used items sold by the pound.
Dale Chihuly, locally famous glass artist, and his garden of glass. You can hit the Space Needle, Experience Music Project and Seattle Center while here.
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Chihuly Garden and Glass
305 Harrison StDale Chihuly, locally famous glass artist, and his garden of glass. You can hit the Space Needle, Experience Music Project and Seattle Center while here.
Park with a 3 miles hike from top to beach and lighthouse at bottom. About a 20 minute drive to get here from my house if its NOT Rush Hour.
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Discovery Park
3801 Discovery Park BlvdPark with a 3 miles hike from top to beach and lighthouse at bottom. About a 20 minute drive to get here from my house if its NOT Rush Hour.
Grey sand beach with great views of downtown from the northern point. Take the Alki water taxi to go from the waterfront to here and back.
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Alki Beach
Grey sand beach with great views of downtown from the northern point. Take the Alki water taxi to go from the waterfront to here and back.
Neighborhood park and golf course designed by the famous Olmstead Brothers. View point, skate park, tennis courts, playground.
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Jefferson Park
3801 Beacon Ave SNeighborhood park and golf course designed by the famous Olmstead Brothers. View point, skate park, tennis courts, playground.
Great place to see the Asian Art Museum, Isamu Noguchi's public artwork "Black Sun" and near to Bruce Lee's grave in Lakeview Cemetery.
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Volunteer Park
1247 15th Ave EGreat place to see the Asian Art Museum, Isamu Noguchi's public artwork "Black Sun" and near to Bruce Lee's grave in Lakeview Cemetery.
Food Scene
Victrola Coffee Roasters
3215 Beacon Ave SNice coffee shop.
Nice restaurant. Wood-fired oven, wine bar, kalamari, al-fresco seating.
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Bar del Corso
3057 Beacon Ave SNice restaurant. Wood-fired oven, wine bar, kalamari, al-fresco seating.
Thai Recipe Restaurant
2609 S McClellan StCute inexpensive Thai restaurant.
Travelers Thali House
2524 Beacon Ave SHippie Indian restaurant.
Kusina Filipina
3201 Beacon Ave SFilipino restaurant
Oberto Sausage Co
1715 Rainier Ave SDiscount jerky store outlet. Great snacks.
Wendy's
22928 Bothell Everett Hwyfast food
Taco Time NW
2212 Rainier Ave Sfast food
13 Coins Seattle
255 South King StreetThe granddaddy of Seattle's all night diners.
3019 Beacon Ave S
3019 Beacon Avenue SouthPub/bar/burger joint
508 S King St
508 South King StreetPing's Dumpling House. 9:30am to 9pm daily. Cheap Chinese dumplings.
Very new modern Japanese-influenced bakery breakfast items, coffee, tea, and free Wi-Fi!
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Fresh Flours Beacon Hill
1624 S McClellan StVery new modern Japanese-influenced bakery breakfast items, coffee, tea, and free Wi-Fi!
Just opened - new branch of popular Pioneer Square Italian restaurant.
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Bengodi
1636 S McClellan StJust opened - new branch of popular Pioneer Square Italian restaurant.
Inay's Asian Pacific Cuisine
2503 Beacon Avenue SouthPhilipino fare
Despi Delite Bakery
2701 15th Ave SPhilipino bakery
This restaurant is new and getting positive reviews for authentic Lao food.
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Viengthong Restaurant
2820 Martin Luther King Jr Way SThis restaurant is new and getting positive reviews for authentic Lao food.
Great new coffee shop right next to two new art galleries in the new Mount Baker light rail station building
Compadre Coffee
2931 Rainier Ave SGreat new coffee shop right next to two new art galleries in the new Mount Baker light rail station building
Oddfellows Café + Bar
1525 10th AveRecommended breakfast joint on Capitol Hill
Recommended coffee shop for hip young tech/science geeks on Capitol Hill
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Volunteer Park Cafe & Marketplace
1501 17th Ave ERecommended coffee shop for hip young tech/science geeks on Capitol Hill
Bar and restaurant with earthy retro flair on Capitol Hill
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Skillet Diner
1400 E Union StBar and restaurant with earthy retro flair on Capitol Hill
Hip Asian Street Fusion restaurant on bar between Capitol Hill and Beacon Hill
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Ba Bar Restaurant
550 12th AvenueHip Asian Street Fusion restaurant on bar between Capitol Hill and Beacon Hill
Hey, forget In and Out burgers! Visit Seattle's version which has been around forever and is famously mentioned in Sir Mix-a-Lot's song, Posse on Broadway
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Dick's Drive-In
115 Broadway EHey, forget In and Out burgers! Visit Seattle's version which has been around forever and is famously mentioned in Sir Mix-a-Lot's song, Posse on Broadway
Starbucks BRAND NEW FLAGSHIP store and great people-watching place
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Starbucks Reserve Roastery
1124 Pike StStarbucks BRAND NEW FLAGSHIP store and great people-watching place
One of my guests absolutely raved over their truffle oil bleu cheese burger
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Perihelion Brewery
2800 16th Ave SOne of my guests absolutely raved over their truffle oil bleu cheese burger
Baja Bistro
2710 Beacon Ave SMexican
El Quetzal
3211 Beacon Ave SMexican
Seattle's Best Pho & Deli
2201 Rainier Avenue SouthVietnamese
Drinks & Nightlife
Tippe and Drague Alehouse
3315 Beacon Ave SFriendly local pub.
The 5 Point Cafe
415 Cedar Street24 hour diner that also blares loud music
Into grunge? Visit the mother of still-existing grunge bars (now completely UNGRUNGE) to have a taste of 90's grunge Seattle.
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Comet Tavern
922 E Pike StInto grunge? Visit the mother of still-existing grunge bars (now completely UNGRUNGE) to have a taste of 90's grunge Seattle.
Lost Lake attempts to replicate the home-town diners of Old Seattle. Sorry, but it's no Ernie Steele's (that place has been converted into Julia's Restaurant on Broadway).
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Lost Lake Cafe & Lounge
1505 10th AveLost Lake attempts to replicate the home-town diners of Old Seattle. Sorry, but it's no Ernie Steele's (that place has been converted into Julia's Restaurant on Broadway).
Bar founded by local artists features vending machine art by local artists
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The Hideout
1005 Boren AveBar founded by local artists features vending machine art by local artists
Tacos, burritos and alcoholic beverages and a crowded youthful hip social scene.
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Bimbos Cantina
1013 E Pike StTacos, burritos and alcoholic beverages and a crowded youthful hip social scene.
Pioneer Square bar with a great name and lauded bartenders.
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Damn the Weather
116 1st Ave SPioneer Square bar with a great name and lauded bartenders.
Laid-back bar that harks back to the flannel and grunge days in artsy post-industrial Georgetown.
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9lb Hammer
6009 Airport Way SLaid-back bar that harks back to the flannel and grunge days in artsy post-industrial Georgetown.
Said to be one of the oldest bars in Seattle (although it's location has changed).
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Jules Maes Saloon
5919 Airport Way SSaid to be one of the oldest bars in Seattle (although it's location has changed).
You want carefully crafted foo-foo drinks? This is the place. If you can get into their speakeasy upstairs, Needle & Thread, you can have the bartender make you $20+ cocktails.
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Tavern Law
1406 12th AveYou want carefully crafted foo-foo drinks? This is the place. If you can get into their speakeasy upstairs, Needle & Thread, you can have the bartender make you $20+ cocktails.
Great dive bar in South Park. Off the beaten path.
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Loretta's Northwesterner
8617 14th Ave SGreat dive bar in South Park. Off the beaten path.
Sightseeing
Great bridge to view the city from the top of. Goes down into Chinatown.
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Dr Jose P Rizal Bridge
Doctor Jose P Rizal BridgeGreat bridge to view the city from the top of. Goes down into Chinatown.
Seattle Ferry Terminal
Seattle Ferry TerminalEveryone loves the ferry rides.
33663 Weyerhaeuser Way S
33663 Weyerhaeuser Way SouthPacific Rim Bonsai Collection
The state's oldest steel-arch bridge has carried 12th Avenue South over Dearborn Street to Beacon Hill since it was erected in 1911. Walk down it from my neighborhood to Chinatown.
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Dr Jose P Rizal Bridge
Doctor Jose P Rizal BridgeThe state's oldest steel-arch bridge has carried 12th Avenue South over Dearborn Street to Beacon Hill since it was erected in 1911. Walk down it from my neighborhood to Chinatown.
A great place to stroll. Art galleries, cafes, restaurants, glassblowing shops. Cobble-stoned streets reflect historic Seattle. Waterfall Garden Park is a secret oasis near here.
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Pioneer Square
A great place to stroll. Art galleries, cafes, restaurants, glassblowing shops. Cobble-stoned streets reflect historic Seattle. Waterfall Garden Park is a secret oasis near here.
Seattle's Best Bookstore in Seattle's hippest neighborhood, Capitol Hill.
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The Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th AveSeattle's Best Bookstore in Seattle's hippest neighborhood, Capitol Hill.
Muzej historije i industrije (MOHAI)
860 Terry Ave NInteresting historical museum
Washington Park Arboretum UW Botanic Gardens
2300 Arboretum Dr EAnother lovely park
Seward Park
5900 Lake Washington Blvd SLovely old growth park
Kubota Garden
9817 55th Ave SJapanese garden
You can now ride the Seattle Streetcar to here from Jackson Street in Chinatown, or else walk up the hill from downtown. Hip neighborhood filled with clubs, bars, cafes restaurants, small shops.
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Capitol Hill
You can now ride the Seattle Streetcar to here from Jackson Street in Chinatown, or else walk up the hill from downtown. Hip neighborhood filled with clubs, bars, cafes restaurants, small shops.
Pike Place Market
1531 Western AveFamous public market
Many guests I've had have stayed here to go here.
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Washington State Convention Center
705 Pike StMany guests I've had have stayed here to go here.
Ferry dock to places like Bainbridge Island
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Seattle Ferry Terminal station
801 Alaskan WayFerry dock to places like Bainbridge Island
One of the many places for a photographic panoramic view of Seattle (the Jose P Rizal bridge is closer to my home at 15th Ave S)
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Kerry Park
211 W Highland DrOne of the many places for a photographic panoramic view of Seattle (the Jose P Rizal bridge is closer to my home at 15th Ave S)
Space Needle
400 Broad StLocated in the Queen Anne neighborhood.
Fremont calls itself "The Center of the Universe." Visit the troll, the rocket ship, the statue of Lenin, Theo's Chocolates, and the bridge people like to jump off of.
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Fremont Troll
Troll Avenue NorthFremont calls itself "The Center of the Universe." Visit the troll, the rocket ship, the statue of Lenin, Theo's Chocolates, and the bridge people like to jump off of.
Located in the "U-District" and a nice neighborhood to walk around for cheap food, art galleries, bookshops and movie theaters as well as the beautiful park-like campus
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University of Washington
1410 Northeast Campus ParkwayLocated in the "U-District" and a nice neighborhood to walk around for cheap food, art galleries, bookshops and movie theaters as well as the beautiful park-like campus
Nice place to exercise, but so is Seward Park which is closer to my neighborhood
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Green Lake
Nice place to exercise, but so is Seward Park which is closer to my neighborhood
Another very nice park and don't miss the Ballard Locks if you decide to go there
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Golden Gardens Park
8498 Seaview Pl NWAnother very nice park and don't miss the Ballard Locks if you decide to go there
Until the Columbia Tower was built, this was the tallest building in Seattle. Captain Ivar of the locally famous seafood restaurants used to make it his headquarters. This lovely vintage building has the Chinese Room upstairs with a balcony wrapped around it, and the last time I worked there in the 90's it had local government offices with elevators manned by bellhops in uniform and who you shouted at to take you "Up!" or "Down!"
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Smith Tower
506 2nd AveUntil the Columbia Tower was built, this was the tallest building in Seattle. Captain Ivar of the locally famous seafood restaurants used to make it his headquarters. This lovely vintage building has the Chinese Room upstairs with a balcony wrapped around it, and the last time I worked there in the 90's it had local government offices with elevators manned by bellhops in uniform and who you shouted at to take you "Up!" or "Down!"
Shopping
Scenie view park/skatepark/community center.
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Jefferson Park Golf Course
4101 Beacon Ave SScenie view park/skatepark/community center.
One of the many new recreational pot stores in the SoDo neighborhood. First Avenue South in SoDo is becoming the "New Amsterdam" of Seattle due to zoning laws.
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Ganja Goddess Cannabis Shop
3207 1st Ave SOne of the many new recreational pot stores in the SoDo neighborhood. First Avenue South in SoDo is becoming the "New Amsterdam" of Seattle due to zoning laws.
Because Seattle-ites donate a lot of stuff to the Goodwill store
Goodwill Store and Donation: Dearborn
22451 Michigan AveBecause Seattle-ites donate a lot of stuff to the Goodwill store
Essentials
Modern library with computers and comfy chairs for reading the latest magazines and newspapers. Also has a room to use a copier.
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Beacon Hill Branch - The Seattle Public Library
2821 Beacon Ave SModern library with computers and comfy chairs for reading the latest magazines and newspapers. Also has a room to use a copier.
Best convenience store I know of is located in
West Seattle. Most of the sheets and towels you are using here came from there.
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Target
2800 SW Barton StBest convenience store I know of is located in
West Seattle. Most of the sheets and towels you are using here came from there.
Best local convenience store, locally-owned and operated. The toilet paper came from there.
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Bartell Drugs
1407 BroadwayBest local convenience store, locally-owned and operated. The toilet paper came from there.
Entertainment & Activities
Admiral Theater
2343 California Ave SWQuaint neighborhood movie theater.