Someone wrote:
: I will be in Seattle mid-September. Any good, decent (not terribly
: expensive) hotel/b&b suggestions? Also, restaurant suggestions and "do
: not miss" attractions would be most welcome! Thank you!!!
I don't have any recommendations re: hotels (I think they're all over priced)
but as far as restaurants go .....
Space Needle Pricey, Touristy, Great view, Passable service, Fairly good
food, Great view. Better yet, go to the observation deck
and then go somewhere else for dinner ($50.00 each in the
restaurant at the space needle - but the entire dining
room 'spins' so you get a 360 degree view of the city)
Pink Door (post alley, near Pike Place Market) their ciopinno (sp)
is 'to die for'. Moderately priced, hard to find, but well
worth the effort.
Umburtos (Pioneer square) Order the bbq chicken pizza. Nummmm.
Tai Tung (China town) Go if you've never had 'real' Chinese food,
or you get hungry late at night (they're open till about
3:00am). Definately not a place to go for decor, but
some of the best Chinese food around here.
Cafe Minnies (1st & Denny) Open 24 hours - eclectic clientelle. Order
the dutch babies.
The Dog House Been around since 1934, and I don't think they've cleaned
or painted since. Also open 24 hours. This is the best
place to go after the bars close .... great 'shows' by the
other customers. Cheap food (the french dip is my mainstay,
there are some things you *don't* want to order from the
menu). Lots of fun when you are feeling tacky.
Torrefozzoni Better coffee than Starbucks [same flavour, less acid]. Two
locations - Pioneer Square and around 5th & Stewart. Get
a greneda [iced latte made like a slurpee].
Don't Miss .........:
Ride the ferry
Visit Pike Place Market
Visit Pioneer Square
Go to Ye Old Curiosity Shoppe [don't buy anything, just go in and look]
Walk around Capitol Hill/Broadway [Seattle's version of San Francisco :)]
Drink coffee [Seattle is the U.S. coffee capital :)]
Window shop in Westlake Center
Visit the 'adult' arcades on 1st avenue [at least hit up Fantasy Unlimited,
they're NOT an arcade, they're a retail 'fun stuff' store]
There are a lot of good restaurants in the Seattle area. Basically, I
don't give much credit to the restaurants attached to hotels (unless it's
the Georgian Room [more $$ than space needle], or Von's [used to work there]).
Seattle is a pretty friendly place ... go exploring, stop someone on the
street and ask where they'd go.
Brett
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Request for hotel & restaurants in Seattle....
>: I will be in Seattle mid-September. Any good, decent (not terribly >: expensive) hotel/b&b suggestions? Also, restaurant suggestions and "do >: not miss" attractions would be most welcome! Thank you!!! admittedly expensive but...the edgewater hotel (since a fairly recent remodel) is great... pine log furniture, overstuffed armchairs, big fat plaid quilts, good sized rooms (i stayed on the water side) furnished decks, comfy lobby, super staff, etc. room service breakfast was excellent and at my door in 20 minutes. for restaurants: The Coastal Kitchen- 15th AV, Capitol Hill area. Great Carribbean-New Orleans cooking, full bar, and free entertainment from the salad chef. If you go, sit at the bar to eat (no reservations required for the bar). Its the kitchen, too. Brad's Swingside Cafe- 42nd (?), Fremont area. Down one exterior wall of this very small (8 tables) establishment is painted *The Best Italian Restaurant in Seattle*. I believe they can claim to be the best in the entire northwest. Don't expect spaghetti with tomato sauce, etc. Try the Aglio Olio. (Reservations) Testa Rossa- Broadway, Capitol Hill area. Grandest Chicago- style pizza (and more) in Seattle. Best spot for people-watching on Broadway. (No reservations required) (If you want to take a ferry ride and have time to head north) The Star Bistro- In Langley on Whidbey Island. Really innovative salads and generally super nouveau northwest stuff. (Reservations)
Tulio - 5th and Spring. Moderately expensive, best tiramisu in town. Located beneath a newly remodeled, European style hotel. La Buca - 1st and Cherry (sort of). Again, moderately expensive but worth it. /S