Seattle: Your favorite things to do or places to go

[suzzer99]

I have a friends in Seattle that I've visited many times. My favorite memories are:

the Rock n Roll history museum (or whatever it's called - big crazy buliding, you can't miss it)

riding on the Monorail while singing the song from the Simpsons

Gas Works Park on a nice day

Bumbershoot on Labor Day

A cute romantic little place called Bleu Bistro on Broadway. Try to get the crow's nest cubby-hole up in the rafters.

[MrWookie]

I may not be the king of hotspots or nightlife, but I do know beer. Seattle has a whole host of great brewpubs. My personal favorite is the Elysian brewery on Pike in the Capitol Hill area. The pub atmosphere is nothing special, but their beer is absolutely amazing. Some of the best ESB and porter I've ever had.

[KJS]

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I may not be the king of hotspots or nightlife, but I do know beer. Seattle has a whole host of great brewpubs. My personal favorite is the Elysian brewery on Pike in the Capitol Hill area. The pub atmosphere is nothing special, but their beer is absolutely amazing. Some of the best ESB and porter I've ever had.

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Others:

Maritime Pacific's Jolly Rodger Taproom has great beer and really yummy in a "I'm sure these are bad for me" way mini fried oyster sammies at happy hour. They make a good dish of steamed mussels too. Right near the N end of the Ballard Bridge.

Hale's Brewery has a big pub/restaurant on Leary Way in Fremont. I find the food there to be only OK. Pretty standard pub food but too much of it to specialize in anything and do it well. But their Cream Ale on Nitro is amazing, as are some of their other beers.

Pike Place Brewery in the Market makes good beer. I can't speak to the goodness of their food.

And FYI: The Elysian just opened a new place on 1st Ave just S of King St. Certainly to compete with the Pyramid joint that gets nearly all the pre-game business for Safeco field. Same yummy beer but better food than the Capitol Hill location. Went for some delicious crab cakes for lunch last week.

KJS

[MrWookie]

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And FYI: The Elysian just opened a new place on 1st Ave just S of King St. Certainly to compete with the Pyramid joint that gets nearly all the pre-game business for Safeco field. Same yummy beer but better food than the Capitol Hill location. Went for some delicious crab cakes for lunch last week.

KJS

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Yeah, I was going to comment on both of those. Pyramid might only have mediocre beer, but they sure are kickin' on game day. Now that the Elysian is down that way, I'll be stoked to be able to swing in there before the game.

[bernie]

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I may not be the king of hotspots or nightlife, but I do know beer. Seattle has a whole host of great brewpubs. My personal favorite is the Elysian brewery on Pike in the Capitol Hill area. The pub atmosphere is nothing special, but their beer is absolutely amazing. Some of the best ESB and porter I've ever had.

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Iirc, Fremont street is a good place to hang for the micro-brews.

I might've missed it, didn't see it mentioned, but Pioneer Square for nightlife.
Along with various other clubs around downtown. Belltown area. (Frontier Room used to be the best drink in Seattle. Order a double and you're losing money)

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[Hey_Porter]

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I may not be the king of hotspots or nightlife, but I do know beer. Seattle has a whole host of great brewpubs. My personal favorite is the Elysian brewery on Pike in the Capitol Hill area. The pub atmosphere is nothing special, but their beer is absolutely amazing. Some of the best ESB and porter I've ever had.

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God, the Elysian brings back memories. I lived a few blocks from there for a few years, and one of my good friend's girlfriend waited tables there. Spent way too many nights there.

I love Seattle. Can't imagine a better place to live (especially if you have money). Only thing I feel like adding at this point is if you are visiting, find a bar (there are many) that serves Mac and Jack's, order it, and enjoy possibly the finest amber ale you will ever taste.

[Hey_Porter]

One other thing, if you are visiting and have a little extra money to spend, I HIGHLY suggest staying at the Edgewater in a city view room. Unparalleled view and super nice rooms.

[bernie]

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the Rock n Roll history museum (or whatever it's called - big crazy buliding, you can't miss it)


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Many on Queen Anne hill wish they could miss it. It looks like a piece of crap. Lore says Godzilla came out of the sound, ate the Kingdome, and crapped out the EMP(experience music project) before he left.

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[suzzer99]

Ah, you guys just don't appreciate your cutting-edge architecture. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Speaking of, the Seattle Public Library looks pretty awesome.

[cbloom]

For touristy things - the fish ladder at the Ballard Locks is like one of the coolest things in the world, I love it. You have to go when the Salmon are spawning to see them run up it. I believe it's in the fall when they run up it, like Sept/Oct.

Obv. Pike's Place Market is fun to check out if you're in to farmers markets. I like the Alibi Room right around the corner and Chez Shea is right there too.

Tons of great food & beer & music everywhere in Seattle. I haven't lived there in like 6 years so my info is pretty out of date.