Town Hall Seattle
Town Hall is a fantastic organization that hosts book talks and lectures, and more rarely concerts and podcasts recordings, for very low prices—usually $5. Cur…
1119 Eighth Ave
First Hill
206-652-4255
First Hill
206-652-4255
Temporarily Closed
Vito's Restaurant & Lounge
After a sad absent spell, Vito’s reopened in the fall of 2010, returned to its old-school Italiano-style glory by Hideout/Vital 5 maestro Greg Lundgren, with d…
927 Ninth Ave
First Hill
206-397-4053
First Hill
206-397-4053
Central Library
The Central Library hosts a dizzying number of events at branches across the city, and every single one of them is absolutely free. They’ll help you figure out…
1000 Fourth Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-386-4636
Downtown Seattle
206-386-4636
Mamnoon
Mamnoon serves upscale and bold, perfectly seasoned Lebanese/Syrian food, including a selection of delicious, freshly baked flat and leavened breads. If you do…
1508 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-906-9606
Capitol Hill
206-906-9606
Frye Art Museum
For decades, the Frye, founded in the early 20th century by a Seattle meat-packing family, was a sleepy place full of gilt frames and orthopedic shoes. In rece…
704 Terry Ave
First Hill
206-622-9250
First Hill
206-622-9250
The Pine Box
Headed by Ian Roberts (a founder of Seattle Beer Week and former bar manager at Brouwer’s), the Pine Box enlivens its (gorgeous) mortuary setting with more tha…
1600 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-588-0375
Capitol Hill
206-588-0375
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle's largest art museum was founded in the 1930s by a collector of Asian art. Today most of the Asian collection is housed at the Asian Art Museum in Volu…
1300 First Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-625-8900
Downtown Seattle
206-625-8900
Stitches
This cozy Capitol Hill fabric store also offers crafty classes, from knitting a basic dishcloth to sewing a pair of pants to getting started with hand embroide…
711 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-709-0707
Capitol Hill
206-709-0707
Bateau
The focus at Bateau is grass-fed beef from chef Renee Erickson’s 30-acre Whidbey Island farm. Butchered and dry-aged in house, the beef is then cooked in cast-…
1040 E Union St
Capitol Hill
206-900-8699
Capitol Hill
206-900-8699
Smith Tower
Observe the observation deck on the 35th floor of the Smith Tower, once the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River. (PRO TIP: It is rumored that the p…
506 Second Ave
Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square
Tat's Delicatessen
There’s nothing scientific or precise about Tat’s enormous, sloppy sandwiches; they’re just slapped together with the belief that more is always better. And at…
159 Yesler Way
Pioneer Square
206-264-8287
Pioneer Square
206-264-8287
Poquitos
An upscale Mexican concept featuring 14,000 hand-painted tiles with craft/artisanal/etc. cocktails, handmade tortillas, queso fundido, and an enclosed patio wi…
1000 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-453-4216
Capitol Hill
206-453-4216
Fat Shack Underground
The fast-food chain Fat Shack, which gained a boost after its co-founders recently appeared on Shark Tank and received a six-figure deal, has opened a location…
88 Yesler Way
Pioneer Square
206-682-1139
Pioneer Square
206-682-1139
Tacos Chukis
Capitol Hill’s favorite taqueria just added a second location, in Dexter Avenue’s sunless canyon of new apartment buildings. The new spot is a little sleeker, …
219 Broadway Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-328-4447
Capitol Hill
206-328-4447