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
Primo
Primo is a pizza place located in the most beautiful room in town—gorgeous domed ceiling, a sparkling chandelier, detailed dark woodwork, pretty pillars. The h…
1106 Eighth Ave
First Hill
206-547-7466
First Hill
206-547-7466
Fireside Room at Sorrento Hotel
Bring a date (or your grandparents) and sink into the inviting and timelessly opulent lounge inside the classic Sorrento Hotel. Many things here are tasseled a…
900 Madison St
First Hill
206-622-6400
First Hill
206-622-6400
George's Sausage and Delicatessen
In a city that’s shy on the flavors of Central Europe, George’s Polish shop delivers on that meaty, smoky feel that every deli should have. While you’re pickin…
907 Madison St
First Hill
206-622-1491
First Hill
206-622-1491
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
The Hideout
The art bar that makes the best drinks, covers the walls (literally) in local art, and leaves sketchbooks on the bar for the idle drinker, founded and run by G…
1005 Boren Ave
First Hill
206-903-8480
First Hill
206-903-8480
Mediterranean Kitchen
Lebanese chef Kamal Aboul-Hosn has been bringing his excellent Middle Eastern food to the people of Seattle for more than 30 years. In Mediterranean Kitchen's …
103 Bellevue Way NE
First Hill
425-462-9422
First Hill
425-462-9422
Top Pot Doughnuts
Top Pot’s got 40 kinds of lusty, busty, rich doughnuts approved by President Barack Obama, and the cafes are comfortable triumphs of design. Also: good drip co…
1206 Madison Street
First Hill
206-708-7244
First Hill
206-708-7244
Piroshki on Madison
The piroshki—savory pies, filled with things like chicken, cabbage, rice, and mushrooms, as well as potatoes and cheese—here are wonderful. But the borscht—a h…
1219 Madison St
First Hill
206-624-1295
First Hill
206-624-1295
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