Welcome to our former anarchist jurisdiction, we're so honored you're visiting us!
Many places are just reopening after being closed or partially closed so bear with them as they're going through the adjustment, check to make sure they're open and not to capacity
Restaurants
South Lake Union
- Lunchbox Lab - $
- Thomas Street Warehouse - $ (Tends to be loud, rowdy, and young)
- Ba Bar South Lake Union - $
- White Swan Public House - $$
- El Grito Taqueria - $
- Jack's BBQ - $$
Queen Anne
- Canlis - $$$$ - Suit jackets req - Get reservations
- How to Cook a Wolf - $$$
- Queen Anne Beerhall - $
Belltown
- El Gaucho - $$$$ - Dressing nice suggested
- Wilmott's Ghost - $$ Inside Amazon Spheres (Jeff Bezos' balls)
- Ohana - $
Waterfront
- Ivar's Acres of Clams at Pier 54 - $$
- Ivar's Fish Bar - $
- Kidd Valley Burgers - $ - Currently online order only, pick up at the Fish Bar
- Elliot's Oyster house - $$$
Downtown
- Matt's in the Market - $$$
- The Pink Door - $$$
- The Nest Rooftop Bar - $$$
- Piroshki on 3rd - $
Capitol Hill
- Plum Bistro - $$ - Vegan
Fremont
- The Whale Wins - $$$
- Local Tide - $
Pioneer Square
- Salumi - $
Bars
Capitol Hill
- Unicorn (Semi-gay)
- (If a bar is on Pike Street it may be semi-gay, gay, or very gay but it will be easy to spot which is which)
- Hula Hula
- Inside Passage - Get reservations
- Pine Box - Formerly a mortuary that serviced Bruce Lee's family
Belltown
- Navy Strength - $$$
- Lava Lounge - $
- Shorty's - $
- Jupiter Bar - $ - Large arcade inside! Play Killer Queen!
Places to See - the touristy things:
Downtown / Waterfront
- Pike Place Market - See them throw the fish, The Gum Wall
- Feeding the seagulls at Ivar's
- The Seattle Great Wheel
- Miner's Landing
- Pier 62
Seattle Center
- Space Needle Observatory
- Museum of Pop Culture
Downtown
- Seattle Art Museum's Hammering Man - he only takes a day off on Labor Day!
- Sky View Observatory Columbia Tower - Tallest building west of The Mississippi in terms of floors, tallest observation deck west of the Mississippi! If you were an eagle you could see the mother of the bride's house in Sammamish
Pioneer Square
- Smith Tower - A beautiful speakeasy and observatory - Formerly the tallest building west of the Mississippi 100+ years ago
Ballard
Out of the city
- Kubota Japanese Garden - South Seattle
- Jimi Hendrix Memorial (gravesite) - Greenwood Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Renton, WA
Places to see - the more offbeat:
Seattle Waterfront
- Ride the Bainbridge Ferry - breathtaking city view - https://wsdot.wa.gov/ferries
- Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe
Fremont
Pioneer Square
International District
Capitol Hill
- Bruce and Brandon Lee's Gravesite - Lake View Cemetery
- The Google maps pin is pointing to the accurate spot in the cemetery, but chances are you can follow someone there because it's well visited
- Also see the graves of many of the city's founding colonizers of which our streets are named (Denny, Blanchard, Yesler)
Ballard
- Edith Macefield House - Disney's "Up" come to life
University District
- Scarecrow Video - The world's largest video store. Remember those?
Outdoor summer events
- South Lake Union Saturday Market - 11:00AM - 3:00PM - Close to the wedding venue!
- Fremont Dungeness Festival - July 10th 12:00AM - 4:00PM
Culture
- Northwest Tribal Art
- Uwajimaya
- Asian Art Museum
- Seattle Art Museum
Recreational Cannabis
- Have a Heart
- Take a picture with the giant blunt!
- If you buy an edible, wait 45 minutes at least for it to kick in!
Getting Around
- King County Transit - Bus, Link Light Rail, Streetcar
- Pay with daily passes or ORCA card: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/fares-orca/transit-go-ticket.aspx
- Lyft
- Uber