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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

best things to do in Seattle

i've lived in Seattle since the Fall of 2003
and i can honestly say that it's felt like home for a very long time.

the best thing about a big city is you can never run out of things to do.
there is no end of new neighborhoods, restaurants, and festivals to visit.

this is a list of my top favorites things to do in Seattle.



i curated this list for our out of town wedding guests,
but i can't tell you how many times pre and post wedding 
i've forwarded these recommendations to friends, families and coworkers.

i would love to hear what your favorite places are that i've left off the list as well!

*indicates walking distance from downtown seattle

CITY VIEWS
Great Wheel*
Space Needle
Kerry Park

TOURS & MUSEUMS
Ride the Ducks

Underground Tour*

Seattle Art Museum*

Starbucks Roastery Reserve
Chihuly Garden & Glass Museum
Theo Chocolate Factory

PARKS

Alki Beach
Kerry Park – best view of the city!
Gasworks
Sculpture Park*
Greenlake – great 2.7 mile walking trail

PIKE PLACE MARKET*
First Starbucks or Storyville for Coffee
Le Panier for Macarons
Beechers for Mac & Cheese
Gum Wall

SHOPPING
University Village

RESTAURANTS

Breakfast
Top Pot Doughnuts
Portage Bay
Lola
The Fat Hen
Wandering Goose
Toulouse Petit

Bakeries
Macrina*
Bakery Nouveau
Le Panier*

Coffee
Seattle Coffee Works*
Storyville*
Ladro

Dessert
Trophy Cupcakes
Molly Moons Ice Cream
Hello Robin

Lunch
Homegrown – sandwiches
Beechers*
Salumi
Dick’s – Drive-In Burger Joint

Dinner
Bastille
Sushi – Umi* Japonessa* Wasabi Bistro*
Pizza – Serious Pie*, Delancy, Via Tribunali
Outdoor Seating – Westward, Little Water Cantina, Agua Verde
Local 360*
Staple & Fancy
Revel
Black Bottle*
Roux
Bravehorse Tavern
Any Tom Douglass or Ethan Stowell Restaurant*

BARS
Canon
Edgewater* – live music Friday and Saturday nights
Needle & Thread – make a reservation 1 week out
Bottlehouse

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