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Ancient Grounds
There are coffee shops and espresso bars on every corner in Seattle, but for a real Seattle espresso experience, stop in at Ancient Grounds not far from Pike Place Market. It’s both an intimate art gallery, loaded with intriguing treasures...
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Canlis
A Seattle fine-dining destination for over six decades, Canlis has kept up with the times without losing any of the ingredients that have contributed to its remarkable longevity. This culinary keepsake in the Queen Anne neighborhood was the first restaurant...
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Poppy
In 2012, Seattle Magazine named Poppy Seattle’s best Northwest cuisine restaurant, a well-deserved accolade for this inventive dining mecca in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Created by chef Jerry Traunfeld (formerly of the equally acclaimed Herbfarm restaurant in Woodinville), Poppy presents...
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Purple Café and Wine Bar
Diners at Purple are somewhat dwarfed by the enormous room with its huge glass windows and floor-to-ceiling wine storage tower, but no one seems to mind. Nor should they, since the food is always good and the atmosphere is relaxed...
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Shiro’s Sushi Restaurant
Sushi lovers, whether they’re locals or businessmen from Tokyo, flock to Shiros in Belltown because, quite simply, it serves the best sushi in Seattle. Sushi master and local legend Shiro Kashiba serves only the finest, freshest fish to his customers;...
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Six-Seven Restaurant & Lounge
The fine-dining restaurant at The Edgewater, on Pier 67, always had a great view, and now, under the guidance of Chef John Roberts, it has fine-dining as well. The glass-walled room opens out to a narrow patio overlooking Elliott Bay...
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Wild Ginger Asian Restaurant & Satay Bar
This Pan-Asian restaurant across from Benaroya Hall and above the Triple Door jazz club in downtown Seattle has been a favorite with Seattleites for some time, and for good reason. The location is great, the ambience is bright and lively...
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Purple Cafe
Many U.S. metropolises have been undergoing culinary revolutions recently but Seattle has long been a gourmet Mecca. Of course, coffee shops are the tried-and-true, but the city is also home to several wildly innovative seafood restaurants and neighborhood gems that continue to draw a following.