Note: There are 2 personal “Guides to Seattle” below. The first is by Woody Sullivan (and specifically includes events on the
weekend of 18-20 June 2004) and the second [LINK TO “SEATTLE 101” HERE] is by Bruce Balick.
http://www.seeseattle.org - lots of official/commercial info about Seattle
May 2004 (WTS3)
Restaurants for Lunch (within walking distance of Physics/Astronomy Bldg.)
I. On Campus. During the break between quarters, most venues are closed. Two that remain open are:
Rotunda - small institutional cafeteria
- cross pedestrian bridge just to east of large sundial on Burke-Gilman Trail; turn left and
descend into small grassy area; Rotunda is just ahead of you.
Burke Museum Café - light lunches; pleasant patio
- walk due north to edge of campus, just to the west of North Entrance
II. On "The Ave," which is the local nickname for University Way NE, one block west of 15th Ave NE
(the western edge of the campus). There are many more than on this list, but those included have better
quality. None are expensive. Listed in order of distance away, i.e., proceeding northwards; 4100 block
is a 10-min walk (one-way) and 4500 block is 20 min. (at 2 mph)
4002 - College Inn (standard American)
- just to the east is Bean & Bagel (1410 NE 40th St), a small sandwich shop
4114 - Schultzy's Sausage (not your standard hot dogs!)
4124 - Ichiro Teriyaki (Japanese/Korean) - good, but not in the class of its namesake!
4133 - Big Time Brewery and Ale House (sandwiches and local brew)
~4146 - Shalimar (Indian/Pakistani)
4212 - Tatsumi (Japanese)
4214 - Taste of Shangrila (Nepalese/Tibetan)
4231 - Chipotle Mexican Grill (a chain, but good)
4237 - China First
4247 - Flowers (vegetarian; buffet at lunch)
[4326 - University Bookstore, if you want to graze on books!]
4523 - Mongolian Grill
4529 - Pizzeria Pagliacci
4559 - Costas (Greek)
4732 - Araya (vegan Thai)
4735 - Jewel of India
5024 - Tandoor (Indian)
III. Other nearby U. District restaurants
Agua Verde - 1303 NE Boat St - healthy Mexican, nice deck on water
- go south one block on 15th Ave NE, on right at intersection with Boat St
Ivar's Salmon House - 401 NE Northlake Way (Northwest decor and not bad seafood)
- 15-20 min walk west on NE Pacific or (more pleasantly) on the Burke-Gilman Trail;
after going under the huge I-5 overpass, look for restaurant on Lake Union
- counter service outside for lunch; tables on a dock
Portage Bay Café - 4140 Roosevelt Way NE - nice for dinner (pricey) - call 206-547-8230 for resns
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A few recommended restaurants in Seattle
Downtown
McCormick's Fish House & Bar - 722 4th Ave (downtown) - 206-682-3900
Campagne (pricey) and its smaller/cheaper offshoot Café Campagne
(Pine St at Pike Place Market) - top-notch French food - 206-728-2233
Etta's - 2020 Western Ave - exquisite seafood - 206-443-6000
Place Pigalle - Pike Place Market - Northwest/French – intimate & pricey - 206-624-1756
Flying Fish - 2234 First Ave - Northwest - good food with buzzy atmosphere 206-728-8595
Ballard/Fremont
Chinook's - 1900 W Nickerson St (Salmon Bay) - great seafood at good price; view of harbor; no
resns taken; little wait for counter seats, but can be 30-40 min for tables - 206-283-4665
Ray's Boathouse - 6049 Seaview Ave NW - pricey, but worth it; views 206-7893770
Ponti Seafood Grill - 3014 Third Ave N - intimate Mediterranean ambience 206-284-3000
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Places to visit in Seattle
Art Museums
Henry Art Gallery (UW Campus; off 15th Ave NE at Campus Parkway) - modern art
Seattle Art Museum - First Ave at University St - largest one in town; eclectic, uneven permanent
exhibits; currently (Summer 2004) has blockbuster "Van Gogh to Mondrian: Modern
Art from the Kröller-Müller Museum" (9 am-9 pm Fri-Sun.); tix from Ticketmaster at
206-292-ARTS
Seattle Asian Art Museum - Volunteer Park (Capitol Hill) - lovely park (also with a Botanical House)
and a first-class Asian arts collection
Public Art
‘Swords into Plowshares’ - Magnuson Park (enter at Sandpoint Way NE & ~NE 65th St) - field full
of half-buried dorsal fins of nuclear subs
in Fremont district (a fun place to walk around for galleries, restaurants, and wackiness)
‘The Troll’ – on N 35th St N, under Aurora Ave overpass - a giant troll devours an actual VW bug
under a bridge!
‘Waiting for the Interurban’ – on N Northlake Way at Fremont Ave N – a life-size group of
characters waits for a tram, but is always dressed up by the locals in some imaginative way
‘Lenin’ – Evanston Ave N & Leary Way NW - a giant statue rescued from Romania after the fall of Communism
Parks
Discovery Park (Magnolia district) - reclaimed Army base has great 3-mile loop walk through forests
and along bluffs over Puget Sound; also has beach access
Gasworks Park (Fremont district, N Northlake Way & Meridian Ave N) - reclaimed gasworks site;
marvellous view of Lake Union and Seattle skyline
Ballard Locks (Ballard district, south of NW 54th St & 30th Ave NW) – accommodates the 18-ft
difference between saltwater Puget Sound and freshwater Salmon Bay; very busy in summer;
nice small museum; salmon ladder with viewing window; meticulously landscaped small park
Greenlake Park (Greenlake district) - 1-mile diam lake with p-mile walking/cycling path around it
Arboretum (Montlake district) - strolling in beautifully landscaped surroundings
Woodland Park Zoo - N 50th St & Phinney Ave N - small compared to many, but high quality exhibits
Museums
Burke Museum (UW Campus; off NE 45th St at 17th Ave NE) - Northwest native culture; natural history
Museum of Flight - 9404 E Marginal Way (at Boeing Field) - largest air & space museum on West
Coast; ~50 aircraft including a Concorde, Air Force One (LBJ era), B-17, etc.
Seattle Aquarium - can't compete with the biggees in other cities, but still nice
Cruises
State Ferry ride to Bainbridge Island (walk-on, ~1.5 hrs round-trip); great way to experience Puget
Sound, rain or shine; ferries leave from terminal on Alaska Way ~ every 50 minutes; 206-464-6400
for schedule
Argosy Cruises - frequent; touristy, but nice; includes one going through the Ballard locks; 206-623-1445
"Spirit of Puget Sound" - pricey, but includes a meal and live music (206-674-3500 for resns)
Miscellaneous
Pike Place Market - Pike St and 1st Ave - the essence of Seattle
- spend a halfday perusing produce, crafts, antiques, art, restaurants, shops
- Sur La Table (84 Pine St) is a fantastic kitchen shop
REI Flagship Store - 222 Yale Ave N (at I-5 and Stewart St)
- a must if you're into outdoor gear; bring plastic
Pioneer Square area - art galleries and old-town atmosphere
- Northwest Fine Woodworking (101 S. Jackson) has great furniture
Seattle Public Library - 4th Ave & Madison St - futuristic design (opened 2004) by Dutch architect
Rem Koolhaas; you'll hate it or love it!
Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners - First Ave S & Royal Brougham Way - a marvelous place
to watch a ball game, even when the good guys lose (but they’re on the road until 25 June)
Seattle Center
- Pacific Science Center (big science museum, IMAX theatre, butterfly farm)
Experience Music Project - Frank Gehry's "smashed-guitar" building is amazing and inside is
Paul Allen's high-tech, interactive homage to rock 'n' roll; “Beatlemania” exhibit now on;
- Also adjoining: Science Fiction Museum opening on Sat. June 18, 2004
- Space Needle (if it's clear) – but avoid the restaurant
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Some events to consider in Seattle for the weekend of 18-20 June 2004
Fri. 18th June
4:30 pm - Tillicum Village - 4-hr cruise to Blake Island for Native American stage show,
salmon dinner, etc. ($69; 800-426-1205 for resns)
- also Sat. at 11:30 and 4:30; Sun. at 11:30
6:30 pm - Teatro ZinZanni - 6th Ave & Battery St - very pricey gourmet dinner and cabaret/cirque
entertainment ($109 plus drinks and tip; resns (best weeks in advance) 206-802-0015)
- also Sat. at 6:30 and Sun. at 5:30
8 pm – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Theater Schmeater (small venue, Capitol Hill) -206-325-6500
- also Sat. at 8
8pm – Movin’ Out (Broadway musical) – (restored 1920s) Paramount Theatre (downtown) - 206-292-2787 (Ticketmaster)
- also Sat. at 2 and 8; Sun. at 2 and 7:30
8 pm – The Play’s The Thing – Intiman Theatre (Seattle Center) – 206-269-1900
- this and next two listings are among Seattle’s best repertory companies
- also Sat. at 2 and 8; Sun. at 2 and 7:30
7:30 pm – Travels with Charley: In Search of America – Book-It Repertory Theatre – 206-216-0833
(Seattle Center)
- also Sat. at 7:30 and Sun. at 2
8 pm - - Alki, a Northwest retelling of Ibsen's classic Peer Gynt tale
- ACT Theatre (downtown) - 206-292-7670
- also Sat. at 8
Sat. 19th June
9-2 - Farmer's Market at University Way NE and NE 50th St
12 - Solstice Parade, Fremont (quirky section of Seattle 3 miles west of UW)
- starts at about NW 36th St & 3rd Ave NW and goes eastwards on NW Leary Way and
Northlake Way, ending with a festival at Gasworks Park
- a marvellously fun parade if you like the arts and are of a liberal bent;
- "floats" not allowed to have any words on them; nude cyclists known to suddenly appear
and then vanish
- all day Sat. and Sun.: accompanying Solstice Festival
8 – Seattle Symphony (Gerard Schwartz, conductor); Benaroya Hall (scrumptious acoustics)
- ‘Rite of Spring’ (Stravinsky) and Bach
- also Sun. at 2 pm