Seattle Guide

Seattle Guide

Help Clojure/west attendees find great places to eat and fun things to do around Seattle during the conference, April 15-16, 2016!

FYI - The conference venue is the Seattle Marriott Waterfront located at 2100 Alaskan Way. We’re particularly interested in recommendations that are easy for attendees to walk to from the venue.

Maps - @lynngrogan will add suggestions to a Google Map closer to the conference date

Food & Drink (feel free to add your own categories!)

• Lunch Spots
  • Mamnoon Street. 6th & Virginia, worth the walk.
  • Skillet Regrade. 6th & Lenora, good diner food.
  • 'Ohana. Hawaiian cuisine. Does sushi as well. Recommend the Loco Moco.
• Coffee
  • Cafe D'arte. Italian-style espresso.
  • Cafe Ladro.
  • Cherry Street Coffee House.
  • Uptown Espresso.
  • The original Starbucks. In Pike's Place market, a major tourist destination near the convention hotel.
• Beer & Drinks
  • Cloudburst Brewing. A fairly new place very close by run by one of the former Elysian brewers. A must-stop taproom for beer lovers.
  • Owl N' Thistle. Irish pub with a fine selection of brews.
  • Radiator Whiskey. Amazing Whiskey menu but commonly over-crowded. Located at Pike Place Market.
  • Zig Zag Cafe. Good Whiskey menu. Less crowded + better service than Radiator Whiskey. Also located at Pike Place Market.
  • Bathtub Gin & Co. Quirky and tiny speakeasy. Great cocktails.
  • Rachel's Ginger Beer (RGB). There's a location near Pike Place Market.
• Brunch

• Portage Bay Cafe. There are a few locations, the closest is in SLU.

• Dinner Spots

• Serious Pie. Pizza. Also they have a location on Westlake that has tasty biscuits! Good for lunch or dinner.
• Umi. Sushi.
• Shiro's. Sushi.
• Steelhead Diner Great location in Pike Place Market with a wide variety in the menu.

• Fancy Dinner Spots

• Dahlia Lounge. A Tom Douglas restaurant.

• Sweet things (Ice cream, donuts, cupcakes)
  • Top Pot Doughnuts. Hand-forged doughnuts.
  • Dahlia Bakery. Do try the coconut cream pie.
• Nightlife
  • The Crocodile
  • Unexpected Productions Improv comedy in Pike Place Market
  • Green Lake Star Party - If the party at the ballroom isn't your speed and you are mobile, the Seattle Astronomical Society has their monthly outreach events Saturday night. It looks to be clear and you should get good views of Jupiter at least. They say only thing an astronomer likes more than looking through his/her telescope is getting someone else to look through his/her telescope. Starts at 8 and goes til 11.
• Seattle Staples
• Grocery

• Metropolitan Market. Nice grocery store, sort of close to the conference.
• Uwajimaya. Specialty Asian grocery store. A bit further away, but good if you are looking for something special.
• Whole Foods.

• Vegetarian/Vegan

• Mighty-O Donuts. Top Pot may be my first choice for donuts, but Mighty-O is pretty good too. They are vegan.
• Araya's Place. Vegan Thai in University District.
• Bamboo Garden. Vegan, kosher Chinese (except fortune cookies not vegan) near Seattle Center.
• Plum Bistro. Upscale vegan restaurant in Capitol Hill area. Also, they have a vegan sandwich shop in The Armory (the Seattle Center food court).
• Veggie Grill Counter service vegan restaurant in downtown Seattle, walking distance from convention hotel.

• Seafood

• Elliot's Oyster House - Great Oysters. On Pier 56.
• Anthony's - Amazing seafood with a beautiful view, a very short walk from the conference. On Pier 66.

• Mexican

• Mama's Mexican Kitchen

• Indian

Touristy Stuff

• Space Needle
• Olympic Sculpture Park. A short walk northwest along Elliott Bay.
• Pike Place Market. It'll be shoulder season so it won't be too crowded yet.
• Experience Music Project - bills itself "EMP is a leading-edge nonprofit museum, dedicated to the ideas and risk-taking that fuel contemporary popular culture. " Paul Allen's (very well funded) labour of love / shrine to pop culture.
• Seattle Art Museum
• Seattle Underground Tour
• Seattle Aquarium (on the waterfront)
• Living Computer Museum

Interesting Neighborhoods