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Dania
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6416 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, Washington 98115
(206) 523-6829
We fell in love with a friend's Dania couch and armchair and bought our living room furniture there. Their furniture is very stylish (much of it with clean, minimal lines and a European feel) and...
We fell in love with a friend's Dania couch and armchair and bought our living room furniture there. Their furniture is very stylish (much of it with clean, minimal lines and a European feel) and reasonably priced -- our leather sofa was ~$1500. It's also very comfortable. We probably visited the store six or eight times before deciding what to buy, and then came back a few days after ordering to change our order. Through it all, the staff were patient, helpful and friendly (and had a sense of humor!).
Be aware that some of the upholstered furniture is made to order and can take up to 3 months (!) to deliver.
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Bulldog News, located on the Ave in the U-Disrict is a good place to buy a paper and espresso. Not just in the sense that they have a good selection of international papers (which they do), or that...
Bulldog News, located on the Ave in the U-Disrict is a good place to buy a paper and espresso. Not just in the sense that they have a good selection of international papers (which they do), or that they make a high quality espresso (which they also do), or even that it's a nice place to sit for a while, watching news on the big-screen television and reading (it is), but also in the sense that your money is supporting a good cause. Bulldog serves organic shade-grown fair trade coffee, better for the coffee growers and the environment. They donate coffee to the Seattle Youth Garden Works, a program for homeless and underserved teenagers who run a market garden and sell produce and coffee at Farmers' Markets in Seattle. And the employees donate time to volunteer; your tip money goes to compensating that time. You can feel good about spending money here.
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Red Mill has the best burgers I've had in Seattle. Whether covered in bacon (and do check out their legendary stack o'bacon back in the kitchen), roasted Anaheim peppers, blue cheese or just...
Red Mill has the best burgers I've had in Seattle. Whether covered in bacon (and do check out their legendary stack o'bacon back in the kitchen), roasted Anaheim peppers, blue cheese or just lettuce and tomato, they're big, juicy, flavorful and everything you think of when you hear "hamburger."
By contrast, their onion rings are the best I've had anywhere in my life. Breaded in a hearty cornmeal-based batter with a subtle peppery kick, a basket of these huge rings of Walla Walla sweet onions is enough for two, unless you're really indulging yourself. And if you want to indulge that much, why not get a boysenberry milkshake too?
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Ask a Wallingford or Fremont resident about sushi, and you're sure to hear about Musashi's. It's not the best sushi in Seattle by a long shot, but it's fresh, plentiful and remarkably cheap (a...
Ask a Wallingford or Fremont resident about sushi, and you're sure to hear about Musashi's. It's not the best sushi in Seattle by a long shot, but it's fresh, plentiful and remarkably cheap (a nigiri plate, enough for dinner, is $10, and pieces are $2-$3). The selection is somewhat limited, but the standards -- salmon, tuna, yellowtail, shrimp and California roll -- are all there.
We're also fond of the special bento dinner ($10), a remarkable assemblage of steak, chicken, several kinds of raw and cooked fish, grilled vegetables and rice. Prefaced with a bowl of miso soup and hot tea from the thermos on the table, it's a tasty and filling dinner at a great price.
Musashi's does a lot of take-out business; dining in is casual, at small tables in a room papered with posters for upcoming events in the city. Service is good but the tiny kitchen can get backlogged, leading to long waits at times.
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It always surprises out of town visitors to realize that Pike Place Market is a working market. The produce here is competitively priced (comparable to or cheaper than grocery stores), and...
It always surprises out of town visitors to realize that Pike Place Market is a working market. The produce here is competitively priced (comparable to or cheaper than grocery stores), and especially near closing time, you can get great deals on day-old bakery goods and "use 'em now" vegetables. Fish and meat are also reasonably priced and the fish is very fresh. It pays to shop around before buying if you've got the time, and fighting the crowds, especially on weekends in the summer, isn't fun. But it's a great place to go for fresh produce and fish, and even when crowded, it's a fun place to shop.
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Seward Park
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Playgrounds Parks & Trails
5902 Lake Washington Blvd. S
Seattle, Washington 98105
(206) 684-4396
Seward Park is something special. A stand of old-growth forest in the city, it's reputed to be one of the rare places inside city limits to find chanterelle mushrooms, and it's the only place I've...
Seward Park is something special. A stand of old-growth forest in the city, it's reputed to be one of the rare places inside city limits to find chanterelle mushrooms, and it's the only place I've seen bald eagles and golden eagles without leaving Seattle. There's more ordinary wildlife here as well: birds and waterfowl, squirrels and a surprising number of "liberated" domestic rabbits live here. The trees in the center of the park (there's a criscrossing network of easy to navigate gravel trails in the center) are astoundingly big and majestic. On the edges, where there's a blacktop road around the circumference by the water, there are madronas and other deciduous trees. It's a great place to go for a walk or run, and the picnic facilities and playground make it a good place for children. It would be especially nice on a summer weekend day when Lake Washington Boulevard is closed to car traffic -- a great bicycle destination.
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On any given Sunday, there may be treasures at the Fremont Sunday Market. Dozens of vendors sell antique furniture, vintage clothing and shoes, kitschy paintings and beautiful glass. It's a good...
On any given Sunday, there may be treasures at the Fremont Sunday Market. Dozens of vendors sell antique furniture, vintage clothing and shoes, kitschy paintings and beautiful glass. It's a good place to hunt for a unique gift or outfit, and it's a good place to just go and browse, especially if you've got an affection for thrift shops, craft fairs and flea markets. It's outdoors every Sunday in the summer, and a good excuse to get lunch from Sofrito Rico or one of the other food vendors who set up there, too.
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Fremont Coffee makes a great capuccino. They brew Vivace -roasted espresso in double ristretto shots at their big espresso machine, and I think it's consistently the best espresso in Fremont. ...
Fremont Coffee makes a great capuccino. They brew Vivace -roasted espresso in double ristretto shots at their big espresso machine, and I think it's consistently the best espresso in Fremont. There's a selection of good-looking pastries and donuts, and sandwiches on the menu. A few bottled beers are available; they're also notable for a remarkably large selection of obscure bottled sodas -- some gourmet (if you can call a soda that), and some odd and regional, like Moxie.
There's a generous front porch and a huge sunny deck, making this a great place to digest the Sunday paper over coffee.
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Rain City Video has an impressive -- and quirky -- selection of movies, arranged in a quirky way. The blockbusters are all here, but so are documentaries, TV shows and culty independent films. ...
Rain City Video has an impressive -- and quirky -- selection of movies, arranged in a quirky way. The blockbusters are all here, but so are documentaries, TV shows and culty independent films. Lots of little categories can occasionally make it hard to find a movie if you come with one in mind (though the movie-savvy staff are helpful), but are dynamite for browsing. A computer with a browser open to the Internet Movie Database (imdb.com) is available for researching a potential rental.
We especially appreciate their Wednesday and Thursday special -- rent one movie, get a second free (only one can be from the "new" shelf). With a three-day rental period, it lets you movie up for the weekend on the cheap.
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Bottleworks may not be big, but the inventory is incredible. Split about evenly between domestics (with an emphasis on local/Pacific Northwest beers) and imports (with a particularly nice selection...
Bottleworks may not be big, but the inventory is incredible. Split about evenly between domestics (with an emphasis on local/Pacific Northwest beers) and imports (with a particularly nice selection of Belgians), it's a great place to try something new or find something hard to come by. Particularly impressive is the back wall, where the "big beers" -- barleywines and other high-gravity creations -- lurk. For several, including Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale and Rogue's Old Crustacean, preveious years' versions are also available, allowing a vertical tasting of several years at once. The staff know a lot about beer and are helpful. The prices are in line with grocery stores, though without the frequent specials.
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