Seattle, Washington

Seattle

Pikes Market Place

Pike Place Chowder.
(Finds) Located at 1530 Post Alley 11-5 pm Has a four soup sampler. $10.50 4-5oz portions. A Dr. Lum Favorite!

Le Panier Croissants/breads
1902 Pike Place Great Ferilletes (Normandie) pasteries. Belle Epicurean Try Brioche Buns 93 Pikes Place #2

Piroshky Piroshky
1908 Pikes Place Good desert pasteries. Piroshky’s only so so.

Garlic Garden
93 Pike Street #3 Try Lebaneses Garlic Dip/Spread. Cannot be place in carry on luggage, must be checked into checked luggage. Around the corner from Pig Statue

Le Pichet (French)
206-256-1499 1933 1st Ave. Roast Chicken for 2. N end of Pikes Market Also good small plates and appetizers. Call for reservations. 8 am – 12 midnight.

Matt's in the Market  
2nd floor Corner Market Building Smoked catfish.
206.467.7909 Directly across the street from the Information booth. 94 Pike Street. 11:30-2:30 Tue-Sat 5:30-9:30 Call for reservations.

Elliott's Oyster House.
Raw Bar happy hour 3-6 M-F.
Happy hour starts at $0.50 and goes up $0.20 every 30 minutes.
1 ½ hr Validated parking at Republic parking before 5 located directly across the street. Valet after 5 pm. Pier 56. 1201 Alaskan Way    206-623-4340

Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar.
Back of Pike's Market at the end of the Soames Dunn Building. Affordable oysters $18 a dozen. Other food only so so. 206-448-7721

1st Starbucks 1912 Pike Place.
Look at the original Mermaid that is now the Logo. Look for the GUM WALL and add your gum to it.

Bottega Italliana Gelato
1425 1st Ave.

Procopio Gellato
On the steps that lead down to the waterfront.
1501 Western Avenue.
www.pikeplacemarket.com

Have the kids look for Sasquatch and the giant hanging squid next to DeLaurenti Italian Grocery store in the corner of pikes.
 

Glass Galleries in Seattle near Pike’s

William Travler Gallery
110 Union St & 1st

Vetri Gallery
1404 1st Ave. towards the end of Pikes Market on 1st Ave. Has Dale Chihuly pieces on the second floor. Across the street from the Seattle Art Musuem. At the end of Pike’s Market on 1st.

City Center Shopping has Dale Chihuly displays located at 1420 5th Ave & Pike.

Seattle Art Museum.
1300 1st ave. Tu-Su 10-5 Café.    
$20 or pay what you wish option.
www.Seattleartmuseum.org
 

Coffee Houses

Ladro Cafe.
7011 California Ave.,  801 Pine,  
108 Union in downtown 2205 Queen Anne Ave, 452 N 36th Street in Fremont area Try the Espresso Chip Pound Cake.

Cafe Vita Chains.  
Espresso around town.
813 5th Ave. Lower Queen Anne Area & 1005 E Pike Street
 

Pioneer Square Area Eating Spots

Salumi.
Near Pioneer Square. Take out. House cured meats & sandwiches. 309 3rd Avenue South    206-621-8772 Tu-F 11-4

Zeitgeist Coffee.
171 S. Jackson Street. Across the street from Klondike gold.

Cow Chip Cookies
102A 1st Ave. S. Across the street from Pioneer Square.

Grand Central Baking Company.
214 1st Avenue European style bakery and breads.
 

Pioneer Square Sites

Waterfall Park.
1 block E up Main Street. Site of the first UPS store in the country. Down the street from Klondike Gold Rush and up the street from Occidental Park.

Klondike Gold Rush National Park  
3195 2nd Avenue @ S. Jackson. Closes at 5:45 pm.

Movies/walk in displays/artifacts.  FREE
 

Fremont Area Restaurants

Brad's Swingside Cafe (Italian) 
Closed Sun/Mon 4212 Fremont Ave N 206-633-4057 A few block away from the bridge on the right hand side of the street.

Paseo (Cuban)
4225 Fremont N Closed Sun/Mon Midnight Cuban Sandwich

Blue C Sushi
3401 Fremont Ave. N Near the bridge. Boat Sushi.
(206) 633-3411
 

Fremont Area Sculptures

Fremont St. & 36th street
N 36th St. Fremont Troll    
A Dr. Lum Favorite!

N 36th Street Lenin Statue
N 34th at Fremont Avenue Waiting for the interbaun 459 N 36th St Fremont Coffee Company.

Gas Works Park  
1201 N Northlake way. Near Fremont area.
 

Ballard Locks

Ballard locks & Fish ladder.
Visitor's center 10-6 Near Fremont area.

Ray's Boathouse Upstairs cafe.
6049 Seaview Avenue NW 206-789-3770 Views of Seattle 11:30–10 pm 206-782-0094 Try Crab Cakes, Steamed clams or pasta with smoked salmon.
 

Belltown area

Buenos Aires Grill.
Tango Dancing. Meat's plate. Argentinian food. 2028 Virginia Street. 206-441-7076.
Rachael Ray pick. 5-10:30 pm dinner only.
$32 5 meats serves 2-3 people
Happy hour 5-7 M-F ½ off bar menu. Monday Evening

Assaggio’s Itallian food.
Lunch and dinner. 2010 4th Avenue.
11-2 pm & 5-10 pm 206-441- 1399    
Located in Bell Town. Mid range prices but great food.
 

University District

Ivar's Salmon House.
401 NE Northlake Way 206-632-0767 www.ivars.net Reservations recommended.
11-9 Indian longhouse building design. On Lake union.    
Just over the Ship Canal Bridge near UW. Also has Ivar’s bar locations.
From the office of Randall T. Lum, O.D.    (650) 589-7198    www.LumOptometry.com
 

Mukilito & Edmonds Area

Arnie’s Seafood in Mukilito.
Near Everrett also at Edmonds. Watch the ferries come and go. 714 2nd Street 425-355-2181

Smoked Salmon comes many different ways. I like the blocks and long smoked jerky belly strips. Ask for the fat strips $34 / lb. Samples to try. Kinds of salmon. Sockeye (Red) Salmon (strongest riches flavor very fatty) May-Sept., Alaskan King Salmon/Chinook/Spring (stronger flavor than Coho) May-Sept., Coho or Silver June-Oct., White Alaskan King Salmon. Chum or silverbrite (fall).

Mussel 2 types. Blues Jan-March,  Mediterranean March –Nov.

Clams 3 types. Manila best in warm weather. Little Neck Sept-April. Razor clams (dug by hand) 6 week season in either spring or summer.

Oysters. 5 types. European Flat (or Belon best in season) Oct-June. Olympic Oct-May, Kumamoto’s year round, Pacific year round. Eastern year round. Oysters are not as good in the summer warmer months.

Halibut March-November
 

International District

Uwajiyama
600 5th Avenue S. 206-624-6248 9-9pm www.uwajimaya.com Parking Validated with $15 purchase = 1 hour $25 purchase = 2 hours. Large Asian Food Court. Also try the bubble drinks.

Kobe Terrace Park
221 6th Ave. S. Great view of the city and water.
Along the WaterFront / Alaskan Way

Olympic sculpture Park
9 acre open air park with sculptures. 4 blocks down from Pacific Science Center. Western Ave at Broad Street.

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop Pier
54 Alaskan Way. Good shop for little trinkets. Near Elliot’s oyster bar.
 

View Seattle options other than Space Needle

Bank of America
5th Ave and Columbia M-F 8:30-4:30 $5

Smith Tower
506 2nd Ave. $6 call to see if open 206-622-4004 2 blocks up the street from Pioneer Square.
 

Seattle Center

Space Needle
$16  9 am to evening.    
Don't ride up on rainy/overcast days.

Pacific Science Center.
www.pacsci.org 1st science center in US. 10-5 $11 206-443-2844 200 2nd ave. Also has IMAX movies.

Children's Museum
$7.50 www.thechildrensmeseum.org 10-5 206-441-1768 Best for younger children under 8.

Experience the Music Project / Science Fiction Museum.
Opens later than Pacific Science center. 3rd floor has drum, guitar, keyboards JAM session rooms. $15 / $12

Ride the Ducks land and water tour.
$25 / $17 90 minute land and water tour. Ask for Captain Chuck or STU-PENDOUS. A Dr. Lum Favorite!

Seattle center Parking. Public lot on 5th Ave. N & Mercer. $6.00 for 10 hrs. Down and across the street from the EMP building on the right hand side of the street.
 

Shopping

REI 222 Yale Ave.
206-223-1944 Near I-5 1 hour Free parking. Kids play area on the 2nd floor.

Nordstrom
500 Pine Steet. 206-628-2111

Nordstrom Rack
1601 2nd Ave @ Pine. M-Sat 9:30-8 pm 1 block up from Pikes Market.

Westlake Center and Pacific Place
www.westlakecenter.com

City Center
1420 5th Ave. Near Pike St. (2 blocks S)

Parking Howell & Boren.
$12 for 10 hrs. Walk about 4 blocks to Pine. Then down to Pikes place.
 

Everett, Washington

Future of Flight & Boeing factory tour.
Located in Everett. (800) 464-1476 $15/$8 8415 Paine Field Blvd. Mukilteo Best to purchase tickets on line ahead. They do sell out during the summer time. A Dr. Lum Favorite! Buy Boeing planes at the store, less expensive than at Pikes or other locations.

Everett Imagine Children's Museum.
Excellent children’s museum. Worth the stop. Do together with Boeing and Arnie’s for lunch.

Museum of Flight.
9404 E. Marginal Way S, Tuiwila. One of the best aircraft museums in the United States. See the 1st 747, 1st 737, last blackbird spy plane and one of the few remaining concord planes. I-5 South, exit 158 and turn Right on Marginal Way. www.museumofflight.org $14 10-5pm 206-764-5720 A Dr. Lum Favorite!
 

Movie to watch.    

Sleepless in Seattle.

TIVO Rachael Ray Seattle.
Or visit www.foodnetwork.com http://www.rachaelraymag.com/travel-
tips/best-trips/locals-only/locals-only---seattle/article3.html

FREE MUSEUM DAY IN SEATTLE IS NORMALLY THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACHMONTH. Check with each of the individual museums for the FREE day policy and times.

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