Seattle city guide
Neighborhoods: Denny Regrade
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General Porpoise
Coffee Shops & Cafes Restaurants Amazon Campus Ballard Capitol Hill Denny Regrade
Every city has its hallowed doughnut institutions but this one is a step above any other doughnut shop. The selection of filled doughnuts here is something you must try. Get here early though as they disappear fast!
Location: 1020 E Union St, Seattle, WA 98122
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Willmott's Ghost
Restaurants Amazon Campus Denny Regrade
One of the newest jewels in Renée Erickson's crown, Willmott's Ghost puts an Italian spin on her signature Pacific Northwest style with pizzas and antipasti. Located in the Amazon Spheres, this one is hard to get in to.
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Location: 2100 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
Assembly Hall
Restaurants Denny Regrade
10,000-sq.-ft. food hall features a juice-&-coffee bar, an Asian eatery, a deli market & a florist.
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Deep Dive
Restaurants Amazon Campus Denny Regrade
Stunningly beautiful underwater-themed bar at the Amazon Spheres in South Lake Union. Excellent cocktails and fancy small plates, including a Renee Erickson–style hot dog.
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Home Remedy
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Bustling space with seating for deli sandwiches & global eats plus prepared foods & groceries.
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Tanakasan
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Stylish spot for new takes on Asian-American fare such as ramen & small plates, plus cocktails.
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Mamnoon & Mamnoon Street
Restaurants Belltown Denny Regrade
Modern cafe serving Middle Eastern street foods & drinks in a striking skyscraper.
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Location: 2020 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
Espresso Vivace Alley 24
Coffee Shops & Cafes Capitol Hill Denny Regrade
Baristas prepare smooth espresso & lattes topped with foam art in an industrial-chic space.
Location: 227 Yale Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
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Re-Bar
Drinks & Late Night Denny Regrade
Perhaps the living definition of a "mixed" bar, this legendary club features different nightly themes, with DJs spinning everything from funk to punk. Welcoming to all gender identities and sexual orientations. Some of Seattle's most unique queer community theater and bulesque grew up here.
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Location: 1114 Howell St, Seattle, WA 98101
El Corazon
Drinks & Late Night Denny Regrade
If Metal is your thing, this is your place! If not, well, this is the site of the Off Ramp, one of the epicenters of the Grunge scene, so at least it's got some historical cachet. A band called Mookie Blaylock played one gig here before they added a lead singer from San Diego and changed their name to Pearl Jam.
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Le Caviste
Drinks & Late Night Denny Regrade South Lake Union
Just steps away from the Conference Center you'll find Le Caviste, one of Seattle's most distinctive wine bars. Sommelier David Butler's masterful palate is the star of the show here. His selection of natural wines mostly from France guarantee you an interesting and delicious quaff. The small plate food pairings and candlelit bistrot seating make this a welcome respite from conference hurly-burly.
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The Spheres Understory
Culture & Landmarks Denny Regrade South Lake Union
While visitors cannot enter the Spheres themselves, this exhibit was created to showcase their story.
Location: 2101 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98119
Skillet Regrade
Restaurants Amazon Campus Denny Regrade
Hip Amazon Campus spot for locally sourced comfort food plus cocktails, beer & wine from a local food truck team.
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Cinque Terre
Restaurants Amazon Campus Denny Regrade
Regional Italian dishes, seafood & upscale cocktails are offered in a minimalist Amazon Campus space.
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Mamnoon Street
Restaurants Amazon Campus Denny Regrade
Modern cafe serving Middle Eastern street foods & drinks in a striking skyscraper that happens to be Amazon HQ. Blade Runner-esque.
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Marination
Restaurants Amazon Campus Denny Regrade
Cool Hawaiian-Korean spot where Amazonians go for tacos, sliders & kimchi rice bowls.
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Kiki Ramen
Restaurants Amazon Campus Denny Regrade
Modern spot offering six types of ramen, Japanese small plates & the largest Amazon-adjacent whiskey selection in the world!
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Great State Burgers
Restaurants Amazon Campus Denny Regrade
Washington-focused burger joint serving local organic beef & shakes in hip Amazon Campus digs.
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Amazon Go Store
Amazon Campus Denny Regrade
You've heard about it, now you can try it! Just steps away from the Conference center, you can critique the interaction design of the "future of retail." (Don't be too hard on our sponsors... or... maybe hold them to a higher standard? The choice is yours.)
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Anar
Restaurants Amazon Campus Denny Regrade
A modern cafe offering teas, fresh juices & quick vegetarian dishes with an organic focus. Amazon Campus.
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2120
Restaurants Amazon Campus Denny Regrade
Chic, contemporary eatery in the Amazon Campus with a patio serving inventive New American fare, cocktails & local wines.
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Fare Start
Restaurants Denny Regrade South Lake Union
Fare Start isn't just a restaurant. It's a wonderful example of a successful program to combat homelessness and hunger in a durable, sustainable way. This restaurant/culinary academy helps students rise out of poverty and homelessness by training them in the culinary arts. This non-profit also feeds the underserved in the community through it's unique program to deliver Hot, healthy meals for social service programs and schools. And the food is delicious! (No, seriously, it's legit one of the outstanding restaurants in Seattle!) Very close to the conference, check it, and it's sister restaurant Maslow's by Fare Start, out and feel very good about indulging.
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Barolo
Restaurants Denny Regrade South Lake Union
Barolo has been in the Denny Regrade/South Lake Union neighborhood since before it was a thing. Right place at the right time, as Amazon decided to set up shop basically across the street. The tastes of magical Piedmonte in northern Italy, where the wine is savory and redolent of the truffles pigs root for under the cork trees. Terrific wine list here.
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Evergreens Salads
Restaurants Amazon Campus Denny Regrade
All natural restaurant specializing in lunchtime salad bowls & healthy choices for takout.
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Urbane
Drinks & Late Night Restaurants Denny Regrade Downtown
Urban in the Olive 8 hotel complex is yet another local/seasonal culinary wonderland and exemplar of the Farm to Table movement. It also features a sophistocate bar with sleek modern design and great cocktails. They might even tell you the name of your chicken. (You know, like in that Portlandia episode?)
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Miller's Guild
Restaurants Denny Regrade
In the nearby hipster Hotel Max, where you may be staying, you'll find a steakhouse Seattle style called Miller's Guild. It's pricey and a bit uneven, but if you're into the steakhouse scene, it will more than satisfy you. Decent wine list.
