Seattle city guide
Neighborhoods: Lower Queen Anne
Toulouse Petit
Restaurants Lower Queen Anne
Hip Cajun-Creole spot with a cozy, New Orleans–influenced dining room.
Location: 601 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Taylor Shellfish Raw Bars
Restaurants Capitol Hill Lower Queen Anne Pioneer Square
Taylor Shellfish is the largest shellfish producer in North America. Many of the oysters you find in Seattle's finest restaurants are grown by Taylor. Interaction 19 executive producer Bram Wessel buys oyster seed from Taylor during their annual seed sale for his personal oyster farm on Hood Canal. Taylor features an array of upscale local spots where you can try their Totten Virginicas or Fat Bastards, and it you're there on the right day, you might find the elusive Olympia oyster, the only variety native to Puget Sound. Also teriffic clams, and Dungeness crab. Locations in the Melrose Market between Pike and Pine, and lower Queen Anne are the closest to the conferce. This is the true fresh Seattle seafood experience.
Location: 410 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
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KEXP Studios
Coffee Shops & Cafes Culture & Landmarks Lower Queen Anne
You can find KEXP at 90.3FM in Seattle and streaming all over the world at kexp.org. KEXP is an internationally renowned independent music station, one of the last of its kind. It has incredible community support. It recently moved into a new space in the Seattle Center where it has a gathering space that hosts concerts, has a full La Marzocco coffee bar, and a vinyl record shop called Light In The Attic Records. During Interaction 19, KEXP will be broadcasting live remotes from London, where they're be celebrating International Clash Day, a yearly celebration of the music and social impact of The Clash. Tune in, stream, or go take a studio tour at this global new music powerhouse.
Location: 472 1st Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
The Space Needle
Culture & Landmarks Lower Queen Anne
Designed & built for the 1962 World's Fair, it's a landmark of the Pacific NW and an icon of Seattle.
Location: 400 Broad St, Seattle, WA 98109
Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)
Culture & Landmarks Lower Queen Anne
A nonprofit museum dedicated to contemporary popular culture featuring an array of geeky exhibits.
Location: 325 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Chihuly Garden and Glass
Culture & Landmarks Lower Queen Anne
A stunning and captivating exhibit in the Seattle Center showcasing the studio glass of Dale Chihuly.
Location: 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center
Culture & Landmarks Lower Queen Anne
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center presents Design with the 90%, an exhibition highlighting efforts of designers around the world to develop affordable and sustainable shelter, food, drinking water, sanitation and health solutions for the worlds's most marginalized communities. Featuring 26 projects that demonstrate how design can be a dynamic force for social change.
