Impressing Out of Towners
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Affordable Places To Impress An Out-Of-Towner
The best restaurants where you can impress out-of-towners without spending too much money.
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Where To Eat & Drink With Out-Of-Towners
Seattleites get a lot of visitors. Here are the best places to impress them.
Impressing Out of Towners
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Hellenika Cultured Creamery
The best dessert at Pike Place can be found at Hellenika Cultured Creamery, where they churn frozen Greek yogurt right in front of you.
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Founders Club
Founders Club is a Downtown speakeasy hidden in the lobby of the Olympic Fairmont Hotel—It's only worth it if you have a lot of disposable income to spend on mediocre drinks.
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Canon
Canon is the most-hyped cocktail bar in Seattle, and for good reason. For high-quality drinks in Capitol Hill, come here.
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Smash That Burger Co.
For the best smashburgers in Seattle, look for Smash That Burger Co., a truck parked at Rooftop Brewing in Queen Anne on the weekends.
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Anchorhead Coffee
Skip that line across the street for a certain coffee chain's "first" location and head to Anchorhead instead for a great cup of cold brew.
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May Kitchen + Bar
May Kitchen + Bar on Vashon Island is worth the ferry ride for great Thai food.
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Monorail Espresso
It's not just a window on the side of a Downtown building—Monorail Espresso happens to serve some of the best coffee in Seattle.
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Beast & Cleaver
For one of the best meat-based dinners you can experience in Seattle, make a reservation for Beast & Cleaver's wine bar nights in Ballard.
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North Star Diner & Shanghai Room
North Star Diner & Shanghai Room in Greenwood is the coolest diner in the city.
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Proper Fish
Proper Fish is a Bainbridge Island seafood spot that specializes in British-style fish and chips.
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Affordable Places To Impress An Out-Of-Towner
The best restaurants where you can impress out-of-towners without spending too much money.
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Ray’s Cafe
When the sun comes out, the patio at Ray's Cafe in Ballard is where you want to be, eating tasty seafood and spending a considerable amount of money for it.
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Elliott’s Oyster House
There’s no doubt that Elliot’s Oyster House is touristy, but the waterfront patio and abundance of oysters means it’s still a decent place to hang downtown.
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Oriental Mart
Oriental Mart is a Filipino institution at Pike Place Market that serves phenomenal longanisa and adobo, among other things.
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Local Tide
Local Tide is a seafood restaurant in Fremont that serves fish sandwiches, shrimp toast, a weekend-only crab roll, and a fantastic burger.
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Inside Passage
Inside Passage is an underwater adventure-themed bar on Capitol Hill with expensive drinks, good-not-great tropical snacks, and replica tentacles.
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The Walrus And The Carpenter
There are a lot of oysters in Seattle, and Walrus And The Carpenter has some of the very best. Hit the Ballard spot for excellent seafood and drinks.
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Dough Zone Dumpling House
Dough Zone Dumpling House is an outstanding spot for Chinese dumplings and noodles in the International District.
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Phở Bắc Sup Shop
Vietnamese classic Phở Bắc Sup Shop is one of the best spots for phở and bar snacks in the International District.
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Ba Bar
Ba Bar in the Central District is a great place to have a big night out whilst eating Vietnamese food.