Pike Brewery and pub, right there on the S side of Pike Place, is a great brewer that's won some gold medals for their Pike Ale.

Right above Pike brewery is a crepe place, which wives would likely love.

The original Starbucks is 3/4 way down the Pike Place market on the E side.
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The Tap Room on 5th or 6th has 120 beers on tap or so.

July 4th fireworks at Lake Union. Last year the trolly ride to/from was free, and there were a bunch of bands playing, and some Beer Gardens. Can't remember if the beer was free or like $2, but very low cost in any case and fun.

The space needle and the aquarium are good also.

 

Pike Place Market is a good start. The Market is just up from the waterfront. You have to walk along the waterfront and go to the aquarium. There are a lot of good places to eat lunch and probably dinner along the waterfront. Take the monorail down to Seattle Center and see the Space Needle along with the other stuff down there there. The Space Needle is where the big fireworks show will be on July 4th. If you like to run, running around Green Lake is nice (walking is too!). A little to the north in North Seattle is Woodland Park Zoo.

I tend to avoid going to downtown Seattle so I don't know the good places to stay. Almost any restaurant you go to will be good. The have some reaaalllly nice places with a great view on Shilshole Bay. (Think I spelled that right) Stewarts at Shilshole comes to mind. It is kind of expensive. Another nice place is Salty's (in West Seattle).

Have fun!

Denny

 

Denny, "RoadK",

Awesome, thanks for the info.

GJ

 

Not too knowledgeable about Seattle specifically, but I highly recommend Yelp. Been using it for the past few months on layovers/when traveling and I've been very happy with the recommendations.

 

Hotel Vintage Park at 1100 5th is a nice place if you're traveling with your wife. While it's downtown, some rooms are furnished with antiques and they have a nice concierge wine tasting once in a while. There's also a good Italian restaurant on site. You can call Klimpton hotels and see if they offer a travel industry discount.

The Brooklyn is close by. Fairly pricey but great seafood and beer selection and good staff.

If it's sunny renting a bike and taking the ferry back and forth to Bainbridge Island is kind of neat. You'll see the odd eagle or whale, plus over the holiday a host of small boats, and it provides unparalleled 360 views.

Fair warning, SEA will be slammed with tourists over the holiday. Also, there's lots of construction down at the waterfront so traffic is kind of a mess right now.

 

Salty's is great.

Paddle board rental at that spot as well.

 

A Seattle must! Take the water taxi to west Seattle! It departs at the most southern pier, #15 I think. It drops u off next to a great hawaiian fusion healthy fast food resturant. The kalua pig sliders are Awsome! You can rent kayaks right there or just walk to alki beach. Plenty to do along alki for wife and kids, bikes, standup paddle boards, kyaks, and all kind of resturants along the beach. Sorry about the android quick typing mess.

 

Pretty sure there's no such thing as a healthy pig slider in this universe... That said, I know the place and its pretty good.

 

Haha! I didn't say health food, I said healthy Hawaiian fast food(or something like that) as in comparison to the traditional stuff.

 

Thanks for all the reply's.

This is the very reason I keep coming back to this thread. "Everyone having the same interest in good times, good people, and good places."

Minus the occasional "doom & gloom", but we're all pilots right?

A safe and happy Independence Day holiday to everyone, whether you're working or attempting amateur pyrotechnics at home.

GJ