Seattle Mag
Best Bakery: Petit Pierre
The brainchild of award-winning chef Pierre Poulin, Petit Pierre Bakery brings elevated French pastry to a casual Seattle café (or two). With locations in Magnolia and Phinney Ridge, the bakery is small in stature, but big in flavor. Born in Paris, chef Poulin spent summers with his grandmother in Brittany, where he first learned about…
Best Neighborhood For Holiday Lights: Olympic Manor
When the December dark settles in, there’s nothing more cheer-inducing than bundling up, grabbing a hot chocolate, and going to look at holiday lights. Bright colors, flashing patterns, giant inflatable cartoon characters—decorations seem to get more and more over-the-top each year. This sentiment rings especially true in Olympic Manor, the neighborhood just north of Ballard,…
Best Park: Volunteer Park
An oldie but goodie, Volunteer Park is one of Seattle’s most beloved outdoor spaces. A Seattle Landmark since 2011, the park sits near the north end of Capitol Hill and dates back more than 100 years, boasting a design by John Charles Olmsted, of the famous Olmsted Brothers’ Landscape Architects. (The city commissioned the Massachusetts-based…
Best Instagrammable Spot: Pike Place Market
Naming a winner in this category was as difficult as choosing a favorite child, but since we could only pick one, we went with an icon. Few places exemplify Seattle more than Pike Place Market, where history, food, art, and nature meet in one of the oldest and longest-running public farmers markets in the country….
Best Happy Hour: Donna’s
We’re still not over the loss of vito’s, but Donna’s, the moody bar on the corner of Olive and Melrose on Capitol Hill, brings a similar late-night vibe. The small watering hole operates on a first-come, first-served basis, with a few tables downstairs and another batch upstairs. Nostalgic touches include gold disco balls, a good,…
Best Museum: Frye Art Museum
Opened in 1952 on first hill, the Frye Art Museum has long been a free institution for the public to enjoy art. Named for Charles and Emma Frye, who lived in Seattle at the turn of the century, the museum was founded to house the couple’s collection of paintings by American and European artists. Styled…
Best Live Music Venue: Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
Like many things in Seattle, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley has its roots in the University District. Owner John Dimitriou took over the lease on a flailing club called Jazz Alley in 1980, and since then, the establishment has earned a reputation as one of the top jazz bars in the country. But that recognition didn’t come…
Journal Journey
A local creator turns her journaling practice into a tool for clarity and calm.
After 14 years of working in the tech industry, Sunetra Deshpande felt burned out, so she turned to journaling to streamline her thoughts. “It helped me refocus, find clarity, and manage my mental health,” she says. “What surprised me was how difficult and intimidating journaling can be for many of us who don’t identify as…
Salish Symphony
An immersive installation at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art brings the underwater world of bull kelp to life.
Step inside the glass atrium of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by the sea. Kelp Reverberations, which opened in late September, transforms the space into an underwater world—one that hums, sways, and glows with the life of the Salish Sea. A collaboration between a group of artists and…
Must List: Five Fun Things to Do in Seattle This Week
Sep 11 - Sep 17
A fall season opener, Taste of the Sound, Downton’s farewell
Fall is just about here, showing itself in the chill of early mornings and the fog that settles over the city. It’s the season when Seattle feels like the center of the art world. We dropped into Pioneer Square to catch fashion at its most fun during First Thursday Art Walk, rounded up this season’s…
Must List: Six Fun Things to Do This Week
Sep 04 - Sep 10
Dinosaurs, glowing art, and more
Hi! Have you seen Dan Pelosi’s new cookbook? It’s fabulous. So is this story about foraging in the city, which makes fiddleheads look irresistible. And our September/October issue should be hitting shelves any day now—it’s the travel issue, and the first one under our new editor-in-chief, who jumped in mid-production and took the helm like…
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