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What to Do in Seattle

This list was compiled from The Stranger's readers' and editors' top picks.

Restaurants and Dining

Art of the Table (Bar, Restaurant)
  • 4.70000/5 Stars.
 (based on 10 reader reviews)
1054 N 39th St Seattle WA 98103
206-282-0942
Ken says: Incredible. We were there for the Valentine's day menu, I have never experienced a meal so imaginative, so beautifully prepared and presented, and such wonderful hosts. More than marvelous, it was truly miraculous. Looking forward to going back, and presenting More...
Assimba Ethiopian Restaurant (Restaurant)
  • 4.62000/5 Stars.
 (based on 8 reader reviews)
2722 E Cherry St Seattle WA 98122
206-322-1019
antidisestablish says: Very happy. I went there with a friend; neither of us had been there before. We shared a veggie combo platter which was the perfect amount of food for both of us. The service was very fast and very friendly. More...
Bandits Bar (Bar, Restaurant)
  • 4.50000/5 Stars.
 (based on 16 reader reviews)
159 Denny Way Seattle WA 98109
206-443-5447
dutchess says: Great spot when you want a nice place without all the Belltown attitude. Great cocktails and friendly people...customers and staff. Music can be loud at times... More...
Brass Tacks (Bar, Restaurant)
  • 4.71000/5 Stars.
 (based on 7 reader reviews)
6031 Airport Way S Seattle WA 98108
206-397-3821
Mike Jones says: Where else can you get a grass fed painted hills burger in Georgetown? Brass Tacks! (right next to Ground Control) They call it the Georgetown Royal...it has fresh cheese curds with mushroom putine, sauted onions, shaved truffles, apple smoked bacon, More...
Cafe Besalu (Restaurant)
  • 4.88000/5 Stars.
 (based on 8 reader reviews)
5909 24th Ave NW Seattle WA 98107
206-789-1463
Charles says: Almost perfect. Great pastries. I don't eat quiche (real men don't), but if I did this is where I'd get it. The people are really nice. The coffee, while not bad, pales in comparison. It is without a doubt one More...
Cafe Vignole (Cafe, Restaurant)
  • 4.85000/5 Stars.
 (based on 13 reader reviews)
9252 57th Ave S Seattle Washington 98118
206-721-2267
casey n says: This is a neighborhood restaurant. Everybody in this neighborhood should give it a try. Very friendly staff, superb food..the deserts are "the bomb" and the music is great! This was more than just dinner out, it was a great evening. More...
College Inn Pub (Bar, Restaurant)
  • 4.50000/5 Stars.
 (based on 12 reader reviews)
4006 University Way NE Seattle WA 98105
206-634-2307
Katelyn says: Great beers, fabulously shippy, creaky ambience, not as smoky as it once was. Get a pitcher and hunker down for a lazy night with your weird friends. I had my 21st birthday party here, and it was ideal. One could More...
Crash Landing Pizza (Restaurant)
  • 4.86000/5 Stars.
 (based on 7 reader reviews)
702 NW 65th Seattle Washington 98117
206-706-1480
Phallardwood Eater says: A straight-forward, hole-in-the-wall, family-owned, neighborhood take-out pizza joint, Crash Landing provides good quality and consistency, plus a variety of yummy and unusual toppings. Usually pretty fast, too. More...
Dahlak Eritrean Cuisine (Restaurant)
  • 4.68000/5 Stars.
 (based on 19 reader reviews)
2007 S State St Seattle WA 98144
206-860-0400
violet_dagrinder says: Best Ethiopian I've had. The vege combo is a thing of beauty. The people are friendly. They bring you a wetnap when you're done. Just go. More...
Dahlia Lounge (Bar, Restaurant)
  • 4.62000/5 Stars.
 (based on 8 reader reviews)
2001 Fourth Ave Seattle WA 98121
206-682-4142
Jezebel says: I enjoyed every dish I ordered for lunch here, but then again, I wasn't paying. Unique flavors, bustling, pleasant daytime atmosphere. I remember feeling satisfied and healthy after the meal...not overstuffed but not deprived. I don't remember my main course More...
Freehold Theater (Theater)
  • 4.67000/5 Stars.
 (based on 9 reader reviews)
2222 Second Ave, Suite 200 Seattle WA 98121
Jeanne Karr says: The actors were outstanding, Lucas, I wept with you. Tom, you are all of us in many ways..... Compelling, reflective and probably the only time I will ever hear mention of Billerica in a play. This play needs to be More...
Jewel of India (Restaurant)
  • 4.86000/5 Stars.
 (based on 7 reader reviews)
4735 University Way NE Seattle WA 98105
206-523-5275
Regular says: This restaurant is truly a family-run concern, and it makes a difference. After you've been in three or four times, the owners recognize you and greet you like old friends. Their children are often doing homework at a corner table. More...
Kimchi Bistro (Restaurant)
  • 4.56000/5 Stars.
 (based on 8 reader reviews)
219 Broadway E Seattle WA 98102
206-323-4472
yummers says: feels like you left broadway a million miles away...great decor, the korean auntie you never visited is here making everything good, better...the wallpaper is really neat too...uhmmmm, this is my first and only korean food but i think it's great...loved More...
Panevino Trattoria (Bar, Restaurant)
  • 4.71000/5 Stars.
 (based on 7 reader reviews)
416 Broadway Ave E Seattle WA 206-328-7817
206-328-7187
ScienceNerd says: We knew we would be regulars after the first time we visited. Our party was pretty large, they have tables along the wall that they can push together and make a comfortable space. One of our orders was confused. The More...
Rancho Bravo Tacos (Cafe, On the Street, Restaurant)
  • 4.55000/5 Stars.
 (based on 11 reader reviews)
211 NE 45th St Seattle WA 98105
Sally says: This place kicks arse! Doesn't look like much but turns out some excellent humongous burritos. And get a fork whether or not you think you need it! Excellent sauce too. More...
Sitting Room (Bar, Restaurant)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 7 reader reviews)
108 W Roy St Seattle Washington 98119
206-285-2830
rochaslova says: you guys should update your review of the sitting room. they no longer have a full food menu (no duck salad, no panini) but they do have an extensive, eclectic small plate and specialty cocktail menu. it is definitely a More...
Sodo Pizza (Cafe, Restaurant)
  • 4.73000/5 Stars.
 (based on 15 reader reviews)
3667 First Ave S Seattle WA 98134
206-467-4466
GNW says: Sodo is always a great lunch suggestion in our office any day of the week! More...
Sunfish (Restaurant)
  • 4.50000/5 Stars.
 (based on 8 reader reviews)
2800 Alki Ave SW Seattle WA 98116
206-938-4112
A&R says: My husband and I have tried other seafood places in the Seattle area, and we so enjoy this "catch"! We feel that others are a bit overrated. Fresh & light tasting battered fish, seasoned vinegar & tartar finishes it off. More...
Suthanya Thai Renaissance Bistro (Restaurant)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 15 reader reviews)
21630 Seventh Pl South Des Moines WA 98189
206-878-1205
Carrol B B says: Suthanya Thai Renaissance Bistro offers traditional Thai fare as well as many Thai fusion dishes, and it has a dedicated following because of its coffee, tea and its impressive desserts. The portions are real good deal for the price. More...
Szechuan Noodle Bowl (Restaurant)
  • 4.71000/5 Stars.
 (based on 7 reader reviews)
420 Eighth Ave S Seattle WA 98104
206-623-4198
jezebel says: The scallion pancakes are a nice starter, all the dumplings are good (especially the steamed spinach tofu) and the spicy sauce they come submerged in is addictive. Very filling and cheap, charming, fast service...it's a fun hole-in-the-wall alternative to the More...
Thanh Vi (Cafe, Restaurant)
  • 4.71000/5 Stars.
 (based on 7 reader reviews)
4226 University Way NE Seattle WA 98105
206-633-7867
Gusto Gina says: Thanh Vi drew me in because the Vietnamese women cooking behind the little counter were genuinely friendly. I ordered the DIY spring rolls with pork, shrimp, and fried spring roll (about $8-9 with tax and tip). 5 rehydrated spring roll More...
Tilikum Place Cafe (Restaurant)
  • 4.71000/5 Stars.
 (based on 7 reader reviews)
407 Cedar St Seattle WA 98121
(206) 282-4830
fennec fox says: This is a great date night restaurant. The menu is thoughtful and the ingredients are fresh and well prepared. Often I simply asked the server Nora what she thinks we should order and she never disappoints! From drinks to desserts More...
Tokyo Garden (Restaurant)
  • 4.71000/5 Stars.
 (based on 7 reader reviews)
4337 University Way NE Seattle WA 98105
206-632-2014
mouth_feel says: Tokyo Garden popped my teriyaki cherry when I moved to Seattle in 1999, and it has remained my favorite place to eat grilled chicken, ever since. The teriyaki sauce is thick, smoky and sweet and the rice sticks together like More...
Tommy Gun (Bar)
  • 4.80000/5 Stars.
 (based on 10 reader reviews)
1703 E Olive Way Seattle WA 98102
TommyGunGirl says: I have been to Tommy Gun's and I read this article. It is a fantastic place to come and hang out with friends. The drinks are great and the food is "off the hook!" Loved it! It is an enjoyable More...
Wayward Cafe (Cafe)
  • 4.50000/5 Stars.
 (based on 18 reader reviews)
5253 University Way NE Seattle WA 98105
206-524-0204
Non-meat-head says: this place is like beth's for vegans! The hot sandwiches are awesome! I love everything on the menu but the wraps have to be my favorite. It's a dive that makes you feel like you're in your friends living room More...

Theater and Performance

5th Avenue Theater (Theater)
  • 1.50000/5 Stars.
 (based on 2 reader reviews)
1308 Fifth Ave Seattle WA 98101
206-625-1900

Lily Tomlin

From her star-making antics on Laugh-In to her Oscar- nominated turn in Robert Altman's Nashville to her one-woman Broadway smash The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe to the TV and film projects that continue to keep her More...
ACT Theater (Arts Center, Theater)
  • 3.88000/5 Stars.
 (based on 8 reader reviews)
700 E Union St Seattle WA 98101
292-7676
CSpoke says: The perpetual laughter throughout “The Female of the Species” is the perfect antidote to the wounded pretentiousness of its critics. This ACT production is flat out funny. Hell, even the sound effects are funny. The only way you could fail More...
Annex Theater (Theater)
  • 4.29000/5 Stars.
 (based on 7 reader reviews)
1100 E Pike St Seattle WA 98122
728-0933
pjane says: We were there on opening night, which is always a risk. One may experience the thrill, excitement and anxiety that the performers do when the curtain rises on a wonderful new show, and/or one might experience a play that needs More...
ArtsWest (Gallery, Theater)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 2 reader reviews)
4711 California Ave SW Seattle WA 98116
206-938-0339
Jocelyn Viig says: Great looking show. Very talented photographers! They all have a very unique perspective and creativity. More...
Can Can (Bar, Cabaret, Restaurant)
  • 2.88000/5 Stars.
 (based on 16 reader reviews)
93 Pike St, Suite 307 Seattle WA 98101
206-652-0832
jennygirl says: The show is absolutely amazing at this place. The performers are brilliant and sexy. It's unlike anything I've ever seen, and I spent the whole time entranced. Read the other reviews... paying for VIP is well worth it, you want More...
Chop Suey (Bar, Club, Movie Theater)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 2 reader reviews)
1325 E Madison St Seattle WA 98122
206-324-8005
aleus says: As a frequent patron of live music shows in Seattle (electronic to rock typically), my favorite place to see a band is Chop Suey. The sound there is just great, very "full", best in Seattle IMO. The venue is just More...
Columbia City Theater (Theater)
  • 3.67000/5 Stars.
 (based on 3 reader reviews)
4916 Rainier Ave S Seattle WA 98118
206-723-0088
juan says: What a jewel! This is a great, intimate place to see a show and have a cocktail. Candle-lit tables, brick walls, velvet curtains. The sound is really good and they have a multitrack recording studio and video production capability too. More...
Henry Art Gallery (Auditorium, Bookstore, Cafe, Gallery, Museum)
4100 15th Ave NE Seattle WA 98195
206-543-2280

Lucy Pullen

What is at the heart of a work of art? What if the art is a conductor of cosmic activity? Lucy Pullen's sculptures, created with the help of astrophysicists and engineers, are live conductors of cosmic rays. These rays (they're More...
Live Girls! Theater (Theater)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 2 reader reviews)
2220 NW Market St Seattle WA 98107
800-838-3006
Lungard says: Fantastic late night alt-comedy comedy show every Friday night at 11 at Live Girls. All-ages plus they have a bar?! More...
Market Theater (Theater)
1428 Post Alley Seattle WA 98181
206-587-2414

'Nietzsche! The Musical'

It takes a special kind of intelligence to be a serious scholar of the West's most misunderstood philosopher and distill his ideas into musical comedy. Local writer Jeremy Richards juggles Friedrich's life, ideas, confused legacy (he's been accused of everything More...
New City Theater (Theater)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 2 reader reviews)
1404 18th Ave Seattle WA 98122
Ki Gottberg says: The theater is on 18th and Union. The map shows it on Broadway. Wrong. More...
Oddfellows Hall (Arts Center, Movie Theater, Theater)
915 E Pine St, Ste 200 Seattle WA 98122
(206) 324-7263
On the Boards (Theater)
100 W Roy St Seattle WA 98119
206-217-9888

Twenty-One Things I Learned at My First HUMP! Ever

For all the details on HUMP! times and tickets, click here. Although I've been associated with this dirty, filthy rag for a few years now, I have so far stayed away from HUMP!, the annual amateur-porn contest and jewel in More...
Open Circle Theater (Theater)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 1 review)
2222 Second Ave Seattle WA 98121
206-382-4250
CSpoke says: I was happy to discover that John Longenbaugh’s “Arcana” has about as much to do with tarot card hokum as Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” has to do with astrological hokum. In both cases the popular superstitions are mere jumping off More...
Rendezvous (Bar, Cabaret, Club, Movie Theater, Restaurant, Supperclub, Theater)
  • 3.89000/5 Stars.
 (based on 9 reader reviews)
2320 Second Ave Seattle WA 98121
206-441-5823
A Classic Greatly Improved says: Yeh - I remember too: stepping in human shit while loading in / watching a guy get beat up with a tire iron by crackheads in the back alley / having only a tiny amount of usable space on stage More...
Seattle Children's Theater (Arts Center, Auditorium, Movie Theater, Theater)
  • 4.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 1 review)
201 Thomas St Seattle WA 98109
206-441-3322
kirklander says: This was a very unexpected "EXPERIENCE" at the Seattle Children's Theatre. Definitely geared toward the older child (12+) and all adults. It was an introduction to the dynamic culture and expressive art of Iran, but could have been from any More...
Seattle Public Theater (Theater)
7312 W Green Lake Dr N Seattle WA 98103
206-524-1300
Seattle Repertory Theater (Theater)
155 Mercer St, Seattle Center Seattle WA 98109
206-443-2222

'An Iliad'

You'd be forgiven for suspecting that a one-man retelling of the Iliad at Seattle's largest (and sometimes fustiest) regional theater would be an edifying snooze—but you'd also be 1,000 percent wrong. Local actor Hans Altwies brings the juice as a More...
Seattle University Lee Center for the Arts (Arts Center, Gallery, Theater)
901 12th Ave Seattle WA
296-2244
Showbox at the Market (Ballroom, Bar, Club, Movie Theater, Theater)
  • 3.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 2 reader reviews)
1426 First Ave Seattle WA 98101
628-3151
Scrabbleship says: I don't expect beer to be cheap at concerts unless it's at my friends house. I don't expect cocktails to be cheap, either. It's because I live in a city in the year 2009. But, I've bought less cocktails for More...
SOIL (Gallery, Movie Theater)
112 Third Ave S Seattle WA 98104
206-264-8061

Chauney Peck

Chauney Peck's A Powerful New God Is Coming resembles a solar flare; something is breaking apart, in a spray of brightly colored strips of cut vinyl on white paper. How it will come back together again, or whether it will More...
The Triple Door Theater and Musicquarium Lounge (Bar, Cabaret, Restaurant, Supperclub, Symphony Hall, Theater)
  • 3.60000/5 Stars.
 (based on 5 reader reviews)
216 Union St Seattle WA 98101
206-838-4333
Toot Sweet says: After many a magical evening spent at this venue, I profess my undying love. The Triple Door, pairs terrific musical talent with fine dining and manages to pull off both, beautifully. It’s hard not to be seduced by the venue More...
Theater Schmeater (Theater)
  • 3.50000/5 Stars.
 (based on 2 reader reviews)
1500 Summit Ave Seattle WA 98122
206-324-5801
Neal Simon says: I enjoyed the play. It made me think & laugh. Great performances by all. More...
Washington Ensemble Theater (Gallery, Theater)
608 19th Ave E Seattle Washington 98112
325-5105

'RoboPop!'

This isn't the first time Washington Ensemble Theatre has staged a play without words: Next Tuesday, from 2005, was a day in the life of a sidewalk in front of a brownstone. RoboPop! looks to a future technopolis where humans More...
Wing-It Productions (Club, Movie Theater, Theater)
  • 3.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 1 review)
5510 University Way NE Seattle WA 98105
352-8291

The Arts

ACT Theater (Arts Center, Theater)
  • 3.88000/5 Stars.
 (based on 8 reader reviews)
700 E Union St Seattle WA 98101
292-7676
katzey says: Judging by their persistent laughter, the audience loved "First Date" from its opening scene. This ACT world-premiere musical is modern, clever, and very topical -- definitely not a throwback to old time, schmaltzy extravaganzas. With only seven cast members, several More...
Ambach & Rice Gallery (Gallery)
5107 Ballard Ave NW Seattle WA 98107
206-789-6242

'The Strong, Star-Bright Companions'

Ellen Lesperance—the artist Seattle Art Museum chose as its 2010 Betty Bowen Award winner—is originally from a hippieish family in Seattle's University District and lives in the latter-day utopic city of Portland. Needless to say, she's familiar with the excitement More...
ArtsWest (Gallery, Theater)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 2 reader reviews)
4711 California Ave SW Seattle WA 98116
206-938-0339
Jocelyn Viig says: Great looking show. Very talented photographers! They all have a very unique perspective and creativity. More...
Bellevue Arts Museum (Museum)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 1 review)
510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue Bellevue WA 98004
425-519-0770
Rennie says: Great! Great! Great!
Bluebottle Gallery (Gallery)
415 E Pine St Seattle Washington 98122
206-325-1592
Easy Street Records (Cafe, Club, Music Store)
  • 3.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 1 review)
4559 California Ave SW Seattle Washington 98116
206-938-3279
Francine Seders Gallery (Gallery)
6701 Greenwood Ave N Seattle Washington 98103
206-782-0355
Garde Rail Gallery (Gallery)
110 Third Ave S Seattle Washington 98104
206-621-1055
Ghost Gallery (Gallery)
  • 4.75000/5 Stars.
 (based on 4 reader reviews)
504 E Denny Way, #1 Seattle Washington 98122
206-832-6063
Laurie says: Ghost is now open Tue-Fri from 12-8pm, and 12-6pm Saturday~ More...
Greg Kucera Gallery (Gallery)
212 Third Ave S Seattle Washington 98104
206-624-0770

'Hit the North'

Victoria Haven is so awesome that she's having two shows to kick off 2011, one in Seattle and one in Portland. Her Seattle opening tonight is also the release party for an awesome book about her, full of images and More...
Howard House (Gallery)
604 Second Ave Seattle Washington 98104
206-256-6399

Sean Johnson

The china cabinet is no longer leaning securely: It's plastered up on the wall with red tape, pitching toward the floor, its doors flung open. There's a maze of broken white china on the floor, and the few remaining cups More...
James Harris Gallery (Gallery)
604 Second Ave Seattle Washington 98104
206-903-6220

Steve Davis, Alexander Kroll

What we want from art is everything—the big, the small, the universal, the personal, the escape, the diving-in. So this show is perfect, composed of Steve Davis's documentary portraits of the real-life down-on-its-luckism of the town American Falls, Idaho (the More...
Lawrimore Project (Gallery)
117 S Main St, Suite 101 Seattle Washington 98134
206-501-1231

Cris Bruch

The center of Cris Bruch's small new show is a haunting object that looks like a windowless burka made of wood strips. It is tightly and perfectly rounded at the top, but at its base, its form undulates, as though More...
Oddfellows Hall (Arts Center, Movie Theater, Theater)
915 E Pine St, Ste 200 Seattle WA 98122
(206) 324-7263
OHGE Ltd. (Arts Center, Gallery)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 2 reader reviews)
831 Airport Way S Seattle WA 98134
261-2315
VI Costy says: I have followed Alex Ohge as an artist and as the manager of the Lawrimore Project. He is a talented man and it is good to see him venture out in his own gallery. The gallery has a great web More...
Olympic Sculpture Park (Museum, Park)
2901 Western Ave Seattle WA 98121
206-654-3100

Happenings at the Sculpture Park!

After enduring three and a half years of near-total deadness at the Olympic Sculpture Park, I am inordinately overjoyed (is that redundant? I AM SO INORDINATELY OVERJOYED THAT I DON'T CARE!) at what's going down there now. The highlight is More...
Open Satellite (Gallery)
989 112 Ave NE Ste 102 Bellevue WA 98004
425-454-7355
Photographic Center Northwest (Arts Center, Gallery, School)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 3 reader reviews)
900 12th Ave Seattle Washington 98122
206-720-7222
H. V. says: PCNW is a great place to use photographic facilities and find a lively photographic arts community. It is one of the last places in the northwest where you can still print on an analog color printer. And if you're rusty, More...
Seattle Asian Art Museum (Museum)
1400 E Prospect St Seattle WA 98122
206-654-3100

Wang Huaiqing

The Seattle Asian Art Museum says this contemporary Chinese artist's paintings are beyond politics, which is a place I don't believe exists. But here's what does exist: red paint so gorgeous it makes you forget you have a body, let More...
Seattle Children's Theater (Arts Center, Auditorium, Movie Theater, Theater)
  • 4.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 1 review)
201 Thomas St Seattle WA 98109
206-441-3322
kirklander says: This was a very unexpected "EXPERIENCE" at the Seattle Children's Theatre. Definitely geared toward the older child (12+) and all adults. It was an introduction to the dynamic culture and expressive art of Iran, but could have been from any More...
SOIL (Gallery, Movie Theater)
112 Third Ave S Seattle WA 98104
206-264-8061

Chauney Peck

Chauney Peck's A Powerful New God Is Coming resembles a solar flare; something is breaking apart, in a spray of brightly colored strips of cut vinyl on white paper. How it will come back together again, or whether it will More...
Suyama Space (Gallery)
2324 Second Ave Seattle Washington 98121
206-256-0809

Claudia Fitch

What you imagine is that the second you leave the room, the giant white arm attached to the wall—the one with the great, terrible chrome eye dangling from it like a poisonous flower (the subtitle of this art is Nightshade)—begins More...
Washington Ensemble Theater (Gallery, Theater)
608 19th Ave E Seattle Washington 98112
325-5105

'RoboPop!'

This isn't the first time Washington Ensemble Theatre has staged a play without words: Next Tuesday, from 2005, was a day in the life of a sidewalk in front of a brownstone. RoboPop! looks to a future technopolis where humans More...
Western Bridge (Arts Center, Gallery)
3412 Fourth Ave S Seattle WA 98134
206-838-7444

'Light in Darkness'

A neat pile sits on the floor of the gallery. All its elements relate: kindling and recent newspapers, lightbulbs, a set of burner elements, a couple of tea light candles. These were all the sources of light in a cabin More...
William Traver Gallery (Gallery)
110 Union St #200 Seattle Washington 98101
206-587-6501

Bars and Clubs

Baltic Room (Bar, Club)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 3 reader reviews)
1207 Pine St Seattle WA 98101
206-625-4444
Jane Hamlin says: I went here with my friend the other day and really liked it. We came during the day for the coffee shop but happily the bar was open too. I got a drip coffee and he got a beer and More...
Can Can (Bar, Cabaret, Restaurant)
  • 2.88000/5 Stars.
 (based on 16 reader reviews)
93 Pike St, Suite 307 Seattle WA 98101
206-652-0832
Dwinger861 says: We saw the show last night for the first time, great value and fun show Vlady (spelling) and Rainbow are fantastic, I am not gay or Bi but Vlady is georgeous man, strong and incredible performer. This is not a More...
Central Saloon (Bar, Club)
  • 4.75000/5 Stars.
 (based on 4 reader reviews)
207 First Ave S #1 Seattle WA 98104
206-622-0209
manny says: I met my wife to be at the Central when it featured shitkicker country bands. It's the one night stand that's been going for thiry years and counting. The restrooms were awful then too. Especially at high tide. More...
Chop Suey (Bar, Club, Movie Theater)
  • 5.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 2 reader reviews)
1325 E Madison St Seattle WA 98122
206-324-8005
aleus says: As a frequent patron of live music shows in Seattle (electronic to rock typically), my favorite place to see a band is Chop Suey. The sound there is just great, very "full", best in Seattle IMO. The venue is just More...
Conor Byrne (Bar, Club)
  • 3.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 7 reader reviews)
5140 Ballard Ave NW Seattle WA 98107
206-784-3640
sOb says: best irish coffee in town...hands down
Contour (Bar, Club, Restaurant)
  • 4.75000/5 Stars.
 (based on 4 reader reviews)
807 First Ave Seattle Washington 98104
206-447-7704
HBM says: The people who work there were professional and friendly. The bartenders were 2 hot women and one guy so that gives you an idea you're in for some Zohan-like dudes doing some disco-disco! Maybe better to bring a date and More...
Crocodile (Bar, Club)
  • 3.25000/5 Stars.
 (based on 4 reader reviews)
2200 Second Ave Seattle WA 98121
info@thecrocodile.com
Sound is me says: I am willing to predict that U.S.E. is going to sound amazing w/ the new sound system!! More...
Easy Street Records (Cafe, Club, Music Store)
  • 3.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 1 review)
4559 California Ave SW Seattle Washington 98116
206-938-3279
El Corazón (Bar, Club)
  • 1.74000/5 Stars.
 (based on 38 reader reviews)
109 Eastlake Ave E Seattle WA 98109
206-381-3094
Blake says: My friend just played his first gig there on the 27th. They did awesome, and as small as El Corazon is, it was fun. More...
High Dive (Bar, Club)
  • 4.21000/5 Stars.
 (based on 24 reader reviews)
513 N 36th Ave Seattle WA 98103
206-632-0212
psycho1111 says: So,here is High Dive indeed. A magnificent bar no doubt. Highly recommended. how to stop panic attacks More...
Jazz Alley (Bar, Club, Supperclub)
  • 2.83000/5 Stars.
 (based on 6 reader reviews)
2033 Sixth Ave Seattle WA 98121
206-441-9729
d-24 says: Ridiculously great access to great show after great show. complaints about food here are like whining that your supermodel wife isn't a rocket scientist. More...
Little Red Hen (Bar, Club)
  • 2.75000/5 Stars.
 (based on 4 reader reviews)
7115 Woodlawn Ave NE Seattle WA 98115
206-522-1168
514 says: When I get a little nostalgic for my days in rural Missouri I go to the Little Red Hen. The sight of cowboy hats and boots doesn't elicit fear and concern of getting my ass kicked like it did in More...
Nectar (Bar, Club, Restaurant)
  • 3.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 5 reader reviews)
412 N 36th St Seattle WA 98103
206-632-2020
Meems says: For under $5 you can get some pretty excellent pizzas, nachos, breadstix, etc. Cheap pitchers, cheap food, great outdoor seating makes for a good time! More...
Neumos (Bar, Club)
925 E Pike St Seattle WA 98122
206-709-9442

Caribou

With his latest album, Swim, Caribou's polymath producer, Dan Snaith, largely ditches the psych-pop of previous albums, dips his toes into Arthur Russell's downtown NYC dance waters, and comes up with some ecstatically moving, moody electro. Snaith combines electronic and More...
New Orleans (Bar, Club, Restaurant)
  • 2.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 3 reader reviews)
114 First Ave S Seattle Washington 98104
206-622-2563
Enjoyed it says: I don't think you should expect amazing things...but is really cheap food (the red beans and rice is real good and real huge and $1.50). Then, there is free music...it's a pretty sweet place, with some characters too. I highly More...
Noc Noc (Bar)
  • 4.56000/5 Stars.
 (based on 9 reader reviews)
1516 Second Ave Seattle WA 98121
206-223-1333
Emeraldcityserendipity says: Tuesday night at Noc Noc is the place to be (if you like kickin' it old school style to 80's music) - the venue is completely free, the bartenders are friendly (provided you tip), and the dance floor will be More...
Parlor Ultra Lounge (Bar, Restaurant)
  • 3.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 1 review)
700 Bellevue Way NE, Ste 300 Bellevue WA 98004
425-289-7000
Re-bar (Bar)
1114 Howell St Seattle WA 98101
206-233-9873

Dina Martina: 'Live at Re-bar's Place!'

One reason I love America: Our inexhaustible hunger for fatuous garbage guarantees that genius drag parodist Dina Martina will stay stocked with fresh material until we're all dead. Another reason I love America: Dina Martina, whose universally heralded psycho-comedy—incorporating film, More...
Rendezvous (Bar, Cabaret, Club, Movie Theater, Restaurant, Supperclub, Theater)
  • 3.89000/5 Stars.
 (based on 9 reader reviews)
2320 Second Ave Seattle WA 98121
206-441-5823
andy davenhall says: Our favorite beehive bar tender recently past away :( Dodi More...
Showbox at the Market (Ballroom, Bar, Club, Movie Theater, Theater)
  • 3.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 2 reader reviews)
1426 First Ave Seattle WA 98101
628-3151
Scrabbleship says: I don't expect beer to be cheap at concerts unless it's at my friends house. I don't expect cocktails to be cheap, either. It's because I live in a city in the year 2009. But, I've bought less cocktails for More...
Showbox Sodo (Bar, Club)
  • 2.38000/5 Stars.
 (based on 8 reader reviews)
1700 First Ave S Seattle WA 98134
206-652-0444
Dan says: This place was expressly designed for fans of live music, and musicians themselves. Look at the space behind the bar for the bartenders to work a crowded room. Look for a bad sight line - sorry, they don't exist. There More...
Studio Seven (Bar, Club)
  • 4.75000/5 Stars.
 (based on 4 reader reviews)
110 S Horton Seattle WA 98134
206-286-1312
Metalhead says: ... this band totally rages ... can't wait to see how far they go ... when's the CD coming out? More...
The Triple Door Theater and Musicquarium Lounge (Bar, Cabaret, Restaurant, Supperclub, Symphony Hall, Theater)
  • 3.60000/5 Stars.
 (based on 5 reader reviews)
216 Union St Seattle WA 98101
206-838-4333
Trivia lady says: A hidden gem in downtown Seattle, The Triple Door's trivia night on Mondays is always great times and a great deal on top of that! It starts at 10:30PM, winners get money off their tabs (no buy in either!) and More...
Vera Project (Club)
Republican St and Warren Ave N Seattle WA 98109
206-956-8372

Growing, Eric Copeland

If anyone is going to blow the doors of perception clean off the hinges of Seattle's underagers (and 21+s), it's going to be Brooklyn's Growing and Eric Copeland. Growing have been moving in the direction of Copeland's band Black Dice: More...
Wing-It Productions (Club, Movie Theater, Theater)
  • 3.00000/5 Stars.
 (based on 1 review)
5510 University Way NE Seattle WA 98105
352-8291

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