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that's people lining up for the wonderful homemade mac 'n' cheese that comes in two
different-sized tubs and is simply divine.
PIKE PLACE CHOWDER
SEAFOOD
$
( 206-267-2537;
www.pikeplacechowder.com
;
1530 Post Alley; medium chowder $6.25;
11am-5pm; Westlake)
Proof that some of the best culinary ideas are almost ridicu-
lously simple, this Pike Place hole-in-the-wall takes that old New England favorite
(clam chowder) and gives it a dynamic West Coast makeover. You can choose from
four traditional chowders in four different sizes accompanied by four different salads.
Then you can fight to eat it at one of four indoor tables.
The chowder has been voted the nation's best more than once - in competitions held
in New England!
LOWELLS
DINER
$
(
www.eatatlowells.com
;
1519 Pike Pl; mains $6-9; 7am-6pm; Westlake)
Fish and chips is
a simple meal often done badly - but not here. Slam down your order for Alaskan cod
at the front entry and take your food up to the top floor for delicious views over Puget
Sound. Lowells also serves corned-beef hash and an excellent clam chowder.
CINNAMON WORKS
BAKERY
$
( 206-583-0085;
www.cinnamonworks.com
;
1536 Pike Pl; baked goods from $1; 10am-5pm
Mon-Sat; Westlake)
It's hard to walk past this bakery in Pike Place that has been part
of the market's furniture since the early 1980s and not stop. Not surprisingly, the cinna-
mon buns are warm and delicious (and not too sweet), but the bakery also does other
stuff - cookies, for instance - and, this being Seattle, anything comes in gluten-free or
vegan versions.
PROCOPIO GELATI
GELATO
$
( 206-622-4280; 1501 Western Ave; gelato $2-5; 9am-6pm; Westlake)
If the Pike
Place Hillclimb wears you out - or even if it doesn't - stop for an authentic Italian-style
gelato. The owner learned his trade from a Milanese gelato maker, and he uses only
super-fresh ingredients for completely undiluted flavors.
