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( 206-622-3375;
www.bakemanscatering.com
;
122 Cherry St; sandwiches $4.50; 10am-3pm
Mon-Fri; Pioneer Sq)
Legendary for its theatrical counter service and its roasted-fresh-
daily turkey-and-cranberry sandwich, this subterranean diner demands that you know
what you want and aren't afraid to ask for it.
BAR SAJOR
MEDITERRANEAN
$$
( 206-682-1117;
www.sitkaandspruce.com
; 323 Occidental Ave; plates $10-25; 11am-8pm
Mon, to late Tue-Fri; Pioneer Sq)
S
Resembling a bright open-plan French country kit-
chen and claiming to serve Portuguese-inspired food created from the raw ingredients
of Seattle's hinterland, Bar Sajor is another project from Matt Dillon, owner of Capitol
Hill's hugely popular (and sustainable) Sitka & Spruce.
Both the atmosphere and the food (homemade bread, cheese and salami selections,
and genuinely delicious vegetable plates) will have you living vicariously as a
European without ever having to abandon your locavore instincts.
DELICATUS
DELI, SANDWICHES
$$
( 206-623-3780;
www.delicatusseattle.com
; 103 1st Ave S; sandwiches $9-12; 11am-9pm
Mon-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat, to 4pm Sun; Pioneer Sq)
It's a testament to a good eating
joint when it is cited as an excuse to visit a whole neighborhood - and newly estab-
lished Delicatus is certainly luring people to Pioneer Square. The reason is as simple as
a sandwich, and Delicatus' are well stuffed and enlivened with interesting relishes. Go
at lunchtime for the best atmosphere.
FX MCRORY'S STEAK, CHOP & OYSTER HOUSE
STEAK, SEAFOOD
$$
( 206-623-4800;
www.fxmcrorys.com
;
419 Occidental Ave S; mains $12-35; 11:30am-9pm
Mon-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat; Pioneer Sq)
This vast Pioneer Square landmark across from
the sports stadiums is a weird blend of class and ass - it's a majestic old space with a
bar on one side, a fancy dining room on the other and an oyster bar in between, but the
ballcap-jock quotient gets high on days when the Seahawks or Mariners play.
McRory's claims to have the largest selection of bourbon in the world - believable
when you ogle the pyramid of booze behind the bar. Tuck into classic fare like prime
rib or Dungeness crab, or share a seafood platter of oysters on the half-shell, smoked
salmon, prawns, crab, Penn Cove mussels and scallops.
