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in unison (everything from Fats Domino to Billy Joel) with plenty of audience interac-
tion.
There's food and drink, of course. But this place is all about the music - and the elec-
tric atmosphere.
PYRAMID ALE HOUSE
BREWPUB
( 206-682-3377; 1201 1st Ave S; pints $4-5; 11am-10pm Mon-Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat, to 9pm
Sun; Stadium)
Technically in SoDo by Safeco Field, this brewpub has the cleaned-
up-industrial feel - all bricks and brass and designer lighting - that defines the Pacific
Northwest brewpub. It's a nice and mainstream (but still appreciably Seattle-ish) place
to take your parents or tenderfoot visitors. But don't even try on a game day, unless you
want to squeeze into the standing-room-only beer tent outdoors.
CAFFĂ UMBRIA
CAFE
(
www.caffeumbria.com
;
320 Occidental Ave S; 6am-6pm Mon-Fri, from 7am Sat, 8am-5pm
Sun; Pioneer Sq)
Umbria has a European flavor with its 8oz cappuccinos, chatty cli-
entele (instead of the usual laptop gazers), pretty Italianate tiles, and baguettes so fresh
they must have been teleported over from Milan. Ideal for Italophiles and Starbucks-
phobes.
CENTRAL SALOON
PUB
( 206-622-0209; 207 1st Ave S; 11:30am-2am, happy hour 4-7pm Mon-Fri; Pioneer Sq)
It may be two years younger than the official Oldest Bar in Seattle, the Jules Maes, but
the Central isn't exactly new and shiny. More of a locals' hangout than an object of his-
torical interest, this long, narrow joint makes grotty bathrooms and blah food seem
charming, by virtue of cheap suds, friendly barkeeps and a comfortable, unfussy vibe.
Live music most nights means that anyone who disapproves of metal should get in
and out fairly early.
FUEL
SPORTS BAR
( 206-405-3835;
www.fuelseattle.com
; 164 S Washington St; 11:30am-close; Pioneer
Sq)
TV-filled sports bar that is the favored meet-up for Seattle Sounders 'Emerald City
