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grunge. Check its windows for upcoming shows. The Crocodile marks the start of
one of Seattle's best nightlife strips. Tula's ( Click here ) is a great jazz venue
and home of some of Seattle's best-kept secrets. If you're after more active pur-
suits and you're thirsty, keep walking to Shorty's ( Click here ) , otherwise
known as pinball heaven. Grab a cheap beer or a slushy blue cocktail and head
straight to the back room to test your reflexes.
When the pinball wears you out or simply beats you into submission, hop next
door to the Lava Lounge ( Click here ) , another groovy nightspot with comfy
wooden booths. Continue on past legendary nosh spot Mama's Mexican Kitchen
to Rendezvous ( Click here ) , a classy place with a curvilinear bar and the ador-
able, recently gussied-up Jewel Box Theater ( Click here ) in the back.
Head toward the water on Battery St to 1st Ave: turn left and halfway down the
block you'll see Macrina ( Click here ) , one of Seattle's best bakeries. If it's gone
7pm and it's shut, make menu notes for tomorrow's hangover cure.
Hungry? Head toward the corner of 1st Ave and Wall St, where you can procure
food in Cyclops ( Click here ) , a prime location for observing the street's late-
night dramas. If you're lucky enough to be staying at the Ace Hotel ( Click
here ) , you can chill at the Cyclops until your eyes match the bleary, bloodshot
one hanging over the door, then stumble upstairs and fall into bed. End of tour.