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dozen under-appreciated Barberas or Dolcettos (there's a generous and popular 'happy
hour' that kicks off daily at 3pm).
If you're sitting down to eat, the rigatoni with lamb and Parmesan, followed by a
secondo
of lemony veal is as good as anything you'll find in Piedmont. The restaurant
is located in the Denny Triangle, a five-minute walk from the Westlake Center.
DAHLIA LOUNGE
NORTHWEST
$$$
( 206-682-4142;
www.tomdouglas.com
; 2001 4th Ave; lunch $10-22, dinner starters $9-15,
mains $22-38; 11:30am-2:30pm, 5-10pm Mon-Fri, 9am-2pm, 5-11pm Sat & Sun; Westlake)
Owner Tom Douglas started fusing flavors at this Seattle institution in the late 1980s
and single-handedly made Seattleites more sophisticated; his empire has grown a lot
since then, but the flagship restaurant remains a local favorite. There's a bakery next
door where you can pick up one of the Dahlia's fabulous desserts to go. Reservations
are recommended.
SHIRO'S SUSHI RESTAURANT
JAPANESE
$$$
(
www.shiros.com
; 2401 2nd Ave; mains $26.75; 5:30-9:45pm; 13)
There's barely room
for all the awards and kudos that cram the window in this sleek Japanese joint. Grab a
pew behind the glass food case and watch the experts concoct delicate and delicious
Seattle sushi.
TILIKUM PLACE CAFE
NORTHWEST, BRUNCH
$$$
( 206-282-4830;
www.tilikumplacecafe.com
; 407 Cedar St; mains $20-30; 11am-10pm;
3)
Sometimes old Belltown and new Belltown sit bumper to bumper, and the juxtaposi-
tion is never more marked than on Cedar St, where the suave, pseudo-Parisian Tilikum
Place lies right next door to its polar opposite, the Five Point Café. Both serve a mean
brunch.
In Tilikum you can enjoy your grilled eggplant sandwich with the yoga crowd. In
Five Point tuck into 11oz fried chicken steaks alongside Charles Bukowski look-alikes.
LOLA
GREEK, MEDITERRANEAN
$$$
( 206-441-1430;
www.tomdouglas.com
;
2000 4th Ave; mains $22-32; ; Westlake)
Seattle's ubiquitous cooking maestro Tom Douglas goes Greek in this ambitious Bell-
