Travel Reference
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DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
Capitol Hill is
the
place to go out for drinks, whether you want a fancy
cocktail, a cappuccino or a beer. It's also where 90% of the city's gay bars
are located.
Capitol Hill
ESPRESSO VIVACE AT BRIX
CAFE
(
www.espressovivace.com
;
532 Broadway E; 6am-11pm; 60)
Loved in equal measure
for its no-nonsense walk-up stand on Broadway and this newer cafe (a large retro place
with a beautiful Streamline Moderne counter), Vivace is known to have produced some
of the Picassos of latte art. But it doesn't just offer pretty toppings: many of Seattle's
coffee experts rate its espresso shots as the best in the city.
VICTROLA COFFEE ROASTERS
CAFE
(
www.victrolacoffee.com
;
310 E Pike St; 6:30am-8pm Mon-Fri, 7:30am-8pm Sat & Sun; 10)
With its main cafe and roasting room occupying an old car showroom in Capitol Hill's
factory of hip, the Pike-Pine corridor, Victrola is something of a trendsetter. The roast-
ing room is quite a spectacle, staffed by bearded boffins who walk around like Q in a
James Bond film brandishing earmuffs and clipboards.
You can't argue with the product, though - pure, unadulterated coffee. Come for the
free cupping with a coffee expert on Wednesday at 11am.
ELYSIAN BREWING COMPANY
BREWPUB
(
www.elysianbrewing.com
;
1221 E Pike St; 11:30am-2am; Pike-Pine)
On E Pike St, the
Elysian's huge windows are great for people-watching - or being watched. This is one
