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FROCK SHOP
CLOTHING
( 206-297-1638;
www.shopfrockshop.com
; 6500 Phinney Ave N; 11am-7pm Tue-Sat, to 4pm
Sun; 5)
Get gorgeous in style with flirty little dresses you can try on in front of
movie-star mirrors.
WORTH A DETOUR
WALLINGFORD
The best reason to visit sleepy, residential Wallingford, sandwiched like a tangy
relish in between Fremont and the U District, is that no one else does - apart
from the several thousand people who call it home. Welcome to a neighborhood
bereft of any real tourist 'sights' where you can while away an afternoon slumped
in an unpretentious cafe and quietly imbibe a side of Seattle that one million an-
nual visitors to the Space Needle never get to see. Wallingford's arterial road, NE
45th St, supports an eclectic parade of local businesses ranging from the
homespun to the bizarre, with moth-eaten bookstores, one-off tearooms, French
bakeries and exotic restaurants (Afghan cuisine, anyone?). About a mile to the
south, the car-free Burke-Gilman Trail bisects the neighborhood east-west along
the northern shores of Lake Union. Stop, if you have time, amid the post-industri-
al landscape of
Gas Works Park
(Meridian Ave, at N Northlake Way)
where a rusting dis-
used power plant contrasts sharply with the surrounding greenery. It remains a
favorite spot for lakeside kite-flyers and rock album cover shoots.
NE 45th St is full of interesting places to eat, drink and browse. Don't miss the
following:
Wide World Books & Maps
( 206-634-3453; 4411 Wallingford Ave N; 10am-9pm
Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm Sun)
If you thought guidebooks were dead, visit this multifari-
ous travel emporium staffed by a team of seasoned globetrotters.
Kabul
( 206-545-9000; 2301 N 45th St; starters $4-7, mains $10-20; dinner)
Fine-
tune your international tasting palate with Afghan food, including stewed egg-
plant, lamb kebabs, yogurt, and mild, creamy curry.
Boulangerie
( 206-634-2211; 2200 N 45th St; pastries $2-5; 7am-2:30pm)
Reason
alone to visit Wallingford is this bread-friendly bastion of Frenchness.
Teahouse Kuan Yin
( 206-632-2055; 1911 N 45th St; cup/pot of tea $2/8; 9am-10pm
Sun-Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat)
In Seattle's burgeoning tea scene, Kuan Yin is a leading
light. It's usually stuffed with laptop campers until late evening.
