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Lonely Planet's Top Choices
Zeitgeist
Best coffee in Seattle? Go and find out!
Owl & Thistle
No one does pubs like the Irish.
Pike Pub & Brewery
The secret's in the hops.
Bookstore Bar
Buy a scotch; snuggle down with a great novel.
Best Coffee Bars
Espresso Vivace
Drink coffee, listen to the Ramones, see the latest in lopsided haircuts.
Zeitgeist
At Zeitgeist it's all about the coffee - and the gorgeous almond croissants.
Victrola Coffee Roasters
When hipsters go to heaven they probably get teleported to
Victrola in Capitol Hill.
Caffè Umbria
Coffee culture with Italian affiliations.
Best Brewpubs
Pike Pub & Brewery
One of the oldest and most cherished brewpubs in Seattle.
Fremont Brewing
New old-school brewery where you can taste beer at wooden tables
on the factory floor.
Elysian Brewing Company
Good beer and even better people-watching in Capitol Hill.
Hale's Ales Brewery
Fine ales make up for the un-cozy feel of this large brewpub on
the Fremont-Ballard border.
Best Dive Bars
Five Point Café
That stale-beer smell has been there since 1929.
Shorty's
Pinball, hot dogs, punk rock and beer - a devastating combination in Bell-
town.
Monkey Pub
A dive by nature not design in the U District.
Blue Moon
Romanticism with a rough edge in former poets haven in the U District.
Comet
Hosted loud grunge gigs in the '90s with audiences numbering in the low 30s.
Still does.
Best GLBT Bars
Wildrose
Lesbian pub in Capitol Hill.