Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
REI
The original and best of the outdoor outfitters.
Best Shopping Strips
Pike Place Market
Support your local farmer/craftsperson/third-generation store owner
in Seattle's bustling heart.
Downtown
Big-name stores deliver the goods in the city's retail core.
Broadway
Check your hipster rating by going shopping on Capitol Hill's main strip.
'The Ave'
A dearth of designer labels but an abundance of welcome bargains beckon in
the U District.
Best Bookstores
Elliott Bay Book Company
Best bookstore in the nation? Add it to the list of con-
tenders.
University Bookstore
Everything you need to pass your degree.
Magus Books
Beautiful old-fashioned secondhand bookstore in the U District.
Left Bank Books
Just in case you lost your copy of
Das Kapital.
Best Record Stores
Easy Street Records & Café
Drink coffee, imbibe beer, eat snacks and…oh…browse
excellent records.
Georgetown Records
Rare picture-cover 45s and vintage LPs next door to Fantagraph-
ics comic shop.
Bop Street Records
Astounding array of every musical genre known to
Homo sapiens
.
Singles Going Steady
If this name means anything to you, this punkish record shop is
your nirvana.
Best Esoterica
Market Magic
Everything the young aspiring magician could dream of.
Tenzing Momo
Atmospheric apothecary where you expect to see Professor Snape jump
out from behind the counter.
Card Kingdom
Interactive games emporium in Ballard that could delay you
for…oh…hours.
Babeland
Classy sex-toy boutique in - where else? - Capitol Hill.
