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Belltown & Pike Place Market
The Crumpet Shop , 1503 First Ave. ( & 206/682-1598 ), in Pike Place Mar-
ket, specializes in its British namesake pastries but also does scones. It's almost a
requirement that you accompany your crumpet or scone with a pot of tea.
Le Panier, 1902 Pike Place ( & 206/441-3669 ), located in the heart of Pike
Place Market, is a great place to get a croissant and a latte and watch the market
action.
With a wall of glass cases full of baked goods and a window facing onto one
of the busiest spots in Pike Place Market, Three Girls Bakery, 1514 Pike Place,
Stall no. 1 ( & 206/622-1045 ), is a favorite place to grab a few pastries or other
goodies to go. It also has a counter in back if you prefer to sit down.
Macrina , 2408 First Ave. ( & 206/448-4032 ), a neighborhood bakery/
cafe in Belltown, serves some of the best baked goodies in the city and is a cozy
place for a quick, cheap breakfast or lunch. In the morning the smell of baking
bread wafts down First Avenue and draws in many a passerby.
Tom Douglas's three Seattle restaurants—Dahlia Lounge, Palace Kitchen, and
Etta's—are all immensely popular, and there was such a demand for the breads
and pastries served at these restaurants that Douglas opened his own Dahlia
Bakery, 2001 Fourth Ave. ( & 206/441-4540 ), where you can even get Dou-
glas's fabled coconut cream pie to go.
Capitol Hill & East Seattle
Basically, Dilettante Chocolates , 416 Broadway E. ( & 206/329-6463 ), is
a chocolate restaurant that happens to be Seattle's leading proponent of cocoa as
the next drink to take the country by storm. If you don't order something with
chocolate here, you're missing the point.
If you've been on your feet at Volunteer Park for a while and need a snack, try
the North Hill Bakery, 518 15th Ave. E. ( & 206/325-9007 ), just a few blocks
east of the park. There's always a good selection of baked goods in the cases.
QUICK BITES
For variety, it's hard to beat the food court on the top floor of Westlake Center
shopping mall, 400 Pine St. If you're downtown at lunch and just want a gour-
met sandwich and pasta salad that you can grab out of a case, stop by Briazz
Cafe, 1400 Fifth Ave. ( & 206/343-3099 ).
5 What to See & Do
I hope you've got a good pair of walking shoes and a lot of stamina (a double
latte helps), because Seattle is a walking town. The city's two biggest attrac-
tions—the waterfront and Pike Place Market—are the sorts of places where
you'll spend hours on your feet. When your feet are beat, you can relax on a tour
boat and enjoy the views of the city from the waters of Puget Sound, or you can
take a 2-minute rest on the monorail, which links downtown Seattle with Seat-
tle Center, home of the Space Needle. If your energy level sags, don't worry;
there's always an espresso bar nearby.
By the way, that monorail ride takes you right through the middle of Paul
Allen's Experience Music Project, the Frank Gehry-designed rock music
museum also located in Seattle Center. Paul Allen, who made his millions as one
of the cofounders of Microsoft, has been busily changing the face of the south
end of downtown over the past few years. He has renovated Union Station and
developed the area adjacent to the new Seahawks Stadium, which was built for