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Possibly the most fun way to assemble a meal in Seattle is by foraging in Pike Place
Market for fresh produce, baked goods, deli items and take-out ethnic foods. But Seattle
has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to restaurants - without much effort, you
can find everything from an Argentinean steak to a vegan cupcake.
Downtown & First Hill
Aside from old-fashioned oyster bars and cavernous steakhouses, downtown is home to
two places that seem particularly characteristic of Seattle.
Wild Ginger
ASIAN$$$
(
www.wildginger.net
; 1401 3rd Ave; mains $15-28; 11am-3pm & 5-11pm Mon-Sat, 4-9pm Sun;
University St)
All around the Pacific Rim, via China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam - and
Seattle, of course - is the wide-ranging theme at this highly popular downtown fusion
restaurant. The signature fragrant duck goes down nicely with a glass of riesling. The
206-838-4333;
www.thetripledoor.net
;
216 Union St;
University St)
club downstairs.
Taste Restaurant
NORTHWESTERN$$$
( 206-903-5291;
www.tastesam.com
;
1300 1st Ave; mains $15-25; 11am-close, to 5pm Tue &
Sun; University St)
Inside the Seattle Art Museum, Taste offers a menu that changes to
honor the gallery's various temporary exhibitions. British bangers and mash were doffing
a cap to Gainsborough at last visit. The venue is popular among city workers for its 3pm-
to-6pm happy hour, when red-eyed bankers wash down oysters with cocktails. Aside
from the rather chic sit-down space there's also a take-out counter.
Pioneer Square
The historic core of the city has a surprising number of good budget-friendly dining op-
tions scattered amid its atmospheric old saloons and steak houses.
Salumi
SANDWICHES$
(
www.salumicuredmeats.com
;
309 3rd Ave S; sandwiches $7-10; 11am-4pm Tue-Fri; Interna-
tional District/Chinatown)
The queue outside Salumi has long been part of the sidewalk fur-
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