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You'll find cocktail bars, dance clubs and live music on Capitol Hill. The main drag in
Ballard has brick taverns old and new, filled with the hard-drinking older set in daytime
and indie rockers at night. Belltown has gone from grungy to fratty but has the advantage
of many drinking holes neatly lined up in rows. And, this being Seattle, you can't walk
two blocks without hitting a killer coffee shop.
Zeitgeist
CAFE
(
www.zeitgeistcoffee.com
;
171 S Jackson St; 6am-7pm Mon-Fri, from 8am Sat & Sun; ;
Pioneer Sq)
Listen: the comforting buzz of conversation! People actually talk in the at-
tractive exposed-brick confines of Zeitgeist - they're not all glued to their laptops.
Bolstered by tongue-loosening doses of caffeine, you can join them discussing the beau-
tiful smoothness of your
doppio macchiato
or the sweet intensity of your to-die-for al-
mond croissant in what could very well be Seattle's best indie coffee bar.
Shorty's
DIVE BAR
(
www.shortydog.com
;
2222 2nd Ave; noon-2am; 13)
Shorty's is all about beer, pinball
and music, which is punk and metal mostly. A remnant of Belltown's grungier days that
refuses to become an anachronism, it keeps the lights low (to cover the grime?) and the
music loud. Pinball machines are built into every table and very basic snacks (hot dogs,
nachos) soak up the beer.
Pike Pub & Brewery
BREWPUB
(
www.pikebrewing.com
; 1415 1st Ave; 11am-midnight; University St)
Leading the way in
the microbrewery revolution, this brewpub was an early starter, opening in 1989 under-
neath Pike Place Market. Today it continues to serve high-palate pub food and hop-heavy
beers in a neo-industrial multilevel space that's a beer nerd's heaven. The brewery runs
free tours daily at 2pm.
Zig Zag Café
COCKTAIL BAR
( 206-625-1146;
www.zigzagseattle.com
;
1501 Western Ave; cocktails from $8; 5pm-2am;
University St)
For serious cocktails, this is the unmissable destination in town. Classic and
inventive drinks are made with precision by handsome and nattily attired alchemists - in-
cluding some of the best bartenders in Seattle. These folks know how to sling a bottle of
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