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best coffee drinks you've ever had, you take note. Also enjoy the dark horror-movie de-
cor while sipping green tea or hot liquid herbal treats.
Swing Wine Bar & Cafe WINE BAR
(825 Columbia St SW; wine flights $8-18; 4-10pm Mon-Thu, to midnight Fri & Sat) The swanki-
est place to imbibe in Olympia offers views over Capitol Lake from a hip heritage abode.
Get a 'wine flight' to taste three pours of your choice or indulge in any of a decadent se-
lection of cocktails. Fusion appetizers, mains and small plates get rave reviews. Happy
hour is from 4pm to 6pm.
Batdorf & Bronson CAFE
(513 Capitol Way S; 6am-7pm Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm Sat & Sun) Olympia's most famous coffee
outlet is notably good, even in the caffeine-fuelled Pacific Northwest. If you like your
morning brew fair trade, shade grown and certified organic, this is the place to come. For
travelers with an insatiable caffeine addiction, head down to the company's new roasting
house for expert banter.
Fish Tale Brew Pub BREWPUB
(515 Jefferson St) Fish has a classic selection of organic beers, hard ciders and India Pale
Ales, making it one of Washington's best-known microbreweries. The company's cozy
pub, just across the road from its famous brewery, is a must for all visiting beer aficion-
ados. It also serves great oyster, lamb or grass-fed beef burgers.
Entertainment
Long before Nirvana played their formative gigs here, Olympia was a breeding ground
for indie, lo-fi and antifolk sounds, spearheaded by musical pioneers such as Calvin
Johnson, member of the band Beat Happening and founder of K Records. To see music
at its roguish best, look out for buskers on 4th Ave and read homemade posters on lamp-
posts.
Washington Center for the Performing Arts THEATER
( 360-753-8586; 512 Washington St) Comedy, art, ballet and plays - this is Olympia's
primary venue for national touring shows and other cultural activities, and brings the city
to center stage in Washington's surprisingly varied cultural life.
State Theater THEATER