Downtown Seattle

Walking around downtown Seattle reminds SO much of San Francisco.
If you have ever been to Seattle and San Francisco you probably can relate to what i’m saying:
* The big hills I mean BIG hills!
* The downtown mall life
* Amazing food and bars
* Tons of cars and the crazy drivers… let’s not forget to mention the non-​stop honking!
Ok, now that we got that out the way… Let’s move on…
So I came to Seattle for a couple days for a visit. I was able to get a spot right in the middle of everything. Near Pike Market and I must say it was the BEST experience. Seattle is TOTALLY safe to walk in the day and night. There were times when I didn’t get back to my hotel till 4am and I walked around like I owned that citayy!
TOP FAVORITE RESTAURANTS:
* Pike Market Clam Chowder
* The Pink Door
* Japonessa
* The Zig Zag Café
* Biscuit Bitch
* Piroshky Piroshky
* The 5 Point Café
TOP FAVORITE BARS:
* Shorty’s
* The Forge Lounge
* Pike Brewing Company
* Sun Liquor
* Dam the Weather
TOP FAVORITE THINGS TO EXPLORE:
* Seattle Free Walking Tours
* Savor Seattle Food Tours
* Pike Place Market Gum Wall
* Seattle Aquarium
* EMP Museum
* Argosy Cruises
* Chihuly Garden and Glass

I love Seattle but… this city has a constant odor of urine. There is a man planning on selling T Shirts that read «Seattle City of Piss»!
This is very sad. The city should certainly correct this most vile problem. No person should have to put up with a city that smells like a diaper pail.

I must say this is one of the safer large cities to walk around. I don’t know about at night but during the day is fine. Yes, there’s still homeless, panhandlers and crazies. I don’t if it’s because there’s actually less or there’s just more people around (Seattlites or tourists) walking around that it didn’t bother me as much as it usually does. This city reminds me of a mini San Fran.
There is not much parking and if there is, it’s going to cost you. Luckily, they have a great bus system here. I didn’t get a chance to ride it since I walked everywhere. Next time I’m definitely trying the SLUT… South Lake Union Trolley, you filthy minded people.
Everything is within walking distance (mile to mile and a half). There’s even a monorail here.
In terms of touristy stuff, there’s Westlake Center, the Space Needle, Duck tours and Pike Place Market. You can easily fill your day here and there’s a ton of food places.
Put your walking shoes on and go see Seattle!

If you like bums, panhandlers, drug dealers, mental patients, tourists, traffic, taxes and libtards… Downtown Seattle is for YOU.
Avoid it if you can.

Very walkable and a great bus service to get around to various attractions, restaurants and green spaces.
They also have Über here which was easy to use, quick and inexpensive.
I felt very safe walking around even after dark, although you should always be cautious in big cities and Seattle is a big city.

I’ve had a moderate time in downtown– but trying to run a business & when I get fined even though I’m told I was getting a warning for not using recycled containers is a pity & a lie! Just be honest with me! Tell me I’m going to get a fine but don’t tell me I’m receiving a warning — city of Seattle needs to get it together! Your public workers are a joke!

There are many things I both love and really don’t like about downtown. Its best taken in small doses, and when you leave still wanting more.

Seattle is something else. Its so much fun to go and window shop, look at all the buskers, etc. ive even found free bud on the ground at Westlake! My only complaint is that its so expensive that I cant buy anything. Also one wrong step can send you to a not so pleasant area.

Such a cool city to explore, even if you only have a day. Definitely a plus if you have a friend who is a local, but honestly, Unilocal reviews seem to have fairly accurate star ratings.
Hit the touristy places between local restaurants and bars, and you’re likely to see a good portion of the various parts of the city without even really trying. While downtown though, definitely keep an eye on your car: lots are expensive so only use them if you’re hanging around the same area for a while. If you park curbside, make sure you follow all directions and come back on time– they will catch you if you don’t. If you’re female and walk up as they notice your car, you may get some leniency.
I recommend Umbra Caffe and Rain Shadow Meats for bites in the Pioneer Square area, but let’s face it, most of you will go to the Pike Street Fish Market. If you do, hit up Piroshki Piroshki and don’t forget the nearby aquarium. No need to feel guilty about what you eat, once night falls, parking is free and you will walk it all off.

I recently reported for jury duty at the King County Courthouse. The courthouse is a nice, historic building that is fairly easy to access — especially through the tunnel from the King County Administration building. Parking at Sea Park was overpriced at $ 20 per day but worth it for the convenient location.
We had a long 1 ½ hour lunch break so I was looking forward to walking all around downtown and exploring. I intended to hike over to Pike Place Market or Westlake Center. First I walked to a Starbucks for lunch. It was so uncomfortable! It was sad and unpleasant with many smokers (tobacco and marijuana), homeless, and mentally ill people loudly talking and yelling out to anyone who would listen. I ate lunch outside an office building with several teenagers smoking weed just around the corner. Real nice!
The walk along 3^rd Street was especially bad. It improved as I walked up to 4^th then got weird again around Westlake Park. I couldn’t get back to the courthouse fast enough. With 40 minutes to spare I found a quiet and clean patio/​courtyard area at the King County Administration building. Finally I felt safe enough to open my purse and snap some photos with my phone!
The next day I walked around with some other prospective jurors and enjoyed it more as I felt safer with others around.
I am a native Seattleite and it seems so sad to me that you can’t even enjoy a walk alone downtown. I hope Mayor Murray is able to make some improvements so that our city will be more attractive, safe, and clean for visitors and the citizens who live and work there.

Ever wonder what it’s like to live in Seattle… It has it’s ups and downs. Weather is blah (get use to the heavy rain) but the summers are stunning. Omg the summers are hot and it’s all about kickn it and bbq’ing. The city is growing, every time I go home the people don’t change but the landscape and environments do. The food scene is ridiculously good up there. And if you are thinking about a job, it’s either Boeing, Microsoft, amazon, or Starbucks. People who live there complain cost of living is high… LIES! It’s not. I was living in a 1bdrm near the beach front with a glass balcony for $ 800 a month. I’m living in the bay for twice as much in an old building.
I miss Seattle but when you are from there, it feels like a bubble. The two degree separation is nice and annoying at the same time. You cannot go anywhere without knowing someone. It gets tiring seeing the same faces at restaurants, events, bars, house parties, on the road, etc… You start to feel you don’t have that sense of «space».
The people are great up there. They are a lot friendlier than people I’ve met in other states. From observation, their mentality is a bit more mature and respectful.
Their sports… Suck! Everybody became a Seahawks fan AS OF 2013… Don’t deny it, it’s the truth. Baseball was once good when Ichiro was there and regardless how much money they spent on Cano they still won’t win a WS.
It is my home. I had a love/​hate relationship when I lived there. But I have a missing feeling now that I’m gone.
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Wir fandes es abartig. :-)

I enjoyed all the time I got to spend in the Downtown area, greatly appropriate that there is so much public art to enjoy. I did notice that there were lots of homeless everywhere, and that made me sad. It was also the first time I ever saw a rat in the «wild»…
But the views are amazing, the people are friendly (yes even the homeless are friendly), and I got to watch the most amazing sunset while I was there across Puget Sound.

love it

Downtown Seattle is such a fun part of town-there’s always something to do here! There is such a huge selection of things to do, from tourist attractions to shopping areas. I love coming here to take a stroll at the Sculpture Park, watch a musical at the 5^th Avenue Theatre, visiting the Pacific Science Center and shopping at clothing stores. Tourists can also visit the Space Needle in Seattle Center and Ride the Ducks!

Love the city
Just keep pity
For your cash
Parking’s a bash!
Take the bus
If you must
Be here, be there
Pull out your hair
No parking anywhere
Less you pay 50 doaahs
Hear towing guy yip and hollah.
The city is quite fun I know
Space Needle, Market, shops to go
be alert
Dont get hurt
By the greedy parking lots
Run by uncaring robots.
Monorail riding, fun for all
See the city, please dont fall.
After all my years of city dwelling
I still feel a kindred calling
Going ot the market to buy
Fun things, I dont know why.

Visited Seattle with my wife and friends for a football game/​vacation for 5 days, and now that I am back home I am ready to go back. There was so much to do, so much to eat, so many great beers to drink, I could go on and on. The people we met everywhere we went were nothing but friendly, (even if we were all Ram fans to watch them play the Seahawks) and helpfull. We try and go to a different city every season to take in a Ram game but it is now going to be real hard not to go back to Seattle right away.

Thank you, Petula Clark.

A very nice city! It’s full of friendly folks. It’s quite the clean, especially the Link light rail. It makes the light lights back home in San Jose look like a dump =/​Lots of shopping — all easily accessible via foot. And these stores are huge!!! My favorites — All Saints, Urban Outfitters, Betsey Johnson, Sephora, Abercrombie, etc… Walking around downtown is pretty safe, even at night. They even have traffic ambassadors (wearing yellow) to help out people with directions and what not. And there’s coffee, coffee, coffee and coffee at every two stores, or so. Just about, anyway.

What isn’t there to love about Downtown Seattle.
They just need to do something about those grunge wannabe drugee teen loiterers around Westlake Park.

I love Downtown Seattle! They have a lot of nice shops, wine tasting, cheese, coffee, food, food, food, & more food. Personally also I have noticed compared to L.A. the bums aren’t so scary here. They are actually helpful! lol They know a lot of the good cheap parking areas & will direct you to them. They are also very clean looking and normal.
L.A. bums are not fun to be around… other than that Seattle is a very beautiful city. There are a lot of hills to walk up on & the air quality is really clean & fresh .that’s just sad. I’m not used to it I get winded everytime, my lungs are full of toxic fumes from the city. It is definitely cold here.
The last time I went my bf got his car broken into though. They took the gps & the snack bags of peanuts LOL but other than that our experiences downtown are always good times. Here’s to the Emerald City… see you in April!