Coffee
Elliott Bay Books Cafe
The bookstore itself has moved to Capitol Hill, but the basement cafe remains. Entrance is down a set of steps along the Main St. side.
Panama Hotel Tea & Coffee House
A unique renovation. Panama Hotel is both a teahouse and historical museum. Fine tea connoisseurs appreciate the wide selection of teas served with a high standard of quality. The Panama Hotel once housed the personal belongings of interned Japanese Americans who had to sell their homes and abandon their businesses. The belongings that were never claimed, including pieces of furniture and a piano are on display here.
Trabant Coffee & Chai
Independently owned, the shop also doubles as an art space. This is true Seattle coffee shop with modern design, great espresso and Clover coffee brewer, and competition-level baristas. Want to learn more about coffee? These people love answering questions! You may even stumble into an impromptu tasting!
Bubble tea
Ambrosia
This was Seattle's first bubble tea establishment. Well known for its long lines and the curt Taiwanese "bubbletea nazi" that ran the cash register. Other bubble tea cafes followed suit, thus thinning out Ambrosia's clientele.
Gossip Espresso & Tea
This prime corner storefront used to be Seattle's oldest meat market. Gossip is now a popular hangout for bubbletea drinking neighborhood teens. A spiral staircase leads to a second level lounge where the original ornate ceiling panels still exist. Cash only, also has karaoke downstairs.
Oasis Tea Zone
Pool tables, Ikea furniture, and music videos entertain a mostly younger crowd of bubbletea drinkers. Oasis is known for its more fragrant tasting bubbleteas.
Bubbletea arrived in Seattle's ID around 1998. It was originally served in basic plastic cups with the signature dome lids. All the bubble tea cafes in the ID now vacuum seal the tops of each cup with a semi-permanent plastic covers.
Maekawa Bar
Seattle's only Izakaya. Serves Japanese pub grub, which is delicious. Generally busy, it is a good place to spend an evening eating and drinking. Have an award above the bar for being Seattle's best Izakaya. They do not appreciate you pointing out they are the only one. Go downstairs for Karaoke. Next to Ft. St. George.
The Last Supper Club
One of the most popular nightclubs in Seattle. The sexual and erotic atmosphere is ideal for singles. The DJ's usally spin hip-hop on Friday nights, and dance/techno on Saturday nights.