West Seattle Experience

[curiouslyinquisitive]

… looking for recommendations … it is a lot to ask… Not sure if I am over stepping an unbeknownst rule of asking too much in one blog ( (perhaps the title should of been the last 10 things to do in WS before you are triturated by your fellow bloggers) [:^|) :

1 good stiff drink (place) ((and your drink suggestion would be welcomed as well))

2 great meal (type of food doesnt matter)

3 wonderful bakery goods

4 favorite farmer’s market

5 best picnic spot

6 walk/hike route

7 most romantic spot(s)

8 favorite thing(s) to do on your free time

9 local bands

10 book to read

I thank you for your feedback inadvance.

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[redblack]

1. shadowland (AK jct); feedback (morgan jct)

2. la rustica (beach drive); jak’s (AK jct)

3. bakery nuveau; great harvest (AK jct)

4. sundays 10-2, corner of AK and 44th ave sw

5. lincoln park

6. beach drive

7. lowman beach

8. almost anything that’s not work

9. moondoggies; the thermals (PDX)

10. anything by neal stephenson

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[Bluesmom]

1. West 5 – Mai Tai

2. Anything at Fresh Bistro; Garlic truffle shrimp at Bohemian

3. Apricot croissant at Bakery Nuveau

4. Sunday market at Junction

5. Me-Kwa-Mooks Park (or accross the street)

6. Schmitz Park

7. Overlook Park

8. Consignment shopping in the Junction

9. Hmmm..

10. Anything by Barbara Kingsolver or Alice Walker

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[maplesyrup]

1- The Benbow (though I heard that Feedback is good too)

2- I’d have said the same thing as redblack

6- Schmitz Park down to Alki

8- kids sports

9- Murder City Devils

10- Mark Kurlansky

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[redblack]

WARNING! off-topic! may constitute thread -jacking:

lol. for some reason, i wouldn’t have taken you for a MCD fan, ms.

haven’t been to rock clubs in a while, so i was drawing a blank on local bands. do the melvins count?

curiouslyinquisitive: if you haven’t found KEXP yet, it’s at 90.3 FM and pretty much caters to all interests throughout the week. best radio station, possibly in the nation. playlists and live streaming at http://www.kexp.org

KPLU (88.5) is a close second.

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[maplesyrup]

It was either them or Mudhoney, redblack. MCD broke up though.

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[JoB]

2) Ephesus

3) bakery Nuveau

4) West Seattle Farmer’s market

5) Seacrest Park .. not exactly west seattle but close

6) Schmidt park

7) overlook park .. good picnic alternative too

8) cruise the beach at Alki

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[austin]

I’m going to have to respectfully disagree about seacrest park not being in west seattle.. Unless there’s a seacrest park other than the one the water taxi leaves from?

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[Jasperblu]

@austin, maybe they meant Seahurst Park (down in Burien)?

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[JustSarah]

Everything from Bakery Nouveau is great; their chocolate cake (which I just had for my birthday party last night) is amazing.

I don’t know anything about Bakery Nuveau, but it sounds like I should check it out, since so many people are raving about it.

Bakery Nouveau had better watch its back; Bakery Nuveau is gaining serious West Seattle traction. ;-)

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[Jasperblu]

1. West Five / Mai Tai

2. Bird on a Wire Espresso (cafe/snacks), Zippy’s Burgers (cheap), Fresh Bistro (spendy).

3. Original Bakery or Bakery Nouveau

4. West Seattle Farmer’s Market.

5. Lincoln Park, especially at tables/BBQ’s along the beach path.

6. Fauntleroy Creek Park (Barton, south of 35th Ave. SW)

7. Salty’s patio on a nice day, or near the bar fireplace on a cold night. Great views!

8. Hanging out at the Celtic Swell at Alki on a rainy day. Walking/window shopping in the Junction. Taking the water taxi downtown on a clear crisp day. Riding the ferries ANYWHERE (Bainbridge, Whidbey, etc.). Spending the day on Vashon for their Farmer’s Market and/or shopping in town. Uwajimaya. Pike Place Market. Old Towne Burien.

9. David Bazan, Pearl Jam, Death Cab for Cutie, The Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers (PDX)

10. Whatever I’m reading currently. Right now it’s “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk” by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.

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[austin]

Oh yeah, hey, probably seahurst. I didn’t even think of that, I’ve never been there.

That’s not true though, after thinking about it remember I did kayak there once but I didn’t get out. Anyway. Carry on!

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[Bluesmom]

too funny Sarah – it didnt look right to me but too lazy to look up..

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[curiouslyinquisitive]

Thank you all so much for the skinny and the what not. My objective is to enhale and consume all that is West Seattle. I’d like to say that I’m not picky but that would be false. I hope others reading this blog may have learned something new about West Seattle and if not, then something about fellow WS Bloggers.

RedBlack: Radio station counts. Thanks

As to the Park names I found this on the web…

Seahurst Park is in Burien:

http://www.seahurstpark.org/

Seacrest Park is in West Seattle:

http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?id=455

Please don’t stop if there are others that want to contribute and/or update… (I suppose I didn’t need to say that… duh!) [;o)

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[johnnyblegs]

1 Hear Maharaja has a great bar

2 Blackboard

3 Bakery Nouveau

4 West Seattle’s of course (Alaska & Cali)

5 Lincoln or Hamilton Park

6 All over Lincoln Park

7 walk along the beach

8 explore West Seattle

9 Anything sold @ Easy Street

10 quick crime fictions (john rain or lee child series)

redblack…KEXP is to the point of selling out. They USED to be great. They’ve gone very commercial with their playlists lately. They’re still good but you were closer to the mark with KPLU. They are the new (old)KEXP.

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[JoB]

thanks jasperblu..

i had a brain fart..

i meant seahurst..

love that park.

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[ephonk]

I’m with red black. That is all.

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[Sue]

While not a recent book, “West Seattle 101” by Lori Hinton was very helpful to us when we first moved here.

Here’s a link to some older articles related to this book/author on WSB:

https://westseattleblog.com/category/west-seattle-101

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[WSMom]

1 good stiff drink (place) – Hotwire coffee, double short latte

2 great meal – excellent happy hour at Fresh Bistro

3 wonderful bakery goods – Bakery Nouveau – love plain croissant with their homemade jam

4 favorite farmer’s market – Bellingham Saturday Market

5 best picnic spot – Lincoln Park waterfront

6 walk/hike route – down Jacobson to MeeKwahMooks

7 most romantic spot(s) – Hamilton Viewpoint

8 favorite thing(s) to do on your free time – read the WSB

9 local bands

10 book to read – A Girl Named Zippy

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[thee]

#9 bands… i think this needs it’s own post because of the great talent residing in WS… THEE almighty mudhoney, rachel harrington, some dudes from pearl jam and PUSA… i could go on…

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[redblack]

i saw kim thayil (soundgarden) in feedback last year during KEXP’s west seattle hood-to-hood challenge celebration. i wonder if he lives here, too, or was just visiting.

one of the best musicians ever born.

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