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THEGO-TOs

EAT

Seattleis a foodiehaven.

VisittheChinatown-

InternationalDistrictfor

Chinese,Japaneseand

Vietnamese,LaCartaDe

Oaxaca(lacartadeoaxaca.

com)forauthenticMexican,

andIl Corvo(ilcorvopasta.

com)forhandmadepasta.

Thefamedtajarinalragu

atItalianinstitution

Spinasse(spinasse.com)

isanothermust-try.

SIP

Treatyourselftochampagne

anda sideofoystersatThe

WalrusAndTheCarpenter

(thewalrusbar.com),which

alsoviesforservingthebest

seafoodintown.Whenthesun

goesdown,headoverto

iconicLGBTIQA+district

CapitolHillandpullupa stool

atwhiskeybarCanon

(canonseattle.com),whichhas

America’slargestspirit

collectionofmorethan4,000

labels and counting.

DROPBY

GetyourartonatSeattleArt

Museum(seattleartmuseum.

org),theone-stopshopfor

thebestexhibitionstocome

throughthecity,andthe

MuseumOfPopCulture

(mopop.org),whichputson

buzzyexhibits(thinkAlexander

McQueen,Princeand

Hendrixshows).Whenit

comestoa shoppingfix,

Totokaelo(totokaelo.com)

offersanexpansiverangeof

designersincludingCeline,

AcneStudios,Elleryand

Ganni in a cool space.

ThePalihotelSeattle

common area

TRAVEL

Whenit comestimetorestyourhead,just
ashortwalkfromtheElliottBaywaterfrontis
thenewPalihotelSeattle(palisociety.com/
seattle). The four-storey historic property
dates back to 1898 when it was the
Colonnade Hotel. Now, the interiors are
eclecticandidiosyncraticwitha rusticcountry
house vibe and — bonus — dangerously
moreishbutterbiscuitsfromin-houserestaurant
TheHartAndTheHunter,acontemporary
spinona classicAmericandiner.
Tospendanafternoonlikealocal,head
straight for Elliott Bay Book Company
(elliottbaybook.com)tochooseareadfrom
itscarefullycuratedselectionofmagazines
andfiction, then pick up somehandmade
cheese from Seattle institution Beecher’s
(Oprah’safan;beechershandmadecheese.
com),saltedcaramelsfromFran’sChocolates
(BarackObama’sfavourite;frans.com)and
a bottleoflocalwinefora picnicatthescenic
KerryPark,whereyou’llfindpanoramic views
ofElliottBayandMountRainier.
If youdoonemorethingbeforeheading
home,makeit thecharming35-minuteferry
trip to Bainbridge Island, home to seven
award-winningwineries,a micro-brewery,an
organic distillery, gourmet restaurants,
contemporary art galleries and plenty of
parks and walking trails. Wile away the
afternoontakinginartandsippingorganic
wine and end your jaunt to the city on a high.>

Palihotel Seattle

Palihotel guest room