Seattle's Best First Date Spot 2008

This open-air baseball stadium—home of the Mariners—will send your love of the game through the roof.

Reviews:

• “A beautiful park but…..”
• “What a way to experience a baseball game!”
• “Great MLB Experience!”
• “Nice Stadium”
• “Safco Field, a must see!”

Tips: Stadium parking is limited. A good bet is to park downtown and take the bus tunnel to Pioneer Square.

Safeco Field

Built on nine formerly industrial acres on the north edge of downtown, this vibrant park offers a unique urban experience.

Reviews:

• “Great place to see art; don’t plan on a meal there.”
• “Never crowded for me”
• “Don’t touch the boring sculptures”
• “Best Outdoor Space”

Tips: Free public tours of the park are conducted on weekends.

Olympic Sculpture Park

This tiny establishment is beloved on Capitol Hill for excellent, updated versions of classic comfort food.

Reviews:

• “Worst service ever”
• “Are you kidding?!”
• “WORST SERVICE IN SEATTLE!”
• “food pretty good but SLOWWWW service detracts”
• “Can we all fit in here?”

Tips: If you’re dining alone, grab a seat at the counter—-with so few tables, it’s easiest on the staff if customers only use as much space as is needed.

Crave or email Crave

A pool hall and bowling alley for the young, hip and amateur.

Reviews:

• “Watch that liquor!”
• “Close fun for SU”
• “Great Pool and Bowling. Restaurant servers and kind of rude.”
• “Great place to play pool”
• “Best Place for Private Parties! Flexibility, Great Food, Fun Entertainment…”

Tips: Ladies play free pool on Sundays.

Garage or email Garage

Not your Uncle Earl’s bowling alley: The bowler-to-tattoo ratio approaches 1-to-1.

Reviews:

• “Sunset”
• “great atmosphere”
• “FANNNNNTASTIC”
• “bowl till dawn…”

Tips: Bring in a discount coupon from another bowling center and Sunset Bowl will honor it.

Sunset Bowl

This open-air shopping haven is a mecca for authentic merchants straight out of the Northwest’s past.

Reviews:

• “Pike Place IS Seattle!”
• “Our FAVORITE Place to go in Seattle…………..”
• “You have to go when you visit Seattle”
• “Tourist fave, local mob scene/”
• “The best market in town—and possibly anywhere”

Tips: The garage on Western Avenue behind the market offers an hour of free parking for shoppers.

Pike Place Market

Casual watering hole with the smoky patina of a well-loved neighborhood joint.

Reviews:

• “if you like grease dripping down your arm…”
• “A twist to the burgers”
• “Best Chicken Sandwiches Hands Down”
• “A guaranteed good meal and the best soup and burger sides anywhere.”
• “2 Bells is tha shiznit”

Tips: Street parking is scarce; head to one of the pay lots on Third Ave before frustration sets in.

Two Bells or email Two Bells

This Ballard Avenue former brothel entraps its clientele with flirty service and first-class pizza.

Reviews:

• “The Wing Dome Lady Says “Bite Me”"
• “Average pizza, hot chicks”
• “Poor service and just ok pizza”
• “Madame K’s Rocks!!!”
• “Good Pie, Kitschy and Fun”

Tips: Leave room for a chocolate chip orgasm (a cookie baked until just done with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream plunked on top).

Madame K’s

A funky wild west theme at this hip Ballard Avenue venture from the owners of Capitol Hill’s Linda’s.

Reviews:

• “Fun time in the hood”
• “BAD service, RUDE, meat market”
• “Cocktails in the Sun”
• “Great Bar—Super fun place to meet and drink”
• “Rudest bartender in town!!!”

Tips: True hipsters stick to cheap cans of Rainier, but there’s also a lengthy cocktail list.

King’s Hardware

Old-school vid’s, hot dogs and beer.

Reviews:

• “Something to DO!”
• “Pink Icee’s”
• “Charming Dive”
• “Great place for a first date”
• “great place to meet locals”

Tips: Bad opening act at the Crocodile? The neighboring Shorty’s is the perfect spot to waste a few minutes on video games and pinball.

Shorty’s Coney Island

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