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HEMISPHERESMAGAZINE.COM
THREE PERFECT DAYS
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SEATTLE
WHEN YOU THINK
about
Sea le, youtend to thinkMicro-
soft, or Starbucks, or grunge,
with a li le Boeing thrown in.
While these associations aren’t
necessarily wrong, they don’t
do the city justice. Whatmakes
Sea le so appealing is the way
inwhich itsdisparate influences
come together. It’saplacewhere
dot-combarons sport elaborate
ta oos and ta oo artists look
like history professors, where
you’ll encounter dealmakers in
the punk clubs and bike mes-
sengers in the cocktail bars.
There’s a very specific air
about Sea le, a sense of inclu-
siveness, optimismand energy.
And while the people here
o en seem obsessively casual,
the focus on quality is intense.
You see this in the city’s baristas
tending to the sheen of golden
crema
, in its chefs devising new
ways to enhance oysters, in its
so ware engineers codingwith
elegant economy.
When visiting Seattle, leave
your pretensions behind, raise
your expectations and let loose
your pioneering spirit. You’ll fit
right in.
EAT, SLEEP, PLAY
From left, restaurant manager
Joe Sundberg presents a platter of oysters at TheWalrus
and the Carpenter; swirls and sumptuousness at the
Hotel Monaco; a spray of guitars at EMPMuseum