capitol hill

Late night unhealthy food that hits the spot. They're open till 2:30 am.

Quoted: The "battered and fried" section includes $5.50 catfish, $7 lingcod and albacore tuna, $4 smelt, $8 sturgeon and $9 halibut. My favorite was the sturgeon, which walloped the halibut on taste and texture. All come with fried preserved lemon, a garnish so good I could eat a full order of it. The fish comes ready to travel on two skewers with a respectable helping of cabbage slaw and a sauce.

I'm normally not a cocktail person, but I enjoyed the well made and creative drinks here. Atmosphere is very nice, too.

Some really great data re: real estate trends in Capitol Hill. You can get this data for other neighborhoods as well.

Thankfully, Dilettante and Vivace will live on in Capitol Hill. They are both relocating to the first floor of Brix.

Quoted: Turns out that he's still planning on moving up to Broadway to take over the old Dilettante's spot (who in turn are relocating to the first floor of Brix, along with Vivace), but now the development of the original B&O location is on hold, and he's renting month-to-month. The opera posters are still hanging. The lemon chiffon cake is still flowing (so to speak). If the real estate downturn stays turned down, we may not lose a B&O, so much as gain one.

City Market is our neighborhood convenience stores that puts out ever-changing hand drawn signs on the sidewalk. This Flickr pool collects those signs.

There are two Stumptown locations in Capitol Hill. Rumor is the owner has a beef with the Vita owner. Hence the two Stumptown locations are equidistant to Vita. Looks like the 12th and Madison location is the bigger of the two -- with two stories.

UPDATE: I'm not a fan of the 12th and Madison location...too industrial.

Quoted: I was elated when I found out Stumptown was coming to Seattle! I went to Stumptown religiously when I lived in Portland. This is the best coffee in the Seattle! The second best is Tutta Bella in Columbia City for their pulled espresso, reminds me of espresso I had in Paris mmmmmmh and third is El Diablo for fun atmosphere and mexican chocolate mochas!

Going to try to grab brunch here tomorrow. It's just a block from my place.

Quoted: If you live in capitol hill and you love REAL food you have to try thomas street bistro! Its just a matter of time before this place will have a line waiting outside.This place is so small and the food is cooked on the spot. I went there with two…

This place has terrific sandwiches at reasonable prices. Everything I've tried here has been excellent.

Quoted: Baguette Box is a gourmet sandwich shop in Seattle specializing in innovative sandwiches with high-quality ingredients.

This Portland coffeeshop company now has two locations in Seattle.

Went to a Capitol Hill location (right next to Rudy's Barbershop on Pine) today. The coffee is maybe even better than Vivace's. It's also a decent place to work. While a little small, there is lots of power.

Quoted: David Schomer, a roaster and self-confessed "espresso-head" whose Espresso Vivace is considered by many to have Seattle's most delicious coffee, says he welcomes the competition.
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"Lucky Seattle," Schomer said. "They get another good microroaster. These people are spoiled now."