Seattle Nightlife question

[Bernard_]

Originally Posted by motor80

These are some of the better hot-spot neighborhoods:

Capitol Hill - Young & hipster/gay district, hot spot is Pike and 10th area. Lots of bars, music venues, restaurants, etc. Depending on where your hotel is DT, you could walk to Capitol Hill in about 15 minutes. Otherwise, should be no more than an $8 cab ride.

Have you been to Pike/Pine in Capitol Hill on the weekends lately? There is very little that is gay about it these days. There's actually a wide range of people, including many bridge and tunnel frat boy/barbie doll types, some hipsters, and a lot of young people just looking to get drunk and hook up. It's Seattle's equivalent of the Lower East Side in NYC. All the venues people mentioned are oriented towards straight people. There are other sections of Capitol Hill where the gay scene is more prominent (although still secondary), but the area people are talking about is not really at all.

Originally Posted by motor80

Ballard - All along Ballard Ave. About a $12 cab ride from DT. Just tell the cabbie you want to go to Ballard and to drop you off on Market and Ballard Ave. Then just crawl down Ballard Ave from there. TONS of bars, cafes, restaurants, several music venues, etc.

I'd say it's closer to $18 from Downtown to Ballard.

[Ira500]

Originally Posted by Bernard_

Have you been to Pike/Pine in Capitol Hill on the weekends lately? There is very little that is gay about it these days. There's actually a wide range of people, including many bridge and tunnel frat boy/barbie doll types, some hipsters, and a lot of young people just looking to get drunk and hook up. It's Seattle's equivalent of the Lower East Side in NYC. All the venues people mentioned are oriented towards straight people. There are other sections of Capitol Hill where the gay scene is more prominent (although still secondary), but the area people are talking about is not really at all.



I'd say it's closer to $18 from Downtown to Ballard.

I'd say that's about right. 2.50 drop(the charge to get in the cab) plus 2.70 per mile. The heart of downtown Seattle is a little under 6 miles to Ballard Avenue and Market Street.

[Jiff]

"Pioneer Square is up and coming with plenty of bars and a few clubs, but it's pretty quiet unless there's a Seahawks or Sounders game."

Yes, "up and coming" for patrons of upscale restaurants and bars, but not for live music and dancing. With recent losses of The New Orleans, Fenix, The Last Supper Club and Tiki Bob's, it's pretty much down to The Central Saloon, J&M and 88 Keys for live music and Trinity for DJ. A far cry from the lively days of the joint cover with eight or nine bars rocking with bands.