Explore Seattle
Seattle is coffee, water and mountains — Pike Place fishmongers, the Space Needle and Rainier on the horizon. Its hills and bridges and tech-boom traffic slow you down; Chauffyr links a market breakfast, a lakeside dinner and a ferry departure in a fixed-price black car.
The Space Needle and Pike Place Market, coffee culture's birthplace, Puget Sound and Mount Rainier views, and a thriving tech economy.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in Seattle
Canlis
Contemporary American · $$$$ · Queen Anne
Seattle's grande dame of fine dining since 1950 — a mid-century glass pavilion overlooking Lake Union.
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Seafood · Oyster bar · $$$ · Ballard
Renee Erickson's beloved Ballard oyster bar — a benchmark of Pacific-Northwest seafood.
The Metropolitan Grill
Steakhouse · $$$$ · Downtown
A power-lunch downtown steakhouse serving corn-fed, dry-aged beef since 1983.
Il Corvo
Italian · Pasta · $$ · Pioneer Square
A cult lunch-only pasta counter downtown — three handmade pastas change every day and often sell out.
Pike Place Chowder
Seafood · $ · Pike Place
A tucked-away Pike Place counter whose New England clam chowder has won national titles.
Beecher's Handmade Cheese
Cheese · Café · $ · Pike Place
Watch cheese being made through the window at Pike Place, then order the famous mac & cheese.
What to see in Seattle
Pike Place Market
Downtown
One of the oldest continuously operated public markets in the US — flying fish, flowers and the first Starbucks.
Space Needle
Seattle Center
The 1962 World's-Fair icon with a revolving glass floor and sweeping views of the city, sound and mountains.
Chihuly Garden and Glass
Seattle Center
A dazzling exhibition of Dale Chihuly's monumental blown-glass art beside the Space Needle.
Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)
Seattle Center
A Frank Gehry-designed museum celebrating music, sci-fi and pop culture, with strong Seattle-grunge roots.
Kerry Park
Queen Anne
A small Queen Anne hillside park offering the postcard skyline view with the Space Needle and Mount Rainier.
Seattle Waterfront & Elliott Bay
Downtown
A revitalised waterfront of piers, a giant Ferris wheel and departing Puget Sound ferries.
One perfect day in Seattle
9:00 · Morning
Pike Place MarketDowntown — The fish-throwers
11:00 · Late morning
Space NeedleSeattle Center — 360-degree observation deck
13:00 · Lunch
Il CorvoItalian · Pasta · Pioneer Square — Three daily fresh pastas
15:00 · Afternoon
Chihuly Garden and GlassSeattle Center — The Glasshouse
20:00 · Dinner
CanlisContemporary American · Queen Anne — Peter Canlis prawns
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.