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Pure Food Fish Market
Photograph by Rich Frishman
A Pike Place Market fishmonger handles the goods at Pure Food Fish Market.
Mecca Café
Photograph by Michael Hipple/hipphoto.com
A slice of life plays out at the Mecca Café, open round the clock in lower Queen Anne.
Pike Place Market Sign
Photograph by Michael Hipple/hipphoto.com
It’s only fitting that the Pike Place market sign sees some water. Inside, fresh-from-the-water fish steal the show.
Bird on a Wire Espresso
Photograph by Michael Hipple/hipphoto.com
It’s not all about Starbucks: Bird on a Wire serves some of the best coffee in town.
Coffee Shop Neon Sign
Photograph by Michael Hipple/hipphoto.com
In a recently released “caffeinated cities” survey, Seattle led the pack. Let the brewing begin!
Capitol Hill Neighborhood
Photograph by Michael Hipple/hipphoto.com
On Capitol Hill, one of Seattle’s ubiquitous caffeine lovers takes in the Space Needle between sips.
Alki Beach
Photograph by Michael Hipple/hipphoto.com
On Alki Beach, popular Pepperdock dishes up fast food the old-fashioned way.
Easy Street Records
Photograph by Michael Hipple/hipphoto.com
At Easy Street Records and Cafe in West Seattle, the fare includes breakfast as well as tunes.
Pike Place Market Neon Sign
Photograph by Rich Frishman
Immortalized in neon, a Pike Place Market fish transcends the frying pan.
Fortune-Telling Machine
Photograph by Krista Rossow
Tourists pass by the electronic hands of a fortune-telling machine in Seattle’s Pike Place Public Market.