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GSA 2017 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION

Neighborhood Spotlight: Capitol Hill

Eat

Global flavors rule this eclectic neighborhood, where can’t-
miss dishes include grilled octopus at Mediterranean oasis
Omega Ouzeri, the chili cumin pork ribs at Vietnamese-French
Stateside, and the tajarin al ragu (finely cut egg pasta) at
Northern Italian gem Cascina Spinasse. You also won’t want to
shy away from Mamnoon’s exquisite décor and modern Middle
Eastern cuisine, and you certainly won’t want to overlook its
muhammara dip (walnuts, pepper paste, cumin, garlic, pome-
granate). Bar Vacilando fuels wanderlust with adventurous eats;
begin with the prosciutto and béchamel crusts, followed by the
salt cod croquettes.

Mamnoon, photo by Olivia Brent.

Shop

Station 7 flaunts its art, jewelry, and vintage furniture inside
an old firehouse. Nearby, Casita International stocks items
designed by local craftspeople as well as by global fair-trade
partners—think earrings, incense, bilingual kids’ books, one-
sies, and Haitian and Mexican wall art. And no trip to Capitol
Hill is complete without thumbing through the jam-packed
cedar shelves at Elliott Bay Book Company, a beloved staple
since 1973.

Rainbow Crosswalk, photo by Michael Hinsch.

Play

Escape from the city clamor in 48-acre Volunteer Park, home
to a water tower that you can climb for views of downtown.
Capitol Hill pulses after the sun goes down, too. Karaoke aficio-
nados rent private rooms to sing their hearts out at Rock Box,
while some prefer watching professional music acts take the
spotlight at Neumos. Feel the beat at Century Ballroom’s
classes or dance socials, or keep things more mellow at the two
Capitol Hill locations of Sun Liquor, a frontrunner on the cock-
tail scene since 2006.

Volunteer Park, photo by Paul Gordon/Alamy Stock Photo.

*Text copy credit Visit Seattle, www.visitseattle.org/neighborhoods/capitol-hill/.

24 22–25 October 2017 • Seattle, Washington, USA