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Welcome to Noise Complaint, The Stranger‘s new audio and video music podcast featuring live performances right here at The Stranger HQ. Streamed live and released every other Friday, we invite a great band, musician, or wonderfully weird…at The Stranger
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The Pacific Science Center’s Laser Show Grooves On
How one psychedelic experience has endured for decades.at Seattle Met
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The New York Times's 22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now
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Genius Short List: Music
We’re a music city, baby! But the talent runs way deeper than the excellent indie/rock/punk canon you may already know and love. Whether reimagining hip-hop, composing for film, pushing electronic music into places no synth has gone…at The Stranger
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Genius Short List: Food
Is food art? We deem it so. Some of our city’s culinary maestros are cranking out menus, comfort food, and experiences that are nothing short of conceptual gustatory art. In our newest Genius category, we’re celebrating the thing…Food & Drink at The Stranger
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Food Genius: Chef Lisa Bi
“So, they have this Ukrainian market in Fife,” Lisa Bi explains as she sets down an elaborate, herb-strewn ice cream sandwich, the dessert on her August pop-up menu. “It’s called Emish Market,” she goes on, “and they have delicious,…Food & Drink at The Stranger
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What to Do in Washington in September
Fair season, fall activities, and a lot of cider.at Seattle Met
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Things to Do in September: This & That
Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food & Drink, and This & That. Bat TalkSept 4The perfect way to spend a late summer evening is to gather at Green Lake at dusk and…at The Stranger
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Things to Do in September: Film
Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food & Drink, and This & That. Céline and Julie Go BoatingSept 6In French New Wave director Jacques Rivette’s delightful 1974 film…at The Stranger
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Things to Do in September: Literature
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Things to Do in September: Visual Art
Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food & Drink, and This & That. Becca Fuhrman: Eat It AllSept 3–22Becca Fuhrman’s vibrant, color-dense imagery often centers on female…at The Stranger
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Things to Do in September: Food & Drink
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Making waves
- Up 13 Secret CongeeSeattle Eat score, 78
Wednesday, September 2
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Seattle’s Best 100
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- 1 CanlisSeattle Eat score, 93
- 2 ArchipelagoSeattle · Filipino Eat score, 91
- 3 Communion Restaurant & BarSeattle Eat score, 90
- 4 AtomaSeattle Eat score, 87
- 4 MusangSeattle · Filipino Eat score, 87
- 4 PancitaSeattle Eat score, 87
- 4 The Walrus and the CarpenterSeattle · Oyster Bar Eat score, 87
- 8 SurrellSeattle Eat score, 86
- 9 Barking FrogWoodinville Eat score, 85
- 9 FamilyfriendSeattle · Hawaiian Eat score, 85
The full 100 → 315 ranked
- 1 RoquetteSeattle · French Cocktail Bar Drink score, 90
- 2 Rob RoySeattle · Classic Cocktail Bar Drink score, 88
- 3 L'OursinSeattle · French Drink score, 83
- 3 MomijiSeattle · Japanese Drink score, 83
- 5 Paper Fan Cocktail BarSeattle Drink score, 82
- 6 SophonSeattle Drink score, 81
- 7 Bar BayonneSeattle · Spanish Cocktail Bar Drink score, 80
- 7 Blue MoonSeattle Drink score, 80
- 7 Dark RoomSeattle · Korean Cocktail Bar Drink score, 80
- 7 FamilyfriendSeattle · Hawaiian Drink score, 80
The full 100 → 76 ranked
- 1 Four Seasons Hotel SeattleSeattle Stay score, 88
- 2 Lotte Hotel SeattleSeattle Stay score, 85
- 3 Thompson SeattleSeattle Stay score, 84
- 4 1 Hotel SeattleSeattle Stay score, 78
- 4 Hotel 1000Seattle Stay score, 78
- 4 Populus SeattleSeattle Stay score, 78
- 7 Salish Lodge & SpaSnoqualmie Stay score, 76
- 8 The Lodge at St. Edward ParkKenmore Stay score, 75
- 9 Ace Hotel SeattleSeattle Stay score, 74
- 9 Ändra Seattle - MGallerySeattle Stay score, 74
The full 100 → 27 ranked
- 1 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel SeattleSeattle Do score, 86
The full 100 → 1 ranked
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