restaurants

Price:$$$ Add.: 81A Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: (206) 682-7270 Hours:Monday - Friday: 11:30am to 10pm Saturday: 9:00am to 10pm Sunday: 9:00am to 3:00pm and 5pm to 9pm Website:http://www.maximilienrestaurant.com/
 * Maximilien** is a romantic and charming French restaurant located in the heart of downtown Seattle's historic **Pike Place Market****.** Maximilien is located by the harbor side, so it has the most gorgeous view of Puget Sound, Elliott Bay, West Seattle, and the Olympic Mountains, all framed by huge picture windows. The food in Maximilen is fantastic. Daily chosen ingredients in Maximilien are fresh and cooked by a French chef with French techniques. Most of the foods provided by Maximilien are seafood, such as salmon, scallops, and mussels but they also serve steak, chicken and pork. They are open for brunch, lunch, and dinner at different times of the day, but serve a different menu. The price per person for a three-course dinner is around US$40. Although it is a little pricey, it's worth it for its foods and the beautiful scenery. It is also a good place for a little celebration. Also, Maximilien has been reviewed as one of the best restaurants in The Seattle Weekly and The Seattle Times. It is right at the corner of the Pike Place Market. The Northwest School students can reach this restaurant by bus no. 7, 14, or 49.

**Le Panier**[[image:P1150076.jpg width="240" height="179" align="right"]]
If you are interested in an afternoon of European teatime, Le Panier is a great place to go. Located at Pike Place Market, the neighborhood offers an easy-going European kind of life style. Walk into this creamy-color interior French bakery; you’ll be amazed by the fridges stuffed with all kinds of desserts at the back of the store, like the cases at Tiffany’s. At Le Panier, you can find all kinds of traditional French baguette, bread, and pastries. Decision-making is always the hardest thing at the store. (I recommend going on weekdays if you don’t want to be attacked by the tourist flood.) Price:$ Add.: 1902 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: (206) 441-3669 Hours: 7:00am to 6:00pm Monday through Saturday 7:00am to 5:00pm on Sunday. Website: http://www.lepanier.com/

Small restaurant, tiny tables, occasional live music, Le Pichet has everything a bistro has to offer. The exterior of the restaurant is so unpretentious that you might just ignore it when you walk by. Although the décor is not extravagant, the food is astonishingly delicious. The ambiance of the restaurant is perfectly composed by the dim lighting, the friendly waitresses, the talking noise, the exotic music, and the intimate space between people. The whole setting will just bring you to the Left Bank of Paris. At Le Pichet, you can spend a very reasonable amount of money to get one of the most French experiences in Seattle. The menu presents a nice range of different authentic French dishes like paté, terrines, and fromages. For the entrees, the roast chicken for two is a well-known dish in the city. The juicy chicken, the golden roasted skin, and the creamy sauce create a beautiful work of art in the mouth. Although there might be an one-hour wait, it is certainly worth it. Price:$$ Add.: 1933 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: (206) 256-1499 Hours: 08:00 am to midnight Sunday through Thursday 08:00 am to 02:00 am Friday and Saturday. Website: http://www.lepichetseattle.com/
 * Le Pichet**[[image:P1140066.jpg width="183" height="246" align="right"]]

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is more than an ordinary sandwich shop. It is a place where you can see the miniature Capitol Hill Culture. In this dog-friendly shop you can find the total Capitol Hill atmosphere. The art on the wall, the people, and the music all reflect the characteristics of Capitol Hill. Baguette Box offers many different kinds of gourmet style sandwiches, such as the grilled lemongrass skirt steak topped with pickled daikon, or crispy chicken with sweet and sour sauce tops with onion and coriander. All the sandwiches there are definitely different from what you’ll get at Subway. There are also salads, soups, and fries that can go along with the sandwiches. The hand-cut fries are remarkably delicious, and if you have a few more bucks in your wallet, try the $4.5 truffle fries (I’ve never had it, so please tell me if it’s good!) Baguette Box is a great place to hang out with friends and to have a casual and tasty afternoon. Price:$ Add.: 1203 Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: (206)332-0220 Hours: 7 day a week 11:00am to 8:00pm Website: http://www.baguettebox.com/

If you want to find a cool place to hang out with your friends, Gossip is the place. Gossip is one of the best places to get bubble tea in Seattle. There are two Gossips in Seattle. One is located in Chinatown, and the other is located in the University District. International students will mostly go to the Gossip in Chinatown because it’s closer to the dorm. It sells all sorts of flavors of green tea, milk tea and smoothies. From normal milk tea to the avocado smoothie, most of the drinks are very delicious. In each of your drinks you can also add some small stuffing by choice, like tapioca, coconut jelly, and pudding. Gossip also sells coffee, too, if you want any. You can also get some snacks there, for example, different flavors of ice-cream and baked toast. They are all very tasty. With each drink costing around US$ 3-4, you can sit there all day. International students can reach Gossip by buses no. 7, 14, and 49. Price: $ Add: 651 S. King St., Seattle, WA. 98104 Tel: (206) 624- 5402 Website: http://www.gossip651.com/eng/home.html
 * Gossip**

Shilla, one of the best Korean restaurants in Seattle, is close to downtown and the dorm. It is founded by Koreans and it mostly serves Korean food. It also offers Korean BBQ, where they have a grilling pot on the table for you to grill all sorts of meat and vegetables. Other than having BBQ for dinner, students can also choose to have Bi Bim Bap or Bi Bim Nang Myun, too. No matter what you choose for your meal, they are all very delicious. International students can easily reach Shilla by taxi for around US$6. The cost of a meal for each person is around US$10-20. It’s really worth a try, especially Korean students. Price: $$ Add.: 2300 8th Avenue, Seattle, WA. 98121 Tel: (206) 623- 9996
 * Shilla**

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Serious Pie, the pizzeria by one of the hottest chefs in Seattle - Tom Douglas, is exactly the place to get some serious pizzas. At this small chic restaurant hidden around the corner of 3rd and Virginia, there is always a line of hungry people waiting for the luxurious gourmet pizza, even at two in the afternoon. Although it takes some time to get a table, the pizza there will never disappoint you. All the pizzas are baked in the traditional wood-fire brick oven kept at 650 degrees. By using the traditional technique, the crust becomes crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. All pizzas are served in individual-size, about 8 inches in diameter. The menu presents a variety of different flavors, homemade mozzarella with San Marzano tomatoes ($15), Yukon gold potato and rosemary with garlic olive oil ($11), cherry bomb peppers with fennel sausage ($14), and so on. The best thing about their pizza is that they do not incline to either Italian or New York style. It is the pizza that has its very own personality. Price: $$ Add.: 316 Virginia Seattle, WA 98121 Tel: (206) 838-7388 Hours: 11:00am to 11:00pm Monday through Saturday 4:00pm to 10:00pm Sunday Website: http://tomdouglas.com/serious/

All you can eat! Todai is the right place for a big eater. Todai is located in downtown Seattle, on the top floor of the Pacific Place mall. Competing with many good restaurants on the top floor of Pacific Place mall, it still has many customers lining up for a table every day. It is operated by Koreans and served buffet style. It mostly sells Japanese food. It has all kind of fresh seafood and sushi. Other than that, it has a salad bar, hot food entree and all kinds of desserts. Everyone in the dorm has been to Todai. Its food is fresh, in great variety and delicious. You almost can’t resist the temptation. Oh, yummy! For birthday girls or boys, you can have your celebration party there because it is free on your birthday. It’s easy to reach for International students, just a few blocks away from the dorm and it’s located in the center of downtown. The price is around US$20-30 per person. Don’t look at the price, it’s just worth it. Price: $$ Add.: 600 Pine St., Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: (206) 749-5100 Hours: Mon-Thu 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-9pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-9:30pm; Sun 11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-9pm Website: http://[|www.todai.com]
 * Todai**

Hot Mama’s Pizza is a great pizza place located in downtown Seattle. Pizza in Hot Mama’s Pizza is cheap and yummy and you simply can’t stop eating it. You can either stop by the store and have a portion of the pizza or you can order a big pie for delivery. There are lots of flavors you can choose from. You can choose cheese flavor, Italian flavor or even a Greek flavor. You can also create your own pizza by choosing your own toppings. Wow, does that sound amazing and delicious? Why wait? Call now for a tasty pizza. Price: $ Add: 700 E Pine St., Seattle, WA 98122 Tel: (206) 322-6444 Website: http://hotmamaspizza.qwestdex.com/
 * Hot Mama’s Pizza**

Looking for a fantastic sandwich store? Honey Hole is the place you are looking for. It is close to school and the dorm and it is cheap and fast to get a delicious sandwich. You can choose all kinds of favors with different stuffing, almost anything you can think of. In my opinion, they make the best sandwich in the world. You can always feel the sandwich warm in your hand unless you order the cold sandwich. Other than meat sandwiches, they also serve vegetarian sandwiches, too. Honey Hole also makes very good fries and they are hot and crispy whenever you order. Yummy! You can always visit if you don’t feel like going to the cafeteria. Price: $ Add.: 703 E. Pike ST., Seattle, WA. Tel: (206) 709- 1399 Hours: 10am - 2am; 7 days a week Website: http://www.thehoneyhole.com/contact.htm
 * Honey Hole**