Visiting my gf in early November, never been to Seattle before, thought this sub could use some visitor love, and I have a few questions. (I promise only a few will cause you to let out a collective groan)

Hello. After following and reading about the debacle in /r/seattle, I wanted to ask you all some questions about visiting your city. I'm from /r/chicago, so I totally understand the annoyance of super vague questions about where to go and what to do, but I have specifics!

What I'd like (to do): Photography, eat, drink good beer at taprooms, museums, lots of coffee, wander aimlessly, ride public transportation, and collect records.

I'll be visiting from November 2nd to November 6th and staying in Capitol Hill with the lady friend. Although she lives near 15th and Thomas (Hilltop according to Google Maps?).

On Thursday, I'm going to have most of the day to myself since she will be at work, so I'd like to get most of /u/mr_soju time out of the way during then. That means breakfast/cafe, wandering around, beer drinking, record shopping, and a good amount of photography done.

Record Stores I've read that Golden Oldies and Neptune Records are pretty good for digging. Is it worth it to make the trip up there? Wall of Sound and Everyday Music is in my hood, so I'll be swinging by there.

Any other record store suggestions? Krautrock, Post-Punk, and Shoegaze are my spirit animals and that stuff is pretty hard to come by, but if I found a The Fall record, I'd be pretty pleased. I have hundreds of records at home, so I'm looking to fill some gaps and I want to avoid buying new & reissues as much as possible. 80s new wave, funk, afro-rock, hip-hop, and if I could find Q. Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses, I just might move to Seattle.

Food

Is Dick's Drive-In worth the kitsch? Or is there some other place I can visit for an interesting vibe and to smash down a burger & fries?

I made reservations for Momiji. How's the unagi?

Anything you all highly recommend to eat? Lover of seafood, burgers, Korean, sushi, Indian, Vietnamese, German, etc.

I've heard good things about Oddfellows.

Taprooms

I literally know nothing about the Seattle beer scene besides Fremont Brewing Company. I've looked up a bunch like Elysian, Reuben's Outer Planet, and I'm a bit overwhelmed. Thoughts?

Public Transportation & Getting Around

I take it buses and light rail is going to be my friend for the day. How's the efficiency of getting around soley with public transport? I know I'll eventually call an uber.

Photography

I want to go to Gas Works Park for some shots and downtown Seattle, but any recommendations are welcome. Parks? Neighborhoods? Interesting Architecture? Infrastructure?

I'm not going to cram all this stuff into one day, and will spread some of this out with her. I really want to enjoy my time in Seattle as it being one of the cities in the States I absolutely have been dying to visit for a long time. I'm well-traveled, lived abroad for a few years, been all over, and know how to fend for myself, but i like to come to places prepared and with a bit of insider knowledge.

Thanks in advance and sorry if I sound like a dope!

Submitted September 27, 2016 at 09:34AM by Mr_Soju http://ift.tt/2d115VM