Seattle Weekly‘s annual “Best of” list is back with its awards for the very best of the best in all things Seattle. While Queen Anne didn’t take home the distinction of “Best Neighborhood to Live in” (that title went to our neighbors over in Ballard), QA was recognized for a bunch of other citywide bests that call the hill home. And so, without further ado and in no particular order, here are all of Queen Anne’s bests:
- Best Lounge: Oskar’s Kitchen
- Best Reason to Look Forward to Winter: Urban Downhill Skiing (shout out to the slipper slopes of the Counterbalance)
- Best View of Downtown: Rooftop of the Queensborough Apartments (in Lower QA)
- Best Stroll: QA Top Pot to the ferry terminal
- Best Theater Company: Teatro ZinZanni
- Best Kids’ Thrill: Seattle Center International Fountain
- Best New Building: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Best Children’s Theater Production: Go, Dog. Go! (At the Seattle Children’s Theater in Seattle Center)
- Best Lesbian Bar: KeyArena (See the Weekly’s reasoning if, like me, your response was like mine–something along the lines of “Huh…?”)
- Best Wine List in a Restaurant, Price be Damned: Canlis
- Best Service in a Restaurant: Canlis
- Best Underage Music Venue: VERA Project
- Best Place to Get Fatter: Red Mill Burgers (Technically in Interbay, but it still counts!)
- Best Record Store – Classical Department: Silver Platters
- Best Car Wash: Brown Bear (locations in QA and elsewhere)
Every year Queen Anne gets a number of shout outs in the ‘best of’ issue, because, well, there are just so many bests we Queen Anne-ers have to boast. Last year Queen Anne’s Easy Street Records, El Diablo Coffee, and our many secret stairways (the “Best Alternative to the Stairmaster”) were just a few of the winners. Check out last year’s wins here.
The Seattle Weekly “best of” list includes people, places, food & drink, sports & recreation and shopping & services. To see the entire list, click here.