Where 2019 Seattle City Council Candidates Like To Hang Out

SEATTLE, WA — If you can't pick a Seattle City Council candidate based on policy, maybe you can make a decision based on what the candidates like to eat and drink.

As part of our candidate questionnaires, Patch asked each of the 55 2019 Seattle City Council primary candidates to name their favorite bar, restaurant, or coffee shop in town. A little over half the candidates responded.

Some had cool picks, like the venerable Beacon Hill coffeehouse The Station and the hippie Wedgwood bakery Grateful Bread. One candidate named Starbucks, and another named a coffee shop that hasn't been open in about five years. But the picks are pretty diverse, from revered craft breweries to crusty North Seattle dive bars.

District 1

Brendan Kolding: Uptown Espresso, 4301 SW Edmunds St.
Lisa Herbold: Itto's Tapas, 4160 California Ave. SW
Phillip Tavel: Ephesus Restaurant, 5245 California Ave. SW

District 2

Ari Hoffman: Lottie's Lounge, 4900 Rainier Ave. S
Mark Solomon: Tai Tung, 655 S King St.
Chris Peguero: The Station Coffeehouse, 1600 S Roberto Maestas Festival St.
Tammy Morales: Cafe Avole, 6630 Rainier Ave. S

District 3

Logan Bowers: Zagol Ethiopian Restaurant, 2722 E Cherry St.
Pat Murakami: BOCA Restobar & Grill, 416 Broadway E
Egan Orion: Smith, 332 15th Ave. E
Kshama Sawant: Saba Ethiopian Cuisine (110 12th Ave.), which is facing displacement by the corporate developer who bought the building.
Ami Nguyen: Raised Doughnuts, 1101 23rd Ave.

District 4

Shaun Scott: Flowers, 4247 University Way
Cathy Tuttle: Musashi's, 1400 N 45th St.
Frank Krueger: Big Mario's Pizza (multiple locations)
Ethan Hunter: Wayward Coffeehouse, 6417 Roosevelt Way NE
Sasha Anderson: Teddy's Tavern, 1012 NE 65th St.
Joshua Newman: Grateful Bread, 7001 35th Ave. NE

District 5

Debora Juarez: I can’t choose just one. My favorite coffee shop is Kaffeeklatsch (12513 Lake City Way NE), my favorite bar is Elliott Bay Brewery (12537 Lake City Way NE), and my favorite restaurant is Pop Pop Thai (13242 Aurora Ave.)
John Lombard: Enat Ethiopian, 11546 15th Ave. NE
Ann Davison Sattler: B&O Espresso (closed)
Tayla Mahoney: Ballard Station Public House, 2236 NW Market St.

District 6

Terry Rice: Madison Pub, 1315 E Madison St.
Jay Fathi: Lighthouse Roasters, 400 N 43rd St.
Jeremy Cook: Goofy's, 8519 15th Ave. NW
Melissa Hall: Roxy's Diner, 462 N 36th St.

District 7

Gene Burrus: Assaggio, 2010 4th Ave.
Isabelle J. Kerner: Toulouse Petit, 601 Queen Anne Ave. N
Don Harper: Starbucks (multiple locations)
Jason Williams: The 5 Spot, 1502 Queen Anne Ave. North
Andrew J. Lewis: Holy Mountain, 1421 Elliott Ave. W