LIVING IN CAPITOL HILL
Capitol Hill is a growing neighborhood with a wide range of diverse people and entertainment for anyone to enjoy. The neighborhood is also conveniently located close to both Downtown Seattle and the University of Washington, making it an ideal choice for commuters and students. Residents here embrace the unique culture and are always ready for something new.
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Capitol Hill has a reputation as a bastion of musical culture in Seattle and is the neighborhood most closely associated with the grunge scene from the early 1990s, although most of the best-known music venues of that era were actually located slightly outside the neighborhood. The music scene has transformed since those days and now a variety of genres are represented.
EAT
Seattle’s hippest and trendiest neighborhood, Capitol Hill is the city’s creative powerhouse, particularly in the culinary arts. One of the Seattle’s most prolific dining neighborhoods there’s no shortage of excellent meals. Development is a constant, with the new bumping up against the old and leaving everything in flux.
PLAY
But Capitol Hill is much more pedestrian-friendly than most of Seattle, which helps facilitate the spirited nightlife. Yes, this is a rare beacon for late-night revelry, with plenty of bars and restaurants serving well after dark. One of the best neighborhoods in Seattle to go bar hopping. With plenty of swanky and unusual bars, you won’t get bored in Capitol Hill.
SHOP
It’s easy to lose track of time browsing the two floors of bookshelves at Elliott Bay Book Company. Marvel at the vintage home decor at No Parking on Pike or make like a local, cup of joe in hand, and trawl through the new and used vinyl at Porchlight Coffee and Records.Tucked-away Chophouse Row arcade is home to several boutiques offering locally made artisan goods like the shibori-dyed leather sneakers at Moo-Young.