Pre-Game Guide

Best Restaurants and Bars Near Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park

Where to eat if you’re headed to the stadiums.

03/26/2026 By Naomi Tomky and Allecia Vermillion

In a Pickle

What Is a Pickleball Country Club?

Seattle's homegrown sport inspired SoDo’s Picklewood, a venue complete with an Ethan Stowell restaurant and Hollywood kitsch.

12/04/2025 By Allison Williams

Workarounds

Yes, You Can Bring Your Own Food to a Mariners Game

Save some money. Eat Salumi. Here are some nearby options for BYO ballpark food.

03/25/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

National Pastimes

Who Were Seattle’s All-Star Festivities Really For?

On the ground in and around T-Mobile Park for baseball’s biggest party.

07/13/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

MALL RAT

Lander Street Vintage Revives Seattle Antiquing

The artist formerly known as Pacific Galleries is here to stay.

10/01/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Collective Enterprise

Pacific Galleries Antique Mall Will Close This Summer

Seattle says farewell to its oldest antique mall after nearly 50 years.

06/08/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

LOCKER UP

Bringing a Bike to the Light Rail Station Sucks Less Now

It's only the second week of Seattle Squeeze 2.0, but there’s already a light at the end of the tunnel.

01/17/2020 By Annika Lindburg

Fizz Fiend

Ready Your Sparkling Water–Loving Mouths, San Juan Seltzery Taproom Is Open

Ethan Stowell menu. Kids play zone. Boozy seltzer.

09/27/2019 By Rosin Saez

Brew News

Fulcrum Coffee Is Open at 6th and Bell Street

Caffeine alert: The SoDo roaster now has a proper cafe downtown where deep-flavored espresso floweth.

01/15/2019 By Rosin Saez

Happening Now

The Rise of SoDo Urbanworks

How an old industrial park reimagined how Seattle drinks wine.

09/11/2018 By Sean P. Sullivan

Culture Fix

Weekend What to Do August 31–September 3

Anniversary parties test your stamina, Brett Hamil makes Seattle funny, and drag goes Björk.

08/30/2018 By Mac Hubbard

En Route

SoDo Track Project's Huge Murals Are Finally Done

After three years, local and international artists fill in the two-mile stretch of murals along the Light Rail.

07/19/2018 By Mac Hubbard

Barstool Dispatch

5 Tasting Rooms to Try in SoDo

As wineries, distilleries, and breweries boom in the neighborhood, it’s quickly becoming the sampling capital of the city.

01/23/2018 By Stefan Milne

Fashion and Events

Wear What When: July 3–9

Shopping alfresco in SoDo, natural perfume making in Chophouse Row, and Patagonia celebrates 30 years.

07/03/2017 By Nicole Erickson

Afternoon Jolt

Seattle Times Publisher Pitched a $290,000 Promo to the Port While the Paper Was Editorializing Against SoDo Arena

As the Seattle Times was making the Port of Seattle's case against the SoDo arena, it was simultaneously proposing a newspaper promo.

08/04/2016 By Josh Feit

Morning Jolt

'Full Frontal with Samantha Bee' Slams Sexist Reaction to SoDo Arena Vote

Samantha Bee introduces Seattle's starting five, the five council women who chose "ports before sports."

05/17/2016 By Josh Feit

Let's float down to Peru

Inspiración del Perú Sets Out to Save the Rainforest in Style

Benefit event combines Peruvian conservation with Seattle fashion.

05/12/2016 By Colleen Williams

Antique Chic

Meet the Shopkeeper: Rook

The new SoDo antique shop showcases eclectic wares with a focus on the dramatic.

08/11/2015 By Christina Tiberio

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: 2 New Breweries

Get this: one of them is gluten-free.

02/06/2015 By Caroline Ferguson

Bright Lights

Glassybaby Seconds Sale in SoDo

Queue up (like, soon) for the charitable local company's most sought-after sale.

01/09/2015 By Amanda Zurita