G Line

G Line — First Hill & Capitol Hill

📍 At this stop 5

Chophouse Row

📍 11th & 12th, between E Union and E Pike

A block up, with entrances on 11th and 12th. A restored building turned courtyard of coffee, food, wine, and small shops — one of the better adaptive-reuse corners in the city, and an easy place to lose an hour.

Elliott Bay Book Company

📍 1521 10th Ave

Seattle's great independent bookstore — cedar shelves, towering stacks, and an in-store coffee bar; a couple blocks west of the stop.

Cal Anderson Park

📍 1635 11th Ave

Capitol Hill's central green at the Pike/Pine nexus — lawns, the reflecting-pool fountain, and the shelterhouse.

Optimism Brewing

📍 1158 Broadway

A cavernous, dog- and kid-friendly taproom in a converted 1920s showroom; order at the bar and sit anywhere.

12th Avenue Arts

📍 1620 12th Ave

Two theaters, gallery space, and ground-floor restaurants built into an affordable-housing block — Capitol Hill culture under one roof.