Welcome to Seattle! The Young Alumni Committee (YAC) is active in bringing together young alumni in the Seattle area and looks forward to seeing you at a future event. Below is a little more information about our YAC and what Seattle has to offer Hopkins young alumni.

Past (or upcoming) Young Alumni Events

• Bowling at the Garage
• Happy Hours (frequent)
• Brewery Tour (upcoming)
• Ski Trip (upcoming)
• Sounders Game (upcoming)

Seattle quirks we love

Seattle is a nature-oriented city and everything Seattlites do or enjoy is usually centered around nature and the outdoors. You should know that it rains more in Baltimore than it does in Seattle (and also, the only people that use umbrellas are tourists!). Seattle is surrounded by active volcanoes (true story) that are fun to hike and explore. Our city is one of the most bike friendly cities around, as most arterials have dedicated bike lanes which provide a fun and rewarding way to commute. Seattle has a very artisan personality; from coffee to cheese and beer to chocolate, there are unique craft shops for everything (even SOCKS!). Seattle is a musically inclined city with dozens of venues and every kind and style of music. Seattlites love their sports and some of the major sports teams in Seattle include: Mariners (MLB), Seahawks (NFL), Sounders (MLS), UW Huskies (NCAA), Storm (WNBA), Washington Stealth (MLL), and additional local minor league and small collegiate teams Tourist activities that even Seattlites do and enjoy include: the underground city tour, Pike Place market (longest running farmer’s market in the U.S.), visiting the Space Needle and Seattle Center, and definitely visiting the Fremont Troll (and Lenin if you want). There are festivals almost every weekend; some of the biggest include: Seattle International Beer Festival, Bumbershoot, Folklife, Norse Festival, Hempfest, Capitol Hill Block Party, Pride, Fremont Solstice, Fremont Oktoberfest, Bite of Seattle, Chocolate fest, and dozens more.

Must-try Restaurants

• Dick’s Drive-in (Broadway, Best after 11pm)
• Pink Door or anywhere in Pike Place Market
• Any local neighborhood microbrewery (there are a lot of them so take your pick but Maritime Pacific, Elysian and Fremont are three excellent ones)
• Pam’s Kitchen (U Village)
• Ivars (Waterfront)
• Jak’s grill (West Seattle)
• Tom Douglas restaurants (all over)
• Brooklyn (Downtown)
• F.X. McRory’s, (Pioneer Square)
• Daniel’s Broiler(Leschi, Southlake, Bellevue)
• El Gaucho (Belltown)
• Seastar (Southlake)
• John Howie Steak House (Bellevue)
• Wasabi Bistro (Belltown)
• Umi sake house (Belltown)
• Eastlake Bar & Grill (Eastlake)
• Ivar’s Salmon House (Northlake)
• Walrus & Carpenter (Ballard)
• CJ’s (Belltown)
• Beth’s (Greenlake)
• your local neighborhood coffee shops
• Red Mill Burgers (Phinney, Interbay)

Nightlife Hangouts

• Belltown
• Ballard
• Fremont
• Capital Hill
• SoDo
• Pioneer Square

Specifics places include:

• Dick’s
• Neighbors
• Earl’s
• Finn’s
• Frontier Room
• Ohana
• Amber’s
• Lava Lounge
• Buckley’s
• Spitfire
• Auto Battery
• Red Door

Popular Neighborhoods for Young Alumni to live in

• Belltown
• Ballard
• Phinney
• Fremont
• Wallingford
• Green Lake
• University District
• Capitol Hill
• West Seattle
• Queen Anne and Lower Queen Anne
• Ravenna
• U Village
• City of Bellevue