Easy Street Records & Cafe

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"“Do you have The Melvins’ limited edition Houdini vinyl in mint condition?” you ask a little too loudly at the register, hoping the stylishly mulleted shoppers and DJs covered in head-to-toe tattoos overhear. Out of all the music nerd hubs in Seattle, Easy Street continually earns its place, hosting major album release parties that draw crowds of people in their finest black hoodies. The cafe is packed on weekends and is the only place here where you can get an omelet named after Woody Guthrie. Anyone who remembers when The Ramones played Bumbershoot in ‘95" - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente, kayla sager riley

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"What’s more Seattle than a bar inside a record store? Especially one with a bunch of framed covers from The Rocket and a huge mural of Chris Cornell’s face? Out in the West Seattle Junction, Easy Street Records has been repping Seattle hard since the late ‘80s — a cafe was added to the shop in 2001, and since 2022, there’s been a teeny bar upstairs with menus on the backs of old 45s and punny cocktail names. It’s less of a bar in the sense of a room you can go inside of and more just the piece of furniture that is called a bar, but it’s no less a blast to pull up a stool behind the vinyl bins and have a Shirley Temple of the Dog. (That’s Olympia Vodka, grenadine, and lemon/lime soda.)" - Meg van Huygen, Mark DeJoy, Eater Staff

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"Vinyl and breakfast burrito lovers have been gravitating toward this laid-back spot on California Avenue for years to browse the stacks and have a quick bite. Opening at 8 a.m. for those ready to get the New Year off right (or never stopped partying from the night before), the cafe offers plenty of omelettes, hashes, and pancake dishes in keeping with the music them, such as the New Wave O’s Rancheros and the Johnny Cash Special (a top sirloin steak with three eggs and hash browns)." - Gabe Guarente

This West Seattle institution blends crate-digging with an all-day diner and upstairs bar. Named one of America’s best record stores by Rolling Stone and praised by Seattle Met, it hosts in-store shows that channel the city’s music roots.