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Elliott Bay Book Company


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 323 attractions in Seattle
Traveler Description: This book store is popular among caffeine-addicted Seattleites for its in-store coffee shop.
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Attraction type: Specialty shop
Activities: Shopping
Address: 101 South Main Street Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-624-6600; 800-962-5311

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5 of 5 stars
luvplayacar 52 contributions
houston
Nov 20, 2008

Well - being a book fan - what can I say? I could have spent days in this store! I actually didn't, but I could have. Actually, I only made it to the front section and within minutes had my arms almost full of books. I stopped at the suggestion wall - see photo - and boy, am I glad... more

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5 of 5 stars
seethesightsUSA 82 contributions
Yorktown, VA
Jul 12, 2008

I bought some great books here based on employee reviews which are posted helpfully and frequently. Go downstairs and get something in the "Frasier" coffee shop. I had lunch which was good. more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Owensboro, KY
Sep 22, 2004
2/2 found this review helpful

There were so many books here that you can not find anywhere else. I could have spent at least a day looking around but the weather outside was too nice for that. This is definitely a place to stop by if your in the neighborhood. more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Seattle, WA
May 16, 2003
8/8 found this review helpful

Seattle's famously cool and cloudy weather (read: seven months a year of unbroken rain) makes it a haven for readers. The city is full of wonderful bookstores, from Bailey/Coy on Capitol Hill to Magus in the University District, and so on.In a city full of bookstores, Elliott Bay still gets my vote as the best of the bunch.First, location. Pioneer... more

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Elliott Bay Book Company Address

101 South Main Street, Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 206-624-6600; 800-962-5311