Alki Beach is located in a neighborhood called "West Seattle," and faces west to the Olympic Mountains.  There are several restaurants here from coffeehouses (Tully's) to cheap eats (Alki Bakery) to more expensive seafood.  The water is too chilly to swim in, but there in the summer there are hoards of people roller blading, walking their dogs and trying to soak up as much Seattle sun as possible.  Logs and fire pits complete a 'Pacific Northwest' version of a beach.  At the north end of the strip, turning around the point yields a fantastic view of downtown Seattle and sparkles at night.