Local Flavor: DeLaurenti Food & Wine
Looking for groceries downtown? Since 1946, DeLaurenti Food & Wine has been Seattle’s most complete source for specialty ingredients and novelties from around the world.
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Local Flavor: International District
Looking for authentic Asian food? Head down to Seattle’s International District. Home to a wide range of restaurants and just a couple of stops south on the light rail from the convention center, this is the place to go for noodles, dumplings, and other Asian fare. The International District is also home to Uwajimaya, a massive Asian grocery store and Seattle institution for almost 100 years.
Local Flavor: Flying Fish
Pike Place Fish Market is only one of several fish stalls in the market, but it’s the only one that attracts hordes of tourists, waiting to see purchases go flying through the air.
Writing Contest Winners Announced!
Writing contest winners announced; about the Worldcon Cantina; business meeting proposals due 6/4, consultative vote open through 5/31, and virtual meeting dates; new community fund grants; childcare interest survey; masquerade directors; freebies lounge seeking donations; single-day passes available; looking for volunteers; check your settings.
Local Flavor: Piroshky Piroshky
For more than 30 years, Piroshky Piroshky has been supplying downtown denizens and tourists alike with both sweet and savory hand pies at Pike Place Market.
Local Flavor: Sushi and the Seattle Roll
Seattle’s easy access to quality fresh seafood and large Asian-American population have made sushi as common in the local food landscape as pizza and tacos.
Hugo Award Finalists Announced!
Hugo Award finalists have been announced, join a group themed costume meetup, dates for business meeting town halls and consultative vote, about our virtual content, looking for performers for concerts, about our safer spaces lounges, announcing our accessibility needs survey, announcing our short story contest finalists, the community fund status, site selection bids, and the virtual business meeting dates and times.
Local Flavor: Olympic Peninsula Cider Route
If you like hard cider, you’re in the right place. Washington grows more apples than any other state, and that includes cider varieties.
2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award Announcement
Seattle Worldcon 2025, the 83rd World Science Fiction Convention, is delighted to announce the finalists for the 2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer.
Local Flavor: The Crumpet Shop
The initial name for the shop in 1976 was The United Metropolitan Improved Crumpet Baking & Punctual Delivery Company. Customers nodded, smiled, and called it The Crumpet Shop.