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LAY OF THE LAND: Ballard

Home to: Aging hipsters with alt-country sympathies, homesick Norwegians

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Carol Lay

Street Eats

• Sexual Real Estate: Houses, Apartments, and Businesses that Provoke Fond Sex Memories and Mortifying Regrets by Sean Nelson
• LAY OF THE LAND: Fremont: Home to: Artsy free spirits, crafty kooks, non-homeless hippies
• LAY OF THE LAND: Ballard: Home to: Aging hipsters with alt-country sympathies, homesick Norwegians
• LAY OF THE LAND: Queen Anne: Home to: Young professionals turned off by the hype and noise of Belltown, professional artsy types drawn into the arts vortex (Intiman, Seattle Rep, opera, ballet, On the Boards, EMP)
• LAY OF THE LAND: Capitol Hill: Home to: Gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendereds; artsy straights who don't mind being sexual minorities (or at least equals)
• LAY OF THE LAND: Downtown: Home To: Out-of-towners, noisy street revelers, colorful hobos
• LAY OF THE LAND: Belltown: Home To: Sexy upper-income city folk, and the sexy hipster workforce staffing their cafes and boutiques
• LAY OF THE LAND: U-District: Home To: The young and horny; the aged and predatory
• STDs, Babies, and Rape: Where to Turn When Things Go Wrong by Annie Wagner

The Matador (2221 NW Market St): Ballard's lustiest straight meat market--olé!

Hattie's Hat (5231 Ballard Ave NW): Beloved haunt of older (meaning "over 25") hipsters, who don't mind heavy smoke if it's offset with booze and good diner food.

Sunset Tavern (5433 Ballard Ave NW): Eloquently described by a passionate regular as "the Cha Cha with less self-conscious irony, transported to Ballard," the Sunset facilitates integration of patrons with movie nights, live music, and other topics of pre-sex conversation.

Natural Habitats

Thaiku (5410 Ballard Ave NW): Yummy food, semi-relaxed atmosphere, plus those yohimbe drinks (they only allow two per customer) pack an aphrodisiac punch.

Sonic Boom Records (2209 NW Market St) and

Golden Gardens Park (Seaview Ave NW): Home to the world's two greatest conversation-starters--records and sunsets.

Fred Meyer parking lot (915 NW 45th St), southwest end: Home to horny fishermen, fresh off the boat from the nearby marina, plus half-naked scuba students waiting for "a ride."