Panama Hotel<\/a>, where we went to get a cup of tea after dinner. The Tea House is nothing short of gorgeous with high ceilings and polished wood floors and old photos of Seattle’s International District. There’s a thick slab of glass on the floor towards the back of the mail salon where you can look in to the basement and see the remnants of the Japanese bathhouse – and trunks and personal items left behind by Japanese families during the shameful time of internment camps. There’s an extensive selection of teas and you’re served up in style. It’s easy to imagine frittering away a rainy afternoon reading the Sunday paper or updating your blog using their free wi-fi. I’ll be taking everyone who comes to visit Seattle to the Panama Hotel when we go to the I-District. <\/p>\nThe Tea House is at 607 S. Main. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ichiban is right next door a considerably more elegant Japanese restaurant where people stand in the entry waiting for their table. At Ichiban, there’s no wait. It’s a dumpy little diner of a place with vinyl booths, formica tables, and a small menu. I had the udon – a bowl of soup with fat noodles … <\/p>\n
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Just a few doors up from Ichiban is the Panama Hotel<\/a>, where we went to get a cup of tea after dinner. The Tea House is nothing short of gorgeous with high ceilings and polished wood floors and old photos of Seattle’s International District. There’s a thick slab of glass on the floor towards the back of the mail salon where you can look in to the basement and see the remnants of the Japanese bathhouse – and trunks and personal items left behind by Japanese families during the shameful time of internment camps. There’s an extensive selection of teas and you’re served up in style. It’s easy to imagine frittering away a rainy afternoon reading the Sunday paper or updating your blog using their free wi-fi. I’ll be taking everyone who comes to visit Seattle to the Panama Hotel when we go to the I-District. <\/p>\n