Mecca Cafe is a restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.
| Mecca Cafe | |
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.jpg) The restaurant's exterior in 2018 | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1930 |
| Street address | 526 Queen Anne Ave. N. |
| City | Seattle |
| State | Washington |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 98109 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 47°37′26.7″N 122°21′23.6″W / 47.624083°N 122.356556°W |
Description
editMecca Cafe is a diner and dive bar in Seattle's Lower Queen Anne.[1][2] The menu has included burgers and sandwiches.[3] According to Lonely Planet, "Half of the long, skinny room at Mecca Café is a ketchup-on-the-table diner, but all the fun happens on the other side, where decades worth of beer mat scribbles line the walls and the bartenders know the jukebox songs better than you do."[4]
History
editMecca Cafe is among Seattle's oldest continuously operating bars.[5] C. Preston and Frances Smith opened the restaurant in 1930. Mecca Cafe remained in the family until 2001.[3] David Meinert later purchased the business.[6][7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Forster, Tim (2019-10-04). "The Iconic Mecca Cafe Has Officially Reopened Under New Owner David Meinert". Eater Seattle. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Mecca Cafe / Diner & Dive Bar". Thrillist. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ a b Craighead, Callie (2020-02-25). "Then and now: 16 historic Seattle restaurants still open today". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Mecca Café | Seattle, USA | Nightlife". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ DeMay, Daniel (2019-06-17). "Seattle's Mecca Cafe to be sold to nightlife entrepreneur and accused sexual assaulter Dave Meinert". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ Black, Lester. "Mecca Cafe Owner Explains Why She Sold Historic Diner to Alleged Rapist David Meinert". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ DeMay, Daniel (2019-06-18). "Seattle's Mecca Cafe to be sold to nightlife entrepreneur and accused sexual assaulter". KOMO-TV. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2022-07-17.