Mecca Cafe is a restaurant in
Seattle
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, in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
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.
Description
Mecca Cafe is a
diner
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and
dive bar
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in Seattle's
Lower Queen Anne
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. The menu has included burgers and sandwiches.
According to
Lonely Planet
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History Early years
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, "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."
History
Mecca Cafe is among Seattle's oldest continuously operating bars. C. Preston and Frances Smith opened the restaurant in 1930. Mecca Cafe remained in the family until 2001.
[ David Meinert later purchased the business.]
See also
* List of diners
This is a list of notable diners. A diner is a prefabricated restaurant building characteristic of American life. They are commonly found in New England, the Midwest, New York City, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and in other areas of the Northeaster ...
* List of dive bars
Following is a list of notable dive bars:
* The 5 Point Cafe – Seattle, Washington
* Ace's & Deuce's Lounge – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Blue Moon Tavern – Seattle
* The Cock – New York City
* Comet Tavern – Seattle
* Dockside Saloon ...
References
External links
*
Mecca Cafe
at Zomato
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Dive bars in Washington (state)
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Restaurants established in 1930
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