Proletariat Pizza

Mike and Stefanie Albaeck, who have two young children, created a decidedly familial environment when they opened this pizzeria in 2009. It has a photo booth and play area to keep the young ones busy while their parents wash down New York-style slices with beer brewed down the street and admire local artists’ work on the walls.

9622A 16th Avenue SW, 206-432-9765, proletariatpizza.com.

Big Al Brewing

With folding chairs and weeds peeking out of the asphalt, this eight-year-old microbrewery’s patio is inelegant but functional. Regulars — “a lot of bachelors and teachers,” says the owner, Alejandro Brown — host weekly barbecues (when it’s sunny out) and potlucks (when Seattle’s weather lives up to its soaking stereotype), enjoying delicious smoked porter that tastes like a mezcal float.