Mecca Cafe

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Mecca Cafe
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The restaurant's exterior in 2018
Mecca Cafe
Restaurant information
Established1930
Street address526 Queen Anne Ave. N.
City Seattle
StateWashington
Postal/ZIP Code98109
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 47°37′26.7″N122°21′23.6″W / 47.624083°N 122.356556°W / 47.624083; -122.356556 Coordinates: 47°37′26.7″N122°21′23.6″W / 47.624083°N 122.356556°W / 47.624083; -122.356556

Mecca Cafe is a restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Description

Mecca 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

Mecca 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]

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Mecca Cafe / Diner & Dive Bar". Thrillist . Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ "Mecca Café | Seattle, USA | Nightlife". Lonely Planet . Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
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