Many years ago, I watched a few bro-ish fans in Mariners jerseys ask Maneki’s then-octogenarian bartender if she knew how to make some rather simple drink. In the tiny bar of the 122-year-old Japanese restaurant, Fusae “Mom” Yokoyama drew herself to full height—unlikely much more than five feet—and explained her many decades of experience there. At the time, my thought was, Ugh, these idiots. In retrospect, I owe those guys a begrudging smidgen more respect: They might have gotten their attitude wrong, but they got the location right for the ideal pregame meal.
Seattle’s two central sports stadiums mainly face Pioneer Square, both physically and spiritually. That’s where the
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