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Go to dinner with strangers in Seattle with Timeleft
Presented by a SEAtoday Partner
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Step out of your comfort zone, meet people you may not have met in your daily life, and connect on a deeper level at a Timeleft dinner. | Photos courtesy of Timeleft; GIF by 6AM City
Did you know that every Wednesday night at 7 p.m., small groups of strangers sit down to enjoy a meal together at several restaurants across Seattle?

Aside from living in the same area, there’s one thing they indubitably have in common: they’re all meeting for the first time.

Since we’re in the business of meeting folks in the community (and we’ll never say no to making new friends), we decided to give it a try.

How it works

Timeleft is an app on a mission to curb modern-day loneliness (and help solve that tricky question, “How do you make friends as an adult?”) by building connections through shared experiences + genuine interactions.

Users start by creating an account and completing a short personality test, where they share their age, career field, interests, diet, religious beliefs, and more. Based on their answers, Timeleft’s algorithm chooses five locals they’re most likely to enjoy conversations with. Tickets are $16 per booking (monthly packages are also available), and attendees are responsible for their bill at the restaurant.

City Editor Madeline's hand is holding their iPhone, which is displaying the Timeleft app in the App Store on the screen. The background is a far away view of Seattle's downtown buildings from a rooftop.

Timeleft launched in Europe originally, but has since made its way to metro areas in North America.

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Photo by SEAtoday staff

The day before dinner, participants learn more about their mystery guests broken down by percentages (i.e. 33% of the table works in the medical field) and receive safety tips for their excursion. One secret is revealed on the morning of the dinner: where the group will eat.

Timeleft picks the restaurant based on the general area the user chooses in the survey and how much they normally spend on a night out. You might be dining at local establishments like Barrio Capitol Hill, Violet, and Arigato Sushi.

Participants arrive at the restaurant at 7 p.m. and meet the five strangers — er, new friends — in their group. During the meal, Timeleft provides a game (think: fun icebreaker questions like “Explain your job to the table as if you were talking to a 5-year-old.”) for everyone to play.

Keep reading to learn what sparked our interest in participating in this fun social experiment, or go ahead and book an upcoming Timeleft reservation.
See you at dinner, Seattle
 
Events
Monday, Aug. 19
  • Firefighter Story Time | Monday, Aug. 19 | 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. | Seattle Public Library, Rainier Beach Branch | Free | Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their little ones for a special story time highlighting fire safety with Seattle Fire Department.
  • Embodied Altars: Indigenized Open-Level Dance Class | Monday, Aug. 19 | 6:30-8 p.m. | Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center | $10-$20 | Designed by Indigenous Mexican-American artist Alicia Mullikin, this class weaves ancient + contemporary movement together to explore authentic storytelling.
Tuesday, Aug. 20
  • Outdoor Movie: “High School Musical” | Tuesday, Aug. 20 | 7 p.m. | Bellevue Downtown Park | Free | The theme is “back-to-school” at this outdoor movie night in downtown Bellevue — enjoy pre-movie festivities before the show starts at dusk.
  • Concerts on the Green: Gimme Shelter | Tuesday, Aug. 20 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Issaquah Community Center | Free | Actually, you can get satisfaction — this tribute band is bringing you all the hits from the Rolling Stones.
  • Music in the Arboretum: Temple of Music | Wednesday, Aug. 21 | 6-8 p.m. | Washington Park Arboretum | Free | Listen to an ensemble of violins string together Indian classical music among the trees, followed by a showcase of classical dance.
Wednesday, Aug. 21
  • Culinary Club for Kids | Wednesday, Aug. 21 | 10-11:30 a.m. | Garfield Community Center | Free | This kids event for 18 and under teaches how to bake delicious pumpkin bars — wow, is it really almost pumpkin season?
  • Flow in the Park: Free Yoga | Wednesday, Aug. 21 | 6 p.m. | Lake Union Park | Free | It’s the second-to-last free summer yoga sesh — bring your mat, enjoy local discounts, and sip on free drinks.
Events calendar here
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Older Adults

🥇 Volunteering wins gold
Three older adults hold shovels and work to restore the grounds at a neighborhood park.
AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteers restore the grounds at a neighborhood park. | Photo provided by AmeriCorps Seniors
Calling all adults 55+: What’s next?

How about:
  • Getting active
  • Staying sharp
  • Making new friends
  • Learning new skills
  • Sharing your talents
  • Positively impacting our community
  • Enjoying a sense of accomplishment
If that sounds like something you’re interested in these days, volunteer with AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP.

Volunteers address critical community challenges with opportunities that match their interests, skills, and schedules — from grocery shopping with a neighbor to organizing a community garden to mentoring local youth.
Learn more + volunteer
News Notes
Development
  • Construction kicked off last week for the 45-story Sloane apartment high-rise with Mayor Bruce Harrell in attendance. Cropping up on the former site of downtown’s Elephant Car Wash, the tower will rent one-fifth of its units out to people with household incomes accounting for 60%-85% of the area’s median. (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Travel
  • Starting June 2025, Swiss airline Edelweiss Air will offer nonstop flights between Sea-Tac and Zurich, Switzerland’s largest city. The launch of this service marks Edelweiss’s fourth destination in the US. Flights to Zurich, where FIFA is headquartered, will begin just a year shy of the 2026 World Cup. (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Tech
  • A South Korean clean tech company is making its way into Seattle. Hydrogen startup Apgreen is opening an office at the K-Startup Center in the Denny Triangle neighborhood. Its CEO said Seattle is ideal because of the availability to hydropower here. (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Giveaway
  • In celebration of National Banana Split Day — yeah, we didn’t know that was a thing either — the South Lake Union neighborhood is giving away free banana splits + hosting games, music, and more at Van Vorst Plaza on Friday, Aug. 23. Festivities begin at 12 p.m.
Job
  • We’re Bach in action, baby — Seattle Public Theater is seeking a composer for a new commissioned musical. The composer will work in tandem with a book writer to create the production about famous civil aviator Bessie Coleman in the early 1900s. Applications for the position close Sunday, Aug. 31.
Sports
  • After sweeping the Mets in an impressive series, the Seattle Mariners proceeded to then get swept themselves by a mediocre Tigers team. Hear the local experts debrief on the Mariners’ notoriously inconsistent season so far on Locked On’s daily, team-focused podcast.
     
    Coming Soon

    Business

    Bar for book-lovers coming soon to Ballard
    A bottle of red wine from Spain stands amid two stacks of books and one book in the foreground that's open to display its pages with black lettered ink on white paper.
    A good book and your beverage of choice — name a more iconic duo, we’ll wait. | Photo by SEAtoday staff
    We’ll take this reading sesh on the rocks, please. Book-lovers and casual cocktail sippers, listen up — The Ink Drinker is turning over a new page in Ballard.

    Opening this winter (with an exact date TBD), The Ink Drinker is a queer- + woman-owned bar that aims to craft drinks and an ideal environment for Seattle’s readers to kick back and crack open their current reads.

    The bar is taking over the former site of Ballard Beer Company, which closed only a couple weeks ago. But in true Seattleite fashion, the brewery has been lending a hand in bringing together the vision for its next chapter.

    Future patrons can expect a non-intrusive ambiance to set the vibe — no TVs + distracting screens, no blaring music, and definitely no “clangy” bar equipment.

    “Reading isn’t just a hobby. It sustains me,” says Shelle, owner of The Ink Drinker. “I can’t wait to share this dream with you.”
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