Even the Wall Street Journal has succumb to the allured of the Emerald City. They published a vacation guide last week that boasts about Seattle's cafes, cocktail bars, restaurants, chic boutiques and local art scene.

Ballard is named the "Brooklyn of Seattle," with Slate Coffee Roasters, Re-Soul, Jax Joon and the Ballard Farmers Market as notable places to visit in the neighborhood.

Check out what the Wall Street Journal had to say about Ballard and Seattle.