If you only had 1 day in Seattle, here are my recommendations:
Coffee at Milstead
Check out the view from the top of Columbia Tower
Lunch at Kedai Makan
Head over to the Frye Art Museum
Walk through the Volunteer Park Conservatory or if it's nice out, kayak Lake Washington.
Dinner at Kamonegi
Soft serve from Indigo Cow
Evening stroll through Gas Works Park
Beers at Fair Isle Brewing and/or Sunset Tavern