The Ballroom at Talarico's Fremont
College kids and twentysomethings in cute clothes and hair gel flock to this Fremont bar to meet and drink. Despite the name, ballroom dancing would not be wel…
456 N 36th St
Fremont
206-634-2575
Fremont
206-634-2575
Ounce of Prevention
A stone's throw from the Lenin statue, this bar with a self-proclaimed "eclectic, nerdy vibe" has opened in Fremont, with brunch options like breakfast totchos…
404 N 36th St
Fremont
206-219-9115
Fremont
206-219-9115
Mulleady's Irish Pub & Restaurant
Mulleady's is a low-key, two-story neighborhood place in Magnolia with a collection of Irish knickknacks and a fireplace. The food is more gastro than grub, wi…
3055 21st Ave W
Southeast Magnolia
206-283-8843
Southeast Magnolia
206-283-8843
Lottie's Lounge
This unimposing neighborhood bar offers a decent selection of sensible happy hour bargains and an assortment of healthy-ish appetizers. Lottie's also offers a…
4900 Rainier Ave S
Columbia City
206-725-0519
Columbia City
206-725-0519
Mike's Chili Parlor
Mike’s is a dive bar with sports on the television and that comforting smell of a workingman’s armpit. It’s a place where one could sit down in a booth with a …
1447 NW Ballard Way
West Woodland
206-782-2808
West Woodland
206-782-2808
West 5
Good, down-home food—impressive meatloaf, classic mac ’n’ cheese—served up in a most pleasant nouveau diner. The happy hour (daily 4 to 6 p.m.) is one of Seatt…
4539 California Ave SW
Junction
206-935-1966
Junction
206-935-1966
Alki Beach Pub
Formerly the Celtic Swell, this is a nice Irish pub run by an actual Irish family located on Alki. It has a nice wood bar and from-scratch, famiy-recipe Irish …
2722 Alki Ave SW
Alki
206-932-7935
Alki
206-932-7935
Brimmer & Heeltap
The name Brimmer & Heeltap refers to a proper pour: When full, it's a “brimmer,” and at the end, only a “heeltap” is left. B&H is where the late, great Le Gour…
425 NW Market St
West Woodland
206-420-2534
West Woodland
206-420-2534
Bramling Cross
The menu at Ethan Stowell’s Bramling Cross runs the gamut from familiar pub fare (chicken wings, burgers, wedge salad) to less expected items like raw oysters,…
5205 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-420-8192
Ballard
206-420-8192
Atlantic Crossing
A cozy neighborhood tavern with a super-friendly owner tending the bar. They specialize in English and Irish drinks, so if you are from across the pond you ca…
6508 Roosevelt Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-729-6266
Northeast Seattle
206-729-6266
Ballard Smoke Shop
The Smoke Shop is the place to go for a well whiskey, a cheap can of cold beer, and a few pull tabs. The waitresses, who are old and beautiful in that dive-bar…
5439 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-6611
Ballard
206-784-6611
418 Public House
418 Public House is a second pub from the guy behind Capitol Hill’s superlative Summit, with a similar, simple mission: nothing fancy, just a good place to dri…
418 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
206-783-0418
Phinney Ridge
206-783-0418
The Dray
Ballard's excellent pub/bottle shop/cafe is paneled in wood, but it's not wood-paneled in a '70s-rec-room way. The reclaimed fir planks are a toasty cedar colo…
708 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
206-453-4527
Phinney Ridge
206-453-4527
Duck Island Ale House
Duck Island is a comfy little pub just off Green Lake on Aurora. It has a full menu, an excellent jukebox, a great selection of beers, an oft-uninhabited pool …
7317 Aurora Ave N
Phinney Ridge
(206) 783-3360
Phinney Ridge
(206) 783-3360
74th Street Ale House
This cozy neighborhood ale house has high ceilings, a dark bar, and old-fashioned pub signs—a convivial space usually filled with happy regulars. The bee…
7401 Greenwood Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-784-2955
Phinney Ridge
206-784-2955
Olaf's
It's a neighborhood hangout with a cute logo of a viking hoisting a stein.
6301 24th Ave NW
Ballard
206-297-6122
Ballard
206-297-6122
Beveridge Place Pub
Darts, pool, shuffleboard, 25 beers on tap, and more than 100 in bottles are here for you at this homey neighborhood ale house. Also: a patio with hopvines gro…
6413 California Ave SW
Seaview
206-932-9906
Seaview
206-932-9906
Essex
Essex is a charmingly small space with a marble bar and old-timey wallpaper with whales in the pattern. Here, the owners of adjoining Delancey make homemade fe…
1421 NW 70th St
Ballard
206-724-0471
Ballard
206-724-0471
Gainsbourg
Named for the '60s French singer, scoundrel, and womanizer Serge Gainsbourg, this laid-back bar serves French small plates at good prices. Among the selections…
8550 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
206-783-4004
Greenwood
206-783-4004
Bleachers
Bleachers is a good place to drink a beer, eat some food, and watch a game with your bros.
8650 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
206-783-9919
Greenwood
206-783-9919
