Bad Albert's
Nobody's bad at Bad Albert's: The staff is friendly, and the regulars are, um, regular. (The real Bad Albert was the former owner's cat.) Bad Albert's was Tail…
5100 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-789-2000
Ballard
206-789-2000
Macleod’s Scottish Pub
Brought to you by the duo responsible for Bastille/Poquitos/Von Trapp's/etc. and helmed by actual Scotsman Allen Macleod, Macleod’s is where Harlow’s Saloon on…
5200 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-687-7115
Ballard
206-687-7115
Hattie's Hat
With stiff drinks and good food, Hattie’s is one of Ballard’s most beloved dives. The all-American menu has everything from classic burgers with sweet-potato f…
5231 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-0175
Ballard
206-784-0175
The Noble Fir
Seattle’s great-outdoors-related tavern is appropriately outfitted in plenty of beautiful wood, with a library of hiking books so customers can gain “renewed i…
5316 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-420-7425
Ballard
206-420-7425
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
Hotel Albatross
A collaboration from Zach Harjo (Ocho) and Keith Bartoloni and Andrew Church (both of Hazelwood), located in the building that housed an Azteca Mexican restaur…
2319 NW Market St
Ballard
Ballard
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