Athenian Seafood Restaurant and Bar
The food is nothing to write home about, but it's worth shoving your way through the Pike Place Market tourists gawping at fish to get to the old-school, unfan…
1517 Pike Pl
Pike Place Market
206-624-7166
Pike Place Market
206-624-7166
Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar
The place’s motto is “Beer, Wine, and Food for Thought, Est. 1978,” and while the whole place is great, the small bar in the back is the greatest. Oysters on t…
1916 Pike Pl, Ste 16
Pike Place Market
206-448-7721
Pike Place Market
206-448-7721
5 Point Cafe
The Five Point is inarguably one of Seattle’s best dive bars. The floppy, salty fries have never seen the inside of a freezer, and if you like an old-school op…
415 Cedar St
Belltown
206-448-9991
Belltown
206-448-9991
Mecca
On one side, the Mecca is an old-timey counter-and-booth-style diner, for those times when only dependable diner food can hit the spot—and dependable it is. On…
526 Queen Anne Ave N
Uptown
206-285-9728
Uptown
206-285-9728
Fremont Dock
The Dock is known primarily as a dive bar, so don't expect hoity-toity cuisine here—there's just standard diner food to lay down a base for the (powerful) drin…
1102 N 34th St
Fremont
206-829-8372
Fremont
206-829-8372
Pacific Inn Pub
The Pacific Inn Pub is an unpretentious place to drink with cheap beer, a jukebox, and superb fish ’n’ chips. Located in the Stone Way crawlspace between Fremo…
3501 Stone Way N
Fremont
206-547-2967
Fremont
206-547-2967
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
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
Baranof
The Baranof is a crusty old diner that feels like it’s been open forever, complete with an awesome nautical-themed dive bar that’s open from 6 a.m. until 2 o’c…
8549 Greenwood Ave N
Greenwood
206-782-9260
Greenwood
206-782-9260
Rickshaw Restaurant and Lounge
A longtime favorite loungy dive in Greenwood, the Rickshaw features excellent nightly karaoke (beginning at 9 o'clock), a Monday-night tarot specialist (6 to 9…
322 N 105th St
Bitter Lake
206-789-0120
Bitter Lake
206-789-0120