Rumba
This Capitol Hill bar cuts across a continent, bringing sun-starved Seattleites directly to the shores of the Caribbean Sea. The bar snakes around the room lik…
1112 Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-583-7177
Capitol Hill
206-583-7177
Saint John's Bar and Eatery
Saint John’s Bar and Eatery—on Capitol Hill, where the Rosebud used to be—is brought to you by Val Kiossovski (who’s in Kultur Shock), Billy Gould (Faith No Mo…
719 E Pike St
Seattle
206-245-1390
Seattle
206-245-1390
Contour
For those who embrace the late-night Pioneer Square scene (that is to say, the dense fabric of dance-centric clubs and DJ spots littering the neighborhood with…
807 First Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-447-7704
Downtown Seattle
206-447-7704
Zig Zag Cafe
The Zig Zag, tucked away on the stairs below Pike Place Market, serves very fine cocktails. The atmosphere is nice but not at all stuffy, with favorable lighti…
1501 Western Ave
Pike Place Market
206-625-1146
Pike Place Market
206-625-1146
The Tin Table
The Tin Table is upstairs in the Oddfellows Building at Pine and 10th, in a dim, private-feeling space. The menu has a little bit of everything: pasta, fish ta…
915 E Pine St, Second Floor
Seattle
206-320-8458
Seattle
206-320-8458
Oddfellows Cafe + Bar
Created by bar maven Linda Derschang (of Linda's, etc.), Oddfellows is a crowd-pleasing Capitol Hill fixture. The space—a giant, high-ceilinged, beautifully be…
1525 10th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-325-0807
Capitol Hill
206-325-0807
Licorous
Licorous is the restaurant Lark's femme little sister, and the advice to ladies of yore preparing to go out—get completely dressed, then remove one acces…
928 12th Ave
Central District
(206) 325-6947
Central District
(206) 325-6947
116 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-555-1234
Pioneer Square
206-555-1234
Tavern Law
From the gentlemen of Belltown’s well-reputed, extremely popular Spur Gastropub, Tavern Law is an upscale cocktail lounge with a vigorous speakeasy theme (incl…
1406 12th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-322-9734
Capitol Hill
206-322-9734
Central Saloon
This is Seattle's oldest bar, and it knows how to party.
207 First Ave S #1
Pioneer Square
206-622-0209
Pioneer Square
206-622-0209
Black Bottle
If architecture firms have cafeterias, they probably look like this. People are here to hang out rather than hit on each other relentlessly, and they’re here t…
2600 First Ave
Belltown
206-441-1500
Belltown
206-441-1500
Sol Liquor Lounge
At this small bar, the juice is fresh and the liquor is excellent. Sol Liquor's aesthetic is sort of tiki, kind of stylized colonial Singapore, or maybe upscal…
607 Summit Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-860-1130
Capitol Hill
206-860-1130
Smith
Smith is a pub-with-upscale-grub on Capitol Hill’s 15th Avenue, brought to you by Linda of Linda’s/King’s Hardware/Oddfellows Cafe. The hunting-lodge interior …
332 15th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-709-1900
Capitol Hill
206-709-1900
The Sitting Room
The Sitting Room feels like a European cafe—it’s cozy in winter and airy in summer, and it has you-look-gooood lighting and a zinc-topped bar. It’s a fine plac…
108 W Roy St
Uptown
206-285-2830
Uptown
206-285-2830
Bottlehouse
Bottlehouse is a wine bar and “shoppe” located upstairs from Madrona’s urban winery, Wilridge (which makes special Bottlehouse blends). The motto: “Dwell, Drin…
1416 34th Ave
Central District
206-708-7164
Central District
206-708-7164
Percy's and Co.
Percy’s and Co., with its “apothecary-style” cocktails, sounds gimmicky, but Percy’s is very handsome and very comfortable, especially if you sit in one of the…
5233 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-420-3750
Ballard
206-420-3750
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
Oliver's Twist
The food here is made in a tiny kitchen, and the plates are small, but the flavors are big with duck fat, anchovy butter, and various vinaigrettes. The garlic …
6822 Greenwood Ave N
Phinney Ridge
206-706-6673
Phinney Ridge
206-706-6673