Recommended Bars & Restaurants near South Lake Union, Pioneer Square and Downtown Seattle

W Hotel Seattle

The swank W invites you to "lounge in the Living Room, our main floor with a jaw-dropping, three-story fireplace covered in nearly 1,000 stainless steel tiles …
1112 Fourth Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-264-6000
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Outlier

Hats off to Chef Shawn Applin, whose media preview menu for Outlier proved to be a genuine pleasure, from perfectly al dente carrots in the Vadouvan curry, to …
1101 4th Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-624-7755
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Belle Epicurean

The beloved bakery has opened its own coffee cart in the 4th and Madison building.
925 Fourth Avenue
Downtown Seattle
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Top Pot Doughnuts

Top Pot’s got 40 kinds of lusty, busty, rich doughnuts approved by President Barack Obama, and the cafes are comfortable triumphs of design. Also: good drip co…
720 Third Avenue
Downtown Seattle
206-454-3694
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The Showbox

The Showbox is a great place to see a show, even when it's sold out. There's hardly a bad sight line in the house; it's got two bars; and the room has the clas…
1426 First Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-628-3151
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Bibimbap

Don’t let its hole-in-the-wall size and counter-top serving style fool you; the flavors are on point at Bibimbap. Though offerings include teriyaki, noodle bow…
95 Marion St
Downtown Seattle
206-623-1650
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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
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Where Ya At Matt

Where Ya At gets its name from the New Orleans greeting “Where yat?”—owner/cook (and New Orleans native) Matt Lewis spells it out because he thinks it looks be…
Various locations
Pioneer Square
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BuiltBurger

BuiltBurger began (and continues) as a mail-order meat service; the Pioneer Square location is the first brick-and-mortar restaurant to serve cooked versions o…
217 James St
Pioneer Square
206-724-0599
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Collins Pub

This government wonk hangout has a microbrew list as long as your arm, good burgers, and lots of booths. The atmosphere’s more adult-contemporary than ye-olde-…
526 Second Ave
Pioneer Square
206-623-1016
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Top Pot Doughnuts

Top Pot’s got 40 kinds of lusty, busty, rich doughnuts approved by President Barack Obama, and the cafes are comfortable triumphs of design. Also: good drip co…
888 Western Avenue Ste E
Downtown Seattle
206-466-1729
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Tat's Delicatessen

There’s nothing scientific or precise about Tat’s enormous, sloppy sandwiches; they’re just slapped together with the belief that more is always better. And at…
159 Yesler Way
Pioneer Square
206-264-8287
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Marcus' Martini Heaven

Marcus' Martini Heaven has an abundance of shadows, which gives it a gothic atmosphere, and dozens of inventive specialty martinis.
88 Yesler Way
Pioneer Square
(206) 624-3323
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Nirmal’s

There’s a dearth of good Indian food in Seattle; after eight years in New York, I was spoiled. But Nirmal’s in Pioneer Square is nearly as good as what you fin…
106 Occidental Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-388-2196
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Cafe Paloma

Friendly, casual Paloma makes Mediterranean food with the emphasis on Turkey, as in lovely little Turkish meatballs in a bright tomato sauce. Much of the food …
93 Yesler Way
Pioneer Square
206-405-1920
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Delicatus

Considering the rough-hewn wooden walls and reclaimed artisan-chic flair, it looks like Quinn’s wandered down from Capitol Hill, had drunken sex with Jimmy Joh…
103 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-623-3780
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115 Occidental Ave S
Pioneer Square
(206) 467-9449
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Damn the Weather

Bryn Lumsden (who has tended bar at Rob Roy, Vessel, and Vito’s, and was also in the band Fleet Foxes) teamed up with Jay Kuehner (beloved from Sambar) and Eli…
116 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-555-1234
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Underbelly

A dimly lit, below-ground bar serving up natural wine, beer, cheese and charcuterie plates, and the like.
119 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
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Sake Nomi

Johnnie Stroud and his partner, Taiko Stroud (who also happens to be his bride), do not deal in bad sake. Their stock-in-trade at their wonderful little Pionee…
76 S Washington St
Pioneer Square
206-467-SAKE
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