Frolik Kitchen + Cocktails
Five stories up in the Motif Seattle hotel, Frolik has downtown Seattle's largest outdoor patio at 4,000 square feet, with ping-pong and shuffleboard tables pl…
1415 Fifth Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-971-8015
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-971-8015
Jemil's Big Easy
New Orleans native Jemil Aziz Johnson—chef/owner way back when of La Louisiana in the Central District—captains this mobile Cajun/Creole emporium. It's "The Re…
Downtown Seattle
206-428-8305
Calm & Cure Candle Co.
Founded by 11-year-old Uzziah Campbell from Tacoma in May 2020, this candle company donates 10 percent of its earnings to mental health research and awareness.…
Seattle
Terra Plata
From Tamara Murphy—former chef/owner of Brasa, organizer of Burning Beast,—Terra Plata’s menu is world-ranging deliciousness made with local/sustainable/etc. f…
1501 Melrose Ave
Capitol Hill
206-325-1501
Capitol Hill
206-325-1501
Baltic Room
The Baltic Room hosts top-shelf DJs and occasional live acts with superb sound, an intimate dance floor, and plenty of seating room. The place is swank without…
1207 Pine St
Seattle
206-625-4444
Seattle
206-625-4444
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
Downtown Seattle
206-628-3151
Neighbours
This is where the dancing happens. Neighbours is a stalwart testament to enduring gayness and its popularity is possibly eternal. (More than 30 years old now, …
1509 Broadway
Capitol Hill
206-324-5358
Capitol Hill
206-324-5358
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
Pioneer Square
Cafe Campagne
Cafe Campagne is exceedingly pleasant, with soft yellow lights, blond-wood banquettes, framed vintage prints on the walls, and attentive waitstaff. The menu is…
1600 Post Alley
Pike Place Market
206-728-2233
Pike Place Market
206-728-2233
Neumos
One of the most respected and reliable venues in the city as far as booking talent goes, Neumos is the hub around which Capitol Hill rotates. Its relatively sm…
925 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-709-9442
Capitol Hill
206-709-9442
Mercury
This is a goth private membership bar, but call ahead and you might be able to just get in by flashing your Sisters of Mercy tattoo. Inside (through an unmarke…
1009 E Union St
Seattle
206-328-9481
Seattle
206-328-9481
Havana
With its high ceilings and mirrored bar, Havana is airy and elegant, and serves mojitos for as long as you want them. Every night has a different DJ, usually a…
1010 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
(206) 323-CUBA
Capitol Hill
(206) 323-CUBA
Poquitos
An upscale Mexican concept featuring 14,000 hand-painted tiles with craft/artisanal/etc. cocktails, handmade tortillas, queso fundido, and an enclosed patio wi…
1000 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-453-4216
Capitol Hill
206-453-4216
Elliott's Oyster House
You can eat oysters on the half shell all year long, and Elliott’s shipshape, brass-railing bar (and lovely Sound-side outdoor deck during summertime) is just …
1201 Alaskan Way, Pier 56
Seattle Waterfront
206-623-4340
Seattle Waterfront
206-623-4340
Trinity
This is a massive two-tiered, three-room nightclub that features different music in every room, dim sum, and serious partying (like weekly-beer-pong-tournament…
111 Yesler Way
Pioneer Square
206-447-4140
Pioneer Square
206-447-4140
La Rue Creperie + Espresso
Married couple Alex Villa and Danae Alexander have opened this hip Parisian-style creperie and espresso bar in a small space below the building occupied by the…
1525 E Olive Way
Seattle
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