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The Pike Pub at Pike Brewing Company
Despite the swarms of tourists encircling its Pike Place Market location and the mountains of beer kitsch inside their bar, locals should be visiting this land…
1415 First Ave
Pike Place Market
206-622-6044
Pike Place Market
206-622-6044
The Bookstore Bar & Cafe
Attached to the posh Alexis Hotel, this cozy, book-lined bar and cafe has lots of dark wood and a wide-ranging menu of small plates from PBS sweetheart Caprial…
1007 First Ave
Seattle Waterfront
206-624-3646
Seattle Waterfront
206-624-3646
Linda's Tavern
Under the baleful watch of a taxidermied buffalo, Capitol Hill has hung out at Western-themed Linda's with shots and pitchers of beer for two-plus decades now,…
707 E Pine St
Capitol Hill
206-325-1220
Capitol Hill
206-325-1220
Owl N' Thistle Irish Pub
The Owl N’ Thistle is a dark and cozy, family-owned Irish pub with lovely brick walls, antique multipane windows, and shelves filled with elegant-looking books…
808 Post Ave
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-621-7777
Pike Pine Retail Core
206-621-7777
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
Pioneer Square
206-623-1016
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub
This cozy Irish pub run by the McAleese family has been a favorite for more than three decades. The building was originally the Butterworth & Sons mortuary, an…
1916 Post Alley
Pike Place Market
206-728-1916
Pike Place Market
206-728-1916
The Chieftain
The Chieftain is another Irish-themed pub from the couple who own Finn MacCool's in the U-District and McGilvra's in Madison Park. The name is not about neighb…
908 12th Ave
Central District
206-324-4100
Central District
206-324-4100
Rhein Haus
Twentysomethings jostle for position around this prefab German beer hall's sprawling main bar. Inoffensive pick-up lines and mini bottles of Underberg are swif…
912 12th Ave
Central District
206-325-5409
Central District
206-325-5409
Victory Lounge
The Victory is (shockingly) a fine replacement for the longtime beloved dive the Lobo, with strong drinks, live shows (sometimes GLORIOUSLY LOUD), lots of hot …
433 Eastlake Ave E
South Lake Union
206-382-4467
South Lake Union
206-382-4467
2421 1st Ave
Belltown
206-441-1677
Belltown
206-441-1677
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
Wonder Coffee and Sports Bar
Wonder Coffee and Sports Bar is a slick-looking hybrid of a cafe, Ethiopian restaurant, burger joint, sports bar, dessert place, and karaoke/live jazz venue in…
1800 S Jackson St
Central District
206-538-0044
Central District
206-538-0044
Twilight Exit
Now in its third location, the Twilight remains as great as ever in terms of hanging-colored-orb light fixtures, ’70s decor, from-scratch diner-style food (inc…
2514 E Cherry St
Central District
206-324-7462
Central District
206-324-7462
Buckley's on Queen Anne
Buckley's on lower Queen Anne is "your friendly neighborhood pub," now with a friendly 140-inch video screen. The BBQ pork sandwich remains a crowd favorite.
232 First Ave W
Uptown
206-691-0232
Uptown
206-691-0232
The Ballroom at Talarico's Fremont
College kids and twentysomethings in cute clothes and hair gel flock to this Fremont bar to meet and drink. Despite the name, ballroom dancing would not be wel…
456 N 36th St
Fremont
206-634-2575
Fremont
206-634-2575
College Inn Pub
Subterranean both literally and in spirit, the College Inn is one of Seattle’s best dive bars, resplendent with grubby, pubby appeal. Beers for every kind of p…
4006 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-634-2307
Northeast Seattle
206-634-2307
Big Time Brewery & Alehouse
The quintessential college bar, the Big Time has big wooden tables and offers affordable, hearty food for lean students and rich, dark beers for everyone. The …
4133 University Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-545-4509
Northeast Seattle
206-545-4509
Kate's Pub
An unpretentious bar decorated with photos of Kates/Cates of every stripe. Their happy hour is GREAT (half off all food!).
309 NE 45th St
Wallingford
206-547-6832
Wallingford
206-547-6832
Changes Tavern
A dart's toss from UW and the only gay bar in Wallingford, Changes Tavern has made a life calling of gathering disparate folks with one thing in common into a …
2103 N 45th St
Wallingford
545-8363
Wallingford
545-8363
Murphy's Pub
An Irish joint with a good beer selection and quiz night every Tuesday at 8:30 pm.
1928 N 45th St
Wallingford
206-634-2110
Wallingford
206-634-2110
