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
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
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
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
Cuff Complex
The Cuff is known for leather, but the dance floor brings in a decidedly less leathery crowd. The Cuff is ginormous: a twilight world with four bars, a few sec…
1533 13th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-323-1525
Capitol Hill
206-323-1525
Cowgirls Inc.
Cowgirls Inc. has a mechanical bull, but it's not really a country bar. The jukebox often blares rock standards, and normal everyday dudes populate the bar. Th…
421 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-340-0777
Pioneer Square
206-340-0777
Big Picture
Formerly a downtown staple, this 21+ movie theater with comfy seats and upscale drinks has now moved to Issaquah.
35 W Sunset Way
Eastside
206-256-0566
Eastside
206-256-0566
China Harbor
Attached to one of the largest Chinese Restaurants in Seattle, the kitschy bar and dance club draws crowds on the weekends.
2040 Westlake N
Westlake
206-286-1688
Westlake
206-286-1688
Studio Seven
An incubator for local talents and frequent all-ages tour stop for national metal and punk acts, Studio Seven is a low-key treasure of the south end.
110 S Horton
SoDo
206-286-1312
SoDo
206-286-1312
High Dive
The High Dive sports excellent barbecue, serious rock, and stiff drinks, all at cheap prices.
513 N 36th Ave
Fremont
206-632-0212
Fremont
206-632-0212
Sea Monster Lounge
The Sea Monster Lounge is dark and blue-green, but not aggressively so; this dark blue-greenness is accomplished simply with strands of Christmas lights of dee…
2202 N 45th St
Wallingford
206-992-1120
Wallingford
206-992-1120
Sunset Tavern
The Sunset used to be a Chinese restaurant, and it shows through in the red-and-lanterny décor. It's a divey rock-and-roll bar, and it's fun, with plenty of li…
5433 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-4880
Ballard
206-784-4880
Dogwood Play Park and Bar
Is it a great idea to get sloshed with your dog (and lots of other people's dogs)? Dogwood is banking (or barking) on "sure!" Have a drink while Puppers sniffs…
12568 33rd Ave NE
Cedar Park
(206) 456-6884
Cedar Park
(206) 456-6884
