Athenian Seafood Restaurant and Bar
The food is nothing to write home about, but it's worth shoving your way through the Pike Place Market tourists gawping at fish to get to the old-school, unfan…
1517 Pike Pl
Pike Place Market
206-624-7166
Pike Place Market
206-624-7166
Crescent Lounge
Seattle's venerable Crescent Lounge is a seedy, wonderful dive with a colorful host of regulars and the best karaoke on Capitol Hill.
1413 E Olive Way
Capitol Hill
206-565-8827
Capitol Hill
206-565-8827
Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar
The place’s motto is “Beer, Wine, and Food for Thought, Est. 1978,” and while the whole place is great, the small bar in the back is the greatest. Oysters on t…
1916 Pike Pl, Ste 16
Pike Place Market
206-448-7721
Pike Place Market
206-448-7721
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
Shorty's
Hot dogs, booze, and pinball in one place spells fun for everyone (well, everyone 21 and older). Shorty’s serves an array of bargain-priced wieners with a vast…
2222 3/4 Second Ave
Belltown
206-441-5449
Belltown
206-441-5449
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
Hooverville
If your idea of life's bounty involves beer and Johnny Cash, it's time to give Hooverville a try. The floor's covered with peanut shells; this is a bar for sho…
1721 First Ave S
SoDo
206-264-2428
SoDo
206-264-2428
Streamline Tavern
This beloved Queen Anne dive is marked by an iconic light-up sign; inside, you'll find beer and wine and booze, a charmingly schlocky art collection (a dogs-pl…
174 Roy St
Uptown
206-283-0519
Uptown
206-283-0519
Eastlake Zoo Tavern
This magnificent Eastlake dive welcomes everyone: massive bikers, leftover hippies, and fresh-faced college kids. The impossibly vast space houses a assortment…
2301 Eastlake Ave E
Eastlake
206-329-3277
Eastlake
206-329-3277
Pacific Inn Pub
The Pacific Inn Pub is an unpretentious place to drink with cheap beer, a jukebox, and superb fish ’n’ chips. Located in the Stone Way crawlspace between Fremo…
3501 Stone Way N
Fremont
206-547-2967
Fremont
206-547-2967
Add-a-Ball
Add-a-Ball is a retro-style arcade and pinball joint that serves booze and snacks to its quarter-laden patrons. Mike Nipper says: “It's the basement you wish y…
315 N 36th St Unit 2B
Fremont
206-696-1613
Fremont
206-696-1613
Blue Moon Tavern
With us since 1934, the Blue Moon's dingy but well-loved, and pretty much everyone is welcome on its barstools. Plus it hosts a wide variety of local talent, f…
712 NE 45th St
University District
206-675-9116
University District
206-675-9116
Marco Polo
The Marco Polo is an awesome dive—it’s got pull tabs, one indoor fire pit, 13 televisions, two pinball machines, two pool tables, and a full-size race car. It’…
5613 Fourth Ave S
Greater Duwamish
206-762-3964
Greater Duwamish
206-762-3964
Monkey Pub
The Monkey is a U-District bastion of unpretentious good times, with healthy pitchers, big tables, and excellent garage and indie rock coming through the speak…
5305 Roosevelt Way NE
Northeast Seattle
206-523-6457
Northeast Seattle
206-523-6457
Mike's Chili Parlor
Mike’s is a dive bar with sports on the television and that comforting smell of a workingman’s armpit. It’s a place where one could sit down in a booth with a …
1447 NW Ballard Way
West Woodland
206-782-2808
West Woodland
206-782-2808
9 Lb. Hammer
The 9 Lb Hammer is great at what it does: serve drinks, have bands sometimes, and provide a Georgetown hangout with free pool and peanuts. The place feels old-…
6009 Airport Way S
Georgetown
206-762-3373
Georgetown
206-762-3373
Duchess Tavern
This dive is swarming with college kids. They come for cheap beer and good times.
2827 NE 55th St
Northeast Seattle
(206) 527-8606
Northeast Seattle
(206) 527-8606
Hattie's Hat
With stiff drinks and good food, Hattie’s is one of Ballard’s most beloved dives. The all-American menu has everything from classic burgers with sweet-potato f…
5231 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-0175
Ballard
206-784-0175
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
Tin Hat
The Tin Hat's only goal is to achieve the status of platonic ideal for a certain type of bar-ness—and that it does, exceedingly well. Hot dogs are always $1. G…
512 NW 65th St
Phinney Ridge
206-782-2770
Phinney Ridge
206-782-2770
