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
Wildrose
For the women-loving women who inhabit Capitol Hill, Wild Rose features an assortment of entertainment: karaoke, poetry readings, open mic nights, pool tournam…
1021 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-324-9210
Capitol Hill
206-324-9210
Bush Garden
The Japanese food at Bush Garden isn't anything special, but the place itself sure is. The foyer is the strangest in Seattle: Fantastical, dark, coiled tree br…
614 Maynard Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-682-6830
Chinatown-International District
206-682-6830
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
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
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
Little Red Hen
This honky-tonk dive bar has live country music most nights of the week, karaoke, and free country-dance lessons taught by a really nice lady.
7115 Woodlawn Ave NE
Green Lake
206-522-1168
Green Lake
206-522-1168
Tarasco Mexican Restaurant
Tarasco is a neighborhood joint with reportedly standard-issue Mexican food, but the friendly staff, pool tables, enthusiastic karaoke, and general lack of pre…
1452 NW 70th St
Ballard
206-782-1485
Ballard
206-782-1485
Waterwheel Lounge
The Waterwheel has wood-veneer paneling and a low ceiling; it is pleasantly dim, and the wall-to-wall carpet crawls up the sides of the central horseshoe bar. …
7034 15th Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-5701
Ballard
206-784-5701
Bob's Java Jive
Tacoma's bizarre, beloved Bob's (since 1927) has been a drive-in, speakeasy, go-go bar, and finally the Polynesian-themed live-music/karaoke bar in a coffee p…
2102 S Tacoma Way
South Tacoma
253-475-9843
South Tacoma
253-475-9843
