Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Seattle for grown-ups.

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Canon ★ 4.7

$$$ Cocktail barWhiskey and cocktail bar

Canon in Seattle's Capitol Hill is Jamie Boudreau's whiskey bar since 2011: 4000 labels, America's largest spirits collection and a tight kitchen alongside.

DrinkOld Fashioned with 4000 whiskey choices

FoodSnacks and small plates

Damn the Weather ★ 4.3

$$$ Cocktail barCocktail bar and gastropub

Damn the Weather in Seattle's Pioneer Square is the brick-walled cocktail bar since 2013: 24-seat bar, tight kitchen and Monday half-price spirits.

DrinkSazerac with house rye

FoodCheeseburger, fried chicken, wood-grilled fish

Mr West Cafe Bar ★ 4.2

$$$ Cocktail barAll-day cafe and wine bar

Mr West Cafe Bar in Seattle is the downtown coffee-to-wine room: espresso and breakfast through afternoon, natural wine and cocktails until 22:00 in a daylit.

DrinkPet nat by the glass, espresso through 15:00

FoodPastry, cheese, charcuterie, small plates

The Pink Door bar ★ 4.2

$$$ Cocktail barItalian-American bar with cabaret

The Pink Door bar in Seattle's Pike Place is the small lounge inside the Italian room: aerial cabaret Thursday to Saturday, a tight pour list and antipasti.

DrinkNegroni Sbagliato

FoodAntipasti, pizzette

L'Oursin ★ 4.5

$$$ Cocktail barFrench wine and cocktail bar

L'Oursin in Seattle is the small French bar between Capitol Hill and the Central District: natural wines by the glass, classic French cocktails.

DrinkPastis with house orgeat

FoodOysters, charcuterie, cassoulet

Ba Bar Capitol Hill bar ★ 4.1

$$$ Cocktail barVietnamese late-night bar

Ba Bar Capitol Hill bar in Seattle is the front-counter cocktail bar inside the Vietnamese restaurant: high-end spirits, late-night menu, pho until 02:00.

DrinkPho cocktail with Vietnamese spice

FoodPho, banh mi, bun cha

The Walrus and the Carpenter bar ★ 4.6

$$$ Cocktail barOyster and wine bar

The Walrus and the Carpenter bar in Seattle's Ballard is the marble counter at Renee Erickson's oyster room: walk-in seating, the city's best happy hour.

DrinkMuscadet by the glass with oysters

FoodOysters, steak tartare, lardo

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