The Doctor's Office ★ 4.7
$$$Capitol Hill{'monday': '16:00-01:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-01:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-01:00', 'thursday': '16:00-01:00', 'friday': '16:00-01:00', 'saturday': '16:00-01:00', 'sunday': '16:00-01:00'}
The Doctor's Office on East Olive Way is the intimate global spirits tasting room where Matt Powell built personalized cocktails to order, ranked in the World's 50 Best North America list.
Tip: Reservations strongly encouraged via the bar's site; the room is tiny and walk ins are rare on weekends. Daily 16:00 to 01:00.
The Hideout ★ 4.3
$$Capitol Hill{'monday': '16:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-02:00', 'thursday': '16:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '18:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}
The Hideout on Boren is Greg Lundgren's First Hill art bar, 20 years deep, with classic cocktails poured under contemporary work from more than 80 local artists on every inch of wall.
Tip: Happy hour 16:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday with discounted wells. Saturday opens at 18:00, Sunday closed.
Bookstore Bar & Cafe ★ 4.2
$$$Pike Place Market{'monday': '11:30-23:00', 'tuesday': '11:30-23:00', 'wednesday': '11:30-23:00', 'thursday': '11:30-23:00', 'friday': '11:30-00:00', 'saturday': '11:30-00:00', 'sunday': '11:30-23:00'}
Bookstore Bar at the Alexis Royal Sonesta on 1st Avenue is the library style hotel bar with floor to ceiling bookshelves, an award winning bourbon list and quiet cocktail service.
Tip: Open daily for lunch and dinner. Reservations via OpenTable; the bar holds the dark wood, the smaller dining room sits one step up.
Pony ★ 4.6
$Capitol Hill{'monday': '17:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-02:00', 'thursday': '17:00-02:00', 'friday': '15:00-02:00', 'saturday': '15:00-02:00', 'sunday': '15:00-02:00'}
Pony on East Madison is the gay dive in a 1930s gas station, with a graffiti washroom, a tiny dance floor and a covered patio. Built as a tribute to the Castro and West Village bars of the 1970s.
Tip: Open Monday to Thursday 17:00 to 02:00, Friday to Sunday 15:00 to 02:00. Cash and card both work; no cover. Sunday afternoons fill the patio.
Wildrose ★ 4.7
$Capitol Hill{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '17:00-23:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-23:00', 'thursday': '17:00-00:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': '16:00-21:00'}
Wildrose on East Pike opened New Year's Eve 1984 and is the oldest lesbian bar in the country, with a DJ booth that runs Friday and Saturday from 21:00 and a Pride takeover each June.
Tip: Closed Monday. DJs every Friday and Saturday from 21:00 to 02:00. Cash and card; no cover. Outdoor seating for warmer months.
Diesel ★ 4.3
$$Capitol Hill{'monday': '15:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '15:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '15:00-02:00', 'thursday': '15:00-02:00', 'friday': '15:00-02:00', 'saturday': '12:00-02:00', 'sunday': '12:00-02:00'}
Diesel on 14th Avenue opened 2011 as the Capitol Hill bear bar, with strong drinks, a leather themed back bar and Taco Tuesday plus the monthly Third Thursday Leather Night.
Tip: Monday to Friday 15:00 to 02:00, weekends 12:00 to 02:00. No cover, walk in friendly; bear and leather nights post their own dress code.