6 editor picks in Seattle.
6 late-night dives in Seattle our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Seattle nightlife.
Linda's Tavern on East Pine opened February 1994 and is the grunge Cheers, the last place Kurt Cobain was spotted before his death. Buffalo head over the bar, side door for hippies.
TipDaily until 02:00. The back patio runs in warmer months. Cobain's favorite booth still gets pointed out; biscuits and gravy at brunch.
The Comet on East Pike is the grunge era dive that survived a 2014 reopening with new ownership, an arcade in the back room called The Mezz and the smoky rocker hangout DNA intact.
TipDaily through 02:00. The arcade and pinball at the back is the play; small kitchen runs bar food through service.
The 5 Point Cafe on Cedar Street has poured since 1929 and runs 24 hour diner service in Belltown, the oldest drinking establishment in the neighborhood with bar service from 06:00-02:00.
TipCafe open 24 hours, bar 06:00-02:00 daily. First come, first served, no reservations. 21 plus at the bar; minors okay in the cafe or patio.
Shorty's on 2nd Avenue is the Coney Island themed Belltown carny dive with hot dogs at the bar, two rooms of pinball through the back and boozy slushees up front.
TipDaily noon to 02:00. Cash bar, pinball back room with no cover, hot dogs and corn dogs run all hours.
Screwdriver on 1st Avenue is the basement rock and roll dive in the historic Barnes Building, a former grunge era recording studio, with Belltown Yacht Club's live music room next door in the alley.
TipDaily 16:00-02:00. Go down the staircase between the photo walls to find the bar. Belltown Yacht Club next door for ticketed live music.
Hillside on East Olive Way is the neighborhood Capitol Hill bar with 18 rotating drafts, 100 plus liquors and a game room running pool, darts, pinball, skee ball and Big Buck HD.
TipDaily 14:00-02:00. Happy hour 16:00-18:00 with $1 off drafts and wells, $8 Evan Williams and PBR. Trivia and pop ups rotate.
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