Shibuya HiFi on Leary Avenue is Brian Rauschenbach and Quentin Ertel's purpose built listening lounge with 1976 Klipschorn speakers, a Technics SL 1200G and two to five albums a night.
Tip: Tuesday and Wednesday 18:00 to 22:00, Thursday to Saturday until midnight, closed Sunday and Monday. $21 listening sessions; reserve via Tock.
Address: 4912 Leary Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98107
Revolver Bar on East Olive Way is the all vinyl cocktail bar owned by Electrokitty Recording Studio's Gary Reynolds, with 2,500 LPs above the spirits and two turntables running all night.
Tip: Daily 16:00 to 02:00. Happy hour 16:00 to 19:00. The bar takes song requests in line with the night's direction; cash and card both work.
The Royal Room on Rainier Avenue South in Columbia City has booked live jazz seven nights a week since 2011 around a Steinway B grand, with a full kitchen and bar in the same room.
Tip: All ages until 22:00, then 21 plus. Reserve a dinner table or hold first come seating; advance ticketing via Stranger Tickets for headliners.
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.
Tip: Daily 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.
Tip: Daily 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 to 02:00.
Tip: Cafe open 24 hours, bar 06:00 to 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.
Tip: Daily noon to 02:00. Cash bar, pinball back room with no cover, hot dogs and corn dogs run all hours.