Wine bar$$$Tue to Sun 17:00-22:00
Vif in Seattle's Fremont is the 2014 natural wine bar and bottle shop: small kitchen of cheese, charcuterie and seasonal plates, plus a retail wall.
Signature pour: Domaine Tissot Jura, by the bottle
Wine focus: Natural, organic and biodynamic European
Food: Small plates, cheese, charcuterie
Wine bar$$$Daily 16:00-22:00
The Pink Door wine bar in Seattle is the Post Alley bar adjacent to the Italian dining room: Italian regional pours, antipasti to share and a deck view.
Signature pour: Sangiovese di Romagna, by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional, by the bottle and glass
Food: Antipasti, pasta, cioppino
Wine bar$$$Tue to Sat 17:00-00:00
Damn the Weather in Seattle's Pioneer Square serves Pacific Northwest natural wines from a 24-seat bar; cocktails are the headline, but the wine-by-the-glass.
Signature pour: Walla Walla Cabernet Franc, by the glass
Wine focus: Oregon and Washington natural, low-intervention
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, cheeseburger
Wine bar$$$Daily 16:00-22:00
Le Pichet wine list in Seattle near Pike Place is the French regional pour: a Loire-Burgundy-Rhone bar program built for the bistro food, served by the glass.
Signature pour: Chinon by the carafe
Wine focus: French regional, Loire, Burgundy, Rhone
Food: Tartines, charcuterie, poulet roti
Wine bar$$$Daily 09:00-21:00
Cafe Campagne in Seattle's Pike Place runs a tight French and Northwest pour list: Sancerre by the glass, Loire reds for the cassoulet, a half-bottle program.
Signature pour: Sancerre by the glass
Wine focus: French and Pacific Northwest by the glass
Food: Charcuterie, croque madame, cassoulet
Wine bar$$$Daily 16:00-22:00
The Walrus and the Carpenter wine list in Seattle's Ballard pairs the city's defining oyster bar with crisp Northwest whites, Muscadet and Picpoul.
Signature pour: Muscadet sur lie, by the glass
Wine focus: Crisp Northwest whites, Muscadet, Picpoul
Food: Oysters, steak tartare, rye toast