We’ve spent the last two years living and breathing local bars, interviewing bartenders and business owners, studying the cocktail canon, and sipping way too many stiff drinks to count.

In This Feature:

Best Bars 2011

We’ve spent the last two years living and breathing the Seattle bar scene. The result: This list of our 25 favorite Seattle cocktail bars, an introduction to seven of our city’s master drink makers (all of whom happen to be women), and five o

02/14/2011 By Jessica Voelker With Katie Ormsby

Best Bars 2011: 10 Top Seattle Bars Right Now

The 10 Seattle bars—superbly staffed, welcoming to all—that we think you need to visit right now.

02/21/2011

Best Bars 2011: 15 More Must-Visit Bars

Another 15 favorite Seattle bars, plus the cocktail to try at each one.

02/21/2011

Best Bars 2011: Women Behind Bars

Once an old boys’ club, craft cocktailing today is the domain of saucy dames like the seven top bartenders featured here.

02/21/2011

Women Behind Bars: The Videos

Behind the bar with six of our city’s master drink makers.

02/23/2011

Neighborhood Bar Crawls

Drink your way through Seattle’s best bars.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Ballard

On this Ballard bar crawl, pit stops include Hazlewood, Ocho, The Noble Fir, Ballard Loft, and more.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Bellevue

Drink your way through Bellevue’s best bars.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Belltown

Spur, Virginia Inn, Bathtub Gin—just a few Belltown bars worth a swig.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Downtown

Drink your way through downtown bars, including Zig Zag, Il Bistro, and Pink Door.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Queen Anne

Drink your way through Queen Anne bars, starting at the aptly named Hilltop Ale House and finishing with a ten-ounce Tini Bigs cocktail.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Fremont and Wallingford

Fremont and Wallingford are home to bar charmers like 35th Street Bistro, Quoin, Brouwer’s, and The Pacific Inn Pub.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Phinney Ridge

When in Phinney Ridge, drink as Phinney Ridgers do: at Oliver’s Twist, The Park Pub, 74th Street Ale House, Prost Tavern, Sully’s Snowgoose Saloon, and In the Red Wine Bar and Café.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill lays claim to Sun Liquor, Liberty, Linda’s, and other notable Seattle bars.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz

Neighborhood Bar Crawls: First Hill

The Hideout, The Hunt Club, Vito’s, and Rview top our First Hill tippling spots.

02/18/2011 By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz