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Seattle’s Best Neighborhood Bars

Your guide to the 53 greatest dives, hideaways, lounges, and beer dens in the city.

There are bars that are in your neighborhood, and there are bars that are your neighborhood. Unassuming watering holes serving up conversation and neat whiskeys for decades—or newer spots that skipped that introductory phase to become an essential drop-in spot from first dates to last call. Depending on the neighborhood, these spots can sling quality cocktails or PBR. This being Seattle, plenty do both. They all tell the story of their surroundings, through the bottom of a glass. 











Darren Davis
Darren Davis
Associate Editor Darren Davis is the arts and culture editor at Seattle Met. He also edits Habitat, the design and architecture department. A Southern California native, Darren received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. His essays on technology and video game culture appear online and in print across various journals and magazines. His tweets can be found @_davisdarren