Pre-Game Guide

Best Restaurants and Bars Near Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park

Where to eat if you’re headed to the stadiums.

03/26/2026 By Naomi Tomky and Allecia Vermillion

Asked/Answered

What’s the Deal with Pull-Tabs?

Washington’s dive bar–iest form of gambling, explained.

11/25/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Hey Mr. KJ

Seattle's Best Karaoke Bars

Cue the vocal warm-ups and songbook flipping. Here’s your guide to the best karaoke around the city—no skill required.

09/05/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Seattle Dining Guide

Perfect Patios for Sunny Days

Everything tastes better outside.

06/12/2025 By Naomi Tomky and Allecia Vermillion

Hot Topic

Tasty Trends and Fusty Fads

The hottest and nottest in the local food scene this season.

05/09/2025 By Naomi Tomky

The Beat Goes On

Inside Seattle’s Longest-Running Jazz Gig

Bassist Phil Sparks has turned Latona Pub into home for more than 20 years.

04/10/2025 By Eric Olson

Neighborhood Guide

Secret Spots in Seattle’s Capitol Hill

Look past the crowds to the new speakeasy and hidden mural.

04/07/2025 By Allison Williams

Neighborhood Guide

Secret Spots in Beacon Hill

This part of South Seattle is a buffet of good taste.

03/24/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Neighborhood Guide

Secret Spots in West Seattle

The wild west is buzzier than just its beachfront.

03/17/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Friday Feed

A Good Reason to Eat Out, a Cute Bar, and More in This Week's Food News

Today's hospitality fundraiser for immigrant rights, Laurel opens, Lenox does lunch.

02/07/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Drink Ticket

The Best Places in Seattle to Drop Your Ballot and Get a Drink

Use our dive bar and ballot box pairings to vote with your pint glass.

10/28/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Obsession

Musician Tomo Nakayama Shares His Favorite Seattle Spots

The Tractor Tavern, Asian markets in White Center, and day trips to Bow-Edison.

09/10/2024 By Eric Nusbaum

Tip Jar

Don't Be That Bar Patron

Some bar-going etiquette for our current moment: how much to tip, what qualifies as a dive, and why dogs are complicated.

08/21/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

Another Round

What Makes a Good Bartender? An Expert Weighs In.

It’s not about memorizing drinks.

08/19/2024 By Andrew Bohrer

Merch Table

Seattleites Share Their Favorite Local Swag

How we wear our hearts on our sleeves.

08/16/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Coming Right Up

Bartenders Share Their Least Favorite Drink Orders

At least all that shaking doubles as a workout, right?

08/14/2024 By Meg van Huygen

Bar Guide

A Neighborhood Bar for Every Neighborhood

Our favorite dives, die-hards, and cozy hangs, by neighborhood.

08/07/2024 By Meg van Huygen With Seattle Met Staff

Drinking Guide

The 25 Best Bars in Seattle

Served straight up: our favorite places to kick back, splash out, and order just one more round.

08/06/2024 By Meg van Huygen and Allecia Vermillion With Allison Williams and Eric Nusbaum

Behind Bars

How NA Cocktails Went from Afterthought to Main Event

At Seattle bars of a certain caliber, at least.

08/05/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Hunger Signs

5 Restaurant Signs That Tell Seattle’s Story

Beloved bygone dive bars and diners live on in Vanishing Seattle’s new book.

07/29/2024 By Naomi Tomky