cocktails

New Le Messe on Eastlake: Simple Italian, Done Right

New Le Messe on Eastlake: Simple Italian, Done Right

Brian Clevenger's newest restaurant features well-balanced Italian cocktails and cuisine.

As someone who used to live outside a small town in central Italy (and makes an annual pilgrimage back), I don’t think we can have enough reputable Italian restaurants in Seattle. But hitting the gelato-sweet spot that good Italian hits is tougher than an over-cooked Bistecca Fiorentina. Too many places either focus on overwhelming by…

AJ Rathbun

5 Cool Cocktails to Toast the End of Dry January

5 Cool Cocktails to Toast the End of Dry January

Cheers to making it through the month!

Congrats! You’ve made it through a whole month without a drop of booze. So many calories not consumed, not one hangover or drunken text to apologize for, but, boy, oh, man. You’ve got a powerful thirst for something fresh and spiked, right? Here are five that should hit the spot. Now, go get your drank…

Leslie Kelly

Remembering the Carousel Room: Seattle's First Hotel Cocktail Lounge

Remembering the Carousel Room: Seattle’s First Hotel Cocktail Lounge

The "martini store," as regulars call it, is still cranking out cocktails.

In 1952, locals enjoyed 80-cent Calliope Cocktails in the Carousel Room of the Mayflower Park Hotel, a space now occupied by Oliver’s

Tim Appelo

Find House-Brewed Makgeolli, Korea's Answer to Sake, at Girin

Find House-Brewed Makgeolli, Korea’s Answer to Sake, at Girin

A Korean restaurant in Pioneer Square is among the first in the U.S. to brew its own makgeolli

Pioneer Square restaurant Girin is bringing back the art of brewing the sake-like makgeolli

Chelsea Lin

Three Impressions of the Lounge at Circadia

Three Impressions of the Lounge at Circadia

The Circadia Cocktail is a swell choice to sip at Circadia

AJ Rathbun

Three Impressions of Little Tin

Three Impressions of Little Tin

The Devil’s Claw cocktail at Little Tin

AJ Rathbun

The Must List: Seattle Scotch & Beer Fest, Norwescon 40, Free Entry to National Parks

The Must List: Seattle Scotch & Beer Fest, Norwescon 40, Free Entry to National Parks

Wassily Kandinksy’s 1924 oil on canvas, ‘Tiefes Braun,’ on view at Pivot Art & Culture

Seattle Magazine Staff

A Serious Beer Cocktail: No Anchor's Emerald City Cooler

A Serious Beer Cocktail: No Anchor’s Emerald City Cooler

Mix up this hoppy, refreshing cocktail from Seattle’s newest beer-obsessed bar

Max Sayer (left) and Chris Elford take their passion for beer in cocktails seriously at their new bar, No Anchor

A.J. Rathbun

Cocktail Recipe: Vestal's Off Kilter

Cocktail Recipe: Vestal’s Off Kilter

The bar at Vestal serves up a quirky Northwest take on an unsung classic cocktail

Ariana Vitale behind the bar at Vestal

A.J. Rathbun

Three Impressions of Batch Bar

Three Impressions of Batch Bar

Enjoy a tall drink at Batch Bar crafted from neighboring Batch 206 Distillery’s spirits

AJ Rathbun

Drinks News: Rob Roy, 190 Sunset and Spirits in the South Sound

Drinks News: Rob Roy, 190 Sunset and Spirits in the South Sound

Have a Stay the Course and support Rob Roy’s Jesse Cyr on March 14th

AJ Rathbun

Three Impressions of Bruciato

Three Impressions of Bruciato

After Bainbridge Island restaurant Hitchcock's Monday night pizza pop-ups became a big hit, its James Beard-nominated chef Brendan McGill opened pizzeria Bruciato in Winslow last January

The Bruciato Negroni, with luscious, herb-infused house made brandied cherries

AJ Rathbun

Three Impressions of Bar Charlie

Three Impressions of Bar Charlie

Seaplane-themed craft cocktails, a cozy bar and great small plates: Bar Charlie is a smooth landing

Don’t miss your Connecting Flight, a cocktail at Stone Way’s Bar Charlie

AJ Rathbun

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