AJ Rathbun

Queen City's Return to Belltown

Queen City’s Return to Belltown

The newest iteration is a cozy, convivial spot with great cocktails

The lighting may be low, but the fun, cocktails, and food are at a high level at the new Queen City in Belltown.

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ID's Dynasty Room Woos With This Wine Cocktail

ID’s Dynasty Room Woos With This Wine Cocktail

A creative combo of smoldering mezcal and sparkling rosé delivers a memorable cocktail

WHIP SMART: At the Dynasty Room, bar manager Michael Chu has created a menu of creative cocktails using tea- or herb-infusions, like the Watch Me Nay Nay

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Eat Too Much? Try an After-Dinner Digestif

Eat Too Much? Try an After-Dinner Digestif

Local distillers' restorative sippers are ideal after a big meal like Thanksgiving

Too much Thanksgiving dinner? Relieve the feeling with a local digestif.

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Amazing Views and Cocktails Abound at Downtown’s Fog Room

Amazing Views and Cocktails Abound at Downtown’s Fog Room

Meet the city's best new hotel bar

Travel up to the Charter Hotel’s rooftop bar the Fog Room for outstanding cocktails and views.

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Six Inspired Bloody Marys to Sip in Seattle

Six Inspired Bloody Marys to Sip in Seattle

These spots take the classic brunch drink to the next level

Good morning, lovely.

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Cocktail of the Month: A Perfect Drink for Fall at Black Cat Bar in Belltown

Cocktail of the Month: A Perfect Drink for Fall at Black Cat Bar in Belltown

Calvados brandy provides the base for a cocktail that sings a delicious seasonal song

Fine Diving: Black Cat may have the attitude of a dive bar, but owner Dustin Haarstad’s bartending skills make sure it doesn’t drink like one

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Old Ballard Liquor Co. Transforms from Distillery into a Scandinavian Bar

Old Ballard Liquor Co. Transforms from Distillery into a Scandinavian Bar

Swing by for amazing aquavit cocktails and lutefisk handpies

Drink this: the Ballard Fancy at revamped OBLC.

AJ Rathbun

5 Bars To Go To For Pre-Seahawks Game Cocktails

5 Bars To Go To For Pre-Seahawks Game Cocktails

If you're looking for cocktails instead of beer before the game, here's where to go

Rev up before the next home game with cocktails at Derby instead car-and-motorcycle haven The Shop

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Find Comfort Food and Cocktails and This New Ballard Spot

Find Comfort Food and Cocktails and This New Ballard Spot

Sawyer opened earlier this summer

There are many tempting choices at new Ballard restaurant Sawyer, but be sure to save room for the exquisite Choco Tacos. Really!

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5 Best Seattle Bars for Summer Drinking

5 Best Seattle Bars for Summer Drinking

Grab a drink and soak up the sun

Head up into the Cloud Room for delicious outdoor drinking.

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Navy Strength (Deservedly) Named Best New American Bar

Navy Strength (Deservedly) Named Best New American Bar

The Belltown tiki lounge won a major cocktail award, and we couldn't be happier

Owner Anu Elford in the now- award-winning tiki-inspired coffee and juice bar.

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Summer Hotspot Alert: Li'l Woody's in South Lake Union Now Has Boozy Drinks and an Outdoor Deck

Summer Hotspot Alert: Li’l Woody’s in South Lake Union Now Has Boozy Drinks and an Outdoor Deck

The SLU outpost for the burger joint added a drink menu that features boozy milkshakes and signature cocktails. Drink up

There are currently four Li’l Woody’s in the Seattle area, with the first opening in 2011 on Capitol Hill and other outposts in Ballard, White Center, and South Lake Union. The independent small chain is celebrated for its NW grass-fed beef burgers, which have crowned a number of best-of lists, including the Huffington Post’s Most…

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