Our Favorite Seattle Bars (Part 1)

In our post, Seattle Bars For All Occasions, we discussed what we objectively believed were the best Seattle bars based on the occasion. Now we discuss our subjective picks. There are certain bars that you like, not because it’s a great bar with great atmosphere and great drinks. You may like certain bars, because it was the bar you went to to celebrate taking your last exam in college, where you met your wife/husband, where you witnessed the ultimate Seahawk comeback win, where you drowned your sorrows getting over being dumped.  We also mentioned in Our Seattle Bar Thoughts post that our bar of choice is the neighborhood bar, Our Bartender Thoughts, How We Treat Bartenders, Best Seattle Bars to Impress Out of Towners and Seattle Bars for Each Stage of Dating.

Our Favorite Bar (Overall):  Palomino. Any Seattleite reading this is saying, “WTF”? The Palomino is a restaurant located in the City Centre in downtown Seattle. They do have a bar area with an actual bar that they claim is the longest in length in Seattle. Their happy hour is okay, but nothing special. Their beer selection and cocktails are ordinary. The atmosphere is a little strange because it’s open on a floor within a building kind of like a bar in a hotel or train station.  So why is this our favorite bar in Seattle?  This is where my wife and I first laid eyes on each other and met. She was in town for a convention. I worked downtown. It was easy to find and centrally located so that’s where we met. I guess we’re just sentimental fools.  Later that night we had a drink at Kells, then the Pink Door.  

Our Favorite Beer: Bodhizafa IPA-Georgetown Brewing Company.  

Our Favorite Specialty Drink: Hot Mango Love- Suite 410.  It’s a vodka based cocktail with Finlandia Mango, Scrappy’s Firewater bitters, a house-made Peach bitters, shaken with orange and lemon. 

Our Favorite  Bars  By Area:  

Downtown-Suite 410  

Pike Place-White Horse Trading Company, Alibi Room, Radiator Whiskey  

Ballard-Tractor Tavern, King’s Hardware, Ballard Loft(RIP) 

Belltown-The Rabbit Hole  

Capitol Hill-Knee High Stocking Co, Unicorn, The Lookout, The  Pinebox  

Central District-The Neighbor Lady(RIP)

Eastlake-Mammoth  

Fremont–The Leary Traveler(RIP)

Green Lake-Latona  Pub  

Madrona-Bottlehouse  

Pioneer Square-J&M, Merchant’s Café

Queen Anne-Hilltop Ale House  

Roosevelt-Atlantic Crossing  

South  Lake  Union-Brave Horse Tavern (RIP) 

University District-The Duchess  

Wallingford-Burgundian(RIP) 

See Also: 

Our Favorite Seattle Bars Part 2

Our Favorite Seattle Bars Part 3

Related Articles:

• Our Seattle Coffee Shop Thoughts
• Best Seattle Coffee Shops For Each Stage of Dating
• Morsel vs Biscuit & Bean – The Battle of Seattle’s Best Biscuit Sandwich
• Ezell’s vs Heaven Sent – Battle of Seattle’s Best Fried Chicken