Ballard & Discovery Park
Right in the heart of Ballard's commercial center, this large, vaguely art deco–inspired cafe serves great drip coffee and espresso pulls, and usually has…
Must-see nightlife in Washington
Seattle
Bar, meat-free restaurant, live-music venue, people-watching perch – call it what you will. The High Line is best suited to vegan punk rockers who like…
Seattle
Flowers used to be known as a low-key vegan restaurant, but since a change of ownership it's mostly regarded as a campus adjacent dive-bar. It's location…
Seattle
Good soups, sandwiches and the atmosphere of a cozy living room make this coffee shop just off 'the Ave' worth a peek. It also serves excellent home…
Seattle
Velvet couches, filmy curtains, plush booths, a serpentine bar – the vibe at this bar is definitely sex and decadence. Settle in among the other pretty…
Seattle
One of Seattle’s smaller coffee chains (with three cafes only), this place is a good rest stop if you’re up in Phinney Ridge and in need of a caffeine…
Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast
This retrofitted dive bar, with pool tables, pinball machines and an excellent selection of microbrews, is one of the best places in town to catch local…
Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo
This aptly named tea shop has a huge selection of loose-leaf blends. It is are also known for having some of the best boba tea in the International…
Southeastern Washington
A comfortable hangout with friendly service, good lattes (including all the trendy superfood ones like matcha), over half a dozen types of drip coffee,…
Central Washington
In an onion-domed building on Hwy 2, Gustav's boasts a rooftop beer garden and lots of good Northwest brews on tap to complement its popular sausages ($9)…
Olympic Peninsula
A dimly lit, romantic, yet unpretentiously hip upstairs bar with a balcony overlooking the port. This is the perfect spot to have a burger and a beer and…
Spokane
A visit to the tasting room here is an education in the craft. Try a flight of whiskeys or a cocktail sampler in the airy, big-windowed space and learn…
Seattle
Georgetown’s go-to coffee bar serves locally produced Café Vita coffee amid old 1970s office furniture and bizarre 'trashion' art that makes use of half…
Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo
This TV-filled sports bar is the favored spot in Pioneer Square for Mariners and Seahawks fans on game day. Tuck your elbows in and inhale deeply as you…
Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast
The graffiti-decorated Le Voyeur is an anarchistic, vegan-friendly dive bar with a generous happy hour, a weekly open-mic comedy night, and great live…
Pioneer Square, International District & SoDo
Large windows looking out over Occidental Square make this location of the popular local coffee chain a particularly enjoyable place to grab a cup of joe.
Seattle
If you're British, or just an Anglo-file, head straight to George & Dragon Pub, where you'll find more than a few tastes of the cold isles.
The CD, Madrona & Madison Park
Small but attractive cafe in the heart of the CD with a loft space upstairs. It serves good coffee and even better sweet breakfast waffles.
Washington Coast
This rough-and-ready dive bar is where you'll find salty old guys shooting pool, telling stories and drinking cans of cheap domestic beer at two in the…
