Must-see nightlife in Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast

  • Loowit Brewing Company

    Washington Coast

    This locally beloved brewery's taproom is an especially great hangout on a sunny day when the pup-friendly patio beckons. There are around 20 beers on tap…

  • Finnriver Farm & Cidery

    Olympic Peninsula

    Ten miles south of Port Townsend, in Chimacum, is this pastoral, family-run cidery and organic farm in a beautiful setting. In the tasting room you can…

  • Batdorf & Bronson

    Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast

    Olympia's most famous coffee outlet stands out, even in the caffeine-fueled Pacific Northwest. If you like your morning brew fair-trade, shade-grown and…

  • Long Beach Tavern

    Washington Coast

    This comfy locals' hangout has a bunch of pool tables, cute sayings scrawled on the walls ('We're all here because we're not all there') and much better…

  • Propolis Brewing

    Olympic Peninsula

    This cool space is more like a little old-fashioned apothecary than your average brewpub. You'll find no ordinary pilsners or IPAs here – Propolis brews…

  • Elk Head Tap Room

    Washington Coast

    The kitchen is long gone, but this tiny, stylishly rustic taproom (complete with driftwood bar) serves little baskets of hot nuts to go with its…

  • Shanahan's

    Washington Coast

    This enormous pub is a popular and lively local spot. There's a bunch of pool tables in a back room, a huge happy-hour menu of better-than-average bar…

  • Burial Grounds

    Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast

    When your latte is named after an Ursula K LeGuin story, or comes with a skeleton head drawn in the foam, you smile. When said latte is one of the best…

  • Dillinger's

    Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast

    This upscale Prohibition-style cocktail bar inhabits a 1927 bank building – you can even drink in the vault. The space and the drinks are equally…

  • Doomsday Brewing Safe House

    Washington Coast

    Decked out like a postapocalyptic zombie-safe bunker, this little brewpub is a fun hangout, with a couple of pinball machines, board games, end-times art…

  • Swing Wine Bar & Cafe

    Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast

    The swankiest place to imbibe in Olympia offers views over Capitol Lake from a heritage abode. Get a wine flight to taste three themed pours or indulge in…

  • Abbracci Coffee Bar

    Washington Coast

    A very pretty little espresso bar on Long Beach's main drag, with good coffee and elaborate specialty drinks (pistachio spiced latte, anyone?), plus a…

  • Columbia River Roadhouse

    Washington Coast

    Nothing breaks up a long drive like a few games of pinball. This woodsy old roadhouse has at least a dozen machines: from the usuals (Medieval Madness) to…

  • Fish Tale Brew Pub

    Olympic Peninsula & Washington Coast

    Olympia's oldest brewpub is a classic example of the form: an open, airy space with quirky decor, reliable pub grub (try an oyster basket), and excellent…

  • 4th Ave Tavern

    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…

  • Sirens

    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…

  • Le Voyeur

    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…

  • Mac's Tavern

    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…