#489 - Black Bottle - Seattle (Belltown) - 5/2/2006

 Good wine and food and very affordable.

2600 1st Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 - (206) 441-1500
Est. July 26, 2005 - Building constructed: 1903
Previous bars at this location: Two Dagos from Texas
blackbottleseattle.com - seattletimes - thestranger - yelp - zagat

#488 - Galerias, 611 Lounge, Seattle (Capitol Hill) - 4/24/2006

Update:  Galerias and the attached 611 Lounge were closed by a large fire on Nov. 17, 2011

A pleasant conversation with Jack, a 72-year neighborhood veteran.


611 Broadway E, Seattle, WA 98102
galeriasgourmet.com

#487 - The Back Door Pub, Seattle (Lake City) - 4/18/2006

Smoking ban? What smoking ban?

12330 Lake City Way Northeast Seattle, WA 98125 - (206) 364-2642
Previous bars at this location: Jim's Tavern (by 1945 into the 60s), Ed Delby's Tavern (70s)
Building constructed: 1927
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