#914 - Little Red Bistro, Seattle - 9/30/2009

The Little Red Studio is a whole different conversation, but strictly as a wine bar the Little Red Bistro is charming and fine.

400 Dexter Ave N. (between Harrison & Republican), Seattle, WA 98109 - (206) 328-4758
littleredbistro.com - facebook - yelp

#913 - Bathtub Gin & Co., Seattle - 9/30/2009

A cozy, little speakeasy hidden off a Belltown alley, Bathtub Gin & Co. has a limited but fine cocktail menu and various romantic nooks and crannies. This is probably the most pleasant bar in Belltown just to sit in, and with the fairly high quality drinks clinch the case. It's not easy to find though, and no doubt the neighbors on 2nd Avenue are amused by the confused looks of people trying to get into the locked door of the apartment building where it is housed.

2205 2nd Ave. (between Blanchard&nbsp& Bell) Seattle, WA 98121 - (206) 728-6069
yelp - the stranger - seattle magazine - seattle weekly

#912 - The EastBurn, Portland - 9/27/2009

Pretty good food, pretty good drinks, live music, hanging wicker chairs in one section, swing chairs in the patio out back. Pretty nice place.

1800 E Burnside, Portland, OR 97214 - (503) 236-2876
theeastburn.com - myspace - yelp - mercury - barfly

#911 - Zach's Shack, Portland - 9/26/2009

4611 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97255 - (971) 235-9888
myspace - altportland - yelp - barfly

#910 - Sewickly Addition, Portland - 9/26/2009

Pleasantly divey, with a nice diversity of patrons

4901 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97215 - (503) 236.3104
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#909 - Vertigo Pub, Portland - 9/26/2009

4260 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214 - 5033.234.2423
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#908 - Sapphire Hotel, Portland - 9/26/2009

Fine cocktails, good food, and a nice, candlelit ambiance. A great little place that serves as the elegant, eastern endpoint of the fine stretch of places along Hawthorne and Belmont.

5008 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97215 - (503) 232-6333
thesapphirehotel.com - yelp - insider pages - barfly