#1506 #S901 - Ba Bar (Capitol Hill), Seattle - 7/7/2011

Ba Bar serves upscale Vietnamese street food and some very fine cocktails in the former space of Watertown Coffee across from Seattle University.  I had a fantastic pork belly, along with a Sazerac and then a Gilded Age (Domaine de Canton, Noilly Pratt Dry, Stone Pine liquer, Ricard, maple honey).  Ba Bar is from Eric Banh, the owner of Monsoon and Baguette Box, named for his Chinese father ("Ba" = father), and designed to reflect the spirit of a Vietnamese quan (cafe).

Despite some early drama with the folks manning the bar, he has created a very comfortable space to enjoy just a drink and snack or a nice dinner.  (The bar is now run by Even Martin, formerly of Chantanee.)  12th Avenue seems to be becoming something of a bourbon mecca -- Ba Bar stocks 175 types of bourbon alone and Jamie Boudreau's Canon which opened right down the street shortly after Ba Bar.

550 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 - (206) 328-2030
Est. July 7, 2011 - Building constructed: 1920
Other bars at this location:  None known
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#1505 - Max's Bar and Grill, Yakima, WA - 7/5/2011

Update: Max's closed in 2015

1107 S 3rd St, Yakima, WA 98901 - (509) 457-8041
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#1504 - Vern's Tavern, Caldwell, ID - 7/5/2011

127 S 7th Ave Caldwell, ID 83605 - (208) 455-8012
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#1503 - Victor's Hogs 'n Horns, Caldwell, ID - 7/5/2011

3110 Cleveland Blvd #B1, Caldwell, ID 83605-0721 - (208) 455-1956
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#1502 - Shorty's Country Western Saloon, Boise, ID - 7/4/2011

5467 North Glenwood Street, Boise, ID 83714-1335 - (208) 672-9090

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#1501 - Pengilly's Saloon, Boise, ID - 7/3/2011

A classic old saloon that accentuates the historical with the pictures on the wall and the 113-year-old Brunswick bar.


513 Main Street, Boise, ID 83702 - (208) 345-6344

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#1500 - Bittercreek Alehouse, Boise, ID - 7/3/2011

A fairly typical modern brewpub/gastropub, with an emphasis on local ingredients and beers.


246 North 8th St, Boise, ID 83702-5816 - (208) 345-1813
Est. Feb 1996
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