#664 - Twilight Martini Lounge, Seattle (Belltown) - 6/10/2008

2125 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98121-2123 - (206) 443-1212
Est. 2004
twilightmartini.com

#663 - Zayda Buddy's, Seattle (Ballard) - 6/9/2008

Zayda Buddy's closed in December 2015.

5405 Leary Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98107-4079 - (206) 783-7777
Est. 2007 - Closed Dec 13, 2015 - Building constructed: 1904
Previous bars in this location: None known

#662 - The Night Owl (13 Coins Lounge), Seattle - 6/8/2008

125 Boren Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109-5301 - (206) 682-2513
Est. 1967

#661 - Yen Wor Garden (China Jade), Seattle (Greenwood) - 6/7/2008

Update: Yen Wor Garden closed in April 2015

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Amazing. For years I've felt that The Baranof was the ultimate Seattle dive bar, and tonight I discover one that may top it virtually right across the street. It has the olive-skinned, gangster looking guy in a silk shirt singing motown, the squat bewhiskered cowboy, the patrons staggering around like ladders in a windstorm. Epic.

"Yen Wor Nights" music video

8580 Greenwood Avenue North Seattle, WA 98103-3614 - (206) 784-7422

#660 - The Crosswalk Tavern, Seattle (Greenwood) - 6/7/2008

Update: The Crosswalk Tavern was closed by new owners in mid-year 2017 to be converted into "Coindexter's."

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Basically everything that's boring and characterless in a dive bar -- a poor cousin to the classic dives up and across the street. It's not readily apparent how the Crosswalk manages to stay in business,  unless it's to avoid any chance of a crowd, but it has been listed here since the 1987 Polk directory.

8556 Greenwood Avenue North Seattle, WA 98103-3614 - (206) 789-9691
Est. 1987? - Closed June/July 2017 - Building constructed: 1928
Previous bars in this location: None known
Articles: yelp

#659 - Atlantic Crossing, Seattle - 6/7/2008

A surprisingly diverse and fun clientele, and ultra sexy bartender Elizabeth

6508 Roosevelt Way Northeast Seattle, WA 98115 - (206) 729-6266
Est. 2004
Other bars at this address: The Roosevelt Inn (1930s)
theatlanticcrossing.com

#658 - The Jones, Seattle (Maple Leaf) - 6/5/2008

Good drinks, very good food

8824 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115 - (206) 527-5480
thejonesbistro.com

#657 - Maximiliens in the Market, Seattle - 6/5/2008

81 Pike St #A Seattle, WA 98101 - (206) 682-7270

#656 - The Local Vine, Seattle (Belltown) - 5/30/2008

web site

Update: This location closed in 2010

2520 2nd Avenue Seattle, WA 98121-1427 - (206) 441-6000

#655 - Zoe, Seattle (Belltown) - 5/30/2008

This location closed July 23rd, 2011

2137 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 - (206) 256-2060
web site

#654 - Six Seven, Seattle (Edgewater Hotel) - 5/30/2008

2411 Alaskan Way Seattle, WA 98121-1313 - (206) 728-7000
Previous bars at this location: Spat's Nightclub

#653 - The Blarney Stone, Seattle (Belltown) - 5/29/2008

Another surprise - a big neighborhood bar with a typical cross-section of blue collar patrons (complete with entertaining drunks), smack between dives like Kelley's and the upscale Belltown scene.

1909 3rd Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 - (206) 448-8439
Est. 2006 - Closed July 27, 2013
Web site: blarneystoneseattle.com
Previous bars in this location: None known

#652 - Zeitoon, Seattle (Belltown) - 5/29/2008

Small, unimaginative beer selection, no interesting cocktails, a better wine selection and really good food; Andrea the bartender told me that Jean Enerson is a kleptomaniac whose illness and lawyer brother keeps her out of trouble, and that she (Andrea) could get away with murder because she has migraines. I didn't challenge her story because she's cute and also because she can get away with murder.

2510 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 - (206) 838-6011
Est. 2007 - Closed 2011
Previous bars in this location:  None known
zeitooncafe.com

#651 - The Ould Triangle, Seattle - 5/24/2008

Update: In mid 2018 the Ould Triangle Facebook page anounced that they are losing their lease as of June 30, 2019: "We have a year left on our lease...(June 30th, 2019) come enjoy every last day in our amazing space that we have been in for 15 years....Pool table, dart boards ... characters ... we have it all!  Come join in the fun!!" The bar lasted a bit longer than that, but finally closed in December 2019.

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I've actually been here several times before, but never managed to doc for K-Bar. A pleasant enough place, from the same folks who run Molly Maguires.  Darts nights, poker nights, trivia nights.

The bar also has a regular calendar of live music, including briefly hosting one of my favorite events with Underwood Stables and Billy Joe Huels.

The Ould Triangle, Seattle, WA

Historical notes:  There's been a bar here since shortly after prohibition -- city guides list a bar owned by Ivan McKinnon in 1934, later listed as "Mack's Tavern" under his ownership. Mack's remained until the mid 60s, where it very briefly became Mae's Tavern and then by 1969 was the "Score Card Tavern." In the mid 70s it became the "Mustang Tavern" briefly and by 1979 and into the early 80s was known as "O-Zone." The mid 80s brought the "M-G Tavern," followed by "Headquarters Tavern" late in that decade, then "Cardiff Arms Ale House" in the 90s, "The Globe," and then the "Ould Triangle" sometime in 2000 or 2001.

9736 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103-3054 - (206) 706-7798
Est. 2001? - Closed Dec 2019 - Building constructed: 1932
Previous bars at this location: Mack's Tavern, Mae's Tavern, Score Card Tavern, Mustang Tavern, O-Zone, M-G Tavern, Headquarters Tavern, Cardiff Arms Ale House, Ould Triangle, Ivan McKinnon, Globe Ale House
seattleirishpubs.com - facebook

#650 - Tigertail, Seattle - 5/24/2008

Update:  Tigertail was closed by the Washington State Dept. of Revenue in Sep. 2009.

The swanky, Asian decor would seem to make this a fine addition to the swell little bar area on 65th around the Tin Hat, Molly Maguires, etc. I have no clue why it was dead on the Saturday night I went.

704 NW 65th St, Seattle, WA 98117 - (206) 781-8245
Est. Nov 2007 - Closed Sep 2009 - Building constructed: 1938
Previous bars at this location: None known (subsequently The Blue Glass)
tigertailbar.com - phinneywood (closure) - seattletimes - thestranger

#649 - The Dray, Seattle - 5/24/2008

A tiny, pleasant source of beer, a few choices of wine, and expresso

708 Northwest 65th Street Seattle, WA 98117 - (206) 453-4527
Est. April 11, 2008 - Building constructed: 1938
thedray.com - facebook

#648 - Chez Shea, Seattle - 2/16/2008

Update: Closed April 29, 2012

94 Pike St, Ste 34, Seattle, WA 98101 - (206) 467-9990
Est. 1984 - Closed April 29, 2012
chezshea.com - seattletimes 

#647 - Calamity Janes, Seattle - 5/24/2008

5701 Airport Way South Seattle, WA 98108 - (206) 763-3040
Est. April, 2007 - Closed April 15, 2014 - Building constructed: 1909
CalamityJanes.biz

#646 - The Hideout, Seattle (Capitol Hill) - 5/18/2008

"Art is social ..."

Try: The Lark.

A most excellent Seattle bar discovery, The Hideout immediately leaps into my Top 5 of Seattle area bars. As always, the vibe is the most important aspect, but this bar manages to be swanky and romantic without emulating either the cookie cutter upscale wine bar theme or the faux blue collar hipster theme. It's a bonus that the bar features adventurous and excellent cocktails, comfortable company, a regular publication of the doodles and poems of customers, and the ever-present chance that he customer next to you may be a part of a performance artwork, or that you might catch a glimpse of the strange monkey creature spotted only in brief, mysterious moments in the upper regions of the room.

1005 Boren Ave., Seattle, WA 98104-1325 - (206) 903-8480
Est. 2005 - Building constructed: 1930
hideoutseattle.com - seattle weekly - yelp - the stranger

#645 - Chac Lounge, Seattle - 5/18/2008

1621 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98102 - (206) 322-3569
Est. 2007 - Closed 2008 - Building constructed: 1917
Capitol Hill Arts Center Lounge