#1282 #S776 - Easy Joe's, Seattle, WA - 11/10/2010

Update: Easy Joe's closed in October 2011, and is said to be reopening in the future at 1st and Cherry in Pioneer Square.

This place just opened nine days ago and doesn't yet have a cocktail menu. They do have pretty decent diner/comfort food (I had the Sloppy Joe).

2359 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98122 - (206) 325-1233
easyjoes.com - chs - the stranger - yelp

#1281 #S775 - Dilettante Martini Bar, Seattle, WA - 11/9/2010

Update: Dilettante closed Jan 2017.



A fine place for women who feel like they deserve a splurge and that there is no such thing as a too-sweet cocktail.



538 Broadway E, Seattle, WA 98102 - (206) 329-6463
Est. 2008 - Closed Jan 2017
Web site: dilettante.com
Reviews:  the stranger - chs -  yelp

#1280 #S774 - Poppy, Seattle, WA - 11/9/2010

I had no idea what Poppy was before I popped in, other than a bar to add to this list where I could probably get some decent food.  Well now Poppy  is  one of my top 5 or so places to eat in Seattle. 

While the tapas boom is great for tasting several dishes in a single visit, it can start to get very costly fast if you're hungry.  At Poppy, long-time Herb Garden chef Jerry Traunfeld borrows the "Thali" (large platter) concept from India, and serves 7 to 10 pretty excellent different bites at a time.

The cocktails are good too.  I had a tasty Papi Delicious (tequila, curacao, red bell pepper, jalapenos, lime and mint) and a Six Twenty Two (rye, Amarao Nonino, rhurbarb, and Angostura bitters).  The decor is a little open and cold for a bar, but the food and drinks will definitely keep this high on my list of dinner choices.


622 Broadway E, Seattle, WA 98102 - (206) 324-1108
poppyseattle.com - seattle pi - seattletimes - seattletimes 2 - the stranger - seattle weekly - yelp

#1279 #S773 - The Counter, Seattle, WA - 11/7/2010

Update: The Counter closed in March 2012.

There is a bar (counter?) at The Counter, and there's liquor, but it's pretty minimal after the beer.  But of course people go there for the food porn monster burgers, not a fine cocktail.

4609 14th Avenue, NW, Seattle, WA 98107 - (206) 706-0311
thecounterburger.com (sound/flash) - seattle times - urbanspoon photos - the stranger - myballard - yelp

#1278 - Maggiano's Little Italy, Bellevue, WA - 11/5/2010

Old school American Italian food, like your (non-Italian) grandparents like to eat.  Order a pasta dish, get a second one free to take home.

10455 Northeast 8th St, Bellevue, WA 98004-4346 - (425) 519-6476
maggianos.com - yelp

#1277 #S772 - Pnk Ultra Lounge, Seattle, WA - 11/4/2010

I suppose you should go see it, if you haven't, just to have taken in the spectacle.  But at its essence it's the worst of Belltown, with a dash of Vegas, grinding its way to its logical conclusion -- a location in a shopping mall.

600 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101, #403 (206) 623-2222
Previous bars at this location: Stars Bar and Dining
pnkultralounge.com - facebook - yelp

#1276 #S771 - Bar Ferd'nand, Seattle, WA - 11/2/2010

Bar Ferdinand closed in Feb 2020.

1531 Melrose Ave, Suite 3, Seattle, WA 98101 - (206) 682-1333
Est. 2010 - Closed Feb 2020 - Building constructed 1912
ferdinandthebar.com - facebook - the stranger - seattle met