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After Hours: Gill and Chill

After Hours: Gill and Chill

November 12 at 5:30pm

Seattle Aquarium · Downtown Seattle

Sip a drink while tropical fish glide past at this adults-only evening in the Aquarium's Ocean Pavilion. It's happy hour with a decidedly more interesting backdrop than your usual bar.

Nightmare on Wall Street

Nightmare on Wall Street

Navy Strength · Downtown Seattle • $$

Navy Strength's tiki bar goes full horror show each Halloween, slinging limited-time cocktails inspired by scary movies, like the Dorsia Martini for American Psycho fans. Elaborate decorations and spooky fun.

Black Lagoon Pop-Up

Black Lagoon Pop-Up

Nov 1 – 7

Rob Roy · Downtown Seattle • $$

Gothic decor and eerie soundtracks hijack Belltown's Rob Roy as a seasonal cocktail pop-up transforms the space into a graveyard bar, serving pear miso highballs and skull-glass tequila drinks adorned with haunting accoutrement.

The Ink Drinker

The Ink Drinker

Adams • $$

A cocktail bar for people who annotate their paperbacks. The Ink Drinker pairs literary-themed drinks with wall-to-wall bookshelves, board games, and big comfy couches built for lingering.

Ruby

Ruby

Greenwood • $$

Blink and you'll miss it: Ruby is a tiny Greenwood speakeasy hiding behind a sandwich board sign. Inside, skilled bartenders shake creative cocktails for just a couple dozen lucky guests.

Sake Noire

Sake Noire

Rainier Valley • $$

Itameshi meets izakaya at this intimate jazz bar, where Japanese-Italian plates like curry deviled eggs are built for pairing. Owner Quan walks you through the sake flight, and each pour shifts with every bite.

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The Collective Seattle

SLU

Seattle Rooftop Next Level Lounge by Fogo De Chão

Downtown Seattle

Situ Tacos

Adams

$

The Tin Lizzie Lounge

Uptown

$$

Solette Rooftop Restaurant & Bar

SLU

Tivoli

Fremont

$$

Knee High Stocking Co.

Capitol Hill

$$$

Reckless Noodle House and Cocktails

Central District

$$

Fremont Mischief

Fremont

$$

Poquitos Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill

$$

The Nest

Downtown Seattle

La Dive

Downtown Seattle

$$

Union Saloon

Wallingford

$$

The Alley

Junction

$

Deep Dive

Downtown Seattle

$$

Gainsbourg

Greenwood

$$

Needle & Thread

Capitol Hill

$$

Jeffry's

Downtown Seattle

$$$$

Inside Passage

Capitol Hill

$$

Hatback Bar & Grille

SODO

$$

Bar House

Fremont

$

Fog Room

Downtown Seattle

$$

PARAN korean grill

Fremont

$$

Stampede Cocktail Club

Fremont

$$

Rich Rich

Uptown

$$

Roquette

Downtown Seattle

$$

Death & Co

Pioneer Square

Crawfish Chef Seattle

Roosevelt

$$$

L'Oursin

Minor

$$$$

Founders Club

Downtown Seattle

$$$

Smith Tower

Pioneer Square

Rob Roy

Downtown Seattle

$$

Smith Tower Observatory & Bar

Pioneer Square

$$

Alibi Room

Downtown Seattle

$$

Alley Cat Lounge

University District

$$

Jackalope Tex Mex & Cantina

Rainier Valley

$$

Paper Fan Cocktail Bar

Downtown Seattle

$$

Persephone

Rainier Valley

$$

Hazlewood

Adams

$$

Navy Strength

Downtown Seattle

$$

Bathtub Gin & Co.

Downtown Seattle

$$

Rosebay Cocktail Bar

Downtown Seattle

Moxy Seattle Downtown

SLU

Canon

canon · Minor

$$

Phởcific Standard Time

Phocific Standard Time (PST) · Downtown Seattle

$$

Sabine Café & Bar

Adams

$$

Bush Garden

Downtown Seattle

$$

Baba Yaga

Pioneer Square

$$

Do Si Korean BBQ Alki

West Seattle

$$

Nick's on Madison

Washington Park

$$

Grand Hyatt Seattle

Downtown Seattle

SabbVerr Thai Bar & Grill

Fremont

$$

Doris

Pioneer Square

Lenox

Downtown Seattle

$$

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