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Capitol Hill Dive Bars: Who Makes the Cut?

Mike Seely, managing editor of the Seattle Weekly, just published a book called Seattle’s Best Dive BarsJoel Connelly of the Seattle PI interviewed him about his selection of Bill’s Off-Broadway and the Comet to be on the list.  Of Bill’s, Seely says it’s a “welcome tonic” to the “aggressive eccentricity” of the Pike/Pine corridor.  And of the Comet crowd, Seely describes it as “skinny jeans-wearing, trust-fund drawing, coke-snorting, faux impoverished ultra-cynical Nightlife Nazis.”  Connelly also related a famous incident in political history that took place at the Comet: Chip Carter, Jimmy’s son, was photographed getting a shot of tequila (back then – the Comet could not serve hard liquor).  I am not sure whether other Capitol Hill bars are included in the book, but which dive bars would you be sure to include?  Don’t know whether Redwood qualifies – but it’s definitely a favorite bar of mine.

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Andrew Taylor
14 years ago

is in the bathroom. A trough urinal is a good indicator.

Any similar signs in ladies’ room?

Roy
Roy
14 years ago

the Cuff is not exactly red velvet and chintz
dive, no, but just two good notches up

cocktail prices mean bars are making money, hence, they clean the place up and try to get upper status cash customers

used to be tons of them downtown, all most all gone

Swift Albero
Swift Albero
14 years ago

These skinny jean wearing kids we see are drawing from trust funds??

Andres B
Andres B
14 years ago

Three words for you: Creamed corn nuggets!

Anika
Anika
14 years ago

I don’t know if it counts, but The Canterbury gets my vote. The tables are usually pretty gross, the fabric/PVC of the booths torn, and the years of smoking have imprinted themselves in the walls — and it makes me really, really happy. Especially the jukebox.