This is from the Seattle weekly and it lists happy hours in various neighborhoods in Seattle. Oh, and definitely check out the article on Vios, the new Greek place in Capitol Hill (http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0427/040707_food_soukakos.php)!
University District
The District Lounge If you’ve ever dreamed of living inside a Lava Lamp, the District is your kind of bar. And if you’ve ever imagined returning to the womb and finding $3 drink specials there, you might feel just as much at home. The U District’s most unsung watering hole is tucked beneath a towering Best Western, so it’s no surprise that the lounge seems virtually empty most weekday evenings. That’s a shame, because the District’s soft red-orange lighting and endlessly plush booth-couches recall the good old days when all we did was float and kick. On a recent evening, the sound system bled cold-comfort music into the place—mostly Radiohead, Morrissey, and Belle & Sebastian—as we raised $3 well drinks and $4 glasses of red wine (selected whites are $3 as well), snacking all the while on a gorgeous small bites plate ($9). Essentially a nouveau antipasto assortment, the plate was like a still life: white bean paté, perfectly smoked almonds, olive tapenade, roasted garlic, and various vegetables arranged beside an exquisitely broken heap of taro chips and crispy flatbreads. Happy hour is from 3 to 6 p.m. daily; on weekend evenings, there’s live jazz piano. 4507 N.E. Brooklyn St., 206-547-4134.
Galway Arms This laidback neighborhood pub has free live music almost every night of the week. The smoky bar can get rowdy so grab some friends (and a seat) and kick back to enjoy the show—which may include an authentic Irish brawl. Happy hour features $2.50 wells and microbrews with different menus from 4 to 7 p.m.—including beer battered fish and chips and a fabulous (if out of place) hummus plate, all $2.95—and from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m., with heartier food, at heartier prices: $4.95 for the award-winning clam chowder and Guinness stew. Both menus include fabulous french fries for $1.95. With happy hour twice a night, seven nights a week, one might be inclined to become a regular. Sunday night darts anyone? 5257 University Way, 206-527-9868.
The Irish Emigrant The Irish waitress, with a timbre of melancholy and fatigue, calls you “hon” and “sweet” while bringing you a $3 pint of Harp during happy hour (4 to 7 p.m. daily). “Thank you,” you say. You take a bite of your $3 Macho Nachos that are short on cheese but big on filling. The sun falls on your face out on the outdoor deck, and you look around at summer college students and off-the-clock painters sipping cold ones and talking about Professor Davis, Edgar Martinez, and the joy that comes with sunshine. The beer is good, and the $3 fare (from half-pound burgers to a beef stew that no one seems to order) is simple and does what happy-hour food should: satisfies. And that’s how you feel at the Emigrant: satisfied. OUTDOOR SEATING! 5260 University Wy. N.E., 206-525-2955.
Ivar’s Salmon House It’s like a trip to Tillicum Village, without the boat ride and with a full bar. Could it get any better, really? Yes! The bar is called the Whalemaker Lounge! And it has a great view of distant, forgotten downtown! And happy-hour well drinks, draft beers, house wines, and appetizers (chowder with garlic bread! Calamari! Clam strips and chips! Caesar! And more!) are only $2.50! 3:30–6:30 p.m. and 9–10 p.m. weekdays. OUTDOOR SEATING! 401 N.E. Northlake Way, 206-632-0767.
The Monkey Pub This pub doesn’t monkey around when it comes to happy hour. From 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday (and all day on Sunday!), this comfy Roosevelt hangout serves up $2.50 wells and microbrews, not to mention free pool at the Monkey’s well-lit tables (if you can finagle your way to the front of the line). But wait: There’s so much more! Monday night is taco bar night, so order a round o’ tequila and pass the hot sauce. Of course, you could also relieve your hunger pangs with calzones from Pete’s Calzone next door. And turn your attention toward the hit-filled jukebox. 5305 Roosevelt Way N.E., 206-523-6457
