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The Forge Lounge

The Forge Lounge

A new casual downtown Seattle bar is made for sandwich-lovers and ferry riders.

A new watering hole sits along the steel paths of the pedestrian walkway downtown, offering a sweet escape during long ferry waits. THE VIBE: A clean, industrial theme beckons: Brick walls are decked with black-and-white photos of steamers and steel workers, and drinkers sink down at one of three micro steel-lined tables or take a…

Sneak Peek: Jamie Boudreau's Canon, Opening Later This Week!

Sneak Peek: Jamie Boudreau’s Canon, Opening Later This Week!

Jamie Boudreau finally gets to eat his cake. A Canadian who escaped a far more sober life as a would-be physiotherapist, he has established himself as one of the Northwest’s most respected bartenders, with stints at Tini Bigs, Vessel (now defunct), his own cocktail show on the Small Screen Network, and a standing reputation as…

Orcas Landing Livens Up Hillman City

Orcas Landing Livens Up Hillman City

The glue to any good neighborhood is, of course, its neighborhood bar. Green Lake has The Latona, Phinney Ridge has The Park Pub, South Park would be lost without Loretta’s, and the epicenter of Columbia City is Lottie’s. Beacon Hill came a little undone with the closure of its beloved dive, The Beacon Pub (though…

Bar Hop: Il Bistro

Bar Hop: Il Bistro

A Post Alley hideaway gets a new secret weapon: renowned mixologist David Nelson.

Il Bistro An elegant little hideaway in Post Alley, Il Bistro (Pike Place, 93A Pike St.; 206.682.3049; ilbistro.net) has served traditional Italian fare for 30 years. But recently the bistro acquired a new secret weapon: David Nelson (formerly of Tavern Law and Spur Gastropub) is now behind the bar, bringing his knack for creating cocktails…

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