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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Chow / Drunk / The Weather Bars with Outdoor Seating! Also: A/C and Ice Cream

Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 3:32 PM

A photo of a guy named Mike wearing a King's Hardware t-shirt in the Alps. An Alp sounds nice right about now.

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A photo of a guy named Mike wearing a King's Hardware t-shirt in the Alps. An Alp sounds nice right about now.

It is HOT, making right now cocktail o’clock. Some recommended places to drink outside from the Bar Exam archives:

• Eastlake Bar & Grill on Eastlake (sometimes with bikers)

• Loretta’s in South Park (with an Airstream)

• Ivar’s Salmon House on Lake Union (don't miss the whalemakers inside the lounge on your way through)

• The Pink Door in the Market (a classic, get there very early)

• Six Seven at the Edgewater (may cause seasickness)

• Victory Lounge kind of in South Lake Union (with a nice view of balls)

• King’s Hardware in Ballard (with Skee-ball inside!)

• The Red Door in Fremont (DUUUUUUDE!)

• The Terrace Garden on the fifth floor of the downtown Red Lion (just totally weird)

Some other good ones: Hunter Gatherer Lodge on Capitol Hill (formerly the War Room, great rooftop deck), Ballard Loft in Ballard (sports!), Slim's Last Chance in Georgetown (good chili, which is an excellent hot-day food), Highline on Capitol Hill (watch people trudge by on Broadway below), Volterra in Ballard (super-yummy Italian in a lovely courtyard).

And here's a complete list of places in Seattle with outdoor seating (in some cases, just a few sidewalk tables, so call before you go).

And if you prefer air conditioning, here are bars and restaurants for you. (We are missing some, it's true; feel free to send an email letting us know which.)

AND! Here are ice cream purveyors.

Stay cool, friends.

Thanks to heroic Chow intern Matthew Bathan for help with hot, hot links!

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Nickerson in Fremont. Best hamburger sammich in town, and there's no shortage of good beers on tap

Posted by misterlevitan

on July 8, 2010 at 3:37 PM

There's a gelato place 2 blocks north of the Red Door and an ice cream place 1 block east of the Red Door plus they serve a tall frosty pitcher of hard cider too - and kids can go anywhere but the deck outside.

makes great for soccer with kidlings cause they have good munchies.

and nod to Nickerson. yum!

Posted by Will in Seattle

on July 8, 2010 at 3:47 PM

for Ivar's on Lake Union - you can tie up your kayak or canoe or boat when you go there. Great rest stop!

Posted by Will in Seattle

on July 8, 2010 at 3:48 PM

Agua Verde fer the kayak set, too

Posted by misterlevitan

on July 8, 2010 at 4:05 PM

@4 true dat. they have nice drinks.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on July 8, 2010 at 4:06 PM

Somebody give the Chow Intern a BJ.

Posted by STJA on July 8, 2010 at 4:08 PM

Can't recommend Full Tilt highly enough. I was at the fabulous punk rock ice cream arcade in White Center last night and had a double scoop of honey lavender and absinthe ice cream made with real imported absinthe. On their hand-rolled fresh waffle cone. For $3.50 it's one of the best summer deals in Seattle.

Posted by Smartypants on July 8, 2010 at 4:12 PM

Because clearly when the heat is sweltering at the hottest part of the day, the best thing to do is switch to hard liquor.

That said. Highline also has a free air hockey table.

Posted by j.lee on July 8, 2010 at 4:35 PM

Maximilien in the Market has a huge deck and buckets of beers. Bastille in Ballard has seating, and Ray's in Ballard has a massive deck.

Posted by biffp on July 8, 2010 at 4:47 PM

Don't forget to check out The Lookout on Cap Hill at Bellevue^3 (ave./pl./ct.)! One of the best sunset views from a bar in the city from the back porch

Posted by middkdr on July 8, 2010 at 8:32 PM

OMG why the hell would anyone want to sit out on a deck when it's 95 degrees out? Are you insane?

Posted by toodamnhot on July 9, 2010 at 12:21 AM