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$16–18
Canon
'Whiskey and bitters emporium' undersells it: one of the largest spirits collections in the hemisphere and a cocktail program with national hardware.
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Cocktails behind unmarked doors
Seattle drinks in small, dim, obsessive rooms. Three of the best require either finding an unmarked door or trusting a stairway — all three reward it.
✓ Field-checked July 2026
The MapTap a marker for directions
Where to go
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$15–17
Bathtub Gin & Co
Down an alley, behind an unmarked door in Belltown — a genuine two-story speakeasy pouring gin-forward classics in a former boiler room.
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$15–17
Zig Zag Café
The hillclimb bar beside Pike Place where modern Seattle bartending was more or less invented. Ask for whatever the bartender feels like making.