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Seattle's Best Dive Bars: Drinking & Diving in the Emerald City

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You really need this book. Say you're in the mood for an Elk burger and a PBR, but you don't know where to go. Well, if you had this book, you'd know: Ed's Kort Haus is the place. What bar feels like Applebee's but isn't? This book will tell you. Say you're a foxy cougar on the prowl, and you want to find out where all the UW frat boys are? This book will tell you.

I suggest buying several copies, at least one for every vehicle that you own, so that a copy may take up residence in the glovebox, next to your AAA maps, and your registration. You won't want to be nestled knee-deep within greenwood looking for the Rickshaw when you realize that your copy is in the other car.

And, they make the perfect gift! What better way to tell friends and loved ones that you think they're out of their league at those swanky belltown cocktail bars? This is your book.

I'm a native Seattlite, now living out of state. When circling back into the city to visit friends and family, sometimes I just want a good dry hole in the wall to socialize, or not. I've been a patron (too highfalutin' a word) at a few of the dives mentioned here, and Mike Seely's humorous descriptions are right on the money. This book made me wistful for some places where any wist should be swept up along with the peanut shells. Cheers to a fine guide!

A well-written, easy to read, and informative compilation. The author obviously did their research ;)