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DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
Though it lends itself more to frenzied clubbing than casual pint-sipping,
Pioneer Square is home to some of the city's oldest and most atmospher-
ic bars. If you prefer a saloon to a salon, this historical part of town is
your best bet.
The lounges inside many of the restaurants in the ID are good haunts for
hiding away with a cocktail any time of day; many of them have afternoon
happy-hour food specials, too. The ID is also the place to come for things
like bubble tea and unusual herbal-tea concoctions. Hipster cachet roams
the area freely, so explore on your own to find the current coolest spot.
Pioneer Square
ZEITGEIST
CAFE
(
www.zeitgeistcoffee.com
;
171 S Jackson St; 6am-7pm Mon-Fri, from 8am Sat & Sun; ;
Pioneer Sq)
Listen: the comforting buzz of conversation! People actually talk in the at-
tractive exposed-brick confines of Zeitgeist - they're not all glued to their laptops.
Bolstered by tongue-loosening doses of caffeine, you can join them discussing the
beautiful smoothness of your
doppio macchiato
or the sweet intensity of your to-die-for
almond croissant in what could very well be Seattle's best indie coffee bar.
88 KEYS DUELING PIANO BAR
BAR
( 206-839-1300;
www.ilove88keys.com
; 315 2nd Ave S; 5pm-2am; Pioneer Sq)
Reviv-
ing the almost lost art of dueling pianos, this sports bar-jazz haunt has two grands set
up facing each other on a raised stage (so, strictly speaking, it's 176 keys). The time to
come is Friday or Saturday night, when two talented musicians belt out piano classics
