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of Seattle's best brewpubs (they also run the Tangletown Pub near Green Lake), loved
in particular for its spicy pumpkin beers.
SUN LIQUOR DISTILLERY
BAR, DISTILLERY
(
www.sunliquor.com
;
514 E Pike St; 11am-2am; 10)
More trendsetting on the Hill. Sun
is a micro-distillery that makes its own gin and vodka behind the same bar where
they're served (in cocktails, mainly). Even better, the place also offers a full food menu,
making it pretty unique in the US; could this be the first in a long line of gastro-distil-
leries?
Opened in 2011, the distillery is the brainchild of the same guy who co-founded Top
Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts.
BLACK COFFEE
CAFE
(
www.blackcoffeecoop.com
; 501 E Pine St; 8am-midnight; 10)
'And now for something
completely different' is not a line you hear often in Capitol Hill, where off-the-wall
passes for normal, but Black Coffee pushes the boat out further than most with this new
workers co-op/ anarchist coffee bar. Come for the big, open windows, vegan muffins,
good coffee, mini-library and avant-garde music (think John Cale crossed with Bjork).
TAVERN LAW
COCKTAIL BAR
( 206-322-9734;
www.tavernlaw.com
; 1406 12th Ave; cocktails $9, dishes $9-15; 5pm-2am;
12)
Named for the 1832 law that legalized drinking in public bars and saloons and
sparked the golden age of cocktails, Tavern Law is a mandatory stop for those making
the rounds of the best drinks in Seattle. Drinks are crafted by star local bartender David
Nelson.
The food menu consists of whatever's written on the chalkboard that day; if you're
lucky, it will say 'provolone pork belly cheeseburger.'
CAFFÉ VITA
CAFE
(
www.caffevita.com
;
1005 E Pike St; 6am-11pm; Pike-Pine)
The laptop fiend, the date,
the radical student, the homeless person, the philosopher, the business guy on his way
to work: watch the whole neighborhood pass through this Capitol Hill institution (one
of four in Seattle), whose on-site roasting room is visible through a glass partition.
