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Pike Place · Craft cocktails

Zig Zag Café

Zig Zag is one of the bars credited with starting Seattle's modern cocktail revival, and the bartenders still build drinks by hand the old way. The hillclimb entrance makes it an easy stop right off Pike Place Market.

Date nightQuiet conversationBefore dinner
Neighbourhood
Pike Place
Style
Craft cocktails
Known for
House-made classics from vintage recipes · Live jazz several nights a week · Negronis and other pre-Prohibition drinks
Prices
$$$ · cocktails ~$17–21
Getting in
Book ahead
Food
Full menu
Hours
Tue-Sat 5pm-2am, Sun 5pm-midnight, closed Monday; confirm current hours directly
Address
1501 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

WebsiteMap

Checked: Own site shows an active jazz calendar, menus and location page with no closure notice. Checked Oct 2026.

Photo: Zig Zag Café, from their website.

Part of these nights

Pike Place after dark

Same neighbourhood

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