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Eastlake Zoo Tavern
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Updated 11/10/2008
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Easily overlooked, sometimes mistaken with the OTHER Eastlake (Sammamish), this neighborhood, sandwiched between I-5 and Lake Union, is my locale. Here are some of the highlights that make this sliver of a neighborhood a great place to live.
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Updated 11/09/2008
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The insider's guide to Seattle's bars, clubs, and other hangouts. Tell us about the bars you would never take your visitors to, the places you go to drink alone, and the places where everybody knows your name.
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Come here to escape the Belltown crowd. Drink some cheap beer, play some shuffleboard, and meet the locals who love this quirky tavern.
Not quite the barroom-brawlin’ type of place that most hipsters describe it as, the Zoo Tavern would like to be a dive bar, but doesn’t quite succeed. While it’s not remotely fancy, and only serves beer and wine, it’s also not the worst place to grab a pint and play some pool on a Friday night. A recent facelift (read: yellow paint on the exterior) has made it seem less threatening from the outside.