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Queen Anne is a diffuse and mostly residential neighborhood, and there's no real center to its nightlife. Some of the bars we list here are on the top of Queen Anne's formidable hill, but most are on the lower reaches, near Seattle Center and Key Arena.
The Streamline is everything you want in a neighborhood dive: a big oval bar, cozy booths, classic pub fare, and pinball, pool, and darts under a tangle of year-round Christmas lights. Graffiti covers the ceiling, the regulars give the place its heartbeat, and the vibe is pure community—this is a bar that hosts a Thanksgiving potluck and puts out a Dogs of the Streamline calendar.
