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1005 Boren Ave. Seattle, WA 98104

206-903-8480

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Best Art Project With An End Date On It
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Cuisine(s): Small Plates, Specialties
Hours: Sun,Sat 6pm-2am, Mon-Fri 4pm-2am

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Perhaps Seattle's most appropriately named bar, the Hideout, situated next to a Thai restaurant on sleepy Pill Hill, is easy to miss. But inside the unmarked doors, chandeliers sparkle, and the jukebox is free. Absinthe isn't on the menu, but the Hideout's speakeasy vibe will plunge you down the rabbit hole nonetheless. Heavy drapery obscures the windows, and paintings by notable local artists are arranged salon-style on the dark red walls. And while you don't need knowledge of the art world to enjoy the ambiance, it helps when selecting specials like the “Warhol? (a cosmopolitan and a Polaroid of yourself) and the “Hemingway? (a shot of Hornitos and a bottle of Mexican beer).

Hideout

9:00 p.m. first Sun. of every month

2008 | Best Art Project With An End Date On It

This sultry, low-lit hangout is populated by artists plotting their next projects at the polished mahogany bar. Situated in a nondescript strip on Boren Avenue, The Hideout is a swank, unfussy, much-loved bar, the invention of Vital 5 Productions' Greg Lundgren. Between two long walls covered salon-style in art, you might sip cocktails crafted from fresh fruit juice. A converted vending machine sells small art objects for small bills: Miniature portraits or glitter-dipped plastic guns drop... More »

The Hideout & Baby Ketten Reveal Pill Hill's Karaoke Scene to be--Surprise!--Very Different from Queen Anne's

By Jeff Roman | Fri, December 9, 2011

Since first discovering it in September, I've been back to Queen Anne's Spectator five times to sing at the Baby Ketten show. Last week I checked out Ketten's other residency at The Hideout on First H... More »
First Call: Miles Down the Road

By Julien Perry | Wed, August 25, 2010

The Watering Hole: The Hideout, 1005 Boren Ave., 903-8480, CAPITOL HILL. The Atmosphere: If you can find The Hideout (it's near the corner of Boren and Madison), you'll be rewarded with one of the most beautiful bars Seattle has to offer. It's da... More »
The Hideout: For Hiding Out in Theory Only

By Julien Perry | Thu, August 12, 2010

The Watering Hole: The Hideout, 1005 Boren Ave., 903-8480 The Atmosphere: If you can find The Hideout (it's near the corner of Boren and Madison), you'll be rewarded with one of the most beautiful ... More »
The Hideout

By Erika Hobart | Wed, June 25, 2008

A weekly blog feature in which we walk into a bar unannounced and ask the bartender to make us his or her favorite drink. Read more at www.seattleweekly.com/voracious.Watering hole: The Hideout, 1005 Boren Ave., 903-8480, www.vital5productions.com... More »

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The Hideout

1005 Boren Ave. Seattle, WA 98104

206-903-8480

Description

9:00 p.m. first Sun. of every month

2008 | Best Art Project With An End Date On It

By Jeff Roman | Fri, December 9, 2011

By Julien Perry | Wed, August 25, 2010

By Julien Perry | Thu, August 12, 2010

By Erika Hobart | Wed, June 25, 2008