Lately, all the Seattle bar buzz has centered on a stretch of Greenwood Avenue North in Phinney Ridge. Last week, Bon Appétit magazine lauded the creative Khmer-inspired cocktails at Sophon , anointing that Cambodian restaurant as one of the 20 best debuts in the country. And that’s not even the most popular bar along this stretch.
Two blocks north of Sophon sits a 240-seat bar that has been packed every sunny weekend this summer. It often looks like a block party, with hundreds of people squeezed into the patio area and inside the two-story bar. More details below on that hot spot, along with nine other new bars and tasting rooms around Seattle and the Eastside.
More Phinney Station 7418 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle (Phinney Ridge); 206-402-5339, phinneystation.
com One of the largest bar openings in North Seattle in recent years, Phinney Station can hold 150 inside and 90 more in its front yard. It’s an open-wall bar with an indoor seating area that blends into the covered patio area. A big hit on sunny days, the bar plans to keep the party going during the dreary, damp seasons with four heaters and four firepit tables.
The bar plans to set up a tent out front come winter. The bar has 18 taps of beers, ciders and slushies. Phinney Station serves Korean-Mexican fusion tacos out of a trailer, and management plans to bring in two more food trucks to give patrons more food options soon.
Phinney Station is family-friendly and allows dogs in the patio area. Chandelier Lounge 4.
