by Stranger EverOut Staff
This week, Seattle gets a fancy spirits-sipping destination with a medical theme, a boba tea shop for Instagram hypebeasts, and a long-awaited craft brewery. Plus, Pike Place’s beloved family-owned Filipino spot receives an honor from the James Beard Foundation, and Sunset Hill will soon have a new spot for Detroit-style pizza. Read on for details on all that and more, plus weekend events for foodies, like the Seattle Wine and Food Experience. For more ideas, check out our list of unique margaritas to try for National Margarita Day this Saturday, our list of food and drink specials to try for February, and our full food and drink calendar.
OPENINGS
The Doctor’s Office
Feeling under the weather? Maybe you’re due for a visit to this tiny, intimate whiskey bar with seating for a dozen guests, which opens today, February 21. The project is brought to you by Keith Waldbauer (a former owner of Liberty) and Matthew Powell, MD (yes, an actual working doctor!). Think less “stethoscopes and tongue depressors” and more “rare Japanese whiskeys and yakitori skewers,” with a focus on hospitality (hot towels and champagne are offered to guests upon entry). High-rolling spirits lovers might consider shelling out for the “Pap Smir” (yikes), a $220 boilermaker of rare Pappy Van Winkle bourbon and Smirnoff Ice—100% of the sales from that drink are donated to Planned Parenthood in order to cover the full cost of preventative care for a patient who cannot afford it.
Capitol Hill