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Drown Your Super Bowl Sorrows At These 20 Seattle Bars

Seahawks fans, it's going to be a rough week. This should help.

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Sunday’s devastating Super Bowl loss will undoubtedly have many workaday locals wandering the streets looking for a strong drink and a bit of comfort food. To help ease the pain of such sudden defeat, here's the latest edition of our guide to some of the best happy hours in the city, including a few afternoon spots for the particularly tough lunch hour. — Darren Davis

Has a great happy hour been omitted? Shout it in the comments. And for a list of best happy hours city-by-city, Eater National has got you covered.

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Ba Bar

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Hours: Daily, 3-6p
Menu: http://bit.ly/1h6v6AV
Deal: So much good stuff to choose from: grilled skewers ($5), a bowl of exceptional frites w/caramelized shallot and spicy soy vinaigrette ($4) and spicy sài gòn chicken wings ($8) to name just a few. Plus, a wide array of $6 cocktails ($5 Sun-Mon).

Bar Cotto

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Hours: Daily, 4-6p and 10-11p.
Menu: http://bit.ly/1aii8q8
Deal: $5 salads (roasted fennel, escarole, corona bean & cauliflower) and $8 pizzas. Beer and wine specials galore, and Lambrusco.

Barolo Ristorante

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Hours: Daily, 3p-6:30p & 10p-close
Menu: http://bit.ly/YdCP2Y
Deal: Half-off a pretty extensive menu, $14 bottles of wine, $3.25 pints.

Barrio Mexican Kitchen & Bar

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Hours: Daily, 3-6pMenu: http://bit.ly/1yxENy8Deal: A substantial menu featuring The Triple T: one tecate, one tequila, and one taco ($10). All tequila and mescal is 50% off when ordered neat (or as a flight), plus $4.50 draft beer.

Bitterroot BBQ

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Hours: Mon-Fri, 3-6p, 11p-1a nightly.
Menu: http://bit.ly/1iAVH4L
Deal: Pulled pork and braised beef sandwiches for $5. Vegetarian won't feel left out with hush puppies, cornbread with honey butter, fries and cheddar grits. Beer, whiskey, cocktails, you name it, also discounted.

Blueacre Seafood

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Hours: Daily, 3-6p
Menu: http://bit.ly/HGHdDN
Deal: Damn good food for $7 (blackened catfish tacos, crab and bay shrimp tots, moules frites, etc.), $3 draughts, $1.50 Rainier, $5 wine/bubbles.

Hours: Tues-Sat, 5-6:30p & 9-10p; all night in the bar Tues-Thurs.
Menu: http://bit.ly/1dYMEwX
Deal: Interesting food offerings, such as a kimchi jar, sliders (bulgogi, spicy pork), oysters and stuffed yuba. Nothing over $6. Hella drink choices: beer, wine, cocktails that top out at $5.

Hours: Daily, 4:30-6:30p
Menu: http://bit.ly/K1mt4s
Deal: Small plates for $5 (smoked salmon carpaccio and duck & pistachio pate are standouts), $2 oysters on the half shell, $10 for their famous lasagna and really good wines by the glass, and martinis and Manhattans for $6 a pop, not to mention decent (generous) wine pours for $5 and draft beer ($4).

Japonessa

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Hours: Weekdays 11:30am ~ 6:30pm, Weekends 12:00pm ~ 6:30pm, Everyday 11:30am ~ 8:00pm in the BAR Sunday ~ Thursday 10:00pm ~ 11:00pm, Friday ~ Saturday 10:00pm ~ 1:00am
Menu: http://bit.ly/ign5Od
Deal: The place nearly offers happy hour 24/7. Lots of rolls, sashimi and small plates ($8-$15), draft beer ($4), wells ($6), and wine/bubbles/sake ($5).

Lecosho

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Hours: Daily, 3-6p; Sun-Thurs, 10p-1a; Fri-Sat, 11p-1a
Menu: http://bit.ly/9QvX4K
Deal: Wine, bubbles $5, tap beer $3, cocktail $5. Fantastic food, like spaetzle with brown butter and pecorino romano $5, beef short ribs $9 and pan-fried smelt $8.

Metropolitan Grill

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Hours: Mon-Fri, 3-6pm
Menu: http://bit.ly/19N92Ud
Deal: The downtown steakhouse refers to this happy hour as "Seattle's Best," for killer deals, like 3 French dip sandwiches for $4 and The Works burger for $7. Cocktails, beer and wine specials abound.

Mistral Kitchen

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Hours: Daily, 4-630p
Menu: http://bit.ly/XHcK9W
Deal: The menu isn't dumbed down. The bites tend to be small, but they're good and an accurate sample of the full menu. The wine and cocktails are also a swell deal.

Hours: Mon-Fri, 5-6:30p; Sat-Sun, 3-6p.
Menu: http://bit.ly/1dZtwyT
Deal: Food specials ranging from Pigs in a Blanket to a Trio of Spreads ($5.50), and tons o' drink deals between $4.50-$6.75 including a buck off ciders.

Hours: 4-6p Mon-Sat
Menu: http://bit.ly/1aZP3ku
Deal: Big discounts on food ($3-$6) and drinks for $6 (cocktail, well highballs, wine, shot and a beer).

Roxy's Diner

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Hours: Daily, 7a-5pMenu: http://bit.ly/1BPP87GDeals: If Roxy’s is open, there is a happy hour on. $2 mimosas, $4 double mimosas, $4 Mini Marys, and $2 Pabst Blue Ribbon make this a mini oasis for the cheap drink. Tons of east coast favorites on the regular food menu.

Stoneburner

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Hours: Daily, 3-5 pm, and 11 pm to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
Deal: There are five salads and five pizzas on the menu, all for $8. There's also three draught beers ($5), six cocktails ($7), 500ml flasks of house white, red, or rose ($10), and a selection of wines by the glass for $6 and up.

The Baranof

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Hours: Daily, 6a–7pMenu: http://on.fb.me/1D6pUq2Deal: A real watering hole up in Greenlake with a classic happy hour: $3 wells and $3 select tall cans of beer. Be sure to grab some eggs and waffles.

The Saint

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Hours: Daily, 5-7p
Menu: http://bit.ly/4FadfK
Deal: There are tacos (carne asada and mole) nachos, little enchiladas, 5 cocktails for $5.50, and lots of other stuff (tequila!) that will make this your new favorite happy hour spot if it isn't already.

Toulouse Petit Kitchen & Lounge

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Hours: Daily, 4-6p and 10p-1a
Menu: http://bit.ly/TPfjvE
Deal: Happy hour cocktails are $8.50 and you simply can't beat the enormo food menu: it's huge! Only drawback is that the crowds can form rather quickly so you have to get there early for a seat.

Umi Sake House

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Hours: Daily, 4-6pm ('til 8pm in the front porch and cocktail bar); Sun-Thurs, 11pm-1am
Menu: http://bit.ly/PZj3FX
Deal: The menu is almost overwhelming, but the food is consistently good. Lots of rolls and small plates. Even if you can't remember when happy hour is, you'll probably stumble into it; it's offered quite frequently.

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Ba Bar

Hours: Daily, 3-6p
Menu: http://bit.ly/1h6v6AV
Deal: So much good stuff to choose from: grilled skewers ($5), a bowl of exceptional frites w/caramelized shallot and spicy soy vinaigrette ($4) and spicy sài gòn chicken wings ($8) to name just a few. Plus, a wide array of $6 cocktails ($5 Sun-Mon).

Bar Cotto

Hours: Daily, 4-6p and 10-11p.
Menu: http://bit.ly/1aii8q8
Deal: $5 salads (roasted fennel, escarole, corona bean & cauliflower) and $8 pizzas. Beer and wine specials galore, and Lambrusco.

Barolo Ristorante

Hours: Daily, 3p-6:30p & 10p-close
Menu: http://bit.ly/YdCP2Y
Deal: Half-off a pretty extensive menu, $14 bottles of wine, $3.25 pints.

Barrio Mexican Kitchen & Bar

Hours: Daily, 3-6pMenu: http://bit.ly/1yxENy8Deal: A substantial menu featuring The Triple T: one tecate, one tequila, and one taco ($10). All tequila and mescal is 50% off when ordered neat (or as a flight), plus $4.50 draft beer.

Bitterroot BBQ

Hours: Mon-Fri, 3-6p, 11p-1a nightly.
Menu: http://bit.ly/1iAVH4L
Deal: Pulled pork and braised beef sandwiches for $5. Vegetarian won't feel left out with hush puppies, cornbread with honey butter, fries and cheddar grits. Beer, whiskey, cocktails, you name it, also discounted.

Blueacre Seafood

Hours: Daily, 3-6p
Menu: http://bit.ly/HGHdDN
Deal: Damn good food for $7 (blackened catfish tacos, crab and bay shrimp tots, moules frites, etc.), $3 draughts, $1.50 Rainier, $5 wine/bubbles.

Chan

Hours: Tues-Sat, 5-6:30p & 9-10p; all night in the bar Tues-Thurs.
Menu: http://bit.ly/1dYMEwX
Deal: Interesting food offerings, such as a kimchi jar, sliders (bulgogi, spicy pork), oysters and stuffed yuba. Nothing over $6. Hella drink choices: beer, wine, cocktails that top out at $5.

Crow

Hours: Daily, 4:30-6:30p
Menu: http://bit.ly/K1mt4s
Deal: Small plates for $5 (smoked salmon carpaccio and duck & pistachio pate are standouts), $2 oysters on the half shell, $10 for their famous lasagna and really good wines by the glass, and martinis and Manhattans for $6 a pop, not to mention decent (generous) wine pours for $5 and draft beer ($4).

Japonessa

Hours: Weekdays 11:30am ~ 6:30pm, Weekends 12:00pm ~ 6:30pm, Everyday 11:30am ~ 8:00pm in the BAR Sunday ~ Thursday 10:00pm ~ 11:00pm, Friday ~ Saturday 10:00pm ~ 1:00am
Menu: http://bit.ly/ign5Od
Deal: The place nearly offers happy hour 24/7. Lots of rolls, sashimi and small plates ($8-$15), draft beer ($4), wells ($6), and wine/bubbles/sake ($5).

Lecosho

Hours: Daily, 3-6p; Sun-Thurs, 10p-1a; Fri-Sat, 11p-1a
Menu: http://bit.ly/9QvX4K
Deal: Wine, bubbles $5, tap beer $3, cocktail $5. Fantastic food, like spaetzle with brown butter and pecorino romano $5, beef short ribs $9 and pan-fried smelt $8.

Metropolitan Grill

Hours: Mon-Fri, 3-6pm
Menu: http://bit.ly/19N92Ud
Deal: The downtown steakhouse refers to this happy hour as "Seattle's Best," for killer deals, like 3 French dip sandwiches for $4 and The Works burger for $7. Cocktails, beer and wine specials abound.

Mistral Kitchen

Hours: Daily, 4-630p
Menu: http://bit.ly/XHcK9W
Deal: The menu isn't dumbed down. The bites tend to be small, but they're good and an accurate sample of the full menu. The wine and cocktails are also a swell deal.

Ravish

Hours: Mon-Fri, 5-6:30p; Sat-Sun, 3-6p.
Menu: http://bit.ly/1dZtwyT
Deal: Food specials ranging from Pigs in a Blanket to a Trio of Spreads ($5.50), and tons o' drink deals between $4.50-$6.75 including a buck off ciders.

RN74

Hours: 4-6p Mon-Sat
Menu: http://bit.ly/1aZP3ku
Deal: Big discounts on food ($3-$6) and drinks for $6 (cocktail, well highballs, wine, shot and a beer).

Roxy's Diner

Hours: Daily, 7a-5pMenu: http://bit.ly/1BPP87GDeals: If Roxy’s is open, there is a happy hour on. $2 mimosas, $4 double mimosas, $4 Mini Marys, and $2 Pabst Blue Ribbon make this a mini oasis for the cheap drink. Tons of east coast favorites on the regular food menu.

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Stoneburner

Hours: Daily, 3-5 pm, and 11 pm to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
Deal: There are five salads and five pizzas on the menu, all for $8. There's also three draught beers ($5), six cocktails ($7), 500ml flasks of house white, red, or rose ($10), and a selection of wines by the glass for $6 and up.

The Baranof

Hours: Daily, 6a–7pMenu: http://on.fb.me/1D6pUq2Deal: A real watering hole up in Greenlake with a classic happy hour: $3 wells and $3 select tall cans of beer. Be sure to grab some eggs and waffles.

The Saint

Hours: Daily, 5-7p
Menu: http://bit.ly/4FadfK
Deal: There are tacos (carne asada and mole) nachos, little enchiladas, 5 cocktails for $5.50, and lots of other stuff (tequila!) that will make this your new favorite happy hour spot if it isn't already.

Toulouse Petit Kitchen & Lounge

Hours: Daily, 4-6p and 10p-1a
Menu: http://bit.ly/TPfjvE
Deal: Happy hour cocktails are $8.50 and you simply can't beat the enormo food menu: it's huge! Only drawback is that the crowds can form rather quickly so you have to get there early for a seat.

Umi Sake House

Hours: Daily, 4-6pm ('til 8pm in the front porch and cocktail bar); Sun-Thurs, 11pm-1am
Menu: http://bit.ly/PZj3FX
Deal: The menu is almost overwhelming, but the food is consistently good. Lots of rolls and small plates. Even if you can't remember when happy hour is, you'll probably stumble into it; it's offered quite frequently.

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