Oliver's

An elegant alternative to louder, more high-profile watering holes, this quintessential hotel bar offers an upscale scene complete with a servers dressed to the nines, European-inspired decor, and some of the Puget Sound's best cocktails. A Seattle standard since the mid-'70s, Oliver's has won numerous accolades for its classic martinis. Add in an eclectic lunch menu with the likes of a Panini Misto sandwich (portabellas, grilled eggplant, and roasted peppers) and Dungeness crab cakes with paprika-parmesan fries, and it's little wonder that Oliver's is such a closely guarded secret of downtown's well-heeled crowd. If hotel bars are your thing, be sure to add this Mayflower outpost into your rotation.