Post #384013 by TorchGuy on Mon, Jun 2, 2008 3:00 AM

I've lived in the Seattle area my entire life, but I'm looking for help from other Seattlites who might have some ideas. I have an affinity for old lounges with charm. I seek out old lounges with funky 60s or 70s decor and actual warmth. A non-tiki example is Louie's Cuisine of China in Ballard - lots of wood, ceiling fans, and some very 70s decor - and great food, to boot. And a very cool fireplace. 13 Coins by the Sea-Tac Airport also has great bar decor. Sadly, the Seattle 13 Coins remodeled its lounge, though they did keep the huge stained glass sailing ship.

I love: Dark wood, 1970s style, dim lighting, coziness, and I especially love lounges with fireplaces - a fireplace draws me like a magnet. Places that look like they never got remodeled and never will.

Unfortunately, I've found only two other bars/lounges with cozy decor, and both have awful clientele - mostly old drunks, sad to say. Both are in Renton, and I don't go to them. They've even disconnected the gas on the fireplaces.

So... are there any fellow Seattle-area people here who know of any such places? Doesn't matter if the decor leans toward nautical, and I'm told a few old Chinese places (besides Louie's) have great lounges with fires. I was told one existed in Burien, but I can't find it. I've also been pointed to the International District (Chinatown) but there are countless old restaurants there, hard to tell which have lounges at all, much less cool ones.