Post #388310 by woofmutt on Thu, Jun 19, 2008 11:53 PM

There are some recommendations and good comments in this old thread Bad Drinks All Around/Where To Get a Good One

In Seattle...

Mentioned by Sea-Tiki in the thread noted above is West Seattle's West 5. My friends and I have been West 5 irregulars for a couple years now and their cocktail quality has been consistently good. West 5 has a cocktail menu, and their Happy Hour menu always features their very good version of the Mai Tai (served in that glass Tiki mug with their super neat West 5 swizzle) and one other special cocktail. Vesper, Pimm's Cup, Sazerac, and Coffee Nudge were past featured drinks. All of them were great.

Just a block south of West 5 is Ama Ama, introduced to me by the very restaurant savvy dogbytes. Ama Ama's interior is very cool and they have a unique, largely original cocktail list. An international gathering of Tiki Central members all agreed that Ama Ama's cocktails are worth a visit. (Their Oyster Happy Hour is also well worth a visit.)