"If you told someone that you went to the Mountaineering Club, they’d probably think that you embarked upon a sweaty wilderness hike to read a compass and wrestle off grizzlies with your bare hands (and ultimately be impressed). In reality, you're coming here to take an elevator up to the roof of a University District hotel, drink a fancied-up long island iced tea topped with blackberry gummies, and eat a bacon sandwich. We love the inside because it feels like Smokey Bear ordered a few too many things from a West Elm catalog, but the patio is the best seat in the house, where you can see the entire skyline. Sit out here with your drink and some oysters." - aimee rizzo