Ba Bar Capitol Hill

"If you wanted somewhere to hang out with brisket phở and a gin and rhubarb syrup-spiked cava while listening to jazzy music in moody darkness, that’s a very specific request, but it can be a reality at Ba Bar. This spot is both relaxed yet energetic enough that on a Saturday night, one round quickly turns to two. Order crunchy pork-stuffed imperial rolls and chicken wings for the table, but keep the phở tái nạm with comforting cinnamon-forward broth all for yourself." - aimee rizzo, lidiya belete, kayla sager riley

"The Deal: $8.50 Wines, $8.50 Saigon Sibling Lagered Ale, $10 Boilermakers, $11 Cocktails, Discounted Snacks One of the best Vietnamese spots in town has a separate drink and food menu for Happy Hour, which involves their fish sauce caramel wings, sausage sliders with hoisin mayo, and crispy imperial rolls. Just note that you need to spend $6 per person on drinks to get the marked-down food." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente

"Three Ba Bar locations offer a wide variety of noodles, including wheat noodles, soup noodles, and bun (rice vermicelli) bowls. The bun bo hue and mì vịt tiem are excellent choices, but this is the place to come for some of the highest quality pho in town." - Jay Friedman

"Capacity: 45 Ba Bar is one of the best Vietnamese restaurants in town—and at the University District location, you can reserve the back room for up to 45 people. There’s a $2,000 food and drink minimum for dinner Monday-Thursday nights, and the price is slightly less than that if you book earlier times: 11am-1pm ($1,200) or 4-6pm ($1,700)." - aimee rizzo

"When Ba Bar first opened in the late aughts it was one of Seattle’s best Vietnamese restaurants. Hours got cut due to the pandemic, but the Capitol Hill flagship location extended them back to midnight, offering crispy wings, steaming bowls of pho, and refreshing vermicelli noodles to Seattle’s late-night crowd." - Eater Staff