Captain Blacks
Bar · Capitol Hill ·
Nautical bar with great patio, known for slushies
Nautical bar with great patio, known for slushies
"Captain Blacks is pretty plain on the inside, but that doesn’t matter, because you’re coming here when the weather’s warm for draught cocktails and fried pickles on the rooftop patio. In fact, “Captain Blacks later?” is the first thing to fly through cyberspace in our group text whenever fake summer hits on that random 65-degree day in January. It’s the perfect place to day drink on a Sunday afternoon, and to take phone photos of your Manny’s pint held up toward the cerulean sky while all of your friends groan." - aimee rizzo
"Fried chicken and waffles, and one of the best outdoor patios in Seattle. Enjoy a captain’s tea and drink away your worries." - Hum Creative
"This bar on Capitol Hill is the best rooftop-balcony-deck-thingamajig Seattle’s got. It's where complex mezcal paper plane slushies cohabitate with the Jell-O shots du jour, and so perpetually packed that finding a random wooden beam to lean on feels like winning the lottery. That’s the fun of golden hour at Captain Blacks—grab a frozen mojito and never let go." - gabe guarente, kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo
"Captain Blacks is barely two stories tall, but it counts as a roof in our books. The only real difference between a skyscraper and this place is that the people below you look like G.I Joe action figures instead of ants. Even though the view isn’t the most breathtaking, you’ll want to check this Capitol Hill staple off your warm weather to-do list immediately. The whole space is busier than Rattlesnake Ledge on a Saturday afternoon, and it’s a great choice for double-fisting frozen cocktails and smashburgers." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
"A lot of dive bars around here serve slushies, and a lot of them are pretty one-dimensional—a frozen vodka lemonade here, a blended margarita there. Captain Blacks is where things get more complex. Aperol-driven paper plane slushies are spun with smoky mezcal. Icy mojitos have the necessary kick of fresh mint and lime. And you can slurp it all on a second-story balcony that thrives during golden hour." - gabe guarente, aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley