Skål Beer Hall
Restaurant · Ballard ·
Nordic fare, meads, aquavits, and game meats
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Nordic fare, meads, aquavits, and game meats
"This Viking-inspired bar in Ballard specializes in rotating meads on draft. If you’re not a mead fan, Skal serves draft beers and cocktails, and keeping in tune with its Nordic roots, snacks like Smørrebrød (an open-faced sandwich topped with lox, beet, or venison) and a Nordic board. Skal’s decor transports you to a medieval living room in Scandinavia. Once you peel your attention away from the Norse art on the walls, snag a seat on the sheepskin rug in front of the fireplace." - Alicia Erickson
"In case the viking sculpture and pelt booth cushions weren’t giveaways, Skål Beer Hall leans its umlauted spirit into Ballard’s Scandinavian roots—and it’s a great place to start a raucous night. The dramatically lit back bar has a stone hearth and large wood booths made for groups who like to get a little loud. There are platters of satisfying snacks like tender venison skewers and slivers of herring, all best washed down with beer, mead or maybe an Aquavit-spiked cocktail. Those planning to settle in can peruse shelves stocked with board games or stare hypnotically at the Slow TV show from Norway that follows a train gently touring the countryside. Just watch that pickled herring breath if there’s anyone you hope to impress." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
"In case the viking sculpture and pelt booth cushions weren’t giveaways, Skål Beer Hall leans its umlauted spirit into Ballard’s Scandinavian roots—and it’s a great place to start a raucous night. The dramatically lit back bar has a stone hearth and large wood booths made for groups who like to get a little loud. There are platters of satisfying snacks like tender venison skewers and slivers of herring, all best washed down with beer, mead or maybe an Aquavit-spiked cocktail. Those planning to settle in can peruse shelves stocked with board games or stare hypnotically at the Slow TV show from Norway that follows a train gently touring the countryside. Just watch that pickled herring breath if there’s anyone you hope to impress." - Gabe Guarente
"I noted they announced they will close on Friday in solidarity with Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County’s statewide general strike, joining more than 60 local restaurants, bars, breweries, and cafes shutting for the day to honor lives lost and press for action on police violence." - Gabe Guarente
"For its reopening I noticed the Nordic-influenced Skal Beer Hall taking reservations and staging a quiet “friends and family” reopening, welcoming members of its beer club so the team could get the hang of new safety protocols." - Gabe Guarente