The Sitting Room

"Look, they lay the kitsch on heavy at The Sitting Room, but! Each drink on the menu can easily hold its own, with or without all the cute trinkets and garnishes. This candlelit lounge manages to be at once sexy-intimate and super friendly, with jokey vibes and a chatty waitstaff. The extensive and elaborate cocktail list changes quarterly, and is liable to include enticing ingredients like, say, banana-infused tequila, coconut-washed calvados, smoked cinnamon, MSG, horchata foam, the list goes on...  Their creative low- and no-ABV options are immaculate too. —Meg van Huygen" - Mark DeJoy

"On first glance, the moody lighting and slick Euro vibe at the Sitting Room belie owners Shaun and Marissa Pfeifer’s wacky, elaborate cocktails and deep love of kitsch. Open since 1998, the bar has a rep for a Christmastime tradition: X-treme Home Alone-ifying the whole place, decorating the walls with cut-out faces of Macauley Culkin, and naming drink specials after quotes from the movie. Outside of the holidays, it’s still a fun, comfy, and cozy neighborhood spot with a friendly crowd and menu of dippy appetizers and variations on Mexican dishes. (The kitchen serves both a Munchywrap AND a Crunchywrap. It’s up to you to discern the difference.)" - Meg van Huygen

"The Sitting Room is a dark Queen Anne bar where you can drink spritz and pop olives and truffled almonds like they’re M&Ms. The bartenders are friendly, and we could subsist for weeks on potato chips and their onion dip. The best part about this place is that you can have a few different types of nights here based on where you sit—there are soft sofas in the back, the bar feels like a library desk, and a row of candlelit tables would work for a date." - Aimee Rizzo

"The Sitting Room is a dark Queen Anne bar where you can drink spritzes and pop olives and truffled almonds like M&Ms. The bartenders are friendly, and we could subsist for weeks on potato chips and their homemade onion dip. The best part is that you can have a few different types of nights here based on where you sit - there are soft sofas in the back, the bar feels like a library desk (in a good way), and a row of candlelit tables would definitely work for a date." - Aimee Rizzo