Seriously? Only One Wash. Bar Named 'Best In America'

SEATTLE, WA - A new highly questionable list of the best bars in the U.S. has included only one watering hole from Washington. And it's one, while perfectly fine, is new and a little fancy.

Members of The Daily Meal’s editorial staff have been compiling this "best" list since 2011, explaining the process: “The Daily Meal walks into a bar and — we peruse the menu, the clientele, and the drinks list; we scrutinize the drink, the place, the vibe; we take mental notes. Then we decide to grab a wad of cocktail napkins and start scribbling notes for a list like this. …”

The list includes everything “from simple beach bars and swanky cocktail lounges to innovative houses of ‘molecular’ mixology to dusty dive bars and dens of iniquity,” The Daily Meal said.

The Washington bar on the list is Canon in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Here's what The Daily Meal said about it:

Seattle’s Canon lays claim to the largest collection of spirits in the Western Hemisphere, with 4,000 labels and counting. There’s so much whiskey at the Washington bar that there’s even some in the bathroom, which was dubbed one of the top three bathrooms in Seattle by “Seattle Refined” on account of its vintage radio and “spa-like experience.” The “whiskey and bitters emporium” is a small place, so it can only accommodate parties of four people or fewer, and we suggest you make a reservation to guarantee yourself a seat. We also recommend dressing up a bit for Canon’s swanky atmosphere.

That's fine, Canon is a fine place. But there are plenty of others (in our opinion) in the region that you should check out, perhaps this weekend. Here are a few more established local bars loaded with warmth and charm (and good happy hour deals):

• The Roanoke, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle
• Lucky Liquor, 10325 E Marginal Way S, Tukwila
• Rolling Log Tavern, 50 E Sunset Way, Issaquah
• Top of Tacoma, 3529 McKinley Avenue, Tacoma
• Cabin Tavern, 19322 Richmond Beach Dr NW, Shoreline
• Beach Tavern, 8612 6th Ave, Tacoma
• Bumpy's, 116 E Main Ave, Puyallup
• The Baranoff, 8549 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle
• Churchkey Pub, 109 4th Ave N, Edmonds
• Central Tavern, 124 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland
• Sunnydale Saloon, 14404 Des Moines Memorial Dr S, SeaTac

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