The 5 Point Cafe
Seattle, Washington
Most dive bars have one or two things that help them standout from other local bars. The 5 Point Cafe has more than we can count. "Cheating tourists and drunks since 1929", as the neon sign in the window proudly states, it's the oldest bar in Belltown and the longest run family eatery in the city. It's got terrifically greasy food available at all hours of the day and night, happy hours that run for both the breakfast and after-work crowds, a tacky, sign-and-stuff covered interior, stiff drinks, a killer jukebox, a second slogan — "alcoholics serving alcoholics since 1929" — that might be better than the first, and a periscope above the urinal in the men's restroom that provides a clear view of the Space Needle.
