Candlelit brass sconces and red velvet drapes inside Needle & Thread, the speakeasy above Tavern Law in Seattle.

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Photos of Tavern Law
& Needle & Thread

Inside the cocktail bar downstairs
and the speakeasy behind the vault door.

Tavern Law

Downstairs at Tavern Law

The main bar and dining room on 12th Avenue: candlelight, leather banquettes, a wall of law books, and a long bar built for lingering.

The candlelit dining room at Tavern Law on Capitol Hill, with leather banquettes beneath shelves of law books.

Leather banquettes and wooden chairs in the Tavern Law dining room on Capitol Hill, Seattle.

The library booth at Tavern Law, tufted leather seating under a wall of old law books.

The backbar at Tavern Law, a craft cocktail bar on Capitol Hill, lined with bottles under pendant lights.

A Tavern Law bartender measuring a pour in front of the backbar.

Law-book shelves beside the vault door at Tavern Law, the entrance to the Needle & Thread speakeasy.

Needle & Thread

Upstairs at the Speakeasy

Pick up the phone, the vault door opens, and the stairs lead up to Needle & Thread, Seattle's #1-ranked speakeasy, where every cocktail is made to order.

The vault door and vintage wall telephone that lead to the Needle & Thread speakeasy in Seattle.

The narrow wooden staircase leading up to the Needle & Thread speakeasy above Tavern Law.

Brass candle sconces, red velvet drapes, and a tufted leather chair inside Needle & Thread on Capitol Hill.

A Prohibition-era newspaper under candlelight on a table at the Needle & Thread speakeasy.

A Needle & Thread bartender measuring a pour for a bespoke cocktail at the Seattle speakeasy.

A coupe cocktail on a candlelit table, framed by a chair back inside Needle & Thread.

A clear cocktail with a floating pink flower at Needle & Thread, the speakeasy above Tavern Law.

How the Speakeasy Works

The bar

The Cocktails

Classics built as their authors intended and house signatures with a little mischief, with every syrup and bitter made in house.

A smoked cocktail beside a flaming brass vessel at Tavern Law in Seattle.

A bartender dusting a sugar garnish over a crystal coupe at Tavern Law.

A frothy sour cocktail with a cherry garnish, served in front of law books at Tavern Law.

A smoking cocktail beneath a brass double lamp on the bar at Tavern Law.

A ruby cocktail in a coupe on the wooden bar at Tavern Law on Capitol Hill.

A tall foam-topped fizz cocktail with a metal straw at the Tavern Law bar.

A golden craft cocktail garnished with a fresh leaf at Tavern Law in Seattle.

A dark red cocktail with a berry garnish on the bar at Tavern Law, bookshelves behind.

A martini with a citrus garnish at Tavern Law's candlelit bar on Capitol Hill.

See the Cocktail Menu

The kitchen

From the Kitchen

Seasonal gastropub plates, served downstairs and upstairs until 11.

Sirloin coulotte with fingerling potatoes from the Tavern Law dinner menu.

Burrata and focaccia with warm tomato and chile at Tavern Law on Capitol Hill.

Mac and cheese with pork belly and scallions in a cast iron skillet at Tavern Law.

A bowl of buttermilk popcorn chicken with dipping sauces at Tavern Law.

Happy hour cocktails and small plates at Tavern Law on Capitol Hill, served daily 5 to 7 PM.

Chocolate fudge cake with toasted meringue, a dessert at Tavern Law.

Warm bread pudding with chantilly cream at Tavern Law in Seattle.

See the Dinner Menu Happy Hour

Private events

Set for a Private Event

The speakeasy hosts up to 36 guests behind the vault door, and full buyouts of both floors welcome up to 100. Every package includes drinks, catering, tax, and gratuity.

Plan a Private Event

A table set for a private event at Tavern Law, with white flowers and pearls, candlelight, and red velvet drapes.

Latest from @tavernlawseattle

New menus, specials, and nights behind the vault door, as they happen.

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