DrinkUniversity District

Blue Moon Tavern

"Sorry we're open" says the sign at this Seattle institution founded in 1934. It's been a favorite of beatniks, radicals, and poets; erstwhile visitors have included Dylan Thomas and Allen Ginsburg.

Address: 712 NE 45th St
Getting there: east of I-5

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Seattle/University District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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