Entry No. 30 — the Seattle file — filed under: speakeasy-bar

Bathtub Gin & Co.

This multi-level cocktail den occupies the former boiler room of the 1920s Humphrey Building, reached only by finding an unassuming wooden door tucked down a narrow Belltown alley. Inside, a small pine bar pours from roughly 30 gins in a dark, prohibition-era space, with an upstairs bar and a low-lit library nook downstairs lined with leather couches and a fireplace. The whole place seats just 38, so it stays intimate and conspiratorial even on a busy night. Walk-in only, no reservations; the official address is 2205 2nd Ave.

The move: Hunt down the alley door together, then split a flight-style gin tasting in the tucked-away upstairs library nook.

📍 Before you go Open daily 5pm-2am; very small (under 40 seats), so go early or expect a wait. The entrance is down the alley between 1st and 2nd Ave.

• 📍 Belltown, Seattle
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 2205 1/2 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98121

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-24