{"id":191950,"date":"2026-04-10T08:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/191950\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:50:44","slug":"queen-anne-cocktail-bar-earns-national-recognition-as-5th-best-bar-in-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/191950\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Anne cocktail bar earns national recognition as 5th best bar in U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

A Queen Anne neighborhood staple, Bar Miriam, was recently recognized as the fifth-best bar in the U.S. by Food & Wine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The \u201claid-back\u201d cocktail spot at 307 W. Mcgraw Street was celebrated for its rotating menu of tasty drinks and food.<\/p>\n

Bar Miriam celebrated the recognition with a post on social media, noting it was a privilege to serve the Queen Anne community day in and day out.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely grateful and humbled to be included in this year\u2019s top US bars by @foodandwine<\/a>!\u201d Bar Miriam stated. \u201cIt\u2019s truly an honor to be recognized and a privilege to be here serving our community night after night. Cheers!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Revolving menu features creative drinks, elevated bar food<\/p>\n

Food & Wine highlighted the bars\u2019 \u201cMai Tai Mondays\u201d as an event you can\u2019t miss. Bar Miriam offers a Jamaican and agricole rum, cura\u00e7ao, lime, and orgeat Mai Tai, which can be paired with a side of Bar Miriam Hurricane Popcorn, or Paradise Cheeseburger Sliders, including a beef and spam smash burger topped with American cheese, gochujang ketchup, and finished off with a Macrina bun.<\/p>\n

As for Bar Miriam\u2019s daily menu<\/a>, the spot offers a wide variety of alcoholic beverages, such as the \u201cFavorite Piece\u201d cocktail with oka kura yuzu vodka, pistachio-almond orgeat, and lemon, or a tasty aperitif with low-to-no alcohol content. One of Bar Miriam\u2019s low-ABV aperitifs is the \u201cBully Busters,\u201d made up of ambrusco, nardini rabarbaro, Massenez green apple, Jamaican ginger, and allspice bitters.<\/p>\n

Bar Miriam also offers an extensive wine selection from around the globe, including a sauvignon blanc from Argentina, a gamay noir from France, or even something much closer to home, like a cabernet sauvignon from Washington.<\/p>\n

Beer connoisseurs can also find some solace in Bar Miriam\u2019s menu, with classic Seattle staples such as Rainier\u2019s classic lagers, Stoup\u2019s Mosaic Pale Ale, or Ravenna\u2019s IPAs.<\/p>\n

Extensive food pairings complement cocktail, wine selections<\/p>\n

To pair with its beverage menu, Bar Miriam provides an expansive food selection from the \u201cgarden\u201d to the \u201csea\u201d to the \u201cpasture.\u201d Customers can get started with smoked salmon dip featuring fresh dill, everything bagel spice, and Tim\u2019s chips. In the \u201cgarden,\u201d Bar Miriam included an Edamame Tartine with smashed edamame, buratini, radish, and sumac.<\/p>\n

In the \u201csea\u201d section of the menu, pan-seared black cod is featured with parsley root puree, wilted spinach, dashi, and watermelon radish. From the \u201cpasture,\u201d an herb rolled lamb belly can be found with roasted badger flame beets, melted leeks, grape tomato & mint gastrique, and pea shoots.<\/p>\n

Those with a sweet tooth can grab some coconut milk rice pudding or a chocolate torte with boozy whipped cream off the dessert menu.<\/p>\n

Bar Miriam is open daily at 4 p.m. and closes early Sunday-Thursday at 10 p.m., with extended hours on Friday and Saturday until 12 a.m.<\/p>\n

The kitchen closes at 9:45 p.m. daily, but there are \u201cno reservations, just come in!\u201d<\/p>\n

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