
Canon Bar Seattle
Capitol Hill, Seattle
Bar in Seattle, United States
The Read
Price
$20–30per person
Why go
Book Canon Bar Seattle when the night is about serious spirits, not a big group plan. The Capitol Hill cocktail bar is strongest for dates, solo drinks, and small celebrations, with a 4,000-label collection, whiskey-forward credibility, smart casual energy, and a room built for parties of four or fewer.
About Canon Bar Seattle
Canon Bar Seattle is a Seattle venue with a $20 per-person price point and a smart casual dress code. For initial planning, those are the most useful confirmed details: city context, budget marker, and the level of dress guests should prepare for.
A Seattle venue with a simple profile
Canon Bar Seattle is in Seattle, the price is $20 per person, and smart casual dress is appropriate. Those facts help you decide whether it fits the tone and budget of a night out without relying on claims about format or offerings. For many plans, that simple profile is enough: it gives a cost baseline, a presentation baseline, and a clear sense that the visit should be approached as a Seattle outing rather than as a venue with broader promises.
If the $20 per-person price point works for your group, and smart casual dress matches the night you want, Canon Bar Seattle may belong on the shortlist. If either detail is a mismatch, it is better to know before building the evening around it.
The atmosphere should be planned around smart casual expectations
Because the dress code is smart casual, Canon Bar Seattle is best approached with smart casual expectations. That does not require assuming anything more specific about the setting, but it does suggest arriving in a considered way.
This guide does not verify specific claims about seating, music, outdoor space, food, drinks, or private events, so guests should confirm current details directly with the venue before planning around those features. That matters most when a plan depends on a certain type of table, specific menu expectation, drink preference, quieter or livelier environment, or enough flexibility for a group. Treat the known details as the foundation and check anything more detailed at the source.
Who should choose it, and who should skip it
Choose Canon Bar Seattle if a Seattle venue with a $20 per-person price point and smart casual dress code fits your plans. It is sensible when your main requirements are straightforward: Seattle location, comfort with the budget, and a setting where smart casual attire feels appropriate.
The confirmed profile can support a light, flexible plan; a detailed plan needs direct confirmation.
Planning details
- Hours
- Monday: Closed · Tuesday: Closed
- Location
- 928 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
- Reservations
- Book on the venue's website
- Website
- canonseattle.com
Venue details
Ambiance
Intimate, cozy, and spirited, with a library-like back bar and an inventive cocktail-room atmosphere built around whiskey, rare pours, and a music program.
Tags
Vibe
Best For
Experience
Format
At the Bar
- Bar Category
- Cocktail Bar
- Late Night
- Open Until 2am
- Music
- Garage Rock, Energetic Blues, Hip Hop, and Curated Playlists
- Spirits Focus
- Whiskey, Bourbon, Rye, Mezcal, Gin, Cognac
- Opened
- 2011
Signature Pours
- Canon Cocktail
- Truffle Old Fashioned
- Campfire in Georgia
- Lawnboy
Know before you go
Know Before You Go
- Getting there
- 928 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Planning details
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 5 PM–12 AM
- Thursday
- 5 PM–12 AM
- Friday
- 5 PM–1 AM
- Saturday
- 5 PM–1 AM
- Sunday
- 5 PM–12 AM
Location
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Canon Bar Seattle good for a date?
It may fit a date night if you want a Seattle venue with a smart casual dress code and a $20 per-person price point.
Is Canon Bar Seattle worth the prices?
That depends on what you want from the visit. Canon Bar Seattle costs $20 per person and has a smart casual dress code.

















