For all of Seattle’s famed sleepless-ness, you’d think we could get a later bar close, or a weed cafe, or at least a few more places to eat carbs at three in the morning. But most venues push people out onto the streets between 1:30 and 2 a.m. This is because state Republican lawmakers and the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board hate fun and happiness.
If you do find yourself drunk and hungry at 2 a.m. on a Friday or Saturday, you should know you have more options than street hot dogs, 5 Point, Beth’s, Lost Lake, or whatever overpriced box you call a home. Not to knock Seattle’s 24-hour diners—there will always be something special about waiting for a table in the scary holding room at Beth’s—but sometimes a person wants a late-night bite that isn’t diner food.
Enter, Ba Bar. The popular Vietnamese restaurant named not after Babar the Elephant but in honor of restaurant owners Sophie and Eric Banh’s father (“ba” means father in Vietnamese) specializes in phở, bánh cuốn, classic cocktails, and late-night eats.
