Credit: KELLY O

Location: Just north of Seattle Center, in the ground-level
retail space of a Lower Queen Anne residential building.

Decor: A stylishly mismatched collection of furniture,
seemingly culled from various hotel lobbies.

Not to be confused with: Xolo, which is short for
Xoloitzcuintle, aka the Mexican hairless dog.

Freakishly adorable Xolo duties of yesteryear: In ancient
times, Xolos served as living medicinal heating pads, with their warm
bodies draped over aching body parts.

Happy hours: Tues–Sat 5–7 pm, Sun–Mon 5
pm–1:30 am.

Happy-hour drink specials: $1 off all beer (Peroni and
Kronenbourg 1664 bottles, New Belgium Hoptober and Abbey drafts), $1
off all wine, $3 wells, $5 specialty cocktails (the Anthony Quinn
features rum and ouzo), $4 homemade sangria. recommended

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