Region: Belltown.

Décor: Ceramic panther memorabilia; a vast collection
of velvet paintings; a shrine to an apparition of Elvis, centering
around a Cyclops kitchen sheet, upon which an employee discovered the
King’s ghostly, blackened image.

Artsy bar top: A treasure trove of Lucite-embedded oddities,
including glitter, plastic hula girls, assorted foreign coins, and
Krist Novoselic’s wisdom tooth (!).

Happy hours: Daily 3–6 pm.

Happy-hour drink specials: $1 off well drinks, house wine,
and tap beer (Kölsch, Chopper’s Red Ale, and others).

Happy-hour food specials: $4 chicken quesadillas (with
roasted red peppers, caramelized onion, and pepper jack cheese), or $7
polenta roja (with shaved Parmesan and red chili tomato cream).

Cyclops Cafe and Lounge

2421 First Ave, 441-1677.

Marti Jonjak—The Stranger’s fashion columnist—has a technical degree in apparel design and works in the garment industry. Her treasured casual-wear aesthetic is both glamorous and trashy, suggesting...