Description: Eternally popular with tourists, Lowell’s is a
trilevel bar and eatery located in Pike Place Market.
Decor: Slider rails for cafeteria trays, cavernous wooden
booths, schmaltzy murals, glorious views of Puget Sound, nightmarish
color combos (mauve and pine green).
Bread-bowl wonderments found at Lowell’s: The chowder slider,
a hollowed-out sourdough roll filled with clam chowder ($3 during happy
hour).
Bread-bowl wonderments found elsewhere in the world, but not at
Lowell’s: The Fool’s Gold Loaf, a hollowed-out loaf of Italian
bread filled with smooth peanut butter, grape jelly, and fried bacon
(said to be Elvis Presley’s favorite treat).
Happy hours: Mon–Thurs 4–7 pm.
Happy-hour drink specials: $1 off drafts (Manny’s, New
Belgium’s 2 Below Ale), $1 off wells.
Happy-hour food specials: $3 appetizers, such as the Papas
Adovadas (seasoned french fries).
