Rife with crisp angles and flat geometric expanses, Belltown’s See Sound Lounge is a rectilinear vision in red, black, and white. Voices and music graze the straight lines, and the austere concrete floor gleams with inky darkness. A shifting assortment of happy-hour drink specials brighten each night: buy a Mac ‘n’ Jack on Tuesday ($3), a Malibu Peach shot ($3) on Thursday, and return Saturday for a Stella Draft ($3). An array of burlesque-dancer photographs lines the walls; chew your braised chicken in phyllo ($5), prepared with sautéed shiitake mushrooms and Montrachet goat cheese, and attempt to penetrate their lusty gazes.
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... More by Marti Jonjak