Eat at The 5 Point Cafe, Seattle, Washington

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The 5 Point Cafe is a bar and 24-hour cafe and bar in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is located by Tilikum Place near a five-way intersection. Open since 1929, it is considered the oldest drinking establishment in the neighborhood. It has received accolades from local media for being one of the best dive bars in the city. The 5 Point Cafe serves large portions of traditional American food and stiff drinks at inexpensive prices. Located in what is now an affluent neighborhood, it has historically catered to working class and eclectic patrons. Brassieres dangle from a stuffed moose head and there is a juke box with an expansive collection. The cafe has been called one of the best dive bars in the world by the alternative weekly newspaper "The Stranger". It has been voted "Best Dive Bar" in Seattle several times by Seattle Magazine. The younger Smith installed quirky signs throughout the location. Before Washington banned smoking in restaurants and bars, the cafe touted it as smoker-friendly with a sign that read: "Smokers welcome, non-smokers beware". Other signs have slogans such as "We cheat tourists-n-drunks since 1929" and "Alcoholics Serving Alcoholics since 1929".

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