Multiple spots in Pike Place Market claim to be at least a little bit hauntedâthe Alibi Room, for example, has a ghost named Frankâbut Kells, located in Post Alley, is like, ghost-tourism haunted. The whole building used to be a mortuary during a time of great local pestilence, and Kells is in the basement of that mortuary, which, according to a member of the family that owns it, used to be the embalming room. (Itâs also a beautiful Beaux Arts-style building designed by renowned local architect John Graham, but does that really hold a candle to piles of anonymous diphtheria victims?)
Itâs hard to talk about this place without mentioning the ghosts, but in a world that runs green with Saint Patrickâs Day beer, this Irish pub is the real deal. Itâs run by a family from Belfast (the patriarch, who opened the bar in 1983, eventually returned to Ireland). The menu is full of corned beef, soda bread, pasties (the food, not the accessory, unless you get really creative), and sausage rolls, and describes a hot dog as a âpotato farl wrapped banger.â Their produce is sourced from the family farm in Oregon. Itâs worth visiting, even if ghosts arenât your thing.
Open 11:30 am to midnight on Monday and Tuesday, 11:30 am to 2 am Wednesday through Saturday, and 11:30 am to 1 am on Sundayâunless there are soccer reasons to be open earlier.
A Localâs Guide to Pike Place Market After Dark đ
Daytimes are what Pike Place Market is known for. But in the evening, a whole other market comes alive, one with drinks, dancing, and general revelry.
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