The Sloop Tavern

08/12/2026

Should we bring back the chicken quesadilla??? Try it for yourself and let us know - available this week!!!

07/24/2026

Doing business in Ballard is becoming a constant battle against copper thieves and burglars. 3rd time this year for us… every business we know in Ballard has been hit this year at least once. $10 in stolen copper means a $5000 repair bill. All this to say we won’t be chilling our mugs and bottles/cans will be in camping coolers… 😢

07/21/2026

Lots of great local bands and go see music at the oldest continuously operating family owned bar in the city!!

Year 2!! Mike's Chili Parlor Music Festival returns after an amazing inaugural fest in 2025! This hyper-local micro festival has been a long time in the making (originally thought up pre-Covid) at the legendary historical landmark featured on such TV shows as Diners, Drive-Ins and

07/16/2026

Tanks are back on the menu! Get your summer on Slooper style - $25 incl. tax - thanks for keeping this old boat afloat …

07/09/2026

A-hoy-hoy!! Win this Slooper gift pack if you can name the famous ‘Scandahoovian’ accordion player who was a staple at the Ballard seafood fest for over 30 years?!? Comment and win!

07/02/2026

Celebrate your Independence Day carefully friends - you need fingers to drink beer!

06/23/2026

It’s the freakin summer!!

06/10/2026

Koozie weather is coming!

05/06/2026

https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/ballards-sloop-tavern-also-acts-as-hq-for-a-blue-collar-yacht-club/?fbclid=IwdGRjcARoj_dleHRuA2FlbQExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7qdlZUjjLOBCp6uIc2pRUzkCIV4EIs_xLXX2Rlr784q3MoBRpgw3-Tm86NDw_aem_LgAouMyTW7ntjzVpSue9tA

Opened in 1953, the unpretentious Sloop Tavern has had its own working-class yacht club since 1976 and is one of Seattle's most genuinely nautical bars.