

Downtown Seattle Restaurant
A Seattle Classic
Just past The Arctic Club reception sits one of the city’s most treasured gathering places. A storied downtown Seattle restaurant, the Polar Bar Lounge embodies the vintage sophistication of the original Arctic Club, with a curated selection of classic cocktails, specialty spirits, and regionally inspired fare. Lounge, sip, and revel in the ambiance of Emerald City’s Gold Rush era.


Food Menu
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Drink Menu
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Happy Hour Menu
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Spirits Menu
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Duck Confit Pupusas
organic duck, fried corn cake, pickled red onion, roasted shishito salsa, creme fraiche
Crispy Brussels Sprouts (GF, V+)
smoky romesco, balsamic glaze
Chipotle Apricot Sticky Wings
lime zest, grilled lime
Truffled Fries (GF, V)
fried herbs, parmesan, douglas fir truffle-infused San Juan Island sea salt
Fried Calamari
wakame salad, grilled lemon, wasabi aioli, sweet chili sambal
Spinach Artichoke Dip (V)
ciabatta toast points, crudite, toasted reggiano cheese
add to any soup or salad
toasted demi baguette +3, free range chicken breast +8, Beyond Burger +10, steelhead +15
Clam Chowder
New England style, Kennebec potatoes, peppered bacon, green onions
Caesar Salad (V)
romaine, purple kale, shaved parmesan, garlic parmesan, croutons, creamy lemon dressing
Soup Du Jour
please ask about our soup of the day
Fall Harvest Salad (GF,V)
raddichio, little gems lettuce, Washington apples, grilled persimmons, pomegranate, radishes, marcona almonds, feta, white balsamic vinaigrette
Farro Salad (V+)
arugula, fennel, hot honey-glazed carrots, roasted long-stemmed artichokes, toasted walnuts, champagne vinaigrette
sub side salad, sub truffle fries +2, sub soup +3, sub GF bun +2
Arctic Burger*
8oz all-beef patty, crispy proscioutto, smoked onion and Beecher's cheese sauce, marnated red peppers, tomato, romaine, fries
Butternut Ravioli (V)
roasted butternut squash, frizzled onions, brown butter bechamel, fried sage, freshly grated nutmeg
Chile-Lime Fish & Chips
beer battered fresh Icelandic cod, Washington apple slaw, house tartar sauce, fresh lemon
Chipotle Tamarind Steelhead
glazed 6oz local caught steelhead, charred broccolini, toasted fregola, brussels sprouts salad
Chicken BLT
free range chicken breast, heirloom tomatoes, romaine, peppered bacon, pesto aioli, toasted ciabatta slipper, fries
French Dip
shaved smoked prime rib, creamed horseradish, Beecher's flagship, demi baguette, au jus, fries
Chocolate-Kahlua Mousse Tartlet (V)
dark chocolate ganache, espresso powder, chantilly cream
Warm Apple Crisp (GF, V+)
roasted apples, oatmeal crisp, vanilla coconut milk ice cream, spiced caramel drizzle
Blackberry Ginger Galette (V)
handmade sugared crust, whipped mascarpone, mint-infused syrup
Drink Menu
Polar Bar Old Fashioned
Old Overholt Rye, sugar, orange & Angostura bitters
Pioneer Sour
Easy Rider Bourbon, egg white* (optional), lemon, cardamom bitters
Marie Antoinette
Big Gin, St-Germain Elderfower Liqueur, lemon, sparkling wine
Ginger Rogers
Aloo Vodka, lavender, lemon, rhubarb bitters, Domaine De Canton Ginger Liqueur
[F]Lawless
Ilegal Joven Mezcal, yuzu liqueur, lime, demerara, orange bitters, Tajin rim, citrus aroma bubble
* Wood-smoked in house
Arctic Club Manhattan
Easy Rider Bourbon, sweet vermouth, Angostura & Peychaud’s bitters
I Am The Walrus*
Old Overholt Rye, Campari, sweet vermouth
Smoke & Mirrors*
Dewar’s White Label, sugar, orange bitters
Voulez-Vous
Sazarac, Rye, Courvoisier, Giffard Apricot, D.O.M Benedictine
Top Hat Sampler
1 oz pour of choice three barrel-aged cocktails
Mountain's Out
JP Trodden Bourbon, Aperol, lemon, all clarified, layered citrus smoke
Filthy Chai Martini
Aloo Vodka, Kahlua, St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram, espresso. cardamom bitters
Alpine Campfire
Bacon fat-washed bourbon, Genepy, chocolate, Aztec chocolate bitters, all clarified, flamed pine sprig
Cinn-Amora
Cazcabel Tequila, orange curacao, cinnamon syrup, orange bitters, lime, spiced sugar rim
Nihonmachi
Junmai Sake, Drambuie, cranberry, orange bitters, served hot
House Wines By The Glass
sparkling
Treveri Blanc De Blancs Brut
Yakima Valley, WA
Treveri Rose Sec
Yakima Valley, WA
Nicolas Feuillate Champagne
Chouilly, France
white
Cambria Katherine's Chardonnay
Santa Maria Valley, CA
L'ecole Semillon
Stillwater Creek, Royal Slope, WA
Kris Pinot Grigio
Delle Venezie, Italy, D.O.C.
Chateau St. Michelle Eroica Riesling
Columbia Valley, WA
red
Mullan Road Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
Columbia Valley, WA
Long Meadow Ranch Pinot Noir
Anderson Valley, Sonoma, CA
Delille Cellars D2 Red Blend
Columbia Valley, WA
La Posta Malbec
Mendoza, Argentina
rose
Le Rose D'Azur
Cotes de Provence, France
Amaretti Sour
Lyre's Amaretti non-alcoholic apertif (amaretto), egg white* (optional), lemon, sugar
Anthony Hopkins
mango, lime, orange, rose syrup
Boys In The Boat
raspberry, lemon, pomegranate
Lavender Maze
Roots Divino Blanco, lemon, honey syrup, egg white* (optional), lavender bitters
Upside Dawn Golden
Athletic Brewing 12 oz
Run Wild IPA
Athletic Brewing 12 oz
Sparkling Chardonnay
Tomson & Scott Noughty
Lemon Meringue
Limoncello, Santa Teresa Rum, lemon, vanilla syrup, egg white* (optional)
For the Fairest
Apple sour, St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram, Old Overholt Rye, cardamom bitters, vanilla syrup, whipped cinnamon cream, served hot
Nutty Chantal
Goslins Black Seal-151 Rum, coffee liqueur, coffee, nutmeg, cinnamon, heavy cream
Croft Ruby Port
Croft Tawny Port
House Curated Selections Of Amaro And Cognac
Teavana Hot Tea
Local Drip Coffee
Happy Hour Menu
Monday - Friday | 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Drinks
$1 OFF
Draft Beer
$2 OFF
House Pour Wine
Bartender's Cocktail Choice
Shared Plates
$3 OFF
Fried Calamari
Duck Confit Popusas
Chipotle Apricot Sticky Wings
$4 OFF
Truffled Fries
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Crispy Brussels Sprouts
Lemon Meringue
Limoncello, Santa Teresa Rum, lemon, vanilla syrup, egg white* (optional)
For the Fairest
Apple sour, St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram, Old Overholt Rye, cardamom bitters, vanilla syrup, whipped cinnamon cream, served hot
Nutty Chantal
Goslings Black Seal 151 Rum, coffee liqueur, coffee, nutmeg, cinnamon, heavy cream