Been here a couple of times for work happy hours before going to basketball or hockey games- this place is so hospitable and easygoing, I really like how they have so many options available as well as drafts! It's a cute spot to hang out and they welcome food from outside. read more

Friendly staff and good selection of beers. Couple of TVs but none were on NFL so we are going elsewhere when we finish our beers and coffee Decent place to hang out. read more

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Randomly had the best latte I've had in a while after a doctors appt yesterday. The barista recommended their coconut latte for my wife and they made it sooo good! I wouldn't expect a more beer focused place to have such great coffee :) read more

Such great cider options (and beer too ... says my wife). Definitely a chill atmosphere. I wrote this place off for a while but stumbled in to grab some roadies before an evening on the roof and have been coming back since. I love the sarcastic guy. Food looks solid but haven't tried it yet. Will report back later. Highly recommend son of man ciders. read more

TeKu Tavern + Cafe - Beer Bar Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I was on a trip to Seattle and had a few hours to spare. Some friends and I met up at TeKu Tavern for some beers. We wound up coming back three more times?! Sean and Seth were great hosts and very helpful with making our beer selections. They have an entire wall of taps but even more choices available to drink in or take to go as a bottle shop! They serve food and snacks but also don't mind if you bring food in or have it delivered. There are shelves full of game to play and even a few TV screens spread around if you want to keep an eye on the game. We had a great experience with the crew at TeKu Tavern! read more

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One of my favorite neat things about this place is the somewhat nose-clearing/cleansing fresh & crisp scent approaching the front door (do I know what the fuck it comes from? nope). Kind of like a subdued invigorating feel. The staff on hand is often pretty chill and friendly. I think I got a nice decaf oat latte once just for kicks (not bad) but I come for the N/A options. Dude, check it: so much cool kombucha varieties AND beers! I think I counted 10+ beer options, I'm pretty sure. And none of that cheaper stuff you'd find at your regular ol' box grocer; this is some super good artisinal shit! Thumbs up for the N/A variety dudes. It's also quite spacious for chilling out solo or with company, etc. Even a few casual games on hand if you fancy sipping & gaming. Good stuff. Cheers ya'll. read more

I've been to TeKu Tavern a couple of times now and really enjoyed it! Great selection of tap beers and huge selection of bottles and cans to buy and take home. It's also really nice for a large group because there are some big, long tables. It has a modern feel and friendly staff. I haven't tried any food but it's been great for drinks. read more

During our trip to Seattle we decided to try out all of the local spots that were in walking distance from our hotel. We kept passing by this place, which was completely packed, so we decided to go when it wasn't too crowded. This very modern, yet cozy cafe embodies all of the things I enjoy. Delicious coffee, an array of alcoholic beverages and a variety of different games to keep you entertained. Everyone was super friendly and were delighted to speak to us regarding the beers on tap. The beers we chose were crisp and refreshing with a silky, smooth taste. After the first sip, we instantly felt relaxed, even with the hustle and bustle of the patrons surrounding us. Before we left, we decided to grab a hot coffee to-go, and it did not disappoint. read more

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I came here on a Friday after work for the first time and it was perfect! Drink selections for everyone beer, wine and cider. They have games and lots of cool places to sit including some outdoor seating. I like it here. Customer service was fast and friendly. read more

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I didn't expect to have fun during my visit, but I did. I only came in to relax and have a drink after playing pickleball one day. I honestly thought TeKu was going to be a corner market that served beer. Instead I walked into an actual beer hall that is very small and a lot more modern than what I'm used to. I don't think this is a German beer hall either. Even crazier, there were plenty of people inside, but it was only 3pm on a Wednesday. The ordering counter is up front when you walk in. You order your drink based on size for most. A few only come in one size. The seating are is to the side. There are fridges through with individual beverages you can purchase. I didn't pay much attention to those as the beer I ordered tasted great. Also there are tvs all around. This would be a great place to come and watch a sports game. read more

TeKu Tavern + Cafe - Beer Bar Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I was pleasantly surprised with TeKu! It was a great place to do work but would come back with friends to hang out. My boyfriend and I came to do work on a Sunday. We sat at the bar and I ordered a cider the Channel Marker Apple Sauce on tap and my boyfriend got a can of the honey badger. We loved both! It was soooo good! We got hungry and ordered a pretzel with cheese and mustard - bomb! Such a chill place. There are games for folks to play. Plenty of seating. Probably one of my new favorite places to do work. Would so come back. read more

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Food - mostly bring your own food here but they do have small snacks and such for purchase. Mostly premade cheese platters, sandwiches, and chips. Lots of tap selections including coffee, cider, beer, and wine. Sometimes they also have cocktails. Service - the bartenders are very friendly and helpful in getting you the drink you want. They are often very busy though so give them some time. Ambiance - it's fun for trivia and pretty chill outside of events. Plenty of seating and dog friendly which is awesome! read more

TeKu Tavern + Cafe - Beers - Beer Bar Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Came here for a Puzzled Pint event; the place was pretty cozy (maybe not quite enough seats for how many people showed up!) and the workers here were super nice. Location was pretty convenient, was able to park in Amazon garages after 6 for free. read more

Very pleasant and knowledgable barkeep. Like that you can sample before choosing. Pleasant, roomy space. I had the Triceratops Mrs. Voorhees. I love dark beer! read more

Good selection on tap. Good selection in the fridges. Friendly staff. Kid-friendly place; lotsa board games. Will return.

Stopped by mid afternoon to grab drinks. It wasn't too busy when we came in, so we had lots of options on choosing where we wanted to sit. Good customer service in helping us select what drinks we wanted. I am not a big drinker and prefer sweeter drinks, so I was happy with the drink the staff member suggested. read more

TeKu Tavern + Cafe - Beer Bar Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Whenever I travel to a city I make sure to bring my wine (*cough* beer) suitcase to bring back beers with me. I seek out bottle shops that allow me to bring singles back in order to get the largest variety. Lucky for me, in Seattle I found just the place. TeKu Tavern + Café is a bar and cafe located close to downtown Seattle, Washington. They feature not only a huge selection of beers to go, but also serve beer on draft (which I got a flight of), have plenty of seating, and have food! They also open early in order to serve coffee as well. So whether needing coffee to start your day or beer to get through the rest of it - they got you. I tried five beers while there, focusing on Fresh Hop beers (when in Rome...) Citra Slicker Wet Hop IPA: An IPA brewed by Bale Breaker Brewing Company in collaboration with Cloudburst Brewing focusing on fresh Citra. Bright citrus flavors with some very minor earthy notes that make it feel like an orange picked off the ground in an orchard. Green Harvester: An IPA brewed by Single Hill Brewing in collaboration with Bale Breaker using fresh, wet, Loftus Ranches and Tributary Hop Farms Mosaic with super fresh hop pellets of Loftus Farms HBC 630 and Idaho 7. Dank, piney, and bright. An awesome IPA! Bodhizafa: An IPA brewed by Georgetown Brewing Company by taking their Gold Medal Award Winning and adding an additional 1,500 lbs of Fresh Citra hops from Double R Farms (Yakima). That brings it up to 25 lbs of hops per barrel! Bright and citrusy, mandarin orange like. Peche: A Lambic Sour brewed by pFriem by adding heirloom peaches to their year-old Lambic inspired ale. Tart and acidic in a bright way, with almost earthy nutty undertones. _____ read more

Nice place for a nice drink, a lot of great options! We found this place by accident when visiting Seattle, definitely not disappointed. Will go back again! read more

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Teku tavern is a unique bar with a fantastic beer collection. They have beers on tap and in the fridge sections where you'll find a wide range of offering. If you choose one of the bottles and drink in the bar, you may have to pay for corkage. The overall vibe is also great and you'll be steps away from the space needle! The staff is good. Id recommend this place if you're in the area. read more

WARNING: Make sure you check the prices if you buy anything from the fridges!! I've come to this location often to get a six pack of beer and it's reasonably priced usually. I went in just now to buy an enclosed six pack of beer that said 19.75 as the price and the person working tried to charge me $40. I informed this person that the price tag said 19.75 and she shrugged it off and went about her business without attempting to rectify the issue. Be careful that you don't get overcharged! $40 for a six pack of beer that you could buy for $15 dollars at any other place that sells it is absurd. read more

This place was really cool!! It wasn't super busy and seems like a great local spot! We each had a drink on tap that were super good!! We also took some beer to go from there fridges, that were very good as well! The drinks from the fridges are a little more on the expensive side, but fun to try. We really enjoyed coming here and would come back if we are in the Seattle area! read more

TeKu Tavern + Cafe - Cheers! - Beer Bar Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Love Teku for its chill atmosphere and events. They have large long tables that you can hangout with a large group. I love that they host things like Puzzle Pints and Trivia Nights on Wednesdays and more. It's one of my fav. venues for these events because it's well lit and so much space. It never feels too cramped up. They have a huge variety of drinks in the fridges that you can just grab yourself and get it opened up and pay up front. They have a small selection of non-alcoholics in the fridge up front. The only thing to note is they have very limited food options - a few sandwiches and wraps in the fridge up front. You can ask to get the sandwiches heated up. I do believe they turn off their ovens/toasters a little bit before closing so don't wait until then to get your sandwich! read more

Came here 11/25/2022. TeKu Tavern is a beer-den + public board game hall. You do NOT need to be 21+ to enter. They have a good variety of card games and board games (Monopoly, Cards Against Humanity, Codenames, Coup, etc). Quite empty on a Friday night, generally that would be a bad thing but I won't draw too many conclusions for now. We came about an hour or two before close. It's a really snug and cozy space to hang with your friends and catch up over a drink! -1 because the bartender is distant and reserved, and isn't knowledgeable about the drinks. read more

COVID review: I have been frequenting Teku Tavern for years and have always received great service. They have made changes during COVID to adhere to current state guidelines. When they were open for indoor seating, they placed placards on each table where you flip over after you're done using the table...this signals that the table needs to be cleaned. Currently, with no indoor seating for the next few weeks, you can still buy beer bottles and wine to-go and can also get beer on tap in crowlers. Teku continues to have a wide variety of beers to choose from and is very clean. Upon arrival, there is an automatic hand sanitizer inside the doorway and inside near the beer fridges. They also have a glass set up in front of the register as a boundary between you and the worker. Overall, I'm happy to see Teku trying to survive through all this and think it's a great family-owned business to support. read more

TeKu Tavern + Cafe - Beer Bar Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Bartenders are excellent. 5 star service. I think one of them was named Rich and the other Douglas? The realist of people. Love ya Sean and Seth read more

To be honest, I wasn't expecting a bar to have good coffee, but it's so tasty! They have a full on coffee shop inside this beer tavern and I love it. The service is so friendly too. I'll need to come back here for beer one day, but for now thank you for making such good coffee! read more

A nice spot with lots of local craft beer options. I love the glasses they served the beer in and enjoyed that they have water on tap for you to stay hydrated. The best part was all the games you can sit and play while you put down a few brewskies! read more

TeKu Tavern + Cafe - Beer and Cards Against Humanity! - Beer Bar Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Was in Seattle for a wedding and wanted to grab a few bottles to sample and enjoy back at our hotel room. We came in 30 mins before closing, and the employee at the checkout/bar was very brusque and unwelcoming with us. I understood that we were coming in close to closing but I wasn't expecting to be given an attitude when asking a couple questions (literally the two were: 'are the stickers free' and 'do you have Incline Cider') to the point that other people in our party commented on how much attitude was given. We were so impressed by the beer selection and was fairly hyped that they also had some more midweight board games, but left with a bad taste after the interaction we had. Would like to give the benefit of the doubt and say it was an off day. Teku is definitely the kind of vibe we enjoy, so we hope to give it another shot when we're back in the area again. read more

Great atmosphere, massive selection of quality drinks at a good price , overall nice vibes with good service. Love the board games

Why am I here? Beer before Hockey! But also - my beer tastes have fallen waaaaaaaaaaaayyyy out of the straight and narrow in the last year. Studying early American food (which after 1680 is about 1/2 cider & beer) has made me curious about low ABV beers, low hop beers, beers with a fruit kick (still on the lookout for a persimmon beer), wild yeast beers, sours and other oddballs. So here I am at Teku- and they have a Concord Grape Sour. Talk about the pandering I want. Now brb while I scan the fridges. read more

TeKu Tavern + Cafe - Urban Family - Flight of the Concord Grapes Gentle Sour - a bit of tannins, would get again! (Almost a dry grape cider feel - v. nice) - Beer Bar Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Teku is probably the go to spot in SLU for all things beverages. You couldn't find a better cafe and bar in the area that is combined with the amount of space afforded to you as well. Whether it's sitting and doing work like you see in one of my photos where I received a delicious latte with amazing latte art, or it's getting my personal favorite Hazy IPA to enjoy mid day on the patio it's truly a unique spot. Highly suggest! They have tacos as well with an assortment of snacks which is super rare for any beer focused bar in the city. Normally you just get some Tims (which I love!) but I like to have more than that if I stay somewhere. read more

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We went on a weeknight and it was packed but mostly because they were hosting a puzzle hunt that day. They have a lot of beers on tap but I didn't have time to try more than 1. I wish they had smaller flights like 2 oz pours so I could try a variety of beers. I tried a sour and it was okay, I wasn't blown away by it. It's a chill place to hang out with friends. It is also a bit hard to find parking. read more

Stopped in for a beer while it was raining outside. They seem to have board games/D&D going on certain days which makes sense because it's super spacious and have lots of long tables or even couches for people to sit at. Not sure if they allow outside food but their selection of food is minimal which is made up by the huuuuge beer selection! (Beers a food right?) I was a bit bummed that they have a corkage fee for the beer you purchase there but I guess you've got to be making money for the space as well. They do have a good selection on tap and the staff were lovely and helpful in picking a beer if you're like me and know hardly anything about beer in the first place. Worth a visit! read more

We stopped by TeKu after a Kraken game and this place is awesome. Tons of beers on tap, lots of variety and they have a huge selection of cans/bottles that can be opened on site for drinking or taken to go. If you are a beer connoisseur you can spend days here and not have the same beverage. The staff was very attentive and the atmosphere was very relaxed. I really enjoyed our time there and will definitely go back soon. read more

A place that is easy to miss for some reason. This place has lots of taps and probably around 2000 bottles of beer. It is super clean with a few tv's for sports. They also have some snacks and sandwiches. read more

Lovely place ! Nice customer service and it had a hugeeee collections of drinks ! Excellent outdoor seating ! We got a view of the monorail from the outdoor seating and the place is also very close to the space needle . The blueberry bourbon basil was lovely ! It is the one in the tiny glass in the picture ! The fair isle and the demonteller was good and refreshing. But I liked the blueberry bourbon the best ! If you just wanna do a get together with friends / all by yourself or your partner , this is a lovely place ! I also saw that they had some discounted wine for sale !! The only weird thing I found was the size! Lol! We got like 8 ounce and 12 ounces in weird shaped glasses which did really look full! I personally found them funny and not very satisfied with that! read more

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One of the best beer bars I've visited worldwide--certainly the best beer bar I've been to in Seattle. Good draft selection with 30+ beers but amazing bottle selection of both regional highlights and national+international beers. Plus a laid-back atmosphere with games available. Prices are not too outrageous either. read more

I really, really, really wish I was into beer like all of my friends, but I just can't. It's not my thing. But I did appreciate the ciders they had available! This place was so chill; we literally stayed for 3 or 4 hours. They have large, long tables that can be used for group events, card games, whatever your heart desires! The people working were super friendly and all the customers brought their pups inside. They had doggy treats and water bowls on the floors. Such a cool vibe. Btw, prices aren't bad and it's walking distance to the needle. read more

TeKu Tavern + Cafe - Beer Bar Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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They have a great beer selection and earlier today I had great help from an employee. But was just in and grabbed a beer from the tap and they couldn't tell me which version of the beer I'm drinking. How are you going to cater to beer enthusiasts and not be able to read a keg and let a customer know what version the beer is? Not to mention the bartender was not very personable or friendly. This experience has tainted my view on this establishment. As a second attempt I asked about the mulled hot cider on tap which was by Schilling called Chaider. I asked if it had chai in it and the bartender had zero clue. Jesus. Guy just eats chips away from any customer and has been watching Harry Potter. Wants no engagement or interaction with patrons. 0/0 if possible. At the very least avoid the employee in the photo. read more

TeKu Tavern + Cafe - That's the bartender who kept a distance, didn't want to engage in conversation, or knew what beer he was serving. - Beer Bar Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Great place to hangout with a smaller group of friends for some good beer on tap selections. Not a lot of appetizer options but the vibe is just right. Paired with great service definitely a place to check out if you're visiting the area. read more