Top 10 Happy Hours

The Seattle Times ranked Seattle's best happy hours of 2010, cheers to the trendy.

1. Branzino:

2429 Second Ave., Seattle; happy hour daily 5-7 p.m. and again 10-midnight on Tuesdays-Thursdays, and 10 p.m.-1 a.m. on Fridays-Saturdays. Pizzas and bar snacks $4-$7. Beers, well drinks and wines $3.50-$5 (206-728-5181 or www.branzinoseattle.com).

2. Brouwer's Café:

400 N. 35th St., Seattle, happy hour daily 3-6 p.m. with $1 off beers on tap and bar-food specials (206-267-2437 or brouwerscafe.blogspot.com).

3. Monsoon East:

10245 Main St., Bellevue, happy hour daily 3 p.m.-closing on Sundays-Thursdays, and 3-6 p.m. and again 9 p.m.-closing on Fridays and Saturdays. A $1 raw bar; happy-hour food $5-$7 (425-635-1112 or www.monsoonrestaurants.com).

4. Pair:

5501 30th Ave. N.E., Seattle, happy hour 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, food $2-$5, beer and wine $2-$6 (206-526-7655 or www.pairseattle.com).

5. Palace Kitchen:

2030 Fifth Ave., Seattle, happy hour 4:30-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Bar food is $3-$4 and beer and cocktails are $3-$4, with weekly happy-hour specials. Drinks only at the happy hour between 11 p.m.-1 a.m. (206-448-2001 or tomdouglas.com).

6. Poppy:

622 Broadway E., Seattle, happy hour 5-7 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and again 9-11 p.m. except on Sundays when it ends at 10 p.m. The early happy hour features $5 thali; late night, it's $6 "naanwiches." Beer, wine and cocktails $3-$5 (206-324-1108 or www.poppyseattle.com).

7. Serious Pie:

316 Virginia St., Seattle, happy hour from 3-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays with $5 mini pizzas, and beer and wine $3-$5 (206-838-7388 or www.tomdouglas.com).

8. Slim's Last Chance Chili Shack & Watering Hole:

5606 First Ave. S., Seattle, happy hour 4-6 p.m. daily with $3 Frito Pie and "Sloppy Jose," and $1 off on beer and cocktails (206-762-7900 or www.slimslastchance.com).

9. Toulouse Petit: I don't like a third of its bar food. But there are about 60 items on the New Orleans-themed happy-hour menu — something for everyone.

601 Queen Anne Ave. N., Seattle, happy hour 4-5:30 p.m. and again 10 p.m.-1 a.m. daily. Shared plates $4-$7 (206-432-9069 or www.toulousepetit.com).

10. Zig Zag Café:

1501 Western Ave., Seattle, happy hour 5-7 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, $6 cocktails (206-625-1146 or zigzagseattle.com).