If there were ever a night to head for your favorite watering hole and grab some outdoor seating (and forego the dark confines of a club), tonight would be it.

One of my personal local faves is the Matador in Ballard. Sure, they get a bit of a cheesy meathead pickup scene going on over the weekends, but their $4-5 happy hour menu items (from 4-6p and after 10p) are scrumptious, and their Tamarindos are refreshing and, if you ignore all the tequila, pretty healthful for you. I mean, it's fruit, right?

Where are your favorite haunts to catch some rays and enjoy a tasty beverage?