Red Top Tavern

Red Top Tavern The Historic Red Top Tavern established in 1935 is a must visit local bar in this logging town of Da

The Red Top Tavern, serves food, beer, wine and cocktails and has been in the old logging town of Darrington and in the shadow of White Horse Mountain since shortly after prohibition. Darrington lies on a gravel plain between the North Fork of the Stillaguamish and the Sauk River, about 25 miles from the Washington coast, and about halfway between Washington highways 2 and 20, the upper and lower

boundaries of the scenic Cascade Loop. The first known residents were the Sauk-Suiattle tribe, with Europeans arriving in the 1890s. The latter knew the area as "The Burn," "Sauk Portage," and "Starve-out," before a card flip and a post office misspelling settled the matter in 1895. A thriving mining and logging community by the first decade of the 20th century, Darrington remained unincorporated and thus was ineligible to vote to remain wet after Snohomish County was voted dry in 1910, and there would be no more legal bars until then end of federal prohibition. Tax records show that the current Red Top building dates back to 1951, but city guides list a Red Top Beer Parlor in town since at least 1935. The current cinder block building that houses the tavern is attached to a semi-circle log cabin, which used to be the Timber Bull Restaurant and is now a rarely used event space. Inside the Red Top is a horseshoe shaped bar, pool table, and pool-tabs. There is a stream of outsiders who drop by, most on their way to hiking, rafting, camping, fishing and the other recreational activities that are now as large a part of the local economy as logging. But it is still predominantly a local joint, with tributes to its logging history and rural character in various photos and notes. Once in a while it becomes even more, as when one of the long time regulars passes away, or especially as locals gathered to mourn and support each other after friends and family were lost in the Oso landslide just 12 miles up the road. In good times and bad, it's a dandy old place to have a cold one.

Come into the Red Top Tomorrow night and cheer on Team USA as they continue their Quest! Drink Specials and all TV's on...
06/25/2026

Come into the Red Top Tomorrow night and cheer on Team USA as they continue their Quest! Drink Specials and all TV's on for Team USA at 7pm kick off!!

Happy Sunny Monday! Kaci here at the Top covering for Shayla! Come in in for a cold one. Have Space Dust draft on specia...
06/22/2026

Happy Sunny Monday! Kaci here at the Top covering for Shayla! Come in in for a cold one. Have Space Dust draft on special for $6. Also Refreshing Deep Eddy peach tea for $7. Hope to see your smiling face today. Here till 4pm then Keisha will take over till close!

Congrats to the Red Top Horseshoe Meat Tournament Winners, Ambrose and Tobey. Was a bueatiful day to throw shoes..
06/14/2026

Congrats to the Red Top Horseshoe Meat Tournament Winners, Ambrose and Tobey. Was a bueatiful day to throw shoes..

Its gonna be a busy night tonight, so bring your friends, have a drink or three, and sing a song with DJ Justin from 8pm...
06/13/2026

Its gonna be a busy night tonight, so bring your friends, have a drink or three, and sing a song with DJ Justin from 8pm until midnight!

06/11/2026
Horsehoe Meat Tournament this Saturday at the Red Top Tavern. 11-11:40am sign up first shoes thrown at Noon. Come play o...
06/09/2026

Horsehoe Meat Tournament this Saturday at the Red Top Tavern. 11-11:40am sign up first shoes thrown at Noon. Come play or watch and cheer on, win some meat for your Father's Day BBQ! We will have drinks specials and it will be entertaining..

05/30/2026

It's Karaoke night, everybody! Come down to the Red Top at 830pm, grab a drink from Runa and Kaci, and sing a song with DJ Justin until midnight!

05/30/2026

DJ Justin is back in action, tomorrow evening at the Red Top! Bring your friends, come on down to your favorite tavern, grab a drink from Kaci and Runa, and get some time in the spotlight for another round of Karaoke from 8:30pm to Midnight! We hope to see you all tomorrow night!

Fireball Friday has begun and the the ball is rolling swiftly. Come in to the Top and relax and enjoy! See the daily dri...
05/29/2026

Fireball Friday has begun and the the ball is rolling swiftly. Come in to the Top and relax and enjoy! See the daily drink specials.. See you soon Red Top Tavern

Come surf right into the Red Top today, Ambrose is serving up some pre- summer fun drinks or just your fav Beer, Seltzer...
05/29/2026

Come surf right into the Red Top today, Ambrose is serving up some pre- summer fun drinks or just your fav Beer, Seltzer or an Ugly Beer!! Kaci is closing tonight to continue this Fun-Friday! See you soon..

Address

1020 Darrington Street
Darrington, WA
98241

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 12am
Tuesday 11am - 12am
Wednesday 11am - 12am
Thursday 11am - 12am
Friday 11am - 2am
Saturday 11am - 2am
Sunday 11am - 12am

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