Unleash the Kraken… Bar & Lounge!

In March 2023 the beloved pirate-themed punk rock bar closed after more than a decade on the Ave. The building was sold to developers and, at the time, owners Kat Colley, Daniel Colley, and William Knupp were left scrambling to find a new space in a city with increasing rents.

Kat told reporter Jas Keimig at the time, “There’s so much development, but they aren’t building things that work for our type of business. Music is supposed to be a big part of Seattle, but there’s no space for it.”

Now, after a fairly successful GoFundMe campaign and several months of construction, the Kraken has reopened on Roosevelt in the old Cafe Racer space! Check it out here.