I like all those places for sure... none of them comes close to competing with Le Twi, however..

of the three, i'd say the 5 point comes closest... Shortys I don't even think of as a bar... they HAVE a bar, but it's game room in my mind... I do love it, however

the slummit is also cool... unpretentious.... but low on atmosphere.... i sort of feel like i'm in a restaurant that serves liquor when i'm there... not in a bar that serves food... if you know what I mean

and, yeah, mood for sure... I don't go to the Twi EVERY time i go to a bar, (but I do go there probably 3 out of 4 or 5 times i go to a bar), sometimes I want a change of atmosphere....

for that I like the nite lite, the rendezvous, the lava, the satellite, sometimes the comet, and once in awhile, kincoras (i hit that pine pike corridor area a lot more before it became infested with scenesters, now I mostly avoid it), or the jade pagoda... the sunset, the smoke shop (seattle's 2nd greatest bar), or hatties over in ballard

i actually like all of the above mentioned bars better than the 3 you named... though they have their obvious charms as well...

I like, even love, many bars... but the twilight just reigns so far above any other bar i've been to in this city... WAY FAR above...

it rules!! its the best bar in Seattle, hands down.... i can't say enough about that place!

u shud try allstars oh yeah it's laid bak mood is a great wayu to relax