This is about as relaxed as the bar scene gets in Seattle, as there's a noticeable lack of pretension in the air. The men are bearded, burly and many look like they've done time as lumberjacks. While the Cuff may be your introduction to Seattle's bear, leather and daddy scene, Diesel provides graduate work in bear culture. Kevin Phinney included Diesel in Metrosource 's 2019 list of Seattle's best gay bars. Reception īryan van Gorder ranked Diesel number 26 on 's 2018 list of nation's 50 most popular gay bars. In 2011, Reis was denied service by the printing company Access Printed Media for promoting homosexuality, which the American Civil Liberties Union said violated state law. The bar opened in 2011, catering to the bear community.
