Phởcific Standard Time (PST) is a speakeasy-style cocktail bar and restaurant in

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, in the U.S. state of

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. The AAPI-owned business was founded by sisters Quynh and Yenvy Pham.

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Phởcific Standard Time is a cocktail bar and restaurant in

downtown Seattle Downtown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington. It is fairly compact compared with other city centers on the U.S. West Coast due to its geographical situation, being hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by ...

. Drinks feature Vietnamese ingredients such as pandan leaf, Chartreuse egg yolk custard, and

pho Phở or pho (, , ; ) is a Vietnamese soup dish consisting of broth, rice noodles (), herbs, and meat (usually beef (), sometimes chicken ()). Phở is a popular food in Vietnam where it is served in households, street stalls and restaurants co ...

broth. The Nuoc Mat has jasmine, Fever Tree Mediterranean tonic, Cocchi Americano, soju, and longan. The Dua Dua has Batavia arrack, Chareau Aloe, soju,

absinthe Absinthe (, ) is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from several plants, including the flowers and leaves of ''Artemisia absinthium'' ("grand wormwood"), together with green anise, sweet fennel, and other medicinal and culinary herbs. Historical ...

coconut milk Coconut milk is an opaque, milky-white liquid extracted from the grated pulp of mature coconuts. The opacity and rich taste of coconut milk are due to its high oil content, most of which is saturated fat. Coconut milk is a traditional food i ...

, lime, and basil seeds. The Trung Muoi is made with pho fat washed Iwai Japanese whisky, cream sherry, nocino, carcavelos, and salted egg

yolk Among animals which produce eggs, the yolk (; also known as the vitellus) is the nutrient-bearing portion of the egg whose primary function is to supply food for the development of the embryo. Some types of egg contain no yolk, for example bec ...

. The food menu includes pastries with pate, potato, and mushroom, as well as a pate trio with pho fat, mushroom tofu, and canned fish tomato pates served with sesame crackers and picklings. The Cua Dip, served with crackers, has crab, prawns, Vietnamese mayonnaise, melted cheese, and basil. Phở Bắc's "pho cups" (similar to Cup Noodles) are available in beef, chicken, prawn, and vegetable varieties.

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The bar was included in ''

Bon Appétit ''Bon Appétit'' is a monthly American food and entertaining magazine, that typically contains recipes, entertaining ideas, restaurant recommendations, and wine reviews. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered at the One World Trade Center i ...

'' annual list of best new restaurants. Naomi Tomky included the bar in a similar list published by the ''

Seattle Post-Intelligencer The ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (popularly known as the ''Seattle P-I'', the ''Post-Intelligencer'', or simply the ''P-I'') is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The newspaper was foun ...

''. She and Bradley Foster included PST in

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's 2022 list of "The Absolute Best Bars in Seattle Right Now". Matthew Lombardi and Jade Yamazaki Stewart included the business in ''Eater Seattle'''s 2022 list of "14 Essential Seattle Bars".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Phocific Standard Time Downtown Seattle Drinking establishments in Washington (state) Restaurants in Seattle Vietnamese restaurants in Seattle

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