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Photo: PHIL H. WEBBER / seattlepi.com file photo Image 1 of / 14 Caption Close Image 2 of 14 Brandon Wald, left, and Christian Reise contemplate the white chalk line drawn around the Blue Moon at the Blue Tavern on NE 45th Street in Seattle on December 8, 2005. The popular tavern drew a line on the sidewalk outside marking the 25 foot distance smokers must be from the front door. A bar tender was shoved to the ground when he ordered a customer to not smoke after the ban took effect, an employee said. Bar patron Duane Schneider wondered who is going to collect all the cigarette buts that are now going to litter sidewalks in front of businesses. "Inside the bar they collect the butts. You can't expect businesses to set up ashtrays every 25 feet," he said. Photo by Joshua Trujillo / Seattle Post-Intelligencer less Brandon Wald, left, and Christian Reise contemplate the white chalk line drawn around the Blue Moon at the Blue Tavern on NE 45th Street in Seattle on December 8, 2005. The popular tavern drew a line on the ... more Photo: Joshua Trujillo / Seattle Post-Intelligencer Image 3 of 14 To celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Blue Moon Tavern, patron Jim St. John and owner Gus Hallthaler collaborated in creating the street sculpture "Hammered Man" complete with a mechanized slow moving arm gripping a can of beer. less To celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Blue Moon Tavern, patron Jim St. John and owner Gus Hallthaler collaborated in creating the street sculpture "Hammered Man" complete with a mechanized slow moving arm ... more Photo: MIKE URBAN / seattlepi.com file photo Image 4 of 14 The men's room at the Blue Moon Tavern in the University District on Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012. The men's room at the Blue Moon Tavern in the University District on Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012. Photo: JOE DYER Image 5 of 14 Image 6 of 14 Howard Donaghy, 43 (foreground) and Jay Delistovic, 35, toast a beer at Seattle's Blue Moon Tavern in the University District in honor of Grateful Dead lead singer Jerry Garcia the day of his death in 1995. Delistovic said , "There are a lot of bummed out Dead Heads in here tonight." The tavern had been packed most of the day and the Dead music was non-stop. less Howard Donaghy, 43 (foreground) and Jay Delistovic, 35, toast a beer at Seattle's Blue Moon Tavern in the University District in honor of Grateful Dead lead singer Jerry Garcia the day of his death in ... more Photo: JEFF LARSEN / seattlepi.com file photo Image 7 of 14 This is a painting by Blue Moon bartender Mary A. McIntyre, which depicts Blue Moon regulars (L to R) John Huston (in cowboy hat), Gus Hellthaler (owner, in red sweatshirt), Matt Taylor (in dreadlocks), and Andy King (far right). less This is a painting by Blue Moon bartender Mary A. McIntyre, which depicts Blue Moon regulars (L to R) John Huston (in cowboy hat), Gus Hellthaler (owner, in red sweatshirt), Matt Taylor (in dreadlocks), and ... more Photo: PAINTING BY MARY A. MCINTYRE Image 8 of 14 Blue Moon owner Gus Hellthaler blows smoke rings as he visits with patrons Jack Oram and Becky McPherson at the tavern in Seattle, Wash., Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005. Blue Moon owner Gus Hellthaler blows smoke rings as he visits with patrons Jack Oram and Becky McPherson at the tavern in Seattle, Wash., Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005. Photo: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Image 9 of 14 Canon: Whiskey and Bitters emporium earned a nod from Esquire as one of America's best bars this week. The bar boasts "The western hemisphere's largest spirit collection" on its website. Canon: Whiskey and Bitters emporium earned a nod from Esquire as one of America's best bars this week. The bar boasts "The western hemisphere's largest spirit collection" on its website. Photo: cramn48 / Instagram Image 10 of 14 Image 11 of 14 Pictured here is a cocktail and a bone marrow dish from Canon. Pictured here is a cocktail and a bone marrow dish from Canon. Photo: original_baby / Instagram Image 12 of 14 A sazerac and a Manhattan from Canon. A sazerac and a Manhattan from Canon. Photo: lchandlers / Instagram Image 13 of 14 Champagne roulette from Canon. Champagne roulette from Canon. Photo: (OvO) / Flickr creative commons Image 14 of 14 2 Seattle bars make Esquire's 'best in America' list 1 / 14 Back to Gallery

Two Seattle bars got a hat tip from man mag Esquire this week as the best in America.

Blue Moon, the legendary U-District dive bar, and Canon: Whiskey and Bitters Emporium in the Central District were named among the magazine’s 26 best bars in America for 2014.

The author says of the 80-year-old Blue Moon: “It’s all too rock ‘n’ roll for a hippie bar, too mellow for a punk one. It’s very Seattle.”

He called Canon “the reigning craft-cocktail joint in the Pacific Northwest.”

The list gives the most love to spots east of the Mississippi and a few in California, so maybe we should be flattered to receive some attention. Portland also occupied two spots on the list.

What do you think: Are Blue Moon and Canon the best bars in Seattle? Or should other watering holes have made the list?