Tango Restaurant & Lounge
1100 Pike St.
Seattle, WA
98101
(206) 583-0382
Restaurant Hours
Sun-Thurs: 5pm - 10:30pm
Fri-Sat: 5pm - midnight
Lounge Hours
Sun-Thurs: 4:30pm - 11pm
Fri-Sat: 4:30pm - 1am
Half Price
Bottles of Wine
Every Monday Evening!
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About
Tango Story | Executive Chef | Reviews | Owner
The Tango Story…
In the eighteenth century, elements of the tango were born in Spain from a dance called the contradanza. In the early 1800's, the contradanza was later introduced into Cuba where it became the habañera. The habañera made its way to Buenos Aires where the Argentine milonga dance had risen to popularity. In the Buenos Aires brothels, the milonga dance was mixed with flavors of the habañera and the Tango was born.
This is how to dance the tango!
Feel the blood
rise to your face
with every beat;
While an arm
winds like a snake
around a waist
that is about to break.
This is how to dance the tango!
—Words by Elizardo Martinez Vilas
The tango dance was flavored by ingredients of dance from Spain, Cuba and South America. At Tango Restaurant we use the history of the tango as a guide for our latin infused food and drink. Taste our Spanish tapas, Cuban mojitos or South American ceviche and enjoy!