Cuff Complex is located at 1533 13th Avenue in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

[2] The bar was established by two men who wanted a "positive social outlet for people who were into leather, Levi's and uniforms".

Cuff, Ltd. was created in December 1992 and building construction began in January 1993.

[3] Cuff Complex hosts meetings and social gatherings for Northwest Bears,[4] POZ Seattle (a grassroots organization of HIV+ gay men),[5] Seattle Men in Leather,[6] the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and the Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf.

[9] In 2009, Seattle Weekly said of the bar's clientele, "Whereas gay clubs like Neighbours and R-Place have been infiltrated by heteros in recent years, the Cuff still retains a predominantly gay male crowd.