New Year's Eve 2009 Seattle Style
Read on to find out how some of Seattle’s best restaurants are welcoming in 2010.
Send 2009 off with a decisive bang with cocktails in the W Seattle Bar accompanied by the slick sounds of 5 DJ’s to include: MB, Supreme, Chloe Harris, Miguel Alvarado and Tim Thibault spinning their tunes. $40 per person at the door (21 and older, cash only, first-come-first-served) provides party favors and midnight champagne toast. The party starts at 8 p.m. and lasts until 1 a.m.
(206) 264-6000
$40 per person at the door
Take the lift home: the New Year’s Eve party is free for guests who stay at the W Seattle on the night of December 31st. Reservations at 1-877-822-0000 or whotels.com/seattle
Enjoy a four course, modern Vietnamese dinner at either Monsoon’s Capitol Hill location or on Bellevue’s Main Street, where delights such as Lobster Congee with Braised Ginkgo Nuts, Shallots & Truffle Oil and Lemongrass Braised Shortribs, White Beans, Siu Cai and Radish Salad prevail. Dessert includes Milk Chocolate Ganache, Caramel, Salted Banana and Crispy Wonton Paper and Happiness Dumplings with Red Beans, Mung Beans and Ginger.
$99 per couple + optional $25 four-course wine pairing (per person). Seating available from 5 to 11 p.m.
(206) 325-2111 – Seattle
(425) 635- 1112 – Bellevue
Chef Jason Stratton, sous chef, Carrie Mashaney, wine director Michele Balkwill and the entire Spinasse team are delighted to offer two delicious options. Choose from favorites of 2009: Porchetta Tonnata, Chicories with Marinated Rabbit, Walnuts, Balsamico and Parmigiano-Reggiano, Tajarin with Sage Butter, Beef Cheek “Brasato al Barolo” with Celeriac Puree. Or innovative and celebratory dishes for a brand new year from the 2010 menu: Oysters with Beet and Crisp Pig’s Trotters, Cauliflower Flan with Parmigiano-Reggiano Fonduta and Pine Nut, Risotto with Grapefruit and Spot Prawns and Quail with flavors of Cinzano Vermut.
Download the full menu on the Spinasse Web site.
5 courses- $55 per person + tax & gratuity. Seating from 5 to 11 p.m.
(206) 251-7673 for reservations.
Guests who dine at Bastille on New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2009 will be offered a special dish of the day (Bonne Année Plat du Jour) in addition to the regular menu. Bastille’s Back Bar will be celebrating with a party that will include a DJ, a complimentary champagne toast at midnight and noisemakers.
Call 206.453.5014 for dining room reservations. No reservations taken for the Back Bar.
Decadence reigns at Cafe Juanita on New Year’s Eve! Start with Oysters on the half-shell, followed by Seared Foie Gras, Spot Prawns, Guinea Fowl Tortellini and a choice of either Wagyu Beef Tenderloin or Liberty Farm’s Duck Breast, followed by a cheese course of Kurtwood Farm Cheese with Honeycomb. Pastry chef Matt Kelley will be delighting with his Rosemary Scented Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache with Fresh Yuzu Foam and Crisp Feuillitine.
$95 per person~ Optional wine flights of $55 and $80
(425 ) 823-1505