5 Awesome Places for Pros to Spend NYE in Seattle
You may be a pro in the office but are you a pro when it comes to NYE? Seattleites know how to celebrate and NYE is certainly no exception. But, with so much going on it can be hard to know where to begin. These five Seattle hot spots offer the pros an evening of food and fun with that all-too-critical element of style.
Altura Restaurant
Address: 617 Broadway E
Nestled in Capital Hill, Seattle’s mecca for nightlife, lies Altura—an Italian restaurant with a PNW twist. The NYE menu features such grown-up delectable delights as truffle roasted elk tenderloin paired with the finest local and regional wines. When finished, take a stroll up to Volunteer Park for a fantastic view of the city’s fireworks over Lake Union below.
The Corson Building
Address: 5090 Corson Ave S
Located in Seattle’s industrial warehouse district, the Corson Building offers a rare and rustic alternative to the hustle and bustle of downtown. Welcome 2016 in a friendly, cozy atmosphere with a full-course menu, communal style, served with carefully selected wine pairings. Plus, dinner seating gets you a ride and admission into Melrose Market for Bar Ferd’nand’s 4th Annual New Year’s Eve shindig featuring music and dancing and, of course, the token champagne toast.
Frank’s Oyster House
Address: 2616 NE 55th St, Seattle
Tucked away from the crowds and the noise is Frank's Oyster House & Champagne Parlor in Seattle’s Ravenna Neighborhood. With a dazzling selection of champagnes to choose from, you can be sure that you’ll be ringing in the new year with the best bubbly around. The three-course menu features such delights as Wagyu beef tartare and is sure to fortify you for the year to come.
The Triple Door
Address: 216 Union St
The Triple Door is THE Seattle hot spot for great food (from the award-winning Wild Ginger located just upstairs) and live music in a setting that screams swank and class. This NYE, head to the Triple Door’s Musicquarium lounge—named for the enormous fish tank with more a dazzling collection of freshwater fish—and kick off 2016. Tickets to this event get you a swingin’ concert courtesy of the Dudley Manlove Quartet, champagne and classy cocktails, along with bragging rights for starting off the new year as a certified cool cat.
Chihuly Glass Garden
Address: 305 Harrison St
For those needing to reignite their hidden artist after a year of furious deal-making, let go and relax at the Chihuly Garden and Glass NYE “pARTy.” Located right next to the Space Needle, you can’t get much more of an iconic Seattle night than this. Take a walk through the glasshouse and garden, nibble on an array of sweet and savory eats, enjoy live music, and raise a glass of bubbly at midnight as you watch the fireworks framed through incredible glass sculptures.
