![]() What kind of specials? How about banh tet (sticky rice stuffed with pork belly and mung bean wrapped in banana leaves), sweet banana layer cake, and thit kho mang (braised pork belly with bamboo shoots). ![]() This Vietnamese restaurant on Bainbridge is pulling out all the stops for Tet - it will be holding a lion dance in front of its doors on Sunday, February 11 (follow Ba Sa on Instagram for details) and is putting some specials on the menu February 9 through 12. Seafood spot Water Grill is doing a Lunar New Year menu that includes shrimp shumai and a whole crispy sea bass. Other specials at the Bellevue Collection include Lady M’s Lunar New Year Gift Set, an elaborately packaged box of treats that sells for $88 and is such a hot deal that it’s already sold out online. One guest per store will get a special prize - a “golden ticket” that will get them access to Din Tai Fung’s “VIP Reservation Concierge Service.” See here for more details. Dumpling chain Din Tai Fung will hand out red envelopes containing info about Lunar New Year plus a coupon for free noodles to every guest who shows up from February 8 to 12 while supplies last. The Eastside’s most prominent mall is embracing Lunar New Year in a big way. More info (and info on additional events) can be found here. ![]() party that will include red envelopes to the first guests to show up, food from the Panda Dim Sum truck (from 3 to 8), and intriguing new beers: a dragonfruit wheat beer that’s a collaboration with North Carolina’s Highland Brewing and a oolang tea lager that’s a collab with Austin Beerworks. On Saturday, February 10, Lucky Envelope is kicking off a week of events with a noon to 10 p.m. This Ballard brewery leans into its founders’ Asian heritage, and as usual it is going big for Lunar New Year. ![]() If we missed something that should be on here, let us know at Lucky Envelope Brewing The Seattle metro area has a ton of great Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese and Taiwanese restaurants - check out our maps on them if you like - so with this list below we’re gonna focus on places that do specials for Lunar New Year, either one-off events or unique menu items. Called Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea, Lunar New Year festivities can include elaborate dances, the exchanging of lucky red envelopes, and lots and lots of food. On February 10, Lunar New Year celebrations will commence in Seattle as many members of the East Asian diaspora ring in the Year of the Dragon. ![]()
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