Whether you’re hosting a party at home, planning to dine out, or hanging at your favorite watering hole, we’ve got you covered in Wallingford. Here are a few suggestions to help ring in the New Year this Saturday night:
Restaurants
Joule Restaurant
Joule will have NYE dinner for $65 prix fixe menu. Call to make last minute reservations! Visit their Facebook page for the menu.
Eva Restaurant
Eva will be serving a four course menu for $55, with $5 going to the FamilyWorks food bank. Reservations can be made following the link on their website, evarestaurant.com. The NYE menu is available here (http://wp.me/
Cantinetta
Cantinetta will be featuring several special items as well as some “Cantinetta staples” on the NYE menu. They are accepting reservations for parties of any size at any time. Serving dinner until midnight.
Tilth Restaurant
Tilth will be offering a special four course prix fixe menu for New Year’s Eve. The cost is $85 per person. The menu is posted on Tilth’s website under events.
Bars
Changes
Changes in Wallingford will host a Champagne toast at midnight with a stunning performance by the one and only incomparable Aunt Flo. Also featuring DJ Ericket. Festivities begin at 9pm and Aunt Flo will arrive when she’s ready. And for those of you wanting to watch football on New Year’s Day, Changes is offering Brunch from 12:00pm.
Murphy’s is hosting a New Years Eve party including a no cover band called Mile 9, playing Rock/Funk and R&B.Formed in 2009, Mile 9 has been performing in and around the Seattle area. Will Eskew (lead vocalist/guitar), Matt Moats (lead/rhythm guitar, keys), Jeff Poland (bass) and Kyle Howell (drums/percussion) bring a unique sound to their music, blending rock and funk-pop styles together with a hint of Seattle’s signature grunge genre. Their catchy tune “I Can’t Lie” serves up a combination of Hip-Hop inspired rhythms and funky guitar riffs, while their crowd favorite hit “10 More Minutes” bleeds rock and soul. The highly energized rock anthem “I’m Your Fool”, also showcases their musical range and soaring melodies. Mile 9’s fan base grows by the hour and they are quickly becoming local favorites among the Pacific Northwest’s music scene. Free champagne before midnight to toast the New Year. Music will start at 9PM.
Kate’s will feature the “usual specials” plus live music and midnight toast. No cover.
Seamonster
Music featuring Sounds in Your Sleep at 10:00PM. No cover.
Stores
City Cellars
Hours are 11:00AM to 6:00PM. Closed January 1st and 2nd.
QFC
Normal hours New Years Eve/New Years Day
Wine World Warehouse
Open 9:00AM-9:00PM on New Years Even, Open New Years Day 1:00PM-6:00PM
Washington State Liquor Store (Wallingford)
Open New Years Eve 10:00AM until 8:00PM
Bottleworks
Open New Years Eve, 11:00AM – 8:00PM-ish
great start
Satay?
Blue Star?
Iron Bull?
Casa Azul?
Babalu?
Taco Time?
Yogurtland?
Starbucks?
Tuffys?
These are the businesses that responded at the time we went to press. If any additional businesses respond, we’ll add them to the list.
Ha ha ha! “…Aunt Flo will arrive when she’s ready!”
I called Casa Azul to see if they’ll be open New Year’s Eve. This prompted a conversation, while I was on the phone, about whether or not they will be open. And the answer is… YES! Regular hours. At least that’s what they told me.
Blue Star open til 10 ONLY NYE
NY Day opens at 8am and has regular hours
Murphy’s sounds potentially much louder than Changes. Hope the unhappy neighbor is braced.