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Where to Eat and Drink in Seattle for Lunar New Year 2025

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January 27, 2025

Where to Eat and Drink in Seattle for Lunar New Year 2025

Lunar New Year is here. Also known as Chinese New Year, Tet Nguyen Dan, and Seollal, it’s a holiday celebrated by millions of people throughout Asia and the Asian diaspora. In Washington, Lunar New Year is now recognized as an official state holiday. Some Lunar New Year events have already taken place, but with the Year of the Wood Snake officially kicking off on January 29, there are a bevy of celebrations and food specials to look forward to.

Here’s a guide to some of notable restaurants, bars, and bakeries doing specials and events for Lunar New Year 2025 in the Seattle area:

At the new Capitol Hill Vietnamese restaurant Ramie, Tet comes with an array of special menu items, including banh beo (rice cakes) with crab stew and chicharrones, a head cheese wrap, and che troi nuoc (rice balls filled with mung bean paste served in ginger syrup). On February 2, Ramie will host a Lion Dance, a traditional way of welcoming the Lunar New Year. Sibling restaurant Ba Sa on Bainbridge Island will be serving some of the same specials and also hosting a February 2 Lion Dance.
Monsoon, one of Seattle’s most well-known Vietnamese restaurants, is also featuring a number of Tet specials, including the traditional banh tet (filled rice cakes boiled in banana leaves) and pork braised in a clay pot. These specials will run until February 2.
The Asian American brewery Lucky Envelope always goes big for Lunar New Year and this year is no exception. The Ballard beer-maker will be releasing four new beers — including a sesame chili cream stout and an imperial stout brewed with tea — at a Lunar New Year party on February 1. There will be red envelope giveaways and food truck Panda Dim Sum will be on site from 3 to 8:30 p.m.

The Lunar New Year menu at La Mar Bellevue.

La Mar Bellevue

Recently opened Peruvian restaurant La Mar Bellevue is serving a special Lunar New Year menu from January 29 to February 2. This may sound like an odd combination, but Peru is home to a large Chinese community and there is even a culinary style, called Chifa, that fuses Cantonese and Peruvian traditions. The La Mar menu will include items like aji relleno — crispy sweet peppers stuff with crab and glazed with a chili and condensed milk sauce.
From January 29 to February 12, the Smith Tower’s Observatory Bar — home to some of the best views in all downtown — will be serving three Chinese-inspired cocktails, like the Empress’s Elixir, which has Szechuan-infused gin, lemon juice, honey. What’s the deal here? The Smith Tower has “deep ties to China,” according to a press release, and the Chinese Room (where the bar is located) has a bunch of furniture and decor gifted by Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi.
Fremont dessert destination Paper Cake Shop — run by Joule’s Rachel Yang and pastry chef Gabby Park — is serving a special cake, the Good Fortune Cake, until the end of January. It has gluten-free chocolate sponge, mandarin orange caramel, walnut praline buttercream filling, walnut praline frosting, and slices of kumquat on top.
Another sweet option can be found at the Central District doughnut shop Raised, which from January 30 to February 2 will be featuring red and gold mochi doughnuts and furikake (!) mochi doughnuts.

Finally, the mega popular Taiwanese chain Din Tai Fung is celebrating Lunar New Year by collaborating with Taiwanese American artist James Jean. While supplies last, guests to any DTF location (including the four in the Seattle metro area) get a gift card with Jean’s art on it that can be redeemed for a seaweed and bean curd salad appetizer. Anyone who spends more than $175 on a takeout order gets a limited edition James Jean tote.

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Valter Walker vs. Marcin Tybura booked for UFC Seattle

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January 8, 2026

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Valter Walker vs. Marcin Tybura booked for UFC Seattle

Heavyweights will collide in “Rain City.”

MMAmania.com confirmed with multiple sources today (Thurs., Jan. 8, 2026) that No. 10-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Marcin Tybura will take on surging Brazilian prospect Valter Walker at UFC Seattle on Sat., March 28, 2026, inside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.

Walker (15-1) stumbled out of the gate in his UFC debut, suffering a loss to Lukasz Brzeski in 2024. Since then, however, “Clean Monster” has completely rewritten the narrative — and the UFC record books.

Walker opened 2025 by submitting Don’Tale Mayes with a heel hook (watch highlights), his second straight victory via the technique. Five months later, he followed it up with another first-round heel hook against Kennedy Nzechukwu (watch highlights), setting a new UFC record for most consecutive heel hook submission wins with three.

But he wasn’t finished.

At UFC 321 in Oct. 2025, Walker once again locked in a first-round heel hook — this time against Louie Sutherland — tying Rousimar Palhares for the most heel hook submissions (four) in UFC history while extending his own record for consecutive heel hook finishes (watch it).

A win in Seattle would almost certainly vault Walker into the Top 10 of the Heavyweight rankings.

Tybura (27-10), meanwhile, will be defending his No. 10 spot when he steps into the cage. The Polish veteran went 1-1 in 2025, handing highly touted U.K. prospect Mick Parkin his first professional loss at UFC London before suffering a quick knockout loss to debuting Ante Delija at UFC Paris (watch highlights), snapping a two-fight win streak.

Now 40 years old, Tybura is 5-3 over his last eight appearances.

Here are some other bouts currently scheduled for UFC Seattle:

Casey O’Neill vs. Gabriella Fernandes

Alexa Grasso vs. Maycee Barber

Nicolle Caliari vs. Carol Fiori

To checkout UFC’s upcoming schedule of events click here.

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Around 200 protest fatal ICE shooting in front of Seattle’s federal building

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January 8, 2026

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Around 200 protest fatal ICE shooting in front of Seattle’s federal building

SEATTLE, Wash. – There were at least 200 protesters that showed up in Seattle Wednesday night in what speakers called an “emergency protest” in response to the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis Wednesday.

“We want justice, we want peace, we want justice, we want peace, we want ICE off our streets, we want ice off our streets…” they chanted.

Seattle protest on fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Seattle protesters outside the Federal Building following a fatal shooting by ICE agents in Minneapolis. (FOX 13 Seattle)

After listening to speakers, protesters went on the march and circled the blocks near the Federal Building in Seattle.

Though the protest was organized on short notice, some protesters say they were compelled to come out Wednesday with urgency because they felt what happened in Minneapolis was a bridge too far.

What they’re saying:

“ICE has gone too far. We’ve felt this, we’ve known this for a long time. There have been people protesting,” said Raleigh Watts, protesting the ICE shooting. “We’ve been hearing the news. Today I came out because when I heard, it was my sign that a line has been crossed that I can’t stand anymore. So, I’ve come to say, ‘No ICE, you’ve gone too far’.”

“A lot of people out here are really, really angry, confused and sad, but I think we have what it takes to fight back,” said Sophia Van Beek, protesting the MN ICE shooting. “I’m certain there are going to be actions.”

Sophia says in order to make a difference, protesters need to create an actionable political program.

Seattle protest on fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Members of law enforcement were in the area and helped to block off the streets during the protest and march. There were no clashes during this protest and it wrapped up at around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

“I am proud of all the hundreds of people who have turned out tonight at the federal building in Seattle. I’m proud of the people who are in Tacoma that are protesting at the ice detention center and in Minneapolis and in cities across the country. This is not okay for ICE to kill somebody,” said Watts.

What’s next:

Some people at Wednesday’s demonstration said they were planning to organize more protests in the coming weeks.

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Seattle groups join national protest against ICE raids following Minneapolis shooting

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January 7, 2026

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Seattle groups join national protest against ICE raids following Minneapolis shooting

SEATTLE — Seattle activists are rallying to demand justice on Wednesday following the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis.

The Seattle Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (SAARPR) and Seattle Against War (SAW) have organized an emergency press conference to protest the incident.

The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in Seattle.

Woman killed by ICE officers in Minneapolis; Mayor tells ICE to ‘get the f***’ out

The shooting occurred on Wednesday morning at the corner of 34th and Portland Avenue in Minneapolis. According to preliminary information, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said, the woman was sitting in her vehicle blocking the roadway when a federal law enforcement officer approached on foot. When the vehicle began to drive away, at least two shots were fired, and the vehicle crashed on the side of the road.

In response, emergency protests have erupted in Minneapolis and are expected to continue through Jan. 11.

The Seattle groups are joining the Legalization 4 All Network in calling for an immediate end to ICE raids and mass deportations.

They are also demanding justice and accountability for the woman who was killed, including the release of the name of the ICE agent involved and the names of all agents participating in such operations.

This is a developing story; check back for updates.

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