Monsoon Bellevue

Tender, sweet pieces of caramelized catfish.

www.monsoonrestaurants.com

The finishing touch.

Get to know Terra Loewe General Manager of Monsoon Bellevue!

Hometown Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

Previous Jobs Monsoon Seattle, Ba Bar Capitol Hill

First restaurant job Prep, Pequod’s Chicago (BOH); Bartender, La Crêperie Chicago (FOH)

Favorite Seattle Restaurant Annapurna or Kobuta & Ookami

Favorite Late Night Snack Fresh cold fruit!

Favorite Vietnamese Dish Gỏi Cuốn Tôm Thịt or Chả Cá

What do you do on your day off? Depends on the season, but I love to read and cuddle with my cats!

Describe a Perfect Day “I'd have to say April 25th because it's not too hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket,” - Cheryl Frasier

Favorite Part of the Pacific Northwest Olympic National Forest

Alternative Universe Career Neurosurgeon

Next Vacation somewhere tropical and secluded

Favorite Movie Nowhere by Gregg Araki

Xo prawns. These are sold until the fresh wide noodles are out. A newbie to our starches.

Grilled prawns, house-made xo sauce.

Our wine list is a testament to passion, history, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. Pictured is Terra and Errol.

A spin on the Peking classic. There’s always a duck with the buns. And then this version with confit.

Celebrate Mom at Monsoon!

Join us Sunday, May 12th for a Mothers Day Brunch.

Bookings are live through ToastTables, see link in bio.

This restaurant put Seattle Vietnamese food on the map 25 years ago When the Banh siblings opened Monsoon in 1999, they changed the game for Vietnamese food in Seattle by preparing the cuisine expertly — and selling it for more.

☀️Right off the burner.

Good OL drunken chicken in a bánh mì ❤️

🍲 A good chance you have tried our famous Catfish Claypot? It's time to switch things up and savor the delightful flavors of our Chicken Claypot! 🐔✨Gà Kho Tộ is juicy chicken simmered to perfection in fresh coconut juice 😋

Enjoy delicious Northwest Vietnamese Valentine’s Day specials at Monsoon Seattle and Bellevue on Wednesday, February 14!
Reserve your table today at monsoonrestaurants.com and treat your loved one to a beautiful night out.
Valentine's Specials
🍽️ Dungeness Crab Roll with shrimp, glass noodle, nước chấm
🍲 Pan Seared Diver Scallop delicata squash, green mango, anchovy pineapple sauce
🍰 Forbidden passion fruit chocolate ~ 🌹✨ Don't miss out on the magic happening from baker Rosalie at Ba Bar Seattle
Our regular dinner menu will also be available, along with craft cocktails, wine and more!

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This Lunar New Year we're celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Dragon with the Banh-family’s favorite Lunar New Year dishes! From February 2-12, we’ll be offering a special Lunar New Year menu to enjoy at Monsoon Seattle and Bellevue.
Come celebrate with us and cheers to the new year!

Bánh Tét – sticky rice, Carlton Farms pork belly, pickled vegetables, mung bean. Served during all service hours.
Dinner Specials:
Thit Kho – Braised Lan Roc pork shoulder, coconut water, fish sauce, longevity egg.
Happiness Dumplings – Red bean, sweet ginger sauce.

Seared chilean sea bass, rice paddy herb, chayote, nước chấm.

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“All of Murray’s unique traits led to a very special bond among many of his guests, and in turn have inspired numerous stories,” says Robert Hess, a Microsoft executive and cocktail expert who did as much as anyone to spread the legend of Stenson during the early days of the cocktail revival. “These are stories where customers would be transfixed by Murray’s amazing superpowers as a bartender. Regularly, customers who had been around Murray for a while, when introduced to each other, would ask ‘What’s your Murray Story?’”

-Robert Simonson of , artwork by of VinePair
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Raise a Last Word (& Hot Charlotte) for Murray with us at and this weekend from Friday, Jan 19th - Sunday, Jan 21st. We’re contributing $5 per drink sold to Murray’s life celebration taking place at the Chihuly Glass & Garden () on January 29, 2024. All extra donations beyond the expenses of $10k will go towards a Scholarship for bartenders in Murray's name (TBA).

Murray Stenson, center, and friends at Monsoon 📸 Jon Christiansen

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Article: https://vinepair.com/articles/remembering-murray-stenson/

As many of you know, last September the global bartending community lost just not an icon, but a mentor and a friend.

This weekend, January 19-21, come raise a Last Word (& Hot Charlotte) in memory of Murray Stenson at Ba Bar and Monsoon. We’re contributing $5 per drink sold to Murray’s life celebration taking place at the Chihuly Glass & Garden on January 29, 2024.

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Tickets available for A Celebration of Life for Murray Stenson at the Chihuly Glass & Garden on January 29, 2024.

https://cgg.web.ticketing.siaticketing.com/tickets/promo-code?fbclid=IwAR0f737oI50LLxev75-WXXIgt7CmSAf2z0JeyNpPAfaR68ZQR3qAVcGYi5w

Click the link below and use “MurrayStenson” as the PROMO CODE.
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Please support this GoFundMe to cover any additional expenses not already being donated.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/murray-stenson?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=qr_code&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet

A friend. A mentor. A legend.

Photo credit: Dan Crawford.

Complex, elegant, and timeless, the Manhattan is quite simply the perfect fall or winter cocktail. A finely crafted version goes down smoothly and lingers on the palate. The Black Manhattan averna amaro replaces the sweet vermouth with black walnut bitters. This is one to savour.

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Monsoon Main Street serving up holiday cheer with the MANHATTAN SAMPLER

Tip of The Day: Michter’s Rye, Spanish Vermouth, Chartreuse, Angostura bitters
Belle of the Ball: Michter’s sour mash, brovo Jammy vermouth, chocolate port, pamplemouse, bergamot bitters
Mezzanote Manhattan: Michter’s bourbon, amaro importante, cherry cordial, black lemon bitters

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Wandering through Seattle, you find yourself on Bellevue Way & Main whose green sign lights up a family riding a 150 cc motorbike. Sitting infront of a bartender Errol. You point discreetly at this claypot bowl filled with hood canal clams, house made sausage red sauce, lime aioli and say , I’ll have that, please. 🤤🤤😋😍

Across Vietnam, you’ll find Cơm Chiên being touted by cart-pushing hawkers, sizzling street food stall woks and on the menu of the finest restaurants, as well as on every family table. The variations are endless. Our seafood fried rice consists of crab, shrimp, egg, brown rice. The beauty of Cơm Chiên - anything goes.

Subtly seasoned Lan Rock pork chop and tasty tamarind sauce are a combination of tastes you won’t want to miss 😋🥡

Event season is coming! To book an event with us at Monsoon 19 ave or Main Street location, visit us at https://bit.ly/3sB2Cfj

Pull up a chair and bite into the smoky and caramelized pork, grilled on the outside, but delicate to the taste. Having an order of crunchy imperial rolls is recommended too for the ultimate Monsoon Brunch.

In Hanoi, the legendary Ly Van P**c Street, rows of chicken vendors on each side of the street keep the barbecues (grills) burning late into the night. Our stall serves this for lunch 🥣🍚 🥣🍚

It doesn’t matter what the question is, Caramelized Idaho Catfish Claypot is the answer.

We’re getting ready to have you at Monsoon. See you there!

Grilled local lemongrass chicken vermicelli from Monsoon - crispy imperial roll (pork & shrimp), mixed herb, lettuce, and pickled veggie.

Saigon Dungeness Crab nights are served Monday - Thursday. Join us from 5PM - 9PM at Monsoon 🥣

Don’t save this juicy-tasting THỊT NƯỚNG for the weekend -- it’s a great choice for a mid-day meal.⁠⁠
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Book your reservation through the link in our bio.