One of my favorite ways to catch up with friends is getting together for Happy Hour! I try and go to Happy Hour at least once a week. It's the perfect excuse to try new places and do it on a budget.
I think I have tried most of the popular Eastside Happy Hours at least once. :) Below is a list of the spots I hit the most! It is my mission to get to every happy hour in Bellevue and venture into Seattle more.
Trellis Crush Hour - Kirkland
I think this is my favorite happy hour in Kirkland. The location is convenient to get to and finding parking is easy, the drinks and food prices are reasonable. Here is a quick rundown is it runs 4-6pm daily, select wine $6, $3 off cocktails, 50% off beer and small plates. I recommend the following food options all the flatbreads are great ($5), cheese platters are a good option with wine and a decent size ($6-$7) and the Sweet Potato Fries are awesome ($4). Trellis has a fantastic variety of food and drink options. Usually I spend around $15 at this happy hour!
Palimino - Bellevue's Lincoln Square
I love this happy hour because both food and drink prices are a steal of a deal and parking is validated! Another great thing about Palimino is that their Happy Hour is ALL DAY EVERY DAY in the bar. Here is everything you need to know select cocktails ($5), select wine ($4), draft beer ($4) and the food plates range from ($4-$9). I have tried pretty much every food plate on Happy Hour and they are all delish. My favorites are Potatoes Gorgonzola (best waffle fries around) and all their pizzas are great. Think about sharing food here because all the plates are huge serving sizes. This place gets crowded after 4pm so be prepared to wait.
Purple - Bellevue
This is a great happy hour for wine lovers. The happy hour is 3:30-5:30 daily. Select wine is $5 and select appetizers are $6-$10. I recommend their half purple chop salad it is enough to fill you up. The pizzaetta's are smaller in size so I don't recommend those if you are hungry. Also you have to try their $1 sea salt caramels.
Grand Cru - Bellevue
This is a great little lounge, with a great happy hour. There happy hour is from 4pm-7pm Tuesday-Saturday. They run different specials for happy hour everyday, my favorite is Wednesday's because it is Ladies Night. The drink details are $4 select wines, $4 well drinks and $5 martinis. All there food is delicious, my personal favorite are the steamed penn cove mussels that are served in a red coconut curry sauce. DELISH! My happy hour companions love the black truffle popcorn and the prawn po boy sandwich.
Cucina Cucina - Issaquah
I know most of you are thinking...Cucina Cucina is still around. Yes, they are and they have a great happy hour. Their happy hour is 4-close Thursday-Sunday. Here is a rundown their is a different drink special everyday, select wine ($2 off), select beer ($4) and food is 50% off. My favorite thing to order here is their $3 chop salad and $5 clams. Their pizzas, fried mozzarella and fry bread are always big hits with my happy hour companions. This place is rarely packed and typically an older crowd. But the Happy Hour is wonderful! I usually spend around $15 at this happy hour.
Agave - Issaquah
Agave is located in the Issaquah Highlands area and is a great little Tex Mex restaurant. Their happy hour is from 3:30-6:30 seven days a week. I love this place mainly because the margaritas are amazing and only $5! Here's my lowdown $3.50 draft beer, $5 margaritas and select wine is $5 a glass. NOTE: $5 Kettle One Martini's on Wednesday's. The food here is also really tasty and everything is under $6. I recommend the nachos and tacos. The shredded beef tacos have an amazing flavor. I recommend getting here before 5pm because the bar is pretty tiny and it gets crowded fast. The food, service and price are all great, you can easily get out of here paying less than $20.
Spazzo - Redmond
Spazzo's is located in the Redmond Town Center. This happy hour has a wonderful selection of both food and drinks. Their happy hour is from 3pm-6pm EVERDAY. They have a huge bar so you can always find a seat, which is great. They are known for their Sangria, it is delish and only $3 on their happy hour menu. The drink specials range from $3-$7 dollars (15+ wine options, sangria, beer & speciality drinks). I ordered a $4 Cabernet and it hit the spot quite nicely. Their snack plates run from $4-$7. I recommend the mista salad, garlic cheese fries and artichoke hearts. You can easily get out of here spending less than $20 but it is also easy to spend more because of all the options.
Ivars Salmon House - Seattle
This is a great spot for a quick happy hour in Seattle. Their happy hour is 3:30-close everyday which is great because most parking in the area is FREE after 6pm. Here's Lindsay's Lowdown select wine ($5), draft beer ($4), select cocktails ($6) and food ranges from $4-$10. The variety of seafood is great, they even offer small and large bites! I suggest ordering one small and one large bite and sharing it. The fish n chips are my favorite but the halibut bites are a close second.
Please look for my weekly happy hour write ups! You will be able to find them in the Fun tab.
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