Ballard’s wood-fueled bistro focuses on sustainable seafood, heritage meats and seasonal vegetables. Its New Year’s Eve special is an applewood grilled seafood platter that includes local oysters, mussels, prawns, clams, and Dungeness crab, as well as sturgeon and paddlefish caviar. Reservations can be made at Samara’s website.

Offering both indoor and outdoor seating for New Year’s Eve, Eden Hill has a five-course meal that includes braised lamb tongue, lobster tail, wagyu, and carrot and persimmon pasta. The meal is $175 per person and includes a celebratory white chocolate “ball drop.” A wine pairing can be added for an additional fee. Reservations can be made at Eden Hill’s Tock website.

Bainbridge Island’s Cafe Hitchcock is hosting a decadent New Year’s Eve celebration, complete with caviar, oysters, and a special cocktail menu. $325 gets two people a bottle of Laurent-Perrier Rosé, one ounce of caviar with brioche, sieved egg, sea beans, shallots, and crème fraiche. Reservations for the rose and caviar package can be made on the website, and guests without a reservation can attend on a first-come-first serve basis. Cafe Hitchcock is also hosting a New Year’s brunch on the next day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring an omelette station, mimosas, and more.

Capitol Hill’s sibling Italian restaurants Spinasse and Artusi are celebrating the end of 2021 with indulgent dishes like egg cream with paddlefish caviar, pan roasted New York steak, black truffle risotto, and vanilla cake with espresso ganache. Spinasse’s six-course meal is $150 per person, and Artusi offers a smaller menu for $65, with a la cart items available.

Swanky Bellevue restaurant Ascend Prime Steak & Sushi is hosting a Bubbles and Bow Tie soiree this New Year’s Eve, with entertainment like burlesque, aerial dancers, and live music karaoke. This event will have passed appetizers and culinary stations, as well as excellent front row seats to a fireworks show. Tickets can be purchased online.

Party at downtown Seattle’s original skyscraper, the historic Smith Tower, for a taste of roaring 1920s glamor. Its glitzy New Year’s Eve celebration recommends a Gatsby-inspired dress code, and includes live entertainment, a five-course dinner, special cocktails, and a bottle of champagne. Tickets usually sell out fast. Head to the event’s website to secure your seat.

This family-run restaurant is a go-to for fried chicken and oysters, and its prix fixe holiday meals for the month of December have been impressive, with fresh shucked oysters, steak, boozy egg nog, and more. Open till midnight on New Year’s Eve, Pioneer Square D&E is selling fried chicken party boxes to go, perfect for bringing to a party or to take home.

West Seattle’s relaxed destination for American and French bistro dishes is celebrating the end of 2021 with a four-course menu. Creamy polenta with Dungeness crab and turnip salad are some options for starers, with tonnarelli pasta, beef or cod dishes for entrees. Save room for the cranberry butter cake.