Press Clippings
Press Clippings
Awards & Accolades
2021
Best Restaurants in Seattle
—USA Today 10Best
Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Seattle
—Seattle Met
2020
Best Neighborhood Restaurant
—Seattle Magazine Reader’s Choice Poll
Happy Lunar New Year! The owners of Seattle’s Monsoon share some traditions and a recipe for luck.
—The Seattle Times
Lunar New Year
—Seattle Kitchen Radio
Lunar New Year
—425 Magazine
Seattle’s 100 Best Restaurants
–Seattle Met
Seattleite Spotlight: Saigon Siblings – Eric and Sophie Banh, of Monsoon and Ba Bar
—Seattleite
Brunch Bloody Mary with Bone Broth
—The Seattle Times’ Pacific Northwest Magazine
Best Vietnamese 2020
—425 Magazine
Favorite Seattle area restaurants recommended by Puget Sounds’ top chefs
—KING5 Evening
The Coolest Rooftop Bars in Seattle
—Metropolist
Where to Eat and Stay in Seattle
—Thrillist
14 popular restaurant patios around Seattle for weekend brunch
—Seattle PI
Seattle’s Top Rooftop Bars for Drinking
—Thrillist
2019
The Seattle Outdoor Patio Hall of Fame
—Seattle Met Magazine
Monsoon marks 20 years on Capitol Hill
—Capitol Hill Seattle
Best Vietnamese 2019
—425 Magazine
The ultimate happy hour guide to Seattle’s Capitol Hill
—Seattle PI
31 Restaurants Reimagining Seattle Brunch
—Seattle Met
8 Places in the Seattle Area to Sip a Mighty Fine Bloody Mary
—Eater Seattle
Views and brews: Eight Seattle rooftops for a drink
—Seattle PI
2018
4 great spots to drink, from a $2 glass of rose to $6 cocktails
—The Seattle Times
Six Inspired Bloody Marys to Sip in Seattle
—Seattle Magazine
Best Vietnamese 2018
—425 Magazine
7 great new Eastside happy hours
—The Seattle Times
Seattle’s Best Breakfasts
—Seattle Magazine
2017
Spicy Shrimp in Chile Sauce
—Food & Wine Magazine
8 nice Seattle restaurants that aren’t so high-priced
—The Seattle Times
Best Vietnamese 2017
—425 Magazine
A Seattle Summer Drinking To-do List
—The Seattle Times
Seattle top chefs share a top flavor-boosting ingredient
—The Seattle Times
Best Dim Sum
—The Seattle Times
Holiday recipe: Monsoon East pork belly
—Seattle Magazine
2016
Seattle’s hidden patios: 5 places to drink without the crowd
—The Seattle Times
Top 5 Spots for Dim Sum in Seattle and on the Eastside
—The Seattle Times
Best Vietnamese 2016
—425 Magazine
2015
Simple, Tasty Vietnamese Cooking
—Food & Wine Magazine
Best Vietnamese Food
—Seattle Magazine
Monsoon’s Bar Director Shares his Cocktail Secrets
—Seattle Magazine
Best Vietnamese 2015
—425 Magazine
Patios to Visit Before Summer’s End
—Seattle Met Magazine
Monsoon’s New Rooftop Patio
—Seattle Met Magazine
2014
Seattle’s Monsoon Restaurant Expanding, with Flexibility as Its Goal
—Puget Sound Business Journal
Monsoon Reopens Bigger, Better, and with a Bar
—Seattle Met Magazine
Farm to Eastside
—425 Business
2013
What a pair: matching the right wine to the right food
—The Seattle Times
Where Seattle Chefs Eat
—Seattle Magazine
Best breakfasts in Seattle
—Seattle PI
Seattle’s Restaurant Empire Builders
—Seattle Magazine
The 50 most powerful players in Seattle’s food scene
—Seattle Magazine
Monsoon Seattle’s Bloody Alternative with Pho Broth Sangrita
—Seattle Met Magazine
2012
Best Happy Hours at Restaurants
—Seattle Magazine
70 most powerful players in the Seattle food scene
—Seattle Magazine
Five Questions for the Bartender: Jon Christiansen
—Seattle Met Magazine
2011
It’s a wide world of noodles, Seattle. Love them? List them!
—The Seattle Times
Best Asian Restaurants: Vietnamese
—Seattle Met Magazine
The 10 Best Breakfasts in Seattle
—Seattle PI
Seattle’s Best Restaurant Recipes: Imperial rolls from Monsoon
—Seattle Met Magazine
2010
The Seattle-area top 10 Happy Hours
—The Seattle Times
2009
Seattle Restaurants that Stand the Test of Time
—Seattle Magazine
2008
A Monsoon is on course for Bellevue
—Seattle PI
Bellevue’s restaurant scene is really beginning to sizzle
—Seattle PI
Vietnamese Braised Pork Shoulder
—Seattle PI
The Restaurants that Changed the Way We Eat
—Seattle Met Magazine
2005
Success didn’t stop chef Eric Banh from going back to his roots
—Seattle PI
2002
Cooking over a new leaf: Nature’s aromatic packets help intensify flavors
—Seattle PI
