Seattle Nightlife Awards


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Patron Tequila    Ville Magazine    Stella Artois   The Pink Gene Foundation   The Sound Factory

2016 Ville Magazine Seattle Nightlife Awards

The 2016 Seattle Nightlife Awards returned for its fourth year on June 6th in Hollywood red carpet style at Motif Seattle inside the Emerald Ballroom presented by Ville MagazinePatron Tequila and Stella Artois benefiting the Pink Gene Foundation. Seattle’s biggest nightlife event was hosted by Jose Bolanos, a TV personality and actor on Fox, on-air personality on the nationally syndicated radio show, Brooke and Jubal in the Morning, (locally on MOViN 92.5) and stand-up comedian along with featuring local celebrity presenters and entertainment. Winners of 35 categories were announced throughout the night with the final award being the Nightclub of the Year followed by the official after party at Frolik Kitchen + Cocktails

 

 

 

2016 Seattle Nightlife Awards Winners & Finalists

BEST BATHROOMS

WINNER: Q NIGHTCLUB
Finalists: Aston Manor l Foundation Nightclub l Kremwerk l Lucky Strike l Sarajevo Lounge l STAGE l Trace W

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR

WINNER: THE OCTOPUS BAR
Finalists: Belltown Pub l Box House l Buckley’s l Linda’s Tavern l O’Finnigans Pub & Grill l Peso’s Kitchen & Lounge l Single Shot l The Matador l Twilight Exit

BEST COCKTAIL BAR

WINNER: BATHTUB GIN
Finalists: Canon l Damn the Weather l Herb & Bitter l Knee High Stocking Co l Maison Tavern l Single Shot l Sun Liquors l Tini Bigs l Witness

BEST IRISH BAR

WINNER: OWL 'N THISTLE
Finalists: Clever Dunnes  l Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant | Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub | Murphy’s Pub l O’Finnigans Pub & Grill | Wilde Rover

BEST COMEDY

WINNER: COMEDY UNDERGROUND
Finalists: ComedySportz l Jet City Improv l Laughs l The Parlor l The Rendezvous l The Triple Door l Unexpected Productions

BEST ENTERTAINMENT

WINNER: FOUNDATION NIGHTCLUB
Finalists: Emblem Nightclub l Kremwerk l Lucky Strike Neumos l Q Nightclub l Re-Bar Seattle l STAGE l The Baltic Room

BEST WINE BAR

WINNER: PURPLE CAFE AND WINE
Finalists: Black Bottle l Poco Wine + Spirits l The Tasting Room l Toulouse Petit l Triumph Bar

BEST BAR / LOUNGE FOOD

WINNER: TOULOUSE PETIT
Finalists: Barrio l Capitol Cider l Kickin’ Boot Whiskey Kitchen l  Lucky Strike l Sarajevo Lounge l Single Shot l Skillet l Unicorn Bar

BEST PLACE FOR A BREW

WINNER: ELYSIAN BREWING
Finalists: Belltown Pub l Buckley’s l Capitol Cider l Georgetown Brewing l Hellbent Brewing Company l Pyramid Breweries l Queen Anne Beerhall l Stout Seattle l The Pine Box

BEST KARAOKE BAR

WINNER: THE CRESCENT LOUNGE 
Finalists: Hula Hula l Kushi Bar l Ozzie’s l Rock Box l Stone Lounge l The Monkey Pub

BEST HOTEL BAR

WINNER: FROLIK KITCHEN + COCKTAILS @ MOTIF SEATTLE
Finalists: Boka @ Hotel 1000 l Fireside Room @ Hotel Sorrento l Goldfinch Tavern @ Four Seasons l Jimmy’s on First @ Silver Cloud Hotel l Suite @ Hyatt Regency Bellevue l  Trace @ W Seattle

BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE

WINNER: NEUMOS
Finalists: 
El Corazon l Highline l LO-FI Performance Gallery l Nectar Lounge l Neptune Theatre l Showbox Market l The Crocodile l The Tractor 

BEST SPORTS BAR

WINNER: 95 SLIDE
Finalists: 
Belltown Pub l Box House l Buckley’s l Cowgirls Inc l Fuel l Madison Pub l Queen Anne Beerhall l Sam’s Tavern l Sports Restaurant & Bar 

BEST LOOKING STAFF

WINNER: COWGIRLS INC
Finalists: 
Aston Manor l Foundation Nightclub l Lucky Strike l Q Nightclub l R Place l Sarajevo Lounge l STAGE l Suite Restaurant / Lounge

BEST  VIP SECTION

WINNER: FOUNDATION NIGHTCLUB
Finalists: Aston Manor l Emblem Nightclub l Lucky Strike l Q Nightclub l Sarajevo Lounge l STAGE l Trinity Nightclub

BEST DESIGN

WINNER: ASTON MANOR
Finalists: Aston Manor l Emblem Nightclub l Foundation Nightclub l  Kremwerk l Lucky Strike l Q Nightclub l STAGE l Suite Restaurant / Lounge l  The Octopus Bar l Trinity Nightclub

BEST PLACE TO CELEBRATE

WINNER: LUCKY STRIKE
Finalists: Aston Manor l  Foundation Nightclub l Q Nightclub l Re-Bar Seattle l Sarajevo Lounge l Suite Restaurant / Lounge l The Baltic Room l Trinity Nightclub l Unicorn Bar

BEST EVENT SERIES

WINNER: RESURRECTION SUNDAYS
Finalists: #FreshFridays l BattleMania l Madness l  Night Crush l NRG Saturdays l Reload Saturdays l STAGE Sundays l Studio 4/4 l Substance Wednesdays

BEST EVENT COMPANY  

WINNER: USC EVENTS
Finalists:Mafi Events l Moonlight Entertainment l Reign l Upper Left

EVENT OF THE YEAR

WINNER: SANTACON
Finalists: AMDEF l Bumbershoot l Capitol Hill Block Party l Dirtybird BBQ l Hempfest l Paradiso Festival l Seattle Pride l Seattle Pridefest

NIGHTLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: SAMUEL GRAHN
Finalists: David Bailey l  Jason Woo l Jorge Hernandez l Keith Johnson l Orhun Uygur l Rachel Robinson l Ramzey Staples

VIP HOST OF THE YEAR

WINNER: ELIO MAURICIO
Finalists: Angelina Feyster l Bunty Methai l Eric Flyod l Italo Pineda l Morgan Cecil l Ryan Henderson l Tasha McMann l Tyler Schaubert l Veasna Rose

MALE DJ OF THE YEAR

WINNER: WESLEY HOLMES
Finalists: DJ Christyle l DJ Henski l  JJ Alamo l Joey Roxville l Justin Hartinger l DJ Nug l DJ Sharps l DJ Supagi

FEMALE DJ OF THE YEAR

WINNER: ALTESSE
Finalists: 
Annika Anderson l DJ A.S.I.A. l Catch24 l Erin O’ Connor l Harmony Soleil l Trinitron

PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: TRYSTAN CLARK
Finalists: 
Jeffrey Robert l Kitty Kitty Bang Bang l Little Bear Bear Bearded Lady l Neal Haugen

BAR BACK OF THE YEAR

WINNER: RENE MORALES
Finalists: 
Alycia Regan l Davy Nouth l Hamisi Nunes l Jason Bair l  l JR Berlin l Juan Edgar l PJ Rosado l Salvador Raymundo l Shawn Brekke

BEST SECURITY STAFF

WINNER: FOUNDATION NIGHTCLUB
Finalists: 
Aston Manor l Cowgirls Inc l Kremwerk l Lucky Strike l Monkey Loft l Q Nightclub l Sarajevo Lounge l STAGE l Trinity Nightclub

GENTLEMEN’S CLUB OF THE YEAR

WINNER: DREAMGIRLS SEATTLE
Finalists: DejaVu Showgirls Lake City l DejaVu Showgirls Seattle l Little Darlings

BEST LOUNGE

WINNER: SUITE RESTAURANT / LOUNGE
Finalists: Amber Restaurant & Lounge l El Norte l Rhino Room l Sarajevo Lounge l Shelter Lounge l Tini Bigs Lounge l Trace W

GO GO DANCER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: NICOLE ABDON
Finalists: Alyanna Thongoulay l Andy Corona l Brianna Wylie i Brittany Rimmer i Jade Vogelsang i Kiki Deville l Lyrik Allure l Virginia Prism

GAY NIGHTCLUB / BAR OF THE YEAR

WINNER: RE-BAR SEATTLE
Finalists: Cuff l Kremwerk l Neighbours l Pony l Purr l R Place l The Eagle l Wildrose

COCKTAIL SERVER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: NICOLE ROGERS
Finalists: Heather Restrepo  l Jennie Perry l Jessica Harris l Leila Javanshir l Lindsay Close l Maja Vujačić l Ryann Tervol l Tatum Hardy l Taylor Bass

BARTENDER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: KAREN MORTON
Finalists: Alejandro Coutiño l Brian Mulligan l Jack Cheung l Karen Nicole  l Liza Danger l Marcus Cummings l Martha Linhoss l Matt Siddons l Oliver Quedado l Rita Hall Savoie

DRAG QUEEN OF THE YEAR

WINNER: MAMA TITS
Finalists: Cucci Bianca l Gaysha Starr l Honey Bucket l Monikkie Shame l Robbie Turner l Shelita Potroast

NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Q NIGHTCLUB
Finalists: Aston Manor l Emblem Nightclub l Foundation Nightclub l Lucky Strike l Monkey Loft l Re-bar Seattle l STAGE l The Baltic Room l Trinity Nightclub