About

Bis on Main was opened in Semptember 1998 by Joe Vilardi and Michel Fredj. Bis means ‘two, twice or another’ in French and Italian and seemed the natural choice for a Parisian and an Italian-American who had been friends for nearly 30 years. They are still best of friends, but one year after opening, Joe took full ownership of the restaurant.

Our dedication to quality and customer service have established Bis on Main as one of the Seattle area’s finest restaurants and a favorite of many of our city’s most notable personalities. Our dining room is perfect for any special occasion, business dinners or anytime you want a great meal. Our private dining room seats up to 40 people and the entire restauant is available for up to 130 guests. We offer a full premium bar and an award winning wine list with over 300 selections from California, the Northwest, Italy, France and South America.

Late Night Happy Hour

Bis on Main features Late Night Happy Hour seven nights a week in our cozy bar and lounge.  Monday through Thursday, Happy Hour commences at 8.30pm, 9pm on Friday and Saturday and all night on Sundays, from 4.30pm until closing.  We have special pricing for the entire bar menu, all our wines by the glass, our specialty cocktails, all beers and all well drinks too.  Last food order each night is 10.30pm and 9pm on Sundays.  We hope you will join us!

The bar and lounge is open until 11pm, Monday through Thursday, and until midnight Friday and Saturday. Last orders for food are 10.30pm each night and we offer continuous food service in the lounge Monday through Friday from 11.30am ’til 10.30pm.

You can review the Happy Hour menu on our bar menu page, and hope you will visit us soon.

Our Staff

Our kitchen is run by Chef Tom Black and he is assisted by Sous-Chefs David Olson and Roland Oberholzer.  Our fine kitchen crew includes: Ernesto Molina, Baldenar Hernandez, Seth Macchi, Jesus Galvan-Molina, Nick Bottomley and Hector Mendoza.

Our front of the house crew includes Manager Shing Chin, Richard Hager, Lance Winn, Ted Savage, Mara Culhane, Jeff Thomas, Greg Abajian, Anthony Hodge, Kristen Jaglois, Katherine Walker, Tony Bock, Denise Erlanger, Angel Lopez, Jack Emery and Jose Roa.

All of these nice people receive daily beatings to maintain moral.

Some of our ads over the years