Flying Fish
Upscale-but-casual Flying Fish is yet another high-end Seattle seafood restaurant that's good, but not great. However, the famous oyster (and appetizer) happy …
300 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
206-728-8595
South Lake Union
206-728-8595
Bar Harbor
They say, "Bar Harbor is a highly curated wine, craft beer, and spirits bar that serves food inspired by the Atlantic Northeast. It is a place to eat, watch a …
400 Fairview Ave N
South Lake Union
206-922-3288
South Lake Union
206-922-3288
The 100 Pound Clam
What started out as a one man-operated clam cannery in 1905 quickly transformed into a lucrative business, and then eventually turned into The 100 Pound Clam, …
1001 Fairview Ave N
South Lake Union
206-453-5067
South Lake Union
206-453-5067
The White Swan Public House
There’s a lot of potential awesomeness at White Swan Public House, especially a seafood poutine topped with clams, bacon, scallions, and then basted in chowder…
1001 Fairview Ave N
South Lake Union
206-588-2680
South Lake Union
206-588-2680
Birch
Jeffrey Kessenich, the chef behind the now-defunct Magnolia restaurant Tanglewood Supreme (which closed in 2016), has opened this waterfront restaurant in Sout…
1001 Fairview Avenue N #2250
South Lake Union
206-774-1948
South Lake Union
206-774-1948
Duke's Seafood & Chowder
This second-story location of the seafood standby boasts full views of Seattle and South Lake Union.
1111 Fairview Avenue N
South Lake Union
206-382-9963
South Lake Union
206-382-9963
PCC Ballard
Ballard now has its very own PCC, with the community-owned natural food market's first-ever fast-casual restaurant housed inside. The 24,000-square-foot store …
1451 NW 46th St
Ballard
206-547-1222
Ballard
206-547-1222
Barnacle
Renee Erickson’s teeny-tiny, Euro-style bar is attached to her renowned restaurant the Walrus & the Carpenter (making it the best-named place ever). Its short …
4743 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-706-3379
Ballard
206-706-3379
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Renee Erickson runs this celebrated Ballard oyster bar, which also serves local clams and mussels, craft cocktails, frites, and specialty meats, and everybody …
4743 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-395-9227
Ballard
206-395-9227
Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers
Pretty much everybody knows about Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers. The restaurant, which began as a festival booth in 1987 and took over the old Ballard S…
5305 15th Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-4440
Ballard
206-784-4440
Bramling Cross
The menu at Ethan Stowell’s Bramling Cross runs the gamut from familiar pub fare (chicken wings, burgers, wedge salad) to less expected items like raw oysters,…
5205 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-420-8192
Ballard
206-420-8192
Macleod's Fish and Chips
From the people behind Bastille, Stoneburner, Poquitos, and Rhein Haus comes Macleod's Fish and Chips, which serves sustainable, long-line-caught wild Pacific …
5200 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
(206) 687-7115
Ballard
(206) 687-7115
Stoneburner
It's another concept from the restaurant-concepters (and, presumably, rakers-in-of-money) James Weimann and Deming Maclise, who've been concepting since 2009 w…
5214 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-695-2051
Ballard
206-695-2051
Ballard Annex Oyster House
The oyster bar, steam kettles, and live crab and lobster tanks of the 4,000 square-foot (!) Ballard Annex are brought to you by the entrepreneurs behind the bi…
5410 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-783-5410
Ballard
206-783-5410
No Vacancy Poké
No Vacancy makes five poké dishes: Classic, Red Bowl (with spicy chili, radish, mandarin, and more), Shiso Miso, Island (with sesame, extra seaweed, pineapple,…
2319 NW Market Street
Ballard
206-566-6181
Ballard
206-566-6181
Lockspot Cafe
The Lockspot reminds one of a small-town bar—it's got wood paneling, a pool table, and a jukebox bursting with Bob Seger, AC/DC, and Van Halen. The food …
3005 NW 54th St
Ballard
206-789-4865
Ballard
206-789-4865
Ray's Boathouse
Ray’s is a waterfront-dining institution; the downstairs has an unimpeachably upscale (if standard-issue) atmosphere, the upstairs has a less-expensive cafe me…
6049 Seaview Ave NW
Ballard
206-789-3770
Ballard
206-789-3770