Seattle is a seafood-centric city, and in the ultra-casual Northwest, restaurateur Paul Mackay (El Gaucho) has bucked the trend, elevating fine fish dining to a level of refined... Read more »
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Trying to find the best Seafood in Seattle? The only problem is narrowing down the quality choices in this seafood-centric City. From Pike Place Market to the waterfront to the International District and Capitol Hill, Seattle's neighborhoods are full of sushi bars, fish and chips dives and waterfront seafood with dine-dining flourish. In order to guide you, 10Best editors and locals draw on insider insight to showcase popular restaurants like Brooklyn Seafood, Steak, & Oyster House and highlight eateries with great user reviews, like Ray's Boathouse. After all, if you're going to get the taste of the city’s seafood, it may as well be Seattle's authentic best.
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Of course, Pike Place Market being a hub of downtown daytime activity, lunch places are plentiful in the area, including longtime favorite Matt’s In the Market for ultra-fresh seafood. And all over the city, innovative options abound for lunch, whether simple ethnic specialties in the International District or gourmet gastro pub fare in tony Belltown. And in the beer-cultured Pacific Northwest, neighborhood breweries all have fine-tuned kitchens matching quality food with finely crafted ales.
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Eco-conscious Seattle has been at the forefront of the farm-to-table and sustainable food movements for years, but inventive chefs continue to increase their creativity with the local bounty. One sushi chef has even created something that's sure to be the next trend: Panko-breaded, deep-fried gourmet hamburgers. When the decadent burger indulgence eventually shows up in New York and Los Angeles, remember you tried it first in Seattle.
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About Seattle, WA Restaurants
With its location on the shores of Puget Sound and access to Pacific Rim and Alaskan fisheries, Seattle is a seafood savvy city. From the fine-dining kitchens of Tom Douglas (Etta’s Seafood, Dahlia Lounge, Palace Kitchen) to John Howie (Seastar Restaurant and Raw Bar Bellevue and Seattle, John Howie Steak), or those of any number of talented local chefs, fish prepared with fresh Northwest flair and a gourmet touch is the standard. Fine seafood houses are everywhere here, but concentrations of great choices are found at Pike Place Market and along the Seattle waterfront on Alaskan Way. Not to be left out of the seafood equation, of course, is sushi: Seattle is crazy about its raw fish, and the number of quality sushi joints is equal to consumption. The now popular sustainable and farm-to-table food movements took root here long ago, and they continue to flourish, with chefs that own their own produce farms or simply grow herbs in planters on restaurant patios. In the hearty Northwest, steak has a stake, as well, and in Seattle the top national steakhouses are well represented, such as Morton’s and Ruth’s Chris. These are rivaled by the hometown Metropolitan Grill downtown, along with regional chains like Daniel’s Broiler and El Gaucho. Ethnic restaurants abound, too, as do plenty of hip, modern-casual spaces, including Crush in Madison Park, Lark or Poppy in Capitol Hill, or any of chef Ethan Stowell’s stable of eateries (How to Cook a Wolf, Tavolata, Anchovies and Olives). And to wash down all of that delicious food? Washington State’s thriving wine and brewing industries mean no shortage of quality beverages; to go along with the growing craft-cocktail trend, local distilleries now dispense artisanal vodkas, gins, and other spirits.
- Seattle Expert John Ferri
