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The Olympic Peninsula and Washington Coast Restaurants
Port Townsend reigns as the foodie capital of the Olympic Peninsula, where Pacific Northwest coastal cuisine prevails. For a small town, it features an impressive collection of casual yet upscale dining options, some with sweeping bay views. Influences include Mediterranean, Latin, and Southern American cooking. Many restaurants
Port Townsend reigns as the foodie capital of the Olympic Peninsula, where Pacific Northwest coastal cuisine prevails. For a small town, it features an impressive collection of casual yet upscale dining options, some with sweeping bay views. Influences include Mediterra
Port Townsend reigns as the foodie capital of the Olympic Peninsula, where Pacific Northwest coastal cuisine prevails. F
Port Townsend reigns as the foodie capital of the Olympic Peninsula, where Pacific Northwest coastal cuisine prevails. For a small town, it features an impressive collection of casual yet upscale dining options, some with sweeping bay views. Influences include Mediterranean, Latin, and Southern American cooking. Many restaurants and pubs offer straight-from-the-farm organic herbs and vegetables as well as locally crafted artisanal breads and cheeses and, of course, shellfish and salmon from local waters.
The entire Olympic Culinary Loop—from Port Townsend, Sequim, Port Angeles, and Forks to the Long Beach Peninsula(www.olympicculinaryloop.com)—is best known for its seafood, fresh from local bays and inlets or wild caught in the Pacific Ocean by local fishermen. Many restaurants along the route feature fish-and-chips, chowders, oyster or salmon burgers, crab cakes, cioppino, clams, and mussels. The peninsula also offers many family-friendly and down-home eateries, from hearty burger and breakfast joints to authentic Thai, Japanese, and Mexican restaurants.
Inspired and creative yet unpretentious, this cozy, cheerful place serves gourmet comfort food at its best. Look for small plates such as fried...
Inspired and creative yet unpretentious, this cozy, cheerful place serves gourmet comfort food at its best. Look for small plates such as fried-green tomatoes, Dungeness crab beignets, and Willapa Bay clams steamed in Hefeweizen, and dinner entrées such as ravioli stuffed with butternut squash and Gorgonzola, eight-hour pot roast, and lemon, crab, and shrimp fettuccine. Entrées come with house-baked bread, marionberry conserve, corn relish, and seasonal local vegetables. Razor clams and panfried oysters are available for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Rich chocolate-rum-truffle cheesecake is a popular dessert. The excellent wine list features Pacific Northwest labels.
4201 Pacific Hwy., Seaview, Washington, 98644, USA
This upscale eatery overlooking Haller Fountain offers a blend of Italian, Spanish, and French favorites alongside Pacific Northwest fare, including...
This upscale eatery overlooking Haller Fountain offers a blend of Italian, Spanish, and French favorites alongside Pacific Northwest fare, including succulent salmon, oysters, and mussels. Entrées include a selection of salads, seafood, and pastas as well as the often-requested Drunken Rabbit, slow-cooked in red wine with garlic, carrots, and onions. Sunday brunch features wild salmon Benedict, crepes with fresh berry compote and marscapone, crème brûlée French toast, and endless mimosas, and there's an evening "small bites" menu in the intimate bar with deep-red walls.
842 Washington St., Port Townsend, Washington, 98368, USA
Carefully crafted breakfasts and lunches are the focus of this well-run, family-friendly eatery, a Sequim institution since 1981. Breakfast...
Carefully crafted breakfasts and lunches are the focus of this well-run, family-friendly eatery, a Sequim institution since 1981. Breakfast is served throughout the day, and on Sunday, when the large, well-lighted dining room is especially bustling, it's the only meal. The selection is extensive. Thickly sliced bacon and eggs are a top seller, but the restaurant is best known for its creamy blintzes, golden-brown waffles, crepes, and variety of pancakes, particularly the cinnamony-sweet soufflé-style apple pancake. Lunches include burgers, salads, and sandwiches.
Paris meets the Pacific Northwest in this Uptown bistro, where classic French bistro fare meets contemporary, farm-to-table flair. Chef-owner...
Paris meets the Pacific Northwest in this Uptown bistro, where classic French bistro fare meets contemporary, farm-to-table flair. Chef-owner Laurette Feit—known by her nickname, Lolo—sources her ingredients, including grass-fed beef, organic eggs, and wild king salmon, from local farmers and fishermen. Exquisitely presented entrées—think lamb shanks with creamy polenta; steak au poivre; king salmon topped with black-olive-and-sun-dried-tomato butter—feature beautifully balanced flavors, colors, and textures. Profiteroles, flourless chocolate torte, and crème brûlée are signature desserts.
1029 Lawrence St., Port Townsend, Washington, 98368, USA
Comforting Pacific Northwest pub fare abounds at this long, narrow, and dimly lit eatery, with an ample selection of regional beer on tap and...
Comforting Pacific Northwest pub fare abounds at this long, narrow, and dimly lit eatery, with an ample selection of regional beer on tap and friendly service. Look for pizza, seafood, and appetizers like deep-fried pickles, beer-battered mushrooms, crab cakes, or a pound of clams. Fish-and-chips, sandwiches, and burgers like the Naughty Nellie with American and Swiss cheese and crushed red pepper, round out the menu. There's a small beer garden in back, more seating out front, open-mike night on Wednesday, and trivia on Tuesday.
An inventive menu of local and organic dishes makes this one of the most popular restaurants in Sequim. Pizzas from the wood-fired oven include...
An inventive menu of local and organic dishes makes this one of the most popular restaurants in Sequim. Pizzas from the wood-fired oven include creative combinations, such as one featuring oyster, shiitake, and cremini mushrooms, bacon, morel crème fraîche, caramelized onions, mozzarella, and finished with mixed greens. The menu's sustainably harvested seafood selections highlight whatever is in season and also get the wood-fire treatment. Even the bacon-wrapped meat loaf features local grass-fed beef, along with buttermilk mashed potatoes and greens. For dessert, try the wood-fired organic apple pie. On warmer days, enjoy alfresco dining in the pretty garden courtyard.
Pizza comes in three sizes—small, medium, and large—at this Italian eatery across the street from the historic D&R Theatre in the heart...
Pizza comes in three sizes—small, medium, and large—at this Italian eatery across the street from the historic D&R Theatre in the heart of downtown Aberdeen. Jumbo cheese or spinach ravioli, seafood risotto, amply stuffed calzones, and chicken or veal marsala or piccata round out the menu. Starters include a pound of steamed clams. For dessert, there's cannoli or tiramisu.
116 W. Heron St., Aberdeen, Washington, 98520, USA
360-533–2442
Known For
Tomato-basil soup decorated with an artful pesto "A."
This is unfussy, family-friendly, casual coastal dining. Look for crowd-pleasers like the crab cakes, clam chowder, hand-breaded halibut, and...
This is unfussy, family-friendly, casual coastal dining. Look for crowd-pleasers like the crab cakes, clam chowder, hand-breaded halibut, and fish tacos. A few different burgers are also on the menu at this informal and relaxed eatery.
105 W. Chance a la Mer, Ocean Shores, Washington, 98569, USA
This bar and grill used to be the most popular saloon and brothel in town, and the restaurant has a collection of prints recalling those bawdy...
This bar and grill used to be the most popular saloon and brothel in town, and the restaurant has a collection of prints recalling those bawdy days. Even the establishment's name was taken from the saloon's notorious original owner, Billy Ghol. It's said his ghost haunts the premises. Standard fare includes generous burgers, soups and salads, but you can go exotic with grilled yak, and food is served until 11 pm. If you're looking for a challenge, try the Billy's Belt Buster, a burger with four patties, cheese, and bacon.
322 E. Heron St., Aberdeen, Washington, 98520, USA
Comfortable, cozy, and a bit off-the-wall, this is one of the best places in Port Townsend to go for a generous, hearty, and unfussy breakfast...
Comfortable, cozy, and a bit off-the-wall, this is one of the best places in Port Townsend to go for a generous, hearty, and unfussy breakfast or lunch. It's popular with locals—especially sailors and shipwrights who work in the surrounding Port Townsend Boat Haven. Comfort food, such as thick pancakes and amply stuffed omelets, burgers, and sandwiches, is served with a quirky sense of humor. Weekend breakfasts are bustling, but you can help yourself to a mug of drip coffee while you wait.
311 Haines Pl., in Port Townsen Boat Haven, Port Townsend, Washington, 98368, USA
360-385–7339
Known For
"This Ain't No Atkins Special" with biscuits, thick gravy, and corned-beef hash
This restaurant above the Strait of San Juan de Fuca claims to be the most northwesterly dining establishment in the continental United States...
This restaurant above the Strait of San Juan de Fuca claims to be the most northwesterly dining establishment in the continental United States. Look for seafood, of course, served by a friendly and accommodating staff. Chicken dishes, burgers, steaks, and generous breakfasts fill out the menu. There's a salad bar, selection of microbrews, and spectacular views of the strait and Vancouver Island.
15582 Hwy. 112, Clallam Bay, Washington, 98326, USA
The interior design as well as the food is far more Euro-savvy than is typical on the Olympic Peninsula. A fanciful dining room is done up in...
The interior design as well as the food is far more Euro-savvy than is typical on the Olympic Peninsula. A fanciful dining room is done up in bold red hues, with crisp white linens, huge oil paintings, and glittering chandeliers; the spacious solarium takes an equally formal approach. A changing menu highlights house-made French onion soup, escargots, magret de canard with berry sauce, Dungeness crab soufflé, filet mignon, and rack of lamb. The wine list is superb, with French, Australian, and Northwest choices to pair with everything.
23 Cedar Park Rd., Port Angeles, Washington, 98362, USA
The entrance to this subterranean space can be difficult to spot—at the bottom of a Tyler Street staircase. There you'll find a sophisticated...
The entrance to this subterranean space can be difficult to spot—at the bottom of a Tyler Street staircase. There you'll find a sophisticated yet casual wine and cocktail bar that melds vintage Victorian with a rustic-industrial feel and sense of whimsy (concrete floors, reclaimed wood, antiques). Catering to the after-hours crew, it offers contemporary bites, handcrafted cocktails, and a distinctly steampunk vibe. Most of the sodas, syrups, bitters, and infusions are made in-house.
940 Water St., entrance on Tyler St., Port Townsend, Washington, 98368, USA
This homey mom-and-pop coffee-and-baked-goods shop sells thick-crusted, overstuffed, house-made berry and fruit pies, cinnamon rolls, muffins...
This homey mom-and-pop coffee-and-baked-goods shop sells thick-crusted, overstuffed, house-made berry and fruit pies, cinnamon rolls, muffins, and other assorted pastries and breads. Order at the deli-style counter and take treats to go, or seat yourself and enjoy the family-friendly, cozy café, which serves hearty breakfasts and lunches like a skillet scramble; corned beef and hash; spinach, mushroom, and cheese quiche; soups; salads; and a wide selection of amply filled sandwiches.
230 Quincy St., Port Townsend, Washington, 98368, USA
With tremendous views of John Wayne Marina and Sequim Bay, this is a fun place to watch boats placidly sail by. The casual yet elegant menu...
With tremendous views of John Wayne Marina and Sequim Bay, this is a fun place to watch boats placidly sail by. The casual yet elegant menu includes Dungeness crab fritters, steamed clams, cedar-plank salmon, bouillabaisse, cioppino, and pasta. The kitchen also serves up excellent steak. The lunch menu includes burgers, fish-and-chips, and several sandwich choices, including an oyster po' boy and Dungeness crab melt.
2577 W. Sequim Bay Rd., Sequim, Washington, 98382, USA
Locals will urge you to eat here—listen to them. The ample portions of all kinds of seafood come with potatoes, shrimp-topped salad, and garlic...
Locals will urge you to eat here—listen to them. The ample portions of all kinds of seafood come with potatoes, shrimp-topped salad, and garlic toast. Clam chowder and fish-and-chips are popular lunch choices. Dinner entrées, served all day, include crab legs, razor clams, lobster tail, halibut, and salmon: panfried, poached, grilled, or Cajun style.
900 Pacific Hwy. S, Long Beach, Washington, 98631, USA
This kitschy little log cabin, painted a cheery yellow, served as a tavern in the 1920s and still evokes the feeling of a bygone era. Seafood...
This kitschy little log cabin, painted a cheery yellow, served as a tavern in the 1920s and still evokes the feeling of a bygone era. Seafood dominates the menu; look for grilled local fish, like king salmon, as well as steamed crabs, crab cakes, panfried oysters, oyster stew, seafood gnocchi, and prawns with pesto and pasta. Close-set tables in the cozy, country-style, wood-paneled dining room are lit by small chandeliers and accented with antiques and knickknacks.
256861 U.S. 101, Port Angeles, Washington, 98362, USA
360-457–8033
Known For
Quality steak and seafood
Evoking a sense of nostalgia
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No lunch, Closed Sun. and Mon. No lunch
Proprietors Julie and David McCulloch started serving their homemade ice cream from an antique Victorian elevator cage (the shop motto is "Lift...
Proprietors Julie and David McCulloch started serving their homemade ice cream from an antique Victorian elevator cage (the shop motto is "Lift Your Spirits") in 1977. Today, their ice-cream parlor and next-door candy shop is a longtime fixture in downtown. Fun fact: Julie McCulloch is a former mayor of Port Townsend.
627 and 631 Water St., Port Townsend, Washington, 98368, USA
This modest diner on the highway in downtown Forks serves home-style, classic American fare—from giant pancakes and Sol Duc scrambles (eggs...
This modest diner on the highway in downtown Forks serves home-style, classic American fare—from giant pancakes and Sol Duc scrambles (eggs, sausage, hash browns, and veggies tumbled together) to soups, salads, and hot and cold sandwiches, which the waitstaff will bag for pickup if you're on the run. Dinner specials come with free trips to the salad bar and include entrées like baby back ribs and grilled Hood Canal oysters. Top off with flaky-crust pie made in-house, but don't come here looking for espresso; this is a drip-coffee kind of place.
Artwork lines the walls of the small, eclectic café tucked inside a historic clapboard building a block off the main drag, where seafood and...
Artwork lines the walls of the small, eclectic café tucked inside a historic clapboard building a block off the main drag, where seafood and pasta dishes carry Mediterranean, Moroccan, Italian, and Pacific Northwest influences. Start with panfried oysters or mussels and clams in a pesto-Chardonnay broth. Chicken marsala and paella are mainstays. Full-bodied Pacific Northwest and Italian wines as well as simple sweets like tiramisu and gingerbread round out the menu.
920 Washington St., Port Townsend, Washington, 98368, USA
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