Canlis ★ 4.9
Canlis in Seattle is the city's enduring fine-dining room: Aisha Ibrahim's five-course menu, a 1950 cedar lodge above Lake Union, and Food and Wine's number two restaurant in America for 2025.
Signature: Aged sea bream in dashi, Walla Walla onion, Canlis salad
Order: The five-course chef's menu with Aisha Ibrahim's Filipino-tinged Walla Walla onion course.
Tip: Tuesday and Wednesday open with quieter dining rooms and the same kitchen; the bar pours the same wine list at half the formality.