8 editor picks across United States.
8 pacific northwest restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Birdsong in San Francisco is Christopher Bleidorn's two-Michelin-star Pacific Northwest tasting in SoMa, with a hearth-cooked menu rooted in foraging.
TipThe kitchen-counter four-top is the best seat; ask for it when booking opens at 09:00 Pacific.
Atoma in Seattle's Wallingford is the chef-driven Craftsman-house kitchen named Seattle Met's Restaurant of the Year 2024 and a James Beard New Restaurant.
OrderThe chef's tasting; the menu changes every two weeks with the Washington harvest.
TipReservations open four weeks out at 09:00 and book inside an hour; the bar seats four for walk-ins.
Lark in Seattle is John Sundstrom's 20-year Pacific Northwest dining room on Capitol Hill: a James Beard winning kitchen plating local ingredients.
Matt's in the Market in Seattle is the Pike Place Corner Market room with windows over the clock: a Pacific Northwest kitchen sourcing five floors down.
OrderThe catfish sandwich at lunch, on Macrina sourdough with house remoulade.
TipLunch counter seats walk in at 11:30 and turn quickly; dinner needs a reservation, especially for window tables.
Matt's in the Market in Seattle is the Pike Place Corner Market room with windows on the clock: a Pacific Northwest kitchen sourcing five floors down.
OrderThe catfish sandwich at lunch, on Macrina sourdough with house remoulade.
TipLunch counter seats walk in at 11:30 and turn fast; dinner needs a reservation for window tables.
Salty's on Alki in Seattle's West Seattle is the across-the-bay waterfront seafood grill: the Sunday brunch buffet has run since the 1980s, with the skyline.
OrderSunday brunch buffet with the prime rib carving and chilled crab legs.
TipTake the King County Water Taxi from Pier 50; it docks a five-minute walk from the front door.
Ivar's Acres of Clams in Seattle on Pier 54 is Ivar Haglund's 1946 waterfront fish house, a wood-walled dining room over Elliott Bay with pan-fried oysters.
OrderPan-fried Olympia oysters with the alderwood-smoked salmon plate at a window table.
TipThe Pier 54 fish bar to the side is the cheap counter: same clams, lower price, ferry views.
Ivar's Acres of Clams in Seattle on Pier 54 is Ivar Haglund's 1946 waterfront fish house: a wood-walled dining room over Elliott Bay with institutional.
OrderPan-fried Olympia oysters with the alderwood-smoked salmon at a window table.
TipThe Pier 54 fish bar to the side is the cheap counter: same clams, lower price, ferry views.
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