Shaker + Spear is a seafood restaurant in Belltown, Seattle.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 2000 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
Westward in Seattle on Lake Union's north shore is Renee Erickson's seafood room with a fire pit, deck chairs and the city's best whole fish off the wood.
OrderDungeness crab in season, cracked over crushed ice, with a glass of Chablis.
TipArrive by water on a Boatel from the Center for Wooden Boats for the most Seattle of dinners.
Communion in Seattle's Central District is Kristi Brown's Seattle Soul kitchen: catfish, hood sushi, berbere chicken, all served from the Liberty Bank.
OrderSmoky berbere chicken, half-portioned over jollof rice with a side of greens.
TipSunday family-style: one prix fixe for the room with a menu that changes weekly.
Ramie in Seattle's Capitol Hill is the Nguyen siblings' 2024 modern Vietnamese room: Ba Sa veterans channelling pho and nuoc cham into Wagyu carpaccio.
OrderHamachi crudo with nuoc cham, herbs and lime to start, then the pho risotto.
TipWednesday and Sunday early seatings have the chef at the pass; ask for the bar to watch the line.
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.
Mike's Noodle House in Seattle's International District is the city's most enduring Cantonese noodle counter: wonton soup, brisket noodles, congee.
OrderWonton noodle soup with beef brisket and a side of choy sum.
TipCash and card; the queue moves fast and there is no reservation policy.
Damn the Weather in Seattle's Pioneer Square is the cocktail-driven gastropub since 2013: brick walls, 24-seat bar, kitchen open until midnight Friday.
OrderThe cheeseburger and a Sazerac, in that order; kitchen runs late on weekends.
TipMondays the cocktail list goes half price after 21:00; Sundays the kitchen takes the day off.
