Shaker + Spear is a seafood restaurant in Belltown, Seattle.
Shaker + Spear in Seattle's Belltown is the Kimpton Palladian seafood room: a kitchen working off the Pike Place fishmongers and Hood Canal growers down.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Whole rockfish, Dungeness crab, Oysters Rockefeller
Must order: The whole roasted rockfish with brown butter and capers, deboned tableside.
Tip: The two top by the kitchen pass is the best seat for solos; happy hour 16:00-18:00 with $2 oysters.
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.
Signature: Dungeness crab, Whole roast fish, Octopus
Order: Dungeness crab in season, cracked over crushed ice, with a glass of Chablis.
Tip: Arrive 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.
Signature: Smoky berbere chicken, Catfish and grits, Hood Sushi
Order: Smoky berbere chicken, half-portioned over jollof rice with a side of greens.
Tip: Sunday 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.
Signature: Hamachi crudo with nuoc cham, Wagyu carpaccio, Pho risotto
Order: Hamachi crudo with nuoc cham, herbs and lime to start, then the pho risotto.
Tip: Wednesday 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.
Signature: Sunday brunch buffet, Crab legs, Smoked salmon
Order: Sunday brunch buffet with the prime rib carving and chilled crab legs.
Tip: Take 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.
Signature: Wonton noodle soup, Beef brisket noodle, Congee
Order: Wonton noodle soup with beef brisket and a side of choy sum.
Tip: Cash 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.
Signature: Cheeseburger, Wood-grilled fish, Cocktails
Order: The cheeseburger and a Sazerac, in that order; kitchen runs late on weekends.
Tip: Mondays the cocktail list goes half price after 21:00; Sundays the kitchen takes the day off.
