7 pacific northwest places in Seattle we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Seattle | Pacific Northwest across every city.

Pacific Northwest cuisine is Seattle's signature, built on Puget Sound seafood, foraged ingredients, and the bounty of nearby farms. Matt's in the Market overlooks Pike Place Market with a tightly seasonal menu, while Ivar's Acres of Clams on the downtown waterfront serves the regional chowder-and-fish tradition. Atoma in Wallingford and Lark on Capitol Hill carry the modern, produce-forward expression of the style.

Matt's in the Market ★ 4.4

Pacific Northwest · $$$

pike-place-market · 94 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101

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.

Atoma ★ 4.7

Pacific Northwest · $$$

wallingford · 1411 N 45th St, Seattle, WA 98103

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.

Ivar's Acres of Clams ★ 4.0

Pacific Northwest Seafood · $$

downtown · 1001 Alaskan Way, Pier 54, Seattle, WA 98104

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.

Matt's in the Market ★ 4.4

Pacific Northwest · $$$

pike-place-market · 94 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101

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.

Salty's on Alki ★ 4.1

Pacific Northwest Seafood · $$$

west-seattle · 1936 Harbor Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126

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.

Ivar's Acres of Clams ★ 4.0

Pacific Northwest Seafood · $$

downtown · 1001 Alaskan Way, Pier 54, Seattle, WA 98104

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.

Lark ★ 4.6

Pacific Northwest · $$$$

952 E Seneca St, Seattle, WA 98122

Lark in Seattle is John Sundstrom's 20-year Pacific Northwest dining room on Capitol Hill: a James Beard winning kitchen plating local ingredients.