Shaker + Spear is a seafood restaurant in Belltown, Seattle.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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The ocean built Seattle, now taste why. Fresh Pacific Northwest seafood at 3 celebrated restaurants, paired with the history and culture born from these waters.
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Embark on a culinary tasting tour of Pike Place Market with a local chef. Stop at 9 artisanal vendors and learn about local food producers as you taste your way throug...
Address: 2000 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
Le Pichet in Seattle near Pike Place is the unhurried French bistro since 2000: tile floor, zinc bar, slate boards, a kitchen that does poulet roti.
OrderPoulet roti for two, ordered on arrival; it needs 60 minutes from the oven.
TipThe bar is first-come first-served from 16:00; ask for the corner two-top in the window.
Maneki in Seattle's International District is the oldest Japanese restaurant on the West Coast: opened in 1904, surviving wartime internment.
OrderThe geoduck sashimi if it is on the board, otherwise the chef's nigiri set with a tatami room.
TipReserve a tatami room four to six weeks ahead; the bar runs walk-in but the room shapes the meal.
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.
The Boat in Seattle's Little Saigon is the original Pho Bac since 1982: the city's first pho restaurant, still a red boat-shaped building at 13th and Jackson.
OrderThe original Pho Bac tai with rare flank, or the com ga mam toi the kids put on the menu.
TipCash and card, walk-in only; arrive at 11:30 or after 14:00 to skip the line through the parking lot.
Phnom Penh Noodle House in Seattle's International District is the Sam family's 1987 Cambodian kitchen: hu tieu, bai sach chrouk and cha houy teuk.
OrderThe hu tieu noodle soup with pork and prawn, and the bai sach chrouk grilled pork rice plate.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday; the lunch crowd lines up at 11:00 and the kitchen sells out of bai sach chrouk by 14:00.
Toulouse Petit in Seattle's Lower Queen Anne is the city's largest Cajun-Creole kitchen: 200 covers, beignets and chicory coffee at breakfast.
OrderThe bouillabaisse with the Mardi Gras jambalaya for the table, or just beignets at the bar.
TipThe 09:00-11:00 breakfast service is the secret deal: beignets and eggs cardinal, fewer than 12 covers full.
