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41 seafood spots in Seattle, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 10 Seafood Spots

1
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Seafood / Oyster Bar · Ballard · James Beard Semifinalist
Seattle's most storied fine-dining room, operating since 1950 on Queen Anne hill with views over Lake Union. Canlis has outlasted every trend in the city's restaurant scene by running a formal program...
94
2
Ray's Boathouse
Seafood / Fine Dining · Ballard · Seattle's Best Seafood - Seattle Magazine
A Shilshole Bay seafood institution looking onto Puget Sound and the Olympics. Sustainable Northwest fish, local produce, and a Northwest wine list with real depth. The waterfront benchmark for Seattl...
92
3
Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar
Oyster Bar / Seafood · Capitol Hill
The Melrose Market oyster bar from the same Taylor family that has farmed Puget Sound for five generations — oysters shucked at the counter while the live tanks bubble next to you, geoduck sashimi sli...
92
4
Westward
Mediterranean Seafood · Wallingford
A Lake Union waterfront restaurant where the heated patio, fire pits, and kayak dock are doing as much work as the kitchen — oysters and wood-fired fish through the week, s'mores by the fire pit after...
91
5
Local Tide
Seafood · Fremont
Fremont seafood spot known for innovative Pacific Northwest dishes. Highlights range from pork fat-laced shrimp toast to a mayo-y Dungeness crab roll. Casual counter service with creative daily specia...
91
6
Manolin
Seafood · Fremont
Caribbean-influenced seafood with a raw bar, wood-grilled fish, and rum-forward cocktails. The dining room is tight and loud, packed most nights. Consistently on Seattle best-of lists. No reservations...
91
7
Shaker + Spear
Pacific Northwest Seafood · Belltown
A whole-animal steakhouse on Capitol Hill, which means the menu is driven by what the butchering yields rather than what a guest might expect. Bateau works through entire animals, so the cuts rotate a...
90
8
Taylor Shellfish Farms
Seafood / Oyster Bar · Capitol Hill
The Taylor family has been growing shellfish in Puget Sound since 1890, and the Melrose Ave outpost is the closest you can sit to the source without putting on waders — oysters on the half shell, Kuma...
90
9
Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar
Seafood · Bellevue · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
Chef John Howie's seafood restaurant in Bellevue's Bravern complex. The raw bar is the anchor — oysters, crudo, sashimi — flanked by a broader menu of Pacific Northwest fish and shellfish. Happy hour ...
90
10
Bar Melusine
French / Seafood · Capitol Hill
Renee Erickson's coastal French seafood room on Capitol Hill, drawing from Normandy and Brittany traditions. The space is part of the Sea Creatures family and channels northern France's shellfish-and-...
90

All 41 Seafood Spots in Seattle

Pike Place Chowder
Seafood / Chowder · Pike Place Market
89
Maximilien
French · Pike Place Market
89
Mio Oh Mio
Pacific Northwest · Pioneer Square
89
Ray's Cafe
Seafood · Ballard
89
Matt's in the Market
New American / Seafood · Pike Place Market
89
Elliott's Oyster House
Seafood / Oysters · Downtown Waterfront
89
Salty's on Alki Beach
Seafood · West Seattle
88
RockCreek Seafood & Spirits
Seafood / American · Fremont
88
Happy Crab
Asian Fusion / Cajun Seafood · Ballard
87
Lowell's Restaurant
American / Seafood · Pike Place Market
87
Etta's Seafood
Seafood · Pike Place Market
87
Palisade
Seafood / Pacific Northwest · Queen Anne
87
Six Seven
Seafood / New American · Belltown
87
Le Coin
French / American · Fremont
87
Bar Harbor
Seafood / Wine Bar · South Lake Union
86
AQUA by El Gaucho
Seafood · Waterfront
86
Barnacle
Wine Bar / Seafood · Ballard
86
Ivar's Acres of Clams
Seafood · Downtown Waterfront
85
Shuckers Oyster Bar
Seafood · Downtown
85
Blueacre Seafood
Seafood · Downtown
85
The White Swan Public House
American / Seafood · South Lake Union
84
Harry's Beach House
Seafood · Alki Beach
84
Catfish Corner
Soul Food · Central District
84
Blueacre Seafood Downtown Hotel
Seafood · Downtown
84
The Athenian Seafood Restaurant & Bar
Seafood / American · Pike Place Market
83
The Fisherman's Restaurant & Bar
Seafood · Downtown Waterfront
83
Anthony's Pier 66
Seafood · Downtown Waterfront
83
Bait Shop Seafood
Seafood · Capitol Hill
83
Chinook's at Salmon Bay
Seafood · Ballard
82
The Crab Pot
Seafood · Downtown Waterfront
82
Mama's Crawfish & Seafood House
Cajun Seafood Boil · Belltown
80
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