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Seafood in Seattle
Community consensus
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Top Tier Editorial has a take on Seafood in Seattle below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 5 Seafood in Seattle
Seattle's seafood picks — cross-referenced from Seattle Magazine's 2016 Best Seafood list, 2018 Best Seafood follow-up, and 2024 Readers' Choice Best Seafood.
- #1
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Ballard
“Topped Seattle Magazine's 2016 Best Seafood list — Renee Erickson's Ballard oyster bar credited with igniting Seattle's modern seafood renaissance.”
- #2
RockCreek Seafood & Spirits
Fremont
“Named in both Seattle Magazine's 2016 and 2018 Best Seafood coverage — Eric Donnelly's Fremont destination for sustainable fish.”
- #3
Westward
Wallingford
“Seattle Magazine's 2016 Best Seafood list anchors Westward as the definitive lakeside seafood-and-oysters dining room.”
- #4
Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar
Capitol Hill
“Seattle Magazine's 2018 Best Seafood names Taylor Shellfish's bars as an only-in-the-Northwest shellfish-in-tanks experience.”
- #5
Ray's Boathouse
Ballard
“Cited in Seattle Magazine's 2016 waterfront seafood classics — the Shilshole-Bay seafood house that's a city institution.”