Seattle is synonymous with seafood, and anyone who visits from out of town naturally wants to know where the city’s best seafood is. But that’s a tricky question. There are some self-described “seafood restaurants,” but fish and shellfish work their way
into nearly every menu around Puget Sound. This includes oysters on the half shell at too many happy hours to count, crab and geoduck served as high-end delicacies, and sandwiches where freshly caught salmon or tuna is the star ingredient. A “best seafood in Seattle” map would pretty much just be a map of Seattle. So consider this a sampler platter of some of what the city has to offer across several different styles of cuisine and price point.
For more seafood-centric maps, check out our sushi list and fish and chips guide.
New to this map as of July 2026 are two Bainbridge Island entrants: Kingfisher and Hi Life.
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