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Anthony's at Pier 66 is my current favorite Seattle restaurant. As with several of the major local seafood restaurants Anthony's has the "fancy" restaurant, a more casual "bistro" type of venue and an "eat-and-go-or-eat-and-stay" fish and chip sort of venue -- all at Pier 66.

I haven't tried Anthony's at Pier 66, but I can vouch that Anthony's in the SeaTac Airport serves the best seafood I've ever eaten in an airport. The adjacent counter service restaurant is pretty good too. I love the fish tacos.

We are at the Sheraton - I'd like to find a food truck park, street food, maybe a diner. I want to eat at the places the locals eat lunch - not the tourist places. If they have a location in Texas, I don't want to eat there in Seattle....

limitations - friend doesn't eat seafood at.all. but most places have good "other than" seafood; walking distance from bus stops - probably not more than a couple of blocks - the map shows a couple of stops within close to the Sheraton; and I don't want to get into a neighborhood I shouldn't be in [2 slow women, probably looking like tourists]

 

We are planning to do Pike Place on the Friday morning [brunch/early lunch] and hope to take the ferry across to Bainbridge and back for the view - its on the 4th of July so I suspect some places may be closed.

 

Thanks for ideas!

Seattle is a great place to explore the neighbourhoods and find unique shops and diners. On my most recent visit, I discovered 5 Spot, which is described by Google Maps as a "Quirky American restaurant and bar". 5 Spot dinner menu. Quirky is definitely an appropriate adjective. But the food quality and portions are great, a good value (for Seattle).

5 Spot is located in the Queen Anne neighborhood, up the hill north of downtown. There's a nearby park with a lookout (Queen Anne hill), where tourists and locals capture postcard-worthy views of the city.

If your friend wasn't adverse to seafood, I would suggest The Crab Pot as a unique west coast dining experience. It's touristy, expensive, kitschy, and messy. But imagine the family bonding that can be achieved with everyone suited up in bibs and smashing crab shells with mallets. Definitely one of my more unique dining experiences. The Crab Pot is a west-coast chain, with two locations in Washington and three in California.