The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Captain Whidbey
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- Seattle Met The Best Restaurants in Washington State
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Nick Coffey
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A corner banquette in this small bar invites lingering over cocktails that trace the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt's expeditions through flavor—a sotol Old Fashioned with piloncillo and suspended venison, a citrusy Cyanometer named for his sky-measuring instrument. Brant Porter's place weaves the 19th-century explorer into everything from artwork to sharing plates, romantic without artifice.
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Hotel Bar – Canada
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Bar Team – Canada
- 50 Best 2026 · #53 · North America's 50 Best Bars
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Rank 7. Citrus & Cane
Tropical Cocktail Bar
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada
- 50 Best 2026 · #87 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada
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A narrow Victoria room where Asian-minded cooking meets local ingredients on a small-plates menu that feels cosmopolitan without trying too hard. The scallion milk buns with caramelized onion butter alone justify the detour.
- Air Canada 2025 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- Vancouver Magazine 2026 · Silver Medal · Restaurant Awards: Best Victoria
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Rank 10. Marilena
Sushi
The chicest room in Victoria serves impeccably sourced seafood and sashimi at a polished raw bar and dining room backed by the city's most serious wine program. Top Table's first Island outpost plays it both ways—precise nigiri alongside creative reaches like lingcod Bourguignon—and the service sets a new standard for the city.
- Air Canada 2023 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Vancouver Magazine 2025 · Gold Medal · Restaurant Awards: Best Victoria
- Vancouver Magazine 2026 · Gold Medal · Restaurant Awards: Best Victoria
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- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Hotel Bar – Canada
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Hotel Bar – Canada
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Rank 12. Cafe Brio
Italian
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Rank 13. Ugly Duckling
Chinese
- Air Canada 2023 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- Vancouver Magazine 2026 · Honourable Mention · Restaurant Awards: Best Victoria
- Vancouver Magazine 2025 · Honourable Mention · Restaurant Awards: Best Victoria
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Rank 14. Cafe Malabar
Keralan Indian
- Air Canada 2024 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Vancouver Magazine 2026 · Bronze Medal · Restaurant Awards: Best Victoria
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On Government Street at the edge of Chinatown, End Dive channels the spirit of Victoria's vanished dive bars through a pescatarian lens. Shareable plates build around local seafood and produce treated with restraint—smoked beets, roasted cabbage, salmon belly with black-lime remoulade—while drinks cleave to regional producers. It's a room that honors both greens and ghosts.
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Avery Adams
- Seattle Met The Best Restaurants in Washington State
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
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- The Infatuation #8 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- Seattle Met 2024 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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- AAA Four Diamonds
- Food & Wine 2023 · Best New Chefs · Aisha Ibrahim
- Food & Wine 2025 · The Top 15 US Restaurants
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- The Infatuation Our Favorite Bakeries In The Country Right Now
- Seattle Met 2025 · Kuih Goyang @ ILMU · The Best Things I Ate This Year
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- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Emerging Chef · Kevin Smith
- The Infatuation #13 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
- The New York Times 2025 · Lamb Neck Korma Pie · The Best Restaurant Dishes We Ate Across the U.S.
- Eater Best New Restaurant · The 2025 Eater Seattle Award Winners
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The Courtney Room is a polished fine-dining room working the seasonal rhythms of Vancouver Island's larder into tightly composed plates. Order the B.C. side stripe shrimp toast on local sourdough and the lamb bacon tagliatelle, dishes that announce what this kitchen does best.
- Air Canada 2018 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Vancouver Magazine 2025 · Silver Medal · Restaurant Awards: Best Victoria
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Rank 37. Sophon
Khmer
- Bon Appétit 2024 · America's Best New Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best New Bar
- Eater Best New Bar
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Rank 38. Atoma
Pacific Northwestern
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific · Johnny Courtney
- Esquire 2024 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
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- 50 Best 2026 · #89 · North America's 50 Best Bars
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar
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Rank 40. Saint Bread
Japanese-Influenced Bakery
- The New York Times 22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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- The Infatuation 2025 · #11 · The Top-Rated New Restaurants
- Seattle Met 2025 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
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Rank 42. Un Bien
Caribbean
- The Infatuation #5 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
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Rank 43. Lupe’s Situ Tacos
Deep-Fried Mexican
- Esquire 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Seattle Met 2024 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation #18` · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
- Seattle Met 2025 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- Eater Best All-Day Cafe · The 2025 Eater Seattle Award Winners
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outsdanding Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Renee Erickson
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
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Rank 47. Rob Roy
Classic Cocktail Bar
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Bar
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service · Anu Apte
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service · Anu Apte
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- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle
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Rank 49. Pancita
Mexican
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Emerging Chef · Janet Becerra
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific · Janet Becerra
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific · Janet Becerra
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Rank 51. Local Tide
Seafood
- The Infatuation #20 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West
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Rank 53. Miss Pho
Noodles
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Rank 54. La Cabaña
Central American
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Rank 55. Dark Room
Korean
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
- Eater The Best Cocktail Bars in Seattle
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Rank 56. Kamonegi
Soba Noodles
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Mutsuko Soma
- The Infatuation #6 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 57. Ahadu Ethiopian Restaurant
Ethiopian
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Rank 59. Alebrijes Kitchen
Mexican
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Rank 60. LTD Edition
Omakase Sushi
- The New York Times 2023 · The Restaurant List
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- Seattle Met 2025 · Uni Hand Roll · The Best Things I Ate This Year
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific · Thai Nguyen and Trinh Nguyen
- Seattle Met 2025 · Tôm Cocktail · The Best Things I Ate This Year
- Seattle Met 2024 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
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- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- The Stranger 2024 · Hummus Bil Lahm ou Snobar · The 10 Best Things I Ate in Seattle
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Rank 64. The Chicken Supply
Filipino
- Eater 2022 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle
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- Seattle Met 2025 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation 2025 · #3 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 70. Communion Restaurant & Bar
Southern
- USA Today 2024 · Restaurants of the Year
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Kristi Brown
- The Infatuation #4 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
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Rank 71. Taurus Ox
Laotian
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle
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Rank 74. Spinasse
Northern Italian
- The Infatuation #2 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle
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Rank 75. Joule
Korean Fusion
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Outstanding Chef · Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi
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- Eater Best Focaccia Sandwich · The 2025 Eater Seattle Award Winners
- The Infatuation 2025 · #6 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Yenvy and Quynh Pham
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Quynh-Vy and Yenvy Pham
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Quynh Pham and Yenvy Pham
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- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- The New York Times 2021 · The Restaurant List
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- Bon Appétit 2025 · America's Best New Restaurants
- Seattle Met 2024 · Lechon · The Best Things I Ate This Year
- Seattle Met 2024 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific · Aaron Tekulve
- Wine Enthusiast 2023 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle
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Rank 91. Oriental Mart
Filipino
- The Infatuation #19 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Ben Campbell
- Seattle Met 2023 · Breakfast Sandwich · The Best Things I Ate This Year
- Seattle Met 2023 · Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 100. Lark
New American
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle