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Canlis
Northwest New American
The Canlis salad gets made tableside, which tells you exactly the kind of place this is: old-school fine dining with a capital F, perched on a cliff above Lake Union with views that earn their keep. A five-course prix fixe leans into Northwest ingredients with a quiet nod to the restaurant's Hawaiian roots. Food & Wine named it among the top US restaurants in 2025, and the wine program has a hall of fame plaque to its name.
Ten honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Food & Wine Best New Chefs · Aisha Ibrahim
- Wine Enthusiast The Wine Restaurant Hall of Fame
- Food & Wine The Top 15 US Restaurants
- Wine Enthusiast Forward 50 Restaurants
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service · Linda Milagros Violago
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Aisha Ibrahim
One number, weighted & current 93
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Canlis salad Seattle Met
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