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Buenos Aires Grill
Tucked into a Belltown side street, this Argentinean steakhouse serves minty fresh cocktails, unusual salads (like hearts of palm) and huge portions of well-prepared steak. The cooking aromas will lure you in; the fun vibe and the staff's tendency to tango on request will make you linger.
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Chandler's Crabhouse & Fresh Fish Market
All windows, with a great view of Lake Union, Chandler's may feel a bit like a chain restaurant (because it is) but it's the reliable place to go if you want to sit near the water and dine on ocean-fresh seafood. You can also buy fish or crab to ship home.
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Chinook's At Salmon Bay
Across the Ballard Bridge in the Fisherman's Terminal, Chinook's is where fish practically leap out of the water and into the kitchen. You can't get it much fresher than this, and the selection of fish and range of preparations is vast. Another plus is watching the fishing fleet coming in or fishers mending their nets from the massive restaurant windows or the sundeck in summer.
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Etta's Seafood
Famous for its gourmet seafood brunch, including such mouth-waterers as poached eggs with Dungeness crab and chipotle hollandaise, Etta's is a reliable and classy place with a fish-focused dinner menu - you can never go wrong with the king salmon.
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Flying Fish
Still the reigning king of fish dishes in Seattle, or at least in Belltown, Flying Fish is a reliable spot for seafood. Combine several small plates, share a platter of oysters, or go with a main dish, such as yellowtail with eggplant and soy ginger sauce, or monkfish in coconut peanut sauce. The dining room is bustling and energetic, the service friendly and top-notch. The menu changes daily depending on what's fresh.
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Fx Mcrory's Steak, Chop & Oyster House
This vast Pioneer Square landmark across from the sports stadiums is a weird blend of class and ass - it's a majestic old space with a bar on one side, fancy dining room on the other and an oyster bar in between, but the ball-cap/jock quotient gets high on days when the Seahawks or Mariners play. McRory's claims to have the largest selection of bourbon in the world - believable when you ogle the pyramid of booze behind the bar. Tuck into classic fare like prime rib or Dungeness crab, or share a seafood platter of raw oysters on the half-shell, smoked salmon, prawns, crab, Penn Cove mussels and scallops.
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Ivar's Acres Of Clams
Ivar Haglund was a beloved local character famous for silly promotional slogans ('Keep clam!'), but he sure knew how to fry up fish-and-chips. Ivar's is a Seattle institution that started in 1938. Forgo the dining room for the outdoor lunch counter; the chaotic ordering system involves a lot of yelling, but it seems to work, and then you can enjoy your clam strips and chips outdoors on the pier.
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Mccormick's Fish House & Bar
A mainstay of traditional Seattle dining and the flagship of a small chain, this classy, wood-lined, brass-detailed place is a network of cubbyholes that looks like an old-boys club (it was built as a hotel in 1827). The food is consistently good, with daily fresh fish specials, mostly grilled with zesty sauces, and a fine selection of local oysters, chops and steak. The bar menu is awesome, with a number of substantial snacks under around US$2 .
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Metropolitan Grill
This handsome and atmospheric business favorite fills up with stock analysts and bankers who pour out of nearby office towers. Though you can get fish, 'portabella mushroom mignon' or even Beluga caviar, beef's the big thing here; steaks are custom-aged and grilled over mesquite charcoal. Locals usually name the Met as the top chophouse in the city.
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Queen City Grill
This longtime Belltown favorite specializes in grilled seafood from its daily menu and a solid selection of meats and chicken from its seasonal menu. The goat-cheese appetizer and the grilled ahi with red-pepper sauce are divine, service is all class, and warm lighting makes the room feel cozy yet sophisticated. Reservations are recommended.
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Ray's Boathouse
OK, so it's a cliché, but Ray's offers views over the Olympics, nautical decor and an exhaustive fresh-fish menu. It offers tourists everything they imagine when they think about a nice dinner out in Seattle. Reservations are required; if you can't get in for dinner, at least come for a drink on the sundeck: the bar's open until midnight. Ray's is about a mile west of the Ballard Locks.
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Salty's On Alki
While many restaurants afford views onto Alki Beach and its strutting revelers, most people drive to West Seattle for the view at Salty's on Alki. This steak and seafood house looks across Elliott Bay onto downtown Seattle; at sunset, the spectacle of lights, shining towers and the rising moon is amazing. The food is secondary, but still good.
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Spud Fish & Chips
The competition is fierce over which Alki institution has the best fish-and-chips, here or Sunfish (why not try both?). Spud gets the tourist vote, with its crisp, beachy interior, friendly staff and large portions of fried fish, clam strips and oysters.
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Sunfish
Locals swear by this fish-and-chips institution. Options include cod, halibut or salmon and chips, fried oysters, clam strips, or combinations thereof. Sit at one of the outdoor tables and enjoy the boardwalk feel.
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