Must-see restaurants in Bellingham

  • Pepper Sisters

    Bellingham

    This cheerful, colorful restaurant serves innovative food that is hard to categorize – let's call it New Mexican cuisine with a Northwestern twist. Try…

  • Mallard

    Bellingham

    Bellingham's date-night central is a lurid 1950s-style ice-cream parlor with a zillion different flavors – from super-vanilla to green tea, honey-tahini…

  • Community Food Coop

    Bellingham

    Bellingham's long-standing community food co-op has a deli and hot food bar that sells fresh, organic, fair-trade and guilt-free food. Vegetarian- and…

  • Colophon Cafe

    Bellingham

    Linked with Fairhaven's famous literary haven, Village Books, the Colophon is a multiethnic eatery for people who like to follow their panini with Proust…

  • Avenue Bread

    Bellingham

    A cross between a bakery, a deli and a cafe, this place with two Bellingham locations plus one in Fairhaven serves up a mean grilled ham and Swiss (and…

  • Bayou on Bay

    Bellingham

    A Bellingham favorite, especially when the sun comes out and the dining area spills out onto the sidewalk. Start with breaded okra or hushpuppies (savory…

  • Old Town Cafe

    Bellingham

    Very popular for its casual, artsy atmosphere, this bohemian breakfast joint cooks up tasty dishes such as custom omelets, egg tortillas and whole-wheat…

  • Mount Bakery

    Bellingham

    This is where you go on Sunday mornings with a copy of the New York Times for Belgian waffles, crepes and organic eggs done any way you like. Plenty of…

  • D'Anna's Café Italiano

    Bellingham

    D'Anna's transports you to Sicily with its fresh homemade pastas, authentic chicken marsala and a Mt Etna–like portion of linguini and clams. The wine…

  • Dirty Dan Harris

    Bellingham

    Named after Fairhaven's notoriously unhygienic founder, Dirty Dan's has been knocking out excellent steaks, ribs and seafood from this historic Victorian…

  • Lynden Dutch Bakery

    Bellingham

    This old-timey bake shop sells amazing pie and traditional pastries, plus full bacon-and-egg breakfasts.